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Muscular System

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system?

a)

Generate heat

b)

Produce movement

c)

Maintain posture

d)

Ossification

2.

What cordlike structure can the epimysium blend into?

a)

ligaments

b)

fascia

c)

tendons

d)

aponeuroses

3.

What is a sarcomere?

a)

A compartment in a myofilament

b)

The area between two intercalated discs

c)

The wavy lines on a the cell, as seen in a microscope

d)

The contractile unit between two Z discs

4.

Which type of muscle tissue contracts most quickly upon stimulation?

a)

Visceral

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

d)

Cardiac

5.

Which of the following can actually shorten during a muscle contraction?

a)

Sarcomere

b)

Myosin filament

c)

Actin filament

d)

Myofilament

6.

What does anaerobic glycolysis not require to occur?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

ATP

7.

Which type of contraction produce movements by muscles shortening?

a)

Isotonic contractions

b)

Isometric contractions

c)

Twitches

d)

Resistance exercises

8.

Which of the following is the opposite movement to extension?

a)

Flexion

b)

Rotation

c)

Circumduction

d)

Adduction

9.

What is a motor unit?

a)

A motor neuron and all of the skeletal muscle fibers it stimulates

b)

A contractile unit of a muscle fiber

c)

The tissue that surrounds the muscle fiber

d)

The junction between the muscle cell and neuron

10.

How is muscle fatigue best described?

a)

The inability to generate sufficient quantities of ATP due to feedback regulation of synthesis

b)

A total lack of ATP

c)

Insufficient intracellular quantities of ATP due to excessive consumption

d)

Inadequate numbers of mitochondria

11.

What does acetylcholine need to do to excite muscle cells?

a)

It must bind to receptors in the sarcolemma of the muscle cell

b)

It must enter the muscle cell by endocytosis

c)

It must enter the muscle cell through protein channels

d)

It must travel into the axon terminal of the nerve cell by endocytosis

12.

Which of the following is NOT a criterion used in naming muscles?

a)

Location of muscle’s origin and insertion

b)

The shape of the muscle

c)

The location of the muscle

d)

The method of attachment

13.

What does the term irritability mean?

a)

The ability to shorten when an adequate stimulus is received

b)

The ability to receive and respond to a stimulus

c)

The ability to recoil and resume resting length after strectching

d)

The ability of muscle cells to be stretched

14.

Which statement best describes the Sliding Filament Theory?

a)

Muscle fiber contraction is “all or none” the whole muscle fiber must contract once stimulated

b)

Muscle fiber contraction is generated by thin filaments sliding past thick filaments

c)

Muscle fibers contract as brief, single contractions

d)

Muscle fibers fatigue as a result of prolonged strenuous muscle activity

15.

Which of the following stabilizes the origin of a prime mover?

a)

Synergisty

b)

Antagonist

c)

Fixator

d)

Prime mover

16.

What is the main function of the hamstring group of muscles?

a)

Flex the knee

b)

Extend the hip

c)

Extend the knee

d)

Flex the knee and extend the hip

17.

What function does creatine phosphate serve in the muscle cells?

a)

CP breaks down glucose into carbon dioxide and water to release energy

b)

CP breaks down glucose without oxygen

c)

CP transfers a phosphate group to ADP to resynthesize ATP

d)

CP blocks oxygen to create oxygen deficit

18.

Which type of muscle contraction occurs without a change in length?

a)

Isotonic contractions

b)

Tetanus contractions

c)

Isometric contractions

d)

Twitches

19.

What movements are shown in the picture?

a)

Flexion & Extension

b)

Supination & Pronation

c)

Adduction & Abduction

d)

Dorsiflexion & Plantar flexion

20.

Which movements are shown in the picture?

a)

Dorsiflexion & Plantar flexion

b)

Supination & Pronation

c)

Inversion & Eversion

d)

Abduction & Adduction

21.

Which movements are shown in the picture?

a)

Dorsiflexion & Plantar flexion

b)

Eversion & Inversion

c)

Abduction & Adduction

d)

Flexion & Extension

22.

Which movements are shown in the picture?

a)

Abduction & Adduction

b)

Dorsiflexion & Plantar flexion

c)

Eversion & Inversion

d)

Flexion & Extension

23.

Which movements are shown in the picture?

a)

Abduction & Adduction

b)

Eversion & Inversion

c)

Flexion & Extension

d)

Dorsiflexion & Plantar flexion