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The Muscular System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a type of muscle tissue?

a)

Smooth (visceral)

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

d)

Rough

2.

A bundle of muscle fibers

a)

Muscle cell

b)

Epimysium

c)

Fascicle

d)

Perimysium

3.

Name structure C

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Epimysium

d)

Fascicle

4.

Name structure D

a)

Perimysium

b)

Tendon

c)

Epimysium

d)

Fascicle

5.

Which structure is a Fascicle?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

A single muscle cell

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

What is the minimum number of attachment points that a muscle must have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

There's no minimum

8.

The attachment point that remains stationary. It is where the muscle begins

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Joint

d)

Tendon

9.

The attachment point that moves. It is where the muscle ends.

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Joint

d)

Tendon

10.

Muscles must cross at least one ________________.

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Joint

d)

Tendon

11.

Which type of muscle tissue lines the body's internal organs and blood vessels?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth (visceral)

d)

Striated

12.

Which type of muscle is found only in the heart?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth (visceral)

d)

Striated

13.

Muscles that respond to signals that we can't consciously control?

a)

Involuntary

b)

Voluntary

c)

Striated

d)

Skeletal

14.

Select each type of muscle that is involuntary.

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth (visceral)

c)

Cardiac

15.

What type of action do muscle fibers perform?

a)

Push only

b)

Pull only

c)

Both push and pull

d)

Rotate only

16.

Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Epimysium

d)

Fasicle

17.

Identify muscle A

a)

Rectus femoris

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Biceps brachii

d)

Gastrocnemius

18.

Identify muscle C

a)

Rectus femoris

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Biceps brachii

d)

Gastrocnemius

19.

Identify the gluteus maximus

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

20.

Identify the Rectus femoris

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F