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Muscular System Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many types of muscles are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

2.

Smooth Muscle is found in the?

a)

Heart

b)

Facial

c)

Organs

d)

Legs

3.

What are the characteristics of the cardiac muscle?

a)

Involunatary

b)

Found in the heart

c)

Banded Appearance

d)

Dense connective tissue packaging

4.

The connective tissue sheath that surrounds a muscle fasciculus is the

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

5.

Muscles that oppose one another are

a)

synergist

b)

hateful

c)

prime movers

d)

antagonists

6.
Muscles are composed of which of the following?
a)
Lipids
b)
Protiens
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Fats
7.
Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
a)
Rough
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Skeletal
8.
Skeletal muscles are responsible for which of the following?
a)
Movement of the body
b)
Movement of the heart
c)
Movement of the ligaments 
d)
Movement of the extremities
9.
Which of the following describes the sarcomere? 
a)
The basic unit of muscle’s cross-striated myofibril
b)
. A protein band which defines the boundary between one sarcomere 
c)
 Various muscle proteins 
d)
Contains the protein, actin
10.
What are the two classifications of muscles in your body?
a)
Voluntary and Controllable
b)
Flabby and Strong
c)
Involuntary and Voluntary
d)
Hard and soft
11.
Which 2 systems work together to help a person stand erect?
a)
skeletal / muscular
b)
skeletal / digetive
c)
skeletal / respiratory
d)
skeletal / cardiovascular
12.
abduct 
a)
to move away from the midline of the body 
b)
a contractile protein of muscle 
c)
change in electrical potential of a muscle fiber 
d)
to move toward the midline 
13.
actin 
a)
to move away from the midline of the body 
b)
a contractile protein of muscle 
c)
the change in electrical potential of a muscle fiber when stimulated 
d)
to move toward the midline 
14.
adduct 
a)
 to move toward the midline 
b)
oxygen requiring 
c)
to move away from the midline of the body 
d)
not requiring oxygen 
15.
contraction
a)
two-headed, especially applied to certain muscles
b)
to shorten or develop tension, an ability highly developed in muscle cells
c)
reduction in size or wasting away of an organ or cell resulting from disease or lack of use
d)
disruption of muscle coordination resulting in inaccurate movements
16.

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton by tendons and provides the force that moves the bones. Can be voluntary or involuntary.

a)

Involuntary Muscles

b)

Voluntary Muscles

c)

Skeletal Muscles

17.
Muscle that raises the eyebrows.
a)
Frontalis
b)
Occipitalis
c)
Temporalis
d)
Nasalis
18.

The connective tissue sheath that surrounds a muscle fascicle is the

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

19.
Turn sole of foot so it faces laterally
a)
Inversion
b)
Eversion
c)
Dorsiflexion
d)
Plantar flexion
20.
Turn sole of foot so it faces medially
a)
Plantar flexion
b)
Dorsiflexion
c)
Inversion
d)
Eversion
21.

extension that is greater than 180 degrees and is beyond anatomical position

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

hyperextension

d)

abduction

22.

pointing foot toward the ground

a)

dorsiflexion

b)

plantarflexion

c)

inversion

d)

eversion

23.

Identify the movement being performed.

a)

Circumduction

b)

Lateral Rotation

c)

Medial Rotation

d)

Eversion

24.

Name this movement

a)

adduction

b)

abduction

c)

flexion

d)

extension

25.

Muscle cramps are mainly caused by:

a)

A build up of myosin

b)

Low pain tolerance

c)

not enough carbon dioxide

d)

A build up of lactic acid

26.

Which connective tissue surrounds the whole muscle?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

27.

Which connective tissue surrounds individual muscle fibers?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

28.

What type of muscle is this?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

29.

Which type of muscle is this?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

30.

Which type of muscle is this?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

31.

Which of the following puts the structures of the muscle in order from largest to smallest?

a)

Whole muscle, muscle fiber, actin & myosin, myofibril, muscle fasicle

b)

Whole muscle, muscle fasicle, muscle fiber, myofibril, actin & myosin

c)

Whole muscle, muscle fiber, muscle fasicle, myofibril, actin & myosin

d)

Whole muscle, muscle fasicle, muscle fiber, actin & myosin, myofibril

32.

Ms.Long took her science class to a buffet to test their digestion system. After eating one serving Melania became really full and want to eat more. She tried rubbing her belly to speed up the digestion process but it did not work. Melania rubbing her belly did not work because ____

a)

food digestion is controlled and the muscles in the digestive tract are voluntary muscles.

b)

food digestion is not a self-controlled activity and the muscles in the digestive tract are voluntary muscles.

c)

food digestion is not a self-controlled activity and the muscles in the digestive tract are involuntary muscles.

d)

Melania should have shaken her belly instead of rubbing it.

33.
Name this muscle.
a)
Tricep
b)
Trapezius
c)
Biceps Brachii
d)
Tres Major
34.
What muscle is this?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Erector spinae
c)
External obliques
d)
Internal obliques
35.
What muscle is this?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Buccinator
c)
Flatus abdominis
d)
Rectus abdominis 
36.
What muscle is this?
a)
Internal obliques
b)
External obliques
c)
Pectoralis major
d)
Pectoralis minor
37.
Name this muscle
a)
Hamstring
b)
Achilles Tendon
c)
Quadricep
d)
Gastrocnemius
38.
What muscle is this?
a)
Deltoid
b)
Trapezius
c)
Latissimus Dorsi
d)
Biceps Brachii
39.
a)
Trapezius
b)
Pectorals
c)
Sternocleidomastoid
d)
Quadricep
40.
Standing on tip toe
a)
Dorsiflexion
b)
Plantar flexion
c)
Inversion
d)
Eversion
41.
Which type(s) of muscle tissue have visible striations
a)
Only Cardiac Muscle
b)
Only Skeletal Muscle
c)
Only Smooth Muscle
d)
Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle
42.
The functional unit of the muscle cell is the: 
a)
Sarcomere
b)
Osteon
c)
Myofilament
d)
Muscle fiber
43.
The thick filament is composed of: 
a)
Myosin
b)
Actin
44.
The type of muscle contraction where the muscle tenses but does not shorten.  
a)
Isometric
b)
Isotonic
c)
Contraction
d)
relaxtion
45.
The part of the muscle at the movable attachment to the skeleton is the?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
insertion
d)
origin
46.
The ring muscle of the eye socket that enables you to close your eyes is the:
a)
temporal oculi
b)
corrugator muscle
c)
latissimus dorsi
d)
orbicularis oculi
47.
As this athlete jumps into the air, his quadriceps undergo-
a)
concentric contraction
b)
eccentric contraction
c)
isometric contraction
48.

Myofibrils are composed primarily of

a)

Actin and Myosin

b)

ATP and ADP

c)

Troponin

d)

Tropomyosin

49.
What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur?
a)
Niacin and Potassium
b)
Calcium and ATP
c)
Sodium and Potassium
d)
Ach and Potassium
50.
a)
Buccinator
b)
Occuli
c)
Pectorals
d)
Soulius