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Muscles

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a muscle?

a)

Muscles are cells in our body.

b)

muscles are

c)

Muscles are soft tissues that help us move.

2.

Muscles initiate and regulate movement

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Voluntary muscle is...
a)
muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
muscle that moves automatically
c)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
4.

Muscles are made of bone.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Where are your Quadriceps?

a)

The front of the upper leg

b)

The back of the upper leg

c)

The stomach

d)

The hand

6.

Where are your Hamstrings?

a)

The back of your lower leg

b)

The back of your upper leg

c)

Your back

d)

Your stomach

7.

Muscles are formed from tissues that contract and relax, producing movement.

a)

False

b)

True.

8.

Muscles are attached to bones.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Muscles help me digest food

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The heart is a muscle

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Muscles are divided into voluntary and involuntary

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the opposing muscle group for the biceps?

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Abdominals

c)

Trapezius

d)

Triceps

13.

Muscles in your body move in _________.

a)

points

b)

their own way

c)

pairs

14.

One muscle _______ and the other _______.

a)

works, works harder

b)

works, relaxes

15.

Muscles pull on _______ to help you move.

a)

Body parts

b)

Other muscles

c)

Bones

16.

_________ muscles are controlled by you.

a)

Involuntary

b)

Voluntary

17.

__________ muscles you do not control.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

18.

Your heart is a/an ________________ muscle.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

19.

Your muscular system contains over _______ muscles.

a)

200

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

600

20.
What type of muscle can be found in the heart?
a)
Smooth
b)
Skeletal
c)
Cardiac
21.
Smooth muscle can be found in the:
a)
Intestines
b)


Heart

Heart

c)
Bicep
d)
Brain
22.
This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach 
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
23.
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue
a)
Skeletal 
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
d)
All of the above
24.
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
25.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
26.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles