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Muscle Facts and Movements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Decreasing an angle between tow bones, or bending a body part

a)

extension

b)

flexion

c)

abduction

2.

Moving in a circle at a joint, such as swinging an arm in a circle.

a)

circumduction

b)

rotation

c)

supination

3.

Moving a body part away from the midline.

a)

rotation

b)

adduction

c)

abduction

4.

Rotating the hand so that the palm is facing up.

a)

pronation

b)

supination

c)

adduction

5.

Increasing the angle between two bones, or straightening a body part.

a)

rotation

b)

flexion

c)

extension

6.

Turning the body part around on its own axis, such as turning the head from side to side.

a)

rotation

b)

circumduction

c)

pronation

7.

Moving a body part toward the midline

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

circumduction

8.

Movement of the hand by rotating the hand by placing the palm downward.

a)

rotation

b)

supination

c)

pronation

9.

What type of muscle can be found in the heart?

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

10.

Smooth muscle can be found in the:

a)

stomach

b)

heart

c)

biceps

11.

Each muscle fiber is directly surrounded by connective tissue called the:

a)

endomysium

b)

epimysium

c)

fascia

12.

Voluntary muscle is...

a)

muscle that has to be told when to move

b)

muscle that moves automatically

c)

muscle that makes up the heart and stomach

13.

Muscles in your body move in _________.

a)

points

b)

pairs

c)

in their own way

14.

Muscles pull on _______ to help you move.

a)

other muscles

b)

body parts

c)

bones

15.

__________ muscles you do not control.

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

c)

skeletal

16.

Your heart is a/an ________________ muscle.

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

17.

Arms and legs are _______ muscles.

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

18.

Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

straight

d)

smooth

19.

When a muscle contracts, it _______

a)

gets thinner

b)

gets longer

c)

gets shorter

d)

grows hair

20.

Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.

a)

bones

b)

muscles

c)

lungs

d)

stomach