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The Muscular System

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many types of muscles are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

2.

What are the characteristics of the cardiac muscle?

a)

Involunatary

b)

Found in the heart

c)

Banded Appearance

d)

Dense connective tissue packaging

3.

Smooth Muscle is found in the?

a)

Heart

b)

Facial

c)

Organs

d)

Legs

4.

Muscles that oppose one another are

a)

synergist

b)

hateful

c)

prime movers

d)

antagonists

5.
Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
a)
Rough
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Skeletal
6.
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
7.
Skeletal muscles are attached to which of the following? 
a)
Bones and ligaments 
b)
Ligaments and tendons
c)
Tendons and bones
d)
Bones and fat 
8.

Muscles are needed for what?

a)

movement

b)

decoration

c)

pump blood

d)

no one knows

9.
How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
a)
while one contracts, the other returns to original length
b)
both muscles contract at the same time
c)
both muscles relax at the same time
d)
1 muscle pulls on the bone and the other pulls on the first muscle
10.
Which 2 systems work together to help a person stand erect?
a)
skeletal / muscular
b)
skeletal / digetive
c)
skeletal / respiratory
d)
skeletal / cardiovascular
11.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
12.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
13.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
14.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
15.

What are the 4 types of contraction?

a)

Eccentric, electric, Isokinetic, Isometric

b)

Isokinetic, Isometric, Relax, Tighten

c)

Isokinetic, Eccentric, Concentric, Isokinetic

d)

Isometric, Isokinetic, Concentration, Eccentricity

16.

The Phosphagen System is used for...

a)

Short Bursts of energy without oxygen & does not create lactic

b)

Short bursts of oxidised energy producing lactate

c)

Longer use of energy produced by oxygen

17.

The Glycogen-lactate System

a)

Short, High Intensity energy creating ATP to be used & creating Lactic Acid

b)

Longer, Low Intensity energy creating ATP to be used & creating Lactic Acid

c)

Short bursts of energy not producing ATP

18.

Aerobic Respiration System...

a)

Relies on oxygen to function over short, low intensity exercise creating ATP until tired

b)

Relies on oxygen to function over long, low intensity exercise creating ATP indefinitely

c)

Doesn't rely on oxygen to function over long, low intensity exercise creating ATP indefinitely