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Muscular System

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
2.
Muscles are composed of which of the following?
a)
Lipids
b)
Protiens
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Fats
3.
Which of the following describes muscle bundles? 
a)
Long, multi-nucleated, thread-like cells
b)
Set of muscle fibers grouped together 
c)
Considered to the cell of the muscle 
d)
Organelles which are unique to muscle tissue
4.
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 
5.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

6.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

7.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

8.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

9.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Trapezius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Calves

10.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

11.

Which muscle is the Obliques?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.
Name this muscle
a)
Hamstring
b)
Achilles Tendon
c)
Quadricep
d)
Gastrocnemius
13.
What muscle is this?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Erector spinae
c)
External obliques
d)
Internal obliques
14.
What muscle is this?
a)
Deltoid
b)
Trapezius
c)
Latissimus Dorsi
d)
Biceps Brachii
15.
a)
Latissimius Dorsi
b)
Erectors
c)
Deltoid
d)
Trapezius
16.

Muscles are attached to bone by a connective tissue called:

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

skin

d)

elastic

17.

Identify the highlighted muscle.

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Gluteius Maximus

c)

Triceps

d)

Pectorals

18.
What is the largest muscle in the body?
a)
Glutes
b)
Biceps
c)
Abs
d)
Triceps
19.
Which two muscles are worked when doing push-ups?
a)
Pecs & Triceps
b)
Pecs & Biceps
c)
Biceps & Triceps
d)
Hamstrings & Quads
20.
a)

Obliques

b)

Glueteus

c)

Quads

d)

Abdominals

21.

Longest muscle in the body

a)

Sternomastoid

b)

Obliques

c)

Biceps

d)

Sartorius

22.

Name the circled muscle.

a)

Masseter

b)

Orbicularis oris

c)

Orbicularis occuli

d)

Nasalis

23.
a)

Hamstring Group

b)

Quadriceps Group

c)

Bicep femoris

d)

Sartorius

24.
a)

Orbicularis Oris

b)

Orbicularis Oculi

c)

Zygomaticus

d)

Temporalis

25.

Identify this muscle. It's the primary muscle involved in jaw closure.

a)

Buccinator

b)

Orbicularis Oculi

c)

Pectorals major

d)

Soleus

26.

Identify the muscle indicated by the line:

a)

internal obliques

b)

external obliques

c)

rectus abdominus

d)

tranverse obliques

27.

Identify the muscle indicated by the line:

a)

Gluteus Maximus

b)

Gracilis

c)

Vastus Lateralis

d)

Rectus Femoris

28.

Which term means "angled" and indicates the muscle fibers run in am angled direction ?

a)

Rectus

b)

Oblique

c)

Transverse

d)

Orbicularis

29.

Which term means "across" and indicates the muscle fibers run in a direction parallel to the floor?

a)

Rectus

b)

Oblique

c)

Orbicularis

d)

Transverse

30.
What do sit-ups do for the body? 
a)
Strengthens your calf muscles 
b)
Helps you loose weight 
c)
Strengthens your stomach muscles 
d)
None of the above
31.
What is the opposing muscle group for the biceps? 
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Abdominals
c)
Trapezius
d)
Triceps
32.

When this muscle contracts the

a)

ribs are pulled closer together

b)

base of the lungs are pulled down

33.

What is this muscle?

a)

sartorius

b)

gluteus maxillus

c)

gluteus medius

34.
ID #3
a)
gracilis
b)
rectus femoris
c)
sartorius
d)
biceps femoris
35.
ID # 25
a)
biceps femoris
b)
platysma
c)
tensor fasciae latae
d)
vastus medialis
36.

What muscles are highlighted in the picture?

a)

Adductor Muscles

b)

Tibialis Anterior

c)

Iliopsoas

d)

Quadriceps Femoris

37.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Quadriceps Femoris

b)

Peroneus Longus

c)

Iliopsoas

d)

Adductor Muscles

38.
a)

gastrocnemius

b)

soleus

c)

achilles

d)

patella

39.
What is the origin of the frontalis?
a)
occipital bone
b)
cranial aponeurosis
c)
temporal bone
d)
zygomatic bone
40.
Which muscle allows you to smile?
a)
zygomaticus
b)
orbicularis oculi
c)
orbicularis oris
d)
buccinator
41.
What is the origin of the buccinator?
a)
frontal bone
b)
temporal bone
c)
maxilla and mandible
d)
skin around mouth
42.
What is the insertion of the sternocleidomastoid?
a)
sternum
b)
clavicle
c)
mastoid process
d)
mandible
43.

This muscle (D) flexes the elbow and lifts the ulna.

a)

Brachioradialis

b)

Brachialis

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Biceps brachii

44.

This muscle (D) flattens the cheek (as in whistling or blowing a trumpet).

a)

Orbicularis oris

b)

Buccinator

c)

Zygomaticus

d)

Masseter

45.
What is your calf muscle?
a)
Achilles' tendon
b)
Quadricep
c)
Gastrocnemius
d)
Gluteus maximus
46.
What connects the calf muscle to the heel?
a)
Achilles' tendon
b)
Gluteus maximus
c)
Gastrocnemius
d)
Trapezius
47.

Term for pointing your toes

a)

Eversion

b)

Plantar Flexion

c)

Dorsiflexion

d)

Inversion

48.

What attaches muscle to bone?

a)

Ligament

b)

Cartilage

c)

Tendon

d)

Joints

49.

Extension

a)

Increasing the joint angle

b)

Moving limb away from the body

c)

Decreasing the joint angle

d)

Moving limb away from the body

50.

Which muscle(s) attach to the mandible?

a)

Orbicularis oculi

b)

Masseter

c)

Temporalis

d)

Orbicularis oris

51.

This muscle allows you to flex, abduct, extend, and internally rotate the humerus.

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

Trapezius

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Rectus abdominis

52.

Identify the muscle

a)

Trapezius

b)

Deltoid

c)

Latissimus dorsi

d)

Masseter

53.

What is the main muscle you use when doing sit ups?

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

Trapezius

c)

Temporalis

d)

Rectus abdominis

54.

What is the action of the latissimus dorsi on the arm?

a)

Adduction

b)

Internal Rotation

c)

Flexion

d)

Adduction and Internal Rotation

e)

Flexion and Internal Rotation

55.

sarcolemma

a)

cell membrane of muscle cells

b)

contractile elements of each muscle fiber

c)

cytoplasm of muscle fibers