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Musculoskeletal System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the major muscle that raises the arm to the horizontal position shown in the image?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Pectoralis major

c)

Deltoid

d)

Latissimus dorsi

2.

Name the type of muscle contraction required to hold the weight for a few seconds with the arms in the horizontal position on the right

a)

Isointerial

b)

Concentric

c)

Eccentric

d)

Isometric

3.

Which of the following are voluntary muscles?

a)

Smooth

b)

Cardiac

c)

Heart

d)

Skeletal

4.

Which of the following is an example of a convergent muscle arrangement?

a)

Rectus Abdominis

b)

Tricep Brachii

c)

Pectoralis Major

d)

Gastrocnemius

5.

Which of the following is not true regarding pennate muscles?

a)

Unipennate muscles have fibres running down one side of the tendon eg Gastrocnemius

b)

Bipennate muscles have fibres running down three sides of a tendon eg Quadricep

c)

Multipennate muscles have fibres branching out from several tendons eg Deltoid

d)

Multipennate muscles enables the body to produce the most force

6.

Which of the following muscles is fusiform?

a)

Bicep

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Deltoid

d)

Tibialis Anterior

7.

Which of the following is true about the size principle?

a)

Motor unit recruitment begins with large units to small units

b)

Motor unit recruitment begins with small units to large units

c)

Motor unit recruitment depends on the amount of force being produced

d)

Motor unit recruitment recruits whatever is most excitable

8.

Which of the following is incorrect about small motor units?

a)

They are slow contracting

b)

The are easily excitable

c)

They are fatigue resistant

d)

They are utilised for high force activities

9.

Which of the following activities is best suited to recruiting large motor units?

a)

A golf put

b)

A netball chest press

c)

A soccer goalkeeper's kick from the box to past half way

d)

A dart throw

10.

Which of the following is true about the all or nothing principle?

a)

For the fibres of a motor unit to contract, the electrical impulse must reach a certain threshold, or the fibre will not contract

b)

The threshold for any muscular contraction is the same

c)

For the fibres of a motor unit to contract, most of the threshold needs to be met, or no movement will occur

d)

Motor unit recruitment begins with small units to large units

11.

Which of the following is correct about an agonist?

a)

It is the muscle that relaxes in a contraction

b)

It is the muscle that lengthens

c)

It is the primary muscle responsible for movement

d)

It is the tricep in a bicep curl

12.

Reciprocal inhibition is a term used to explain...

a)

How muscles work in teams - one contracts while the other relaxes

b)

How muscles are always working to allow contractions to occur

c)

How muscle contractions are eccentric and concentric

d)

How muscles are recruited depending on how much force is being produced

13.

Which is correct about the agonist and antagonist of a bench press during the upwards phase?

a)

Agonist: latissimus dorsi, antagonist: pectoralis major

b)

Agonist: pectoralis major, antagonist: latissimus dorsi

c)

Agonist: pectroalis major, antagonist: deltoid

d)

Agonist: deltoid, antagonist: pectoralis major

14.

What is the type of muscle contraction occurring in the image?

a)

Isoinertial

b)

Isometric

c)

Isokinetic

d)

Concentric

15.

When does the bicep experience a concentric contraction during the bicep curl?

a)

Elbow extension

b)

Elbow flexion

c)

Never

16.

Which of the following fibre types are best suited to short duration, high intensity exercises such as a 100m sprint?

a)

Slow twitch fibres

b)

Fast twitch fibres

17.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

Trapezius

c)

Sternomastoid

d)

Deltoid

18.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

External obliques

c)

Rectus abdomins

d)

Illiacus

19.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Soleus

c)

Quadricep

d)

Tibialis Anterior

20.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Erector Spinae

d)

Latissimus dorsi

21.

Which muscle is this?

a)

External Obliques

b)

Erector Spinae

c)

Latissimus dorsi

d)

Deltoid

22.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Sternum

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Chest

23.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Bicep

b)

Tricep

c)

Brachioulnaris

d)

Brachioradialis

24.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Soleus

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Hamstring

d)

Achilles Tendon

25.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Gluteus medius

c)

Gluteus minimus

d)

Gluteus maximus