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Movement at the Elbow Joint, Posture, Heavy Lifting

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
2.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
3.
The muscle of your upper arm is called the
a)
Pectorals
b)
Abdominals
c)
Deltoids
d)
Biceps
4.
Name this muscle.
a)
Tricep
b)
Trapezius
c)
Biceps Brachii
d)
Tres Major
5.

Which type of human body tissue can contract, or shorten?

a)

epithelial tissue

b)

muscle tissue

c)

connective tissue

d)

nerve tissue

6.

Which type of muscle is found only in the heart?

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

soft muscle

d)

smooth muscle

7.

Which type of muscle tires quickly during exercise?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

breathing muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

smooth muscle

8.

How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?

a)

One muscle in the pair pulls on a bone, while the second muscle pulls on the first muscle.

b)

While one muscle in the pair contracts, the other returns to its original length.

c)

Both muscles extend at the same time.

d)

One contracts and the other stretches.

9.

Which of the following is NOT a voluntary muscle?

a)

biceps

b)

triceps

c)

gluteus maximus

d)

esophagus

10.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

11.

Which of the following statements best describe how the arm bends at the elbow?

a)

Biