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Muscles

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This type of muscle tissue moves food through the digestive track
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
2.

Tendons

a)

Connect bone to bone

b)

Connect muscle to bone

3.

not under control

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

4.

Movement of a joint around its longitudinal axis

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Rotation

d)

Circumduction

5.

Easily stretched

a)

brittle

b)

myosin

c)

contract

d)

elastic

6.
Turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position).
a)
supination
b)
pronation
c)
flexion
d)
dorsiflexion
7.

under the control of the person

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

8.

The lateral motion TOWARDS the midline is called ______.

a)

adduction

b)

abduction

c)

circumduction

d)

opposition

9.

Turning the hand so the palm is downward is

a)

inversion

b)

supination

c)

pronation

d)

eversion

10.

Process of breaking down food mechanically and chemically

a)

deteriorate

b)

digestion

c)

involuntary

d)

elastic

11.
This type of muscle tissue is found only in the heart
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
12.

Movement of a limb laterally, away from the midline of the body.

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

e)

Hyperextension

13.

a protein present in all cells and in muscle tissue plays a role in contraction

a)

myosin

b)

actin

14.

Movement of a limb anteriorly; a forward motion; decreases angle between two bones.

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

e)

Hyperextension

15.

a center point that can be rotated

a)

axis

b)

actin

c)

myosin

d)

contract

16.

a muscle tear caused by a violent contraction

a)

sprain

b)

strain

c)

myalgia

d)

tendonitis

17.

A tightening or narrowing of a muscle, organ, or other body part

a)

contract

b)

contraction

c)

flexion

d)

supination

18.

abnormal growth and increase of the size of muscle cells caused by strength training

a)

atrophy

b)

muscular dystrophy

c)

hypertrophy

d)

myalgia

19.

Inflammation of the muscle tissues and the fibrous connective tissues

a)

tendonitis

b)

fibromyalgia

c)

muscular dystrophy

d)

arthritis

20.
What is the opposing muscle group for the biceps? 
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Abdominals
c)
Trapezius
d)
Triceps
21.
What are muscles like?
a)
rocks
b)
rubber bands
c)
water
22.
About how many muscles are in your body?
a)
206
b)
300
c)
over 600
d)
1,000
23.
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue
a)
Skeletal 
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
d)
All of the above
24.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles
25.
Name the muscle in red
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quads
c)
Calf
d)
Oblique