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Muscular System Cram!!!!!!!!

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a prime mover?

a)

A: The muscles that are responsible for generating a movement

b)

B: The muscles that move the most in an action

c)

C: The muscles that cause you to flex

d)

D: The muscles that cause you to extend

2.

_______ movement is at your free will.

a)

A: Voluntary

b)

B: Involuntary

3.

What is synergist?

a)

A: A muscle that assists in prime movement muscles

b)

B: Muscles that are the prime movement muscles

c)

C: A muscle that relaxes during a movement

d)

D: Muscles that are voluntary

4.

What is an antagonist?

a)

A: A muscle that is responsible for carrying out an action

b)

B: A muscle that is involuntary

c)

C: A muscle that relaxes during a movement

d)

D: A muscle that assists in prime movement muscles

5.

Where does Ach (acetylcholine) release?

a)

A: In the neuromuscular junction

b)

B: In the bones

c)

C: In the synaptic cleft

d)

D: In the baroreceptors

6.

A _________ connects two bones/cartilages together or holds together a joint.

a)

A: Ligament

b)

B: Tendon

c)

C: Synergist

d)

D: Antagonist

7.

What is a neuromuscular junction?

a)

A: synapse

b)

B: chemoreceptor

c)

C: neurotransmitter

d)

D: vesicles

8.

Where is the cardiac muscle located?

a)

A: The bones

b)

B: The organs

c)

C: The heart

d)

D: In the muscles

9.

What muscles fill the space between and line the inside of the ribs?

a)

A: Diaphragm

b)

B: Intercostal muscles

c)

C: Sarcomeres

d)

D: Synergists

10.

Where is the neuromuscular junction located?

a)

A: Between the skeletal muscle and schwann cells

b)

B: Between the motor neuron and skeletal muscle

11.

Is skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary?

a)

A: Voluntary

b)

B: Involuntary

12.

Is cardiac muscle voluntary or involuntary?

a)

A: Involuntary

b)

B: Voluntary

13.

What does Ach (acetylcholine) do in the body?

a)

A: Sends signals to other cells.

b)

B: Binds cells together

c)

C: Provides energy

d)

D: Is a catalyst to chemical reactions

14.

What does the suffix “-ceps” mean?

a)

A: Number of muscle fibers

b)

B: Number of attachments

15.

What main muscle contracts the lungs?

a)

A: Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

b)

B: Medulla Oblongata

c)

C: Muscle Fibers

d)

D: Diaphragm

16.

Where is the skeletal muscle in the body?

a)

A: In the muscles

b)

B: In the heart

c)

C: In the bones

d)

D: In the organs

17.

Where is smooth muscle located in the body?

a)

A: In the heart

b)

B: In the bones

c)

C: In the organs

d)

D: In the bones

18.

_______ movement that is unconsciously made.

a)

A: Voluntary

b)

B: Involuntary

19.

Is smooth muscle voluntary or involuntary?

a)

A: Voluntary

b)

B: Involuntary