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Muscular System 1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a type of muscle?

a)

Smooth Muscle

b)

Cardiac Muscle

c)

Striated Muscle

d)

Skeletal Muscle

2.

Which of the type of muscles listed below is under Voluntary control?

a)

Smooth Muscle

b)

Skeletal Muscle

c)

Cardiac Muscle

d)

Striated Muscle

3.

Which Muscle Function creates a shortening of the muscle to create movement?

a)

Agonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Synergist

d)

Fixator

4.

Which muscle function involves the complete relaxation of a muscle to allow movement?

a)

Synergist

b)

Agonist

c)

Fixator

d)

Antagonist

5.

Which muscle function involves stabalising a joint to prevent unecessary movement and possible dislocation?

a)

Synergist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Fixator

d)

Agonist

6.

Which muscle function involves smaller muscles assisting the agonist with creating a movement?

a)

Antagonist

b)

Synergist

c)

Fixator

7.

What muscle is this?

a)

Rectus Abdominus

b)

Erector Spinae

c)

Gluteus Maximus

d)

Ilio Psoas

8.

What muscle is this?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Deltoid

c)

Pectoralis Major

d)

Biceps Brachii

9.

What is the name of this muscle? (In red)

a)

Deltoids

b)

Triceps

c)

Biceps

d)

Pectorals

10.

What muscle is this? (Muscle in Red)

a)

Obliques

b)

Rectus Abdominus

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Gluteus Maximus

11.

Which muscle is this ? (In Red)

a)

Calf Muscle

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Abdominals

12.

What is the scientific name for the Calf Muscle?

a)

Biceps Femoris

b)

Biceps Brachii

c)

Rectus Femoris

d)

Gastrocnemius

13.

Which member of the PE department has the largest Calf Muscles?

a)

Mr. Greves

b)

Mr. Evans

c)

Miss. Roberts

d)

Mr. Corby

14.

What muscle is this?

a)

Biceps Brachii

b)

Trapezius

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Triceps Brachii

15.

What muscle is this?

a)

Latissimus Dorsi

b)

Pectoralis Major

c)

Trapezius

d)

Triceps Brachii

16.

Which of the following is NOT one of the hamstring Muscles?

a)

Rectus Femoris

b)

Biceps Femoris

c)

Semitendinosus

d)

Semimembrinosus

17.

Which muscle contracts to create Dorsiflexion at the ankle joint?

a)

Gastrocnemious

b)

Soleus

c)

Tibialis Anterior

d)

Vastus Lateralis

18.

Where would you find the 'Adductors'?

a)

On the Lateral side of the Humerus

b)

On the Medial Side of the Humerus

c)

On the Lateral Side of the Femur

d)

On the Medial Side of the Femur

19.

Which muscle contracts to create 'Hyper-extension' at the Hip joint?

a)

Ilio Psoas

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Gluteus Maximus

d)

Gluteus Medius

20.

Which muscle creates this movement at the ankle joint when sprinting out of the blocks?

a)

Rectus Femoris

b)

Biceps Femoris

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Tibialis Anterior

21.

Which muscle creates this movement at the knee joint as you strike a football?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Ilio Psoas

c)

Quadriceps Group

d)

Gluteus Maximus

22.

Which muscle creates the movement around the hip in this picture?

a)

Ilio Psoas

b)

Rectus Abdominus

c)

Rectus Femoris

d)

Gluteus Maximus

23.

Which 2 muscles create the movement around the shoulder joint as the Javelin is released

a)

Triceps Brachii

b)

Anterior Deltoid

c)

Posterior Deltoid

d)

Pectoralis Major

24.

Which muscle creates rotation at the spine for the javelin to be released?

a)

Erector Spinae

b)

Rectus Abdominus

c)

Obliques

d)

Latissimus Dorsi

25.

Which muscle performs a Concentric Contraction during the upward phase of a Hamstring Curl?

a)

Hamstring Group

b)

Quadriceps Group

c)

Gluteus Maximus

26.

Which muscle is performing an Eccentric Contraction around the ankle joint as the athlete lands a plyometrics jump?

a)

Tibialis Anterior

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Gastrocnemius

27.

Which muscle is performing a Concentric Contraction at the knee joint during the upward phase of a Plyometrics Jump?

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Gluteus Maximus

28.

Which muscle is performing an Eccentric Contraction at the knee joint as the athletes lands from a plyometrics jump?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Gluteus Maximus