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Skeletal Muscles

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles
2.

What muscle is on the BACK of your upper arm?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Biceps

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Triceps

3.

What muscle is this?

a)

Glutious Maximus

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Deltoids

4.

Which muscle is the Obliques?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What muscles is this?

a)

Iliopsoas

b)

Deltiods

c)

Trapezius

d)

Pectoralis

6.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
7.
Name this muscle.
a)
Tricep
b)
Trapezius
c)
Biceps Brachii
d)
Tres Major
8.
Name this muscle
a)
Hamstring
b)
Achilles Tendon
c)
Quadricep
d)
Gastrocnemius
9.
What muscle is this?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Erector spinae
c)
External obliques
d)
Internal obliques
10.
What muscle is this?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Buccinator
c)
Flatus abdominis
d)
Rectus abdominis 
11.
What muscle is this?
a)
Deltoid
b)
Trapezius
c)
Latissimus Dorsi
d)
Biceps Brachii
12.

a)

Quadricep

b)

Semimembranosus

c)

Semitendinosus

d)

Biceps Femoris

13.

a)

Latissmius Dorsi

b)

Erectors

c)

Deltoids

d)

Abdominal

14.

a)

Trapezius

b)

Pectorals

c)

Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)

d)

Quadricep

15.
Standing on tip toe
a)
Dorsiflexion
b)
Plantar flexion
c)
Inversion
d)
Eversion
16.
What is the biggest muscle in your body?
a)
femur
b)
Gluteus Maximus
c)
Gluteus
d)
Biceps
17.

Muscle cells are bundled together to form (6) ...

a)

fascia

b)

myofibrils

c)

sarcomeres

d)

fascicles

18.
What are the two classifications of muscles in your body?
a)
Voluntary and Controllable
b)
Flabby and Strong
c)
Involuntary and Voluntary
d)
Hard and soft
19.
Moving a limb away from midline
a)
Pronation
b)
Abduction
c)
Adduction
d)
Flexion
20.
Flexion...
a)
Decreases angle of the joint
b)
Increases angle at the joint
c)
Moves limb away from midline
d)
Moves limb toward midline
21.
Movement of a limb toward the body midline
a)
Abduction
b)
Flexion
c)
Adduction
d)
Pronation
22.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Bicep
d)
Satorius
23.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Your arm.

b)

Your Achilles Tendon. 

c)

Your IT band.

d)

Your hamstrings.

24.

What muscle is the TFL?

a)

Tibialis Frontalis Lateralis.

b)

Tensor Fascia Latae.

c)

Tensor Fibular Longus.

d)

Top Front Leg.

25.
This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach 
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
26.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary
a)
Cardiac Muscle
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Skeletal Muscle
d)
Skeletal Muscle and Smooth Muscle
27.
Which type(s) of muscle tissue have visible striations
a)
Only Cardiac Muscle
b)
Only Skeletal Muscle
c)
Only Smooth Muscle
d)
Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle
28.
What muscle is this?
a)
Deltoid
b)
Masseter
c)
Brachialis
d)
Brachioradialis
29.

What muscles are these?

a)

iliopsoas

b)

sartorius

c)

tensor fasciae latae

d)

pectineus

e)

adductor longus

30.

This muscle closes the mouth by raising your jawbone~ elevates the mandible (also used in chewing)

a)

Buccinator

b)

Zygomaticus Major

c)

Zygomaticus Minor

d)

Masseter

31.

Identify this muscle.

a)

tensor faciae latae

b)

vastus lateralis

c)

vastus medialis

d)

rectus femoris

32.
The functional unit of the muscle cell is the: 
a)
Sarcomere
b)
Osteon
c)
Myofilament
d)
Muscle fiber
33.
The thick filament is composed of: 
a)
Myosin
b)
Actin
34.
Actin filaments bound to the edges of the sarcomere, in zig zag structures also known as the...
a)
M-Line
b)
H-Zone
c)
Z-Disc
d)
A-Band
35.
Which of the following muscle types is involve in peristalsis and not striated?!
a)
Smooth
b)
Skeletal 
c)
Cardiac
d)
All of the above are striated
36.
Involuntary
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
37.
What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur?
a)
Niacin and Potassium
b)
Calcium and ATP
c)
Sodium and Potassium
d)
Ach and Potassium
38.

The neurotransmitter that signals muscle contraction is called...

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Myosin

c)

Actin

d)

Calcium

39.

Muscles attach to bones by (1) ...

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

sarcomeres

d)

myofibrils

40.

Identify the muscle

a)

gluteus medius

b)

gluteus maximus

c)

adductors

d)

hamstring group

41.

Identify the Muscle.

a)

external intercostals

b)

serratus anterior

c)

external oblique

d)

internal intercostals

e)

internal oblique

42.

name the muscle

a)

Rectus Femoris

b)

Biceps femoris

c)

Semimembranosus

d)

Semitendinosus

43.

name the muscle

a)

Vastus Medialis

b)

Vastus Intermedius

c)

Rectus Femoris

d)

Vastus Lateralis

44.

name the muscle

a)

Vastus Medialis

b)

Vastus Intermedius

c)

Rectus Femoris

d)

Vastus Lateralis

45.

name the muscle

a)

achilles

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Anterior crus

d)

Soleus