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MUSCULAR SYSTEM

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many Muscles are in the Skeletal System?

a)

500

b)

over 600

c)

300

d)

200

2.
How many types of Muscles are there in the body?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
3
d)
1
3.
Which type of Muscles are under are conscious control?  This means we instruct them to perform
a)
Skeletal/Voluntary Muscle
b)
Smooth/Involentary
c)
Cardiac Muscle
d)
Rough Muscle 
4.
These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.  
a)
Skeletal/ Voluntary
b)
Smooth/Involuntary
c)
Cardiac 
d)
Rough 
5.
Cardiac muscle is only found where? 
a)
Lungs
b)
Heart
c)
Kidney's 
d)
Liver
6.
Muscles give us shape and help us maintain good posture?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
How are muscles attached to bone?
a)
Ligaments
b)
Cartlidge
c)
skin
d)
Tendons
8.
This muscle is an involuntary muscle and moves on it's own. 
a)
Heart
b)
Bicep
c)
Hamstring
d)
Lats 
9.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
10.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
11.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
12.
What type of muscle is found in the bladder?
a)
cardiac
b)
skeletal
c)
smooth
d)
involuntary
13.
The smooth muscle is located 
a)
In the heart 
b)
Bones 
c)
Head 
d)
Within organs 
14.
Involuntary muscle is 
a)
muscle found in the heart
b)
muscle found in the organs
c)
muscle that works automatically
d)
all of these are true
15.
The most important muscle in the body is the
a)

Bicep

b)

Heart

c)

Tricep

d)

Hamstring

16.
These muscles are attached to your bones
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Rough
d)
Cardiac
17.
Very small muscle tears that cause soreness from overuse
a)
Strain
b)
Sprain
c)
Cramp
d)
Pulled Muscle
18.
Muscle remains contracted due to overuse, lack of water, or lack of oxygen
a)
Strain
b)
Sprain
c)
Cramp
d)
Pulled Muscle
19.

Turning your head to look both ways before crossing the street is what kind of movement?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

20.

Swatting a fly off of your shoulder is what kind of movement?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

21.

Your stomach digesting food is an example of what kind of movement?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

22.

What is the name of this TENDON?

a)

Hamstring

b)

ACL

c)

MCL

d)

Achilles

23.

From which system does the body get the message to move?

a)

Circulatory System - Heart

b)

Skeletal System - Bones

c)

Muscular System - Muscles

d)

Nervous System - Brain

24.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
25.

How can we take care of our Muscular System?

a)

Exercise 60 Minutes a day

b)

Drink Plenty of Water

c)

Stretch and warm-up before physical activity

d)

All the responses are correct

26.

This is the crippling disease characterized by progressive wasting away of skeletal muscles

a)

Muscular Dystrophy

b)

Strain

c)

ALS

d)

MS

27.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

28.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

29.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

30.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

31.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Deltoids

32.

Which system sends messages to muscles commanding them to contract and relax?

a)

The Nervous System

b)

The Digestive System

c)

The Skeletal System

d)

The Circulatory System

33.

Which Muscles are highlighted in Blue in the Photo?

a)

The Quadriceps (Quads)

b)

The Hamstrings

c)

The Gluteus Maximus

d)

The Gastrocnemius (Calves)

34.

Which Muscles are highlighted in the Photo?

a)

The Quadriceps (Quads)

b)

The Hamstrings

c)

The Gastrocnemius (Calves)

d)

The Gluteus Maximus (Glutes)

35.

Which Muscles are highlighted in the Photo?

a)

The Gluteus Maximus (Glutes)

b)

The Hamstrings

c)

The Quadriceps (Quads)

d)

The Pectorals (Pecs)

36.

Which Muscles are highlighted in the Photo?

a)

The latissimus Dorsi (Lats)

b)

The Trapezius (Traps)

c)

The Deltoids (Delts)

d)

The Pectorals (Pecs)

37.

What are the functions of the muscles?

a)

hold the body erect

b)

helps generate body heat

c)

helps blood move through the veins and food through the digestive system

d)

all are functions of the muscles.

38.

Movement away from the body

a)

extension

b)

flexion

c)

adduction

d)

abduction

39.

The bending of a joint

a)

extension

b)

flexion

c)

supination

d)

pronation

40.

Extension

a)

the straightening of a joint

b)

the bending of a joint

c)

supination

d)

pronation

41.

Supination

a)

turns the palm up or forward

b)

turns the palm down or backwards

c)

raising of a body part

d)

lowering of a body part

42.

When you bend your arm which muscle is contracting, or shortening?

a)

Bicep

b)

Tricep

43.
A ______ is a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
a)
Tendon
b)
Ligament
c)
Cartilage
44.
A ______________________ attach bones to each other at joints.
a)
Ligament
b)
Bone
c)
Joint
d)
Cell
45.

Name the highlighted muscle

a)

quadraceps

b)

hamsting

c)

rectus abdominals

d)

deltoid

46.

Name the highlighted muscle

a)

rectus abdominals

b)

transverse abdominals

c)

external obliques

d)

internal obliques

47.

Name the highlighted muscle

a)

latissimus dorsi

b)

obliques

c)

rhomboids

d)

deltoid

48.

Name the highlighted mucles

a)

hamstring

b)

quadricep

c)

soleus

d)

gastrocnemius

49.

Name the highlighted muscle

a)

tricpes

b)

biceps

c)

rectus femoris

d)

trapezius

50.
a)
Trapezius
b)
Gluteals
c)
Deltoid
d)
Hamstring
51.
a)
Hamstrin
b)
Quadricep
c)
Tibialis Anterior
d)
Gastrocenmius
52.
Which of the following exercises would best strengthen the pectoral muscles
a)
Lunges
b)
Bicep curls
c)
Crunches
d)
Chest press
53.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Bicep
d)
Satorius
54.

Identify the muscle

a)

peroneus longus

b)

tibialis anterior

c)

rectus femoris

d)

vastus muscles

55.

The ___ can be found attached to the femur & calcaneus. When it contracts, it plantar flexes the foot.

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Soleus

c)

Sacrospinalis

d)

Sternocleidomastoid

56.
What is the action of the masseter?
a)
To raise the eyebrows
b)
To close the eyes
c)
To close the jaw
d)
To blow bubbles
57.

Which muscle is labeled 2

a)

orbicularis oculi

b)

platysma

c)

frontalis

d)

occipitals

58.

Which muscle allows you to turn and nod your head?

a)

sternocleidomastoid

b)

buccinator

c)

zygomaticus

d)

frontalis

59.
What do sit-ups do for the body? 
a)
Strengthens your calf muscles 
b)
Helps you loose weight 
c)
Strengthens your stomach muscles 
d)
None of the above
60.

A _______ ______ pulled muscle is an overstretching or tearing of the muscles and/or adjacent tissues like the fascia or tendons

a)

muscle sprain

b)

muscle strain

c)

muscle rupture

d)

bone sprain

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