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WorksheetsIB SEHS Topic 1.2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1.2.1 What is the definition of atrophy?
Reduction in size or wasting away of an organ or tissue
The ability of a muscle to shorten forcibly when stimulated
An increase in the size of a tissue or organ
The ability to stretch a material beyond its resting length
1.2.1 Which three characteristics are found in muscle tissue?
contractility, extensibility, pivot
contractility, extensibility, elasticity
contractility, elasticity, synovial
contractility, hypertrophy, bursae
1.2.2 Using the picture, identify the row that correctly matches the different types of muscle and the location in the body where they may be found
A
B
C
D
1.2.2 Which of the following are characteristics of cardiac muscle?
I. Striated
II. Involuntary
III. Voluntary
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
1.2.3 What is the name of the outermost layer of connective tissue surrounding skeletal muscle?
Myofibril
Epimyosium
Endomysium
Perimysium
1.2.3 What is the smallest contractile unit of skeletal muscle?
Myofibril
Sarcomere
Actin
Myosin
1.2.3 Which part of the skeletal muscle is labelled X in the diagram?
Myofibril
Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
1.2.3 Which part of the skeletal muscle is labelled X in the diagram?
Perimysium
Myofibril
Sarcomere
Muscle fibre
1.2.4 What is the definition of the term insertion?
A tissue that connects two bones together
A tissue that connects a muscle to bone
The point of attachment of a muscle tendon to a bone that remains relatively fixed during muscular action
The point of attachment of a muscle tendon to a bone that usually moves during muscular action
1.2.4 What is the origin of a muscle?
The main body of the muscle
The site of a muscle's attachment to the more stationary bone
The part of the muscle that contracts when the opposite muscle relaxes
The part of the muscle that attaches to the bone that moves
1.2.4 Which of the following describes the attachment of the biceps brachii to the radius?
I. Insertion
II. Origin
III. The attachment of a muscle to a moving bone
I only
I and II
I and III
II and III
1.2.5 What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated in the image?
Pectoralis
Trapezius
Iliopsoas
Deltoid
1.2.5 What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated in the image?
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Achilles
Tibialis anterior
1.2.5 What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated in the image?
Rectus femoris
Erector spinae
Illopsoas
Gluteus Maximus
1.2.5 What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated in the image?
Soleus
Gastrocnemius
Femur
Tibialis Anterior
1.2.5 What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated in the image?
Bicep femoris
Rectus femoris
Vastus Intermedius
Vastus medialis
1.2.5 What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated in the image at the superior end of the body?
Trapezius
Latissimus Dorsi
Erector Spinae
Tricep brachii
1.2.5 What is the name of the skeletal muscle indicated in the image on the medial side of the femur?
IT Band
Rectus Femoris
Sartorius
Vastus Medialis
1.2.5 Which three muscle form the hamstring group of muscles?
Bicep femoris, semitendinosus, semi membranosus
Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis
Bicep femoris, rectus femoris, semitendinosus
Rectus femoris, semitendinosus, semi membranosus
1.2.5 Which muscle is the most posterior?
Pectoralis
Rectus Abdominus
External obliques
Gluteus Maximus
