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Muscular System

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Muscles which we do not have control over, are known as

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Voluntary muscle

c)

Involuntary muscle

d)

Skeletal muscle

2.

An example of a Cardiac muscle is

a)

Liver

b)

Heart

c)

Hamstring

d)

Tricep

3.

Examples of voluntary muscles include

a)

triceps, hamstring, abdominals

b)

hamstring, heart, triceps

c)

muscles within the liver, hamstring, abdominals

d)

heart, quadriceps, muscles within the intestines

4.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

5.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

6.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

7.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

8.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Deltoids

9.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

10.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Trapezius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Calves

11.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Abdominals

b)

Quads

c)

Gluteus

d)

Hamstring

12.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

13.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

14.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

15.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
16.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
17.
Involuntary muscle is 
a)
muscle found in the heart
b)
muscle found in the organs
c)
muscle that works automatically
d)
all of these are true
18.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
19.

The muscular system is responsible for

a)

Movement of the body

b)

Posture of the body

c)

Production of Heat

d)

All of the above

20.
What type of muscle attaches to bone, has striations and is considered to be voluntary?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Cartilage
21.

Muscles are attached to bones by

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)

muscle fibres

22.

What is the motion indicated by letter A

a)

Abduction

b)

Extension

c)

Flexion

d)

Hyperextension

23.

What motion is indicated by letter B

a)

Abduction

b)

Extension

c)

Flexion

d)

Hyperextension

24.

What motion is indicated by letter A

a)

PlanterFlexion

b)

Adduction

c)

Abduction

d)

Dorsiflexion

25.

What motion is indicated by letter B

a)

Plantarflextion

b)

Rotation

c)

Inversion

d)

Dorsiflexion

26.

What movement is indicated by Letter A

a)

Rotation

b)

Circumduction

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

27.

What movement is indicated by letter B

a)

Rotation

b)

Extension

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

28.

What movement is indicated by Letter C

a)

Lateral Rotation

b)

Flexion

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

29.
What is the origin and insertion of this muscle  (in that order)?
a)
scapula & humerus
b)
clavicle & humerus
c)
scapula & radius
30.
What is the origin and insertion of this muscle (in that order)?
a)
scapula, humerus & ulna
b)
humerus & radius
c)
scapula, humerus & radius
31.
The muscle which causes movement is the....
a)
Antagonist
b)
Agonist
32.
The muscle which relaxes during movement is the.....
a)
Antagonist
b)
Agonist
33.

The muscles which work together to to help stabilise a joint

a)

Agonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Stabilisers

d)

All of the above

34.
Sam is performing a bicep curl (during flexion), which is the agonist in this movement?
a)
Triceps
b)
Biceps
c)
Quadriceps
d)
Hamstring
35.
Callum plays for the school team. When kicking a ball during extension which is the antagonist?
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Gastrocnemius
d)
Obliques
36.
What are the characteristics of fast twitch muscle fibres?
a)
Explosive activities, fatigue slowly
b)
Endurance activities, fatigue slowly
c)
Explosive activities, fatigue quickly
d)
Endurance activities, fatigue quickly
37.
What would the predominant muscle fibre type be for this athlete?
a)
Slow Twitch
b)
Fast Twitch A
c)
Fast Twitch B
d)
Combination of Fast A and Fast B
38.
Muscles that are not used, may degenerated or undergo a process of __________
a)
Hypertrophy
b)
Atrophy
c)
Fatigue
d)
Tetany
39.

The picture is an example of what?

a)

Hyperthropy

b)

Atrophy

c)

Mesomorph

d)

Ectomorph

40.
The type of muscle contraction where the muscle tenses but does not shorten.  
a)
Isometric
b)
Isotonic
c)
Contraction
d)
relaxation
41.
When a muscle shortens under tension, it is called_______
a)
isotonic eccentric contraction
b)
isotonic concentric contraction
c)
isometric concentric contraction
d)
isometric eccentric contraction
42.

When a muscle lengthens under tension, it is called_______

a)

isotonic eccentric contraction

b)

isotonic concentric contraction

c)

isometric concentric contraction

d)

isometric eccentric contraction

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