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Muscular System

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following types of muscle tissue is found within your digestive system and used to move food through your esophagus, stomach, and intestines?

a)

smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardiac

d)

gastrointestinal

2.

Which of the following types of muscle tissue is striated and used to control your voluntary muscles?

a)

smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardiac

d)

gastrointestinal

3.

A bundle of muscle fibers is called a...

a)

muscle

b)

myofibril

c)

perimysium

d)

fascicle

4.

Muscles are made of bundles upon bundle of fibers. Which is the correct order from smallest to largest in this organizational structure of a muscle?

a)

fascicle, muscle fiber, myofibril, muscle

b)

muscle fiber, myofibril, fascicle, muscle

c)

myofibril, fascicle, muscle fiber, muscle

d)

myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle, muscle

5.

Which of the following membranes surrounds an entire muscle?

a)

epimysium

b)

perimysium

c)

actin

d)

endomysium

6.

Which structure is the sarcomere in the diagram above?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

7.

Which two structures engage to create a muscle contraction?

a)

fascicle & actin

b)

actin & perimysium

c)

troponin & tropomyosin

d)

actin & myosin

8.

Which two structures block the active site on an actin filament?

a)

fascicle & actin

b)

actin & perimysium

c)

troponin & tropomyosin

d)

actin & myosin

9.

A muscle fiber cannot contract until _____ rushes in from a nerve cell to remove the blocking molecules and make the active site available to be engaged.

a)

ATP

b)

calcium

c)

myosin

d)

sarcomeres

10.

When a myosin head engages with the active site on the other filament, this is known as a(n) ...

a)

sarcomere

b)

cross-bridge

c)

Z-line

d)

M-line

11.

What provides the energy for the myosin head to move?

a)

ATP

b)

Calcium

c)

myosin

d)

sarcomeres

12.

Rigor mortis is caused by...

a)

a lack of ATP to allow the return stroke of the myosin head.

b)

a lack of calcium to allow the return stroke of the myosin head.

c)

a lack of ATP to cause the power stroke of the myosin head.

d)

a lack of calcium to cause the power stroke of the myosin head.

13.

When your muscles work strenuously and the glucose supply is exhausted, the muscles will begin to use the process of:

a)

lactic acid

b)

muscle fatigue

c)

aerobic respiration

d)

anaerobic respiration

14.

The build up of __________ in your cells makes muscles sore.

a)

lactic acid

b)

muscle fatigue

c)

aerobic respiration

d)

anaerobic respiration

15.

Your deltoid is connected by ______ to your clavicle, scapula, and humerus.

a)

muscles

b)

ligaments

c)

actin

d)

tendons

16.

Your clavicle and scapula are the _____ of the deltoid muscle.

a)

insertion

b)

antagonist

c)

origin

d)

prime mover

17.

When you do sit-ups, your rectus abdominus is the ______ and the latissimus dorsi is the _______.

a)

insertion; origin

b)

antagonist; prime mover

c)

origin; insertion

d)

primer mover; antagonist

18.
Muscle number 1
a)
Bicep
b)
Trapezius
c)
Quadricep
d)
Hamstring
19.
Muscle number 2
a)
Deltoid
b)
bicep
c)
tricep
d)
pectoral
20.
Muscle number 3
a)
Abdominal
b)
Bicep
c)
Pectoral
d)
Trapezius
21.
a)
Trapezius
b)
Gluteals
c)
Deltoid
d)
Hamstring
22.
a)
Hamstrin
b)
Quadricep
c)
Tibialis Anterior
d)
Gastrocenmius
23.
a)
Pectoral
b)
Tricep
c)
Bicep
d)
Deltoid
24.
a)
Latissimius Dorsi
b)
Trapezius
c)
Triceps
d)
Erectors
25.
a)
Biceps
b)
Triceps
c)
Occuli
d)
Trapezius
26.
Identify the muscle.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Gastrocnemius
c)
Deltoid
d)
Latissimus Dorsi
27.
Identify the muscle.
a)
Bicep
b)
Tricep
c)
Deltoid
d)
Trapezius
28.
Identify the muscle.
a)
Obliques
b)
Abdominals
c)
Spinal Erector
d)
Hamstrings
29.
Identify the muscle.
a)
Obliques
b)
Trapezius
c)
Gluteus Maximus
d)
Latissimus Dorsi