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Muscle System Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Muscles are responsible for?
a)
Movement of the body
b)
Framework of the body
c)
Elimination of body waste
d)
Circulation of blood
2.
What is the primary function of a tendon?
a)
Attach bone to bone
b)
Attach muscles to bones
c)
Attach muscles to organs
d)
Attach muscles to fascia
3.
How many muscles do you have?
a)
206
b)
550-600
c)
700-800
d)
650-700
4.
Which is NOT a type of muscle tissue?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Cartilage
c)
Skeletal
d)
Smooth
5.
What type of muscle is found in the hollow organs and is considered to be involuntary without striations?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cartilage
6.
What type of muscle is found only in the heart and is involuntary with striations?
a)
Cartilage
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac
7.
What type of muscle attaches to bone, has striations and is considered to be voluntary?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Cartilage
8.
A chronic musculoskeletal condition characterized by widespread pain, with tender points at specific sites on the body. 
a)
Multiple Sclerosis
b)
Influenza
c)
Measles
d)
Fibromyalgia
9.
This group of congenital disorders results in progressive wasting away of skeletal muscles. 
a)
Atrophy
b)
Muscular Dystrophy
c)
Strain
d)
Contracture
10.
Identify this type of muscle
a)
cardiac
b)
smooth
c)
skeletal
11.
Identify this type of muscle
a)
smooth
b)
cardiac
c)
skeletal
12.
Identify this type of muscle
a)
smooth
b)
cardiac
c)
skeletal
13.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
14.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
15.
What muscle is this?
a)
Bicep
b)
Tricep
c)
Calf
d)
Deltoid
16.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

17.

How does regular exercise build larger muscles? Explain.

a)

They grow and get bigger because you exercise.

b)

Exercise make muscle cells grow bigger, whole muscles become thicker and stronger.

18.
The outermost layer of connective tissue of a
muscle is the:
a)
fascicle.
b)
epimysium.
c)
endomysium.
d)
perimysium.
19.
The thick myofibril filament of a sarcomere is
composed of a protein:
a)
actin.
b)
myosin.
c)
sarcolemma.
d)
titin.
20.
The functional contractile unit within muscle fiber is the:
a)
sarcoplasm.
b)
sarcolemma.
c)
sarcomere.
d)
sarcoplasmic reticulum.
21.
According to the sliding filament model, muscle
contraction begins when:
a)
calcium ion concentration increases exposing binding sites.
b)
myosin heads pull on actin filaments.
c)
ATP splits to form ADP and P.
d)
myosin heads release the actin filaments
22.
Oxygen debt in muscles may develop because of:
a)
the inability of respiratory and circulatory systems to supply enough oxygen to skeletal muscles when used strenuously for a minute or two.
b)
the inability of myoglobin molecules to store enough oxygen when skeletal muscles are used strenuously for a minute or two.
c)
too much oxygen used in forming pyruvic acid when skeletal muscles are contracted strenuously for a minute or two.
d)
too high a concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere.
23.
Which of the following muscles is not part of the quadriceps group?
a)
semitendinosus
b)
rectus femoris
c)
vastus lateralis
d)
vastus medialis
24.
Which of the following muscles is not part of the hamstring group?
a)
semitendinosus
b)
biceps femoris
c)
semimembranosus
d)
rectus femoris
25.
During short bursts of intense exercise, muscles will use which of the following for fuel? 
a)
glucose
b)
fat
c)
creatine phosphate
d)
glycogen
26.
Anaerobic respiration
a)
causes fatigue
b)
produces lactic acid
c)
produces oxygen debt
d)
all of these
27.
Which chemicals must be present for muscles to contract?
a)
calcium
b)
ATP
c)
lactic acid
d)
ATP and Calcuim
28.
The part of a skeletal muscle from z-line to z-line is called
a)
nucleus
b)
H-zone
c)
perimysium
d)
sarcomere
29.
Where do actin and myosin overlap? 
a)
A-band
b)
I-band
c)
Z-line
d)
sarcomere
30.
a)
Flexion
b)
extension
c)
abduction
d)
adduction
31.
a)
Flexion
b)
extension
c)
abduction
d)
adduction
32.
a)
Flexion
b)
extension
c)
abduction
d)
adduction
33.
a)
Flexion
b)
extension
c)
abduction
d)
adduction
34.

All the muscle within the body has a relationship with the ______ system to produce movement and contraction.

a)

Cardiovascular

b)

Skeletal

c)

Nervous

d)

Respiration

35.

Striation refers to what?

a)

Branching

b)

Multi nuclei

c)

Spindling

d)

Banding

36.

What type of muscle tissue has numerous nuclei within each cell?

a)

Visceral smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac Muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

d)

Multiunit smooth muscle

37.

What muscle has its origin in the femur and its insertion in the tibia?

a)

Biceps femoris

b)

Deltoid

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Triceps brachii

38.
What is the anatomical name of the chest muscle?
a)
Deltoid
b)
Pectorals
c)
Trapezius
d)
Abdominals
39.
Which of the following muscles is not found in the lower body?
a)
Hamstrings
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Gastrocnemius
d)
Latissimus Dorsi
40.

What is not a pathway that muscles use to generate more energy?

a)

Alcoholic Fermentation

b)

Direct Phosphorylation

c)

Glycolysis

d)

Aerobic Respiration

41.

