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WorksheetsMuscular System
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
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?
smooth
skeletal
cardiac
gastrointestinal
Which of the following types of muscle tissue is striated and used to control your voluntary muscles?
smooth
skeletal
cardiac
gastrointestinal
A bundle of muscle fibers is called a...
muscle
myofibril
perimysium
fascicle
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?
fascicle, muscle fiber, myofibril, muscle
muscle fiber, myofibril, fascicle, muscle
myofibril, fascicle, muscle fiber, muscle
myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle, muscle
Which of the following membranes surrounds an entire muscle?
epimysium
perimysium
actin
endomysium
Which structure is the sarcomere in the diagram above?
A
B
C
Which two structures engage to create a muscle contraction?
fascicle & actin
actin & perimysium
troponin & tropomyosin
actin & myosin
Which two structures block the active site on an actin filament?
fascicle & actin
actin & perimysium
troponin & tropomyosin
actin & myosin
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.
ATP
calcium
myosin
sarcomeres
When a myosin head engages with the active site on the other filament, this is known as a(n) ...
sarcomere
cross-bridge
Z-line
M-line
What provides the energy for the myosin head to move?
ATP
Calcium
myosin
sarcomeres
Rigor mortis is caused by...
a lack of ATP to allow the return stroke of the myosin head.
a lack of calcium to allow the return stroke of the myosin head.
a lack of ATP to cause the power stroke of the myosin head.
a lack of calcium to cause the power stroke of the myosin head.
When your muscles work strenuously and the glucose supply is exhausted, the muscles will begin to use the process of:
lactic acid
muscle fatigue
aerobic respiration
anaerobic respiration
The build up of __________ in your cells makes muscles sore.
lactic acid
muscle fatigue
aerobic respiration
anaerobic respiration
Your deltoid is connected by ______ to your clavicle, scapula, and humerus.
muscles
ligaments
actin
tendons
Your clavicle and scapula are the _____ of the deltoid muscle.
insertion
antagonist
origin
prime mover
When you do sit-ups, your rectus abdominus is the ______ and the latissimus dorsi is the _______.
insertion; origin
antagonist; prime mover
origin; insertion
primer mover; antagonist
