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WorksheetsUnit 7 Muscle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which is NOT a characteristic of a skeletal muscle?
Voluntary
Controlled by the nervous system
Involuntary
Striated
The covering around the entire muscle is the:
Endomysium
Perimysium
Tendon
Epimysium
Calcium ions released from the sacroplasmic reticulum bind with:
Actin
Myosin
Troponin
Tropomyosin
What is the neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction?
ATP
ACh (acetylcholine)
Calcium ions
Action Potential
The structure between the muscle and bone is called a(n):
Tendon
Muscle
Ligament
Sprain
The unit of muscle contraction is the:
Myofibril
Fasicle
Myofiber
Sacromere
What makes up the majority of the thick filament?
Actin
Tropomyosin
Myosin
Troponin
The area between the neuron and muscle is the:
T-tubules
Synaptic Cleft
Terminal cisternea
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
A type of contraction in which the muscle shortens is:
Isometric
Hypertonic
Isotonic
Isomonic
A muscle contraction that has a change in the length thus movement is a:
Isometric
Isotonic
Osmotic
Isomotic
A neuron and the muscle fiber it innervates is:
Neuromuscular junction
Sensory unit
Motor unit
Synapses
When a muscle is stretched from 80%-120% of its length it will:
Be fatigued
Contract more forcefully
has no effect on the muscle
Have multiple contractions
Criteria to name a muscle includes ALL EXCEPT:
Shape
Size (small vs large)
Type of attachment
Motion of the contraction
Insertions are: ____________ while origins are: ________________.
Distal; proximal
Proximal; Distal
Superior; Inferior
Anterior; Posterior
Functions of the muscle system includes all except:
Immunity
Heat production
Body movement
Stabilize joints
Muscle that causes a movement is called the:
Antagonist
Synergist
Agonist
Fixator
Isometric contractions examples are EXCEPT:
Sit-ups
Arm hangs
Planks
Wall sits
What would NOT cause a muscle to contract harder?
Stimulating a muscle again before contraction ends
Slight stretch of a muscle before contraction
Warming up a muscle before contraction
Stimulating less muscle fibers
The energy source that is directly responsible for a contraction is:
Glucose
Protein
Glycogen
ATP
Fibers enclosed by perimysium is:
Myofibrils
Fasicles
Myofibers
Tendons
