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Human Muscular System Quiz review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The function of smooth muscle is to:

a)

Squeeze and move the internal organs

b)

To move the skeleton

c)

To help the heart beat

d)

To protect the body

2.

Muscles are attached to bones by:

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

myofibrils

d)

actin

3.

What type of muscle is under conscious control?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Involuntary

d)

Smooth

4.

After exercising for a long time without rest, the effectiveness of muscle contractions:

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Does not change

d)

Heats up

5.

A muscle that contracts under conscious control is what kind of muscle?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Involuntary

c)

Smooth

d)

Voluntary

6.

A muscle that is attached to bone is called _______ muscle.

a)

Cardiac

b)

Skeletal

c)

Smooth

d)

Striated

7.

What type of muscle is striated?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

d)

Both Skeletal and Cardiac

8.

A muscle that lines internal organs such as the organs of the digestive tract is a _______________ muscle.

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

striated

9.

Each cylindrical muscle fiber is made up of smaller fibers called:

a)

cells

b)

myofibrils

c)

striations

d)

sarcomeres

10.

Which type of muscle cells have many nuclei in each cell?

a)

skeletal and smooth

b)

skeletal and cardiac

c)

cardiac and smooth

d)

smooth only

11.

When a muscle contracts, it becomes ____________.

a)

Shorter

b)

Longer

c)

Heavier

d)

Skinnier

12.

During anaerobic exercise, ____________ builds up and causes muscles to burn.

a)

Actin

b)

Myosin

c)

ATP

d)

Lactic Acid

13.

Muscle strength depends on _______________.

a)

Length of muscle fibers

b)

Number of muscle fibers

c)

Thickness of muscle fibers

d)

Amount of ATP present in muscle cells

14.

When a muscle contracts, the tendon, ________________.

a)

contracts

b)

expands

c)

pulls the bone up or down

d)

pushes the bone up or down

15.

The function of skeletal muscle is to:

a)

Squeeze the organs of the digestive tract

b)

Move the skeleton

c)

Move the internal organs

d)

Help the heart beat

16.

The type of muscle that is found only in the heart:

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

striated

17.

Myofibrils are made of even smaller protein filaments called______________.

a)

Ligament and tendon

b)

sarcomere and striation

c)

actin and myosin

d)

lactic acid and ATP

18.

Cardiac muscle is unique because it is adapted to:

a)

Control all muscle

b)

Conduct electrical impulses

c)

Store fat

d)

Protect the heart

19.

What type of muscles are found on a chicken wing?

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

tendons

20.

The function of the cardiac muscle is to ___________.

a)

Squeeze the organs of the digestive tract

b)

Move the skeleton

c)

Move the internal organs

d)

Help the heart beat