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Intro to Muscular System - PRE-ASSESSMENT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
2.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

3.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

4.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

5.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

6.

Where in the body is smooth muscle found?

a)

feet

b)

triceps

c)

stomach

d)

deltoids

7.
The neuron and the collection of muscle fibers it innervates is called the:
a)
neural impulse.
b)
motor neuron.
c)
muscle fiber.
d)
motor unit.
8.
Chest and shoulder muscles that move the arm at the shoulder joint have insertions on the:
a)
humerus.
b)
scapula.
c)
clavicle and ribs.
d)
radius or ulna.
9.
Rotator cuff muscles all have origins on the:
a)
humerus.
b)
clavicle.
c)
clavicle.
d)
scapula.
10.
Which of the following muscles is not part of the quadriceps group?
a)
semitendinosus
b)
rectus femoris
c)
vastus lateralis
d)
vastus medialis
11.
Which muscle is #6?
a)
Rectus abdominus
b)
gastrocnemius
c)
deltoids
d)
Brachioradialis
12.
The functional unit of the muscle cell is the: 
a)
Sarcomere
b)
Osteon
c)
Myofilament
d)
Muscle fiber
13.
a)

sternocleidomastoid

b)

temporalis

c)

masseter

d)

frontalis

14.
What ties muscles to bones?
a)
cartilage
b)
tendons
c)
ligaments
d)
flexors
15.
What is the action of this muscle
a)
Elbow Extension
b)
Shoulder Extension
c)
Elbow Flexion
d)
Shoulder abduction
16.
This type of muscle tissue moves food through the digestive track
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
17.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary
a)
Cardiac Muscle
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Skeletal Muscle
d)
Skeletal Muscle and Smooth Muscle
18.
What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur?
a)
Niacin and Potassium
b)
Calcium and ATP
c)
Sodium and Potassium
d)
Ach and Potassium
19.

The four high lighted muscles are collectively called

a)

Quadriceps femoris

b)

Biceps brachii

c)

Rotator cuff

d)

Hamstrings

20.
The muscle that works against a contracting working muscle is called
a)
Antagonist
b)
Posture
c)
Gliding
d)
Agonist