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Muscular System Unit

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
occipitalis
b)
temporalis
c)
frontalis
d)
orbicularis oris
2.
a)
orbicularis oris
b)
orbicularis oculi
c)
orbicularis oral
d)
orbital oculi
3.
a)
trapezius
b)
masseter
c)
buccinator
d)
temporalis
4.
a)
internal obliques
b)
external obliques
c)
rectus abdominus
d)
tranverse obliques
5.
a)
Lattisumus Dorsi
b)
Biceps
c)
Trapezius
d)
Occipitalis
6.
a)
Triceps
b)
Biceps
c)
Brachialis
d)
Traps
7.
a)
Gluteus minor
b)
Gluteus maximus
c)
Gluteus medius
d)
Tensor fascia latae
8.
a)
Sartorius
b)
Biceps femoris
c)
semitendinousus
d)
Gracilis
9.
a)
Popliteal
b)
Soleus
c)
Patella
d)
Gastrocnemius
10.
a)
Mastoid
b)
Sternocleidomastoid
c)
Trapezius
d)
Sternohyoid
11.
a)
Trapezius
b)
Gluteals
c)
Deltoid
d)
Hamstring
12.

How many muscles are in the human body?

a)

206

b)

300

c)

over 600

d)

1,000

13.
Skeletal muscles are attached to _________.
a)
organs
b)
heart
c)
bones
d)
lungs
14.
What is another name for your voluntary muscles?
a)
skeletal
b)
involuntary
c)
smooth
d)
cardiac
15.
e is pointing to
a)
pectoralis major
b)
pectoralis minor
c)
rectus abdominus
d)
deltoid
16.
The gastrocnemius muscle is likely to be contracted when you:
a)
Play computer games.
b)
Bench press.
c)
Stand on your tip toes.
d)
Chew your food.  
17.
Shrugging your shoulders uses your:
a)
trapezius
b)
hamstring
c)
tricep
d)
oblique
18.
Which muscle circles the eye socket and closes the eyelid?
a)
corrugator
b)
orbicularis oculi
c)
auricularis
d)
buccinator
19.
What type of muscle can be found in the heart?
a)
Smooth
b)
Skeletal
c)
Cardiac
20.

Name this muscle.

a)

Triceps Brachii

b)

Trapezius

c)

Biceps Brachii

d)

Tres Major

21.
What muscle is this?
a)
Biceps Brachii
b)
Triceps Brachii
c)
Brachialis
d)
Brachioradialis
22.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
23.
Which property of a muscle allows it to shorten?
a)
Contractility
b)
Excitability
c)
Elasticity
d)
Extensibility
24.

What is the neurotransmitter that stimulates a muscle contraction?

a)

ATP

b)

Acetylcholine (Ach)

c)

Acetyl Co-A

d)

Acetabulum

25.
The tibialis anterior is located in the
a)
Head
b)
Neck
c)
Arm
d)
Leg
26.
What is the name of the thin filaments in the myofibrils?
a)
Actin
b)
Myosin
c)
Myoglobin
d)
Titan
27.
What is the name of the thick filaments in the myofibrils?
a)
Actin
b)
Myosin
c)
Myoglobin
d)
Titan
28.
Skeletal Muscle contraction is initiated when a ________ sends a message to the muscle cell.  
a)
sensory neuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
gland
d)
inter neuron
29.
A neuromuscular junction is
a)
The place where the nervous and muscular system interact
b)
Where a muscle fiber and motor neuron connect
c)
Both of these
d)
None of these
30.
What does the word "cardiac" mean?
a)
relating to the lungs
b)
relating to the heart
c)
relating to the muscles
d)
relating to exercise
31.
Smooth muscles are a/an
a)
involuntary muscles
b)
voluntary muscles
32.
What "ties" your muscles to your bones?
a)
cardiac muscles
b)
rubber bands
c)
tendons
d)
other muscles
33.
Muscle fibers are stimulated by what?
a)
sensory neurons
b)
motor neurons
34.
What holds the neurotransmitters (messages) acetylcholine in the synaptic knob?
a)
sarcolemic vesicles
b)
synaptic vesicles
35.
Smooth muscle is part of the _________ nervous system.
a)
Somatic
b)
Autonomic
36.
Cardiac muscle is part of the _________ nervous system.
a)
Somatic
b)
Autonomic
37.
Skeletal muscle is part of the _____ nervous system.
a)
Somatic
b)
Autonomic
38.
A motor unit is made up of _______________.
a)
all the muscle fibers within a given muscle
b)
a motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates
c)
all the neurons going into an individual section of the body
d)
a fascicle and a nerve
39.
Identify Structure 3
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
Protein Channel
c)
Calcium Ion (Ca2+)
d)
Syanptic Cleft
40.

Identify Structure 1

a)

Axon of Motor Neuron

b)

Axon of Sensory Neuron

c)

Sarcolemma

d)

Synaptic Vesicle

41.
Identify Structure 4
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Axon Terminal of Motor Neuron
c)
Sarcolemma
d)
Synaptic Vesicle
42.
Identify Structure 5
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Axon Terminal of Motor Neuron
c)
Sarcolemma
d)
Synaptic Vesicle
43.
Identify Structure 8
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
Protein Channel
c)
Calcium Ion (Ca2+)
d)
Syanptic Cleft
44.
Identify Structure 9
a)
Motor End Plate
b)
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
c)
T-Tubule
d)
Myofibril
45.
The nerve impulse travels along this structure
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Sarcolemma
c)
Myofibril
d)
T-Tubule