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1.2 Muscular System

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a general characteristic of muscle tissue?

a)

striations

b)

contractility

c)

nerve stimuli

d)

elasticity

2.
Sam lifts weights to build muscles.  When a muscle enlarges it 
a)
hypertrophy
b)
atrophies (atrophy)
c)
normalizes
d)
equalizes
3.
Kit's leg has nerve damage.  The muscles that receive no stimulation would 
a)
hypertrophy
b)
atrophy
c)
normalize
d)
equalize
4.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about skeletal muscle: 
a)
It is branched
b)
 It is striated
c)
It is the only one of the three types of muscle tissue to be voluntary
d)
 Its primary function is for movement of body by moving bones
5.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about BOTH cardiac and skeletal muscle tissue?
a)
Both are voluntary
b)
Both are striated
c)
Both have only one nucleus
d)
Both are branched shaped
6.
The correct order of organization of skeletal muscle tissue from large to small is
a)
A .muscle, myofibrils, fascicles, muscle fibers, myofilaments
b)
B. muscle, myofilaments, muscle fibers, fascicles, myofibrils
c)
C. muscle, fascicles, muscle fibers, myofibrils, myofilaments
d)
D. muscle, muscle fibers, fascicles, myofilaments, myofibrils
7.

contractability

a)

allows the muscle to return to its original shape after it has contracted or stretched

b)

ability to be stretched

c)

muscle fibers become short and thick

d)

ability to respond to stimulus

8.

extensibility

a)

ability to be stretched

b)

ability to respond to a stimulus

c)

allows the muscle to return to its original shape after it has contracted or stretched

d)

muscle fibers become short and thick

9.

elasticity

a)

ability to respond to stimulus

b)

allows the muscle to return to its original shape after it has contracted or stretched

c)

ability to be stretched

d)

muscle fibers become short and thick

10.

What are the three types of muscles?

a)

cardiac, smooth, and skeletal

b)

heart, neck, and abdomen

c)

respiratory, digestive, and eyes

11.

Cardiac muscles are voluntary.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Which muscle is striated?

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

13.

Which muscle in involuntary?

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

14.

Which connective tissue surrounds the fascicle?

a)

epimysium

b)

perimysium

c)

sarcolemma

d)

endomysium

15.

The epimysium covers

a)

the entire muscle

b)

the fascicle

c)

the muscle fiber

d)

the myofibril

16.

A bundle of fascicles is a

a)

myofibril

b)

muscle fiber

c)

sarcomere

d)

muscle

17.

A bundle of muscle fibers is a

a)

muscle

b)

fascicle

c)

myofibril

d)

sarcomere

18.

A bundle of myofibrils is a

a)

muscle

b)

sarcomere

c)

muscle fiber

d)

fascicle

19.

The contractile unit of a muscle made of actin and myosin.

a)

tendon

b)

fascicle

c)

muscle

d)

sarcomere

20.

Myofilaments are made of

a)

fascicles

b)

myosin

c)

myofibrils

d)

actin

21.

Smooth Muscle

a)

are composed of sheets of muscle cells

b)

are under conscious control

c)

is present in the walls of the stomach and intestines

d)

none of these

22.
What is the name of the Thick filaments?
a)
Actin
b)
Myosin
c)
Myoglobin
d)
Titan
23.
What is the name of the thin filaments in the muscle cell?
a)
Actin
b)
Myosin
c)
Myoglobin
d)
Titan