Which pathway produces 95% of the energy for muscles?

a)

Anaerobic Repsiration

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Direct Phosphorylation

d)

Aerobic Respiration

42.

The protein that covers the binding site on actin when a muscle is relaxed is called

a)

Troponin

b)

Myosin

c)

Tropomyosin

d)

Myofibril

43.

How much energy is lost as heat during exercise?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

44.

What is not a special characteristic of muscle cells?

a)

Contractility

b)

Extensibility

c)

Excitability

d)

Agility

45.

This structure stores calcium in the muscle cell

a)

Sarcolemma

b)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

Sarcomere

46.

The A band contains which type of filaments?

a)

Only thick

b)

Only thin

c)

Both thick and thin

47.

This is a picture of

a)

Tropomyosin

b)

Actin

c)

Myosin

d)

The thin filament

48.

What is listed from smallest to largest correctly?

a)

Sarcomere, fascicle, muscle fiber

b)

Myofibril, sarcomere, fascicle

c)

Sarcomere, myofibril, muscle fiber

d)

Myofibril, fascicle, sarcomere

49.

Which thin filament protein bind to Ca during muscle contraction?

a)

Actin

b)

Myosin

c)

Troponin

d)

Tropomyosin

50.

What is the name of the plasma membrane surrounding each muscle fiber?

a)

T Tubule

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Sarcoplasm

d)

Nucleus

51.

What protein makes up the thick filaments?

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Myosin

d)

Actin

52.

What is the name of the location where the neuron and muscle fiber meet?

a)

Sarcoplasm

b)

Sacolemma

c)

Neuromuscular junction

d)

Axon terminal

53.

What is the name of the neurotransmitter that is released from the neuron to the sarcolemma?

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Acetone

c)

ATP

d)

Calcium

54.

Which of these occurs first during a muscle contraction?

a)

The nerve signal reaches the neuromuscular junction

b)

Ach is released and opens Na ion channels

c)

The sarcomere shortens

d)

The myosin binds to the actin

55.

Which of these occurs last during a muscle contraction?

a)

The nerve signal reaches the neuromuscular junction

b)

Ach is released and opens Na ion channels

c)

The sarcomere shortens

d)

The myosin binds to the actin

56.

What two molecules form the cross-bridges involved in muscle contraction?

a)

myosin

b)

tropomyosin

c)

troponin

d)

actin

57.

What structure is the start and stopping point for what separates sarcomeres?

a)

Z-line

b)

M-line

c)

H-line

d)

Titin filaments

58.
Skeletal muscle fatigue occurs because of
a)
inadequate numbers of mitochondria
b)
the feedback loop is not working
c)
a total lack of ATP
d)
insufficient intracellular quantities of ATP due to excessive consumption
59.

a small bundle of muscle fibers is known as?

a)

actin

b)

mysoin

c)

fascicle

d)

sarcomere

60.
the chemical that accumulates in muscles when oxygen is depleted
a)
myoglobin
b)
hemoglobin
c)
lactic acid
d)
carbon dioxide
61.
states that the muscle fibers shorten as the actin and myosin filaments pull on each other
a)
threshold stimulus theory
b)
sliding filament theory
c)
neurotransmitter theory
d)
all or none principle
62.
Which of the following is the name given to the connective tissue that covers of a muscle fascicle or bundle of muscle?
a)
Endomysium
b)
Perimysium
c)
Epimysium
d)
Myofilament
63.
Into what does the neuron release its neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction?
a)
motor end plate
b)
cytoplasm of the muscle cell
c)
terminal cisternae
d)
synapse
64.
Skeletal Muscle contraction is initiated when the ________ sends a message to the muscle cell.  
a)
Muscle cell
b)
Neuron
c)
Gland
d)
None of the above
65.

Name the special oxygen carrying molecule specific to muscle.

a)

Hemogloblin

b)

oxyglobin

c)

toxicglobin

d)

myoglobin

66.
•A nerve carrying impulses from the brain and stimulates muscles to contract.
a)
motor neuron
b)
sensory neuron
67.
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Satorius
c)
Hamstring
d)
Gastronecmius
68.
a)
Latissmius Dorise
b)
Erectors
c)
Deltoids
d)
Abdominal
69.
a)
Abdominal
b)
External Oblique
c)
Erectors
d)
Satorius
70.
a)
Buccinator
b)
Occuli
c)
Satorius
d)
Gastronecmius
71.
a)
Hamstrin
b)
Quadricep
c)
Tibialis Anterior
d)
Gastrocenmius
72.
a)
Glutueal
b)
Hamstring
c)
Quadricep
d)
External Oblique
73.
a)
Pectoral
b)
Tricep
c)
Bicep
d)
Deltoid
74.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Gastronecmius
d)
Satorius
75.
a)
Abdominal
b)
External Oblique
c)
Pectorals
d)
Trapezius
76.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Bicep
d)
Satorius
77.
a)
Latissimius Dorsi
b)
Trapezius
c)
Triceps
d)
Erectors
78.

Which muscle is the Obliques?

a)
b)
c)
d)
79.

Identify the highlighted muscle.

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Latissimus Dorsi

80.
a)

achilles

b)

soleus

c)

patella

d)

gastrocnemius

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