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8.7 Skeletal Muscles & Body Movement

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bones and muscles interact as _____ for movement.

a)

compound machines

b)

levers

c)

sarcomeres

d)

tension

2.

What attaches a muscle to the bone.

a)

ligaments

b)

tendons

c)

tension

d)

levers

3.

The _____ of a skeletal muscle in the less moveable end

a)

origin

b)

insertion

c)

antagonist

d)

synergist

4.

The _____ of a skeletal muscle the more moveable end

a)

origin

b)

insertion

c)

antagonist

d)

synergist

5.

When muscles contract, it pulls_____

a)

the insertion toward the origin

b)

the origin toward the insertion

c)

the less moveable end toward the more moveable end

6.

Muscles can have only 1 origin and 1 insertion.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The biceps brachii is named that because _____.

a)

It has 2 origins.

b)

It has 2 insertions

c)

It has 4 origins

d)

It has 4 insertions

8.

Decreases the angle between bones at a joint

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

elevation

d)

retraction

9.

Increases the angle between bones at a joint

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

elevation

d)

retraction

10.

Skeletal muscles usually function ___.

a)

alone

b)

as groups

11.

The muscle that causes the action and does the majority of the work

a)

agonist

b)

prime mover

c)

antagonist

d)

synergist

12.

The muscles that assist the prime mover

a)

agonist

b)

prime mover

c)

antagonist

d)

synergist

13.

The muscles that oppose an action.

a)

agonist

b)

prime mover

c)

antagonist

d)

synergist

14.

A muscle can be a synergist for one action and an antagonist for another action.

a)

true

b)

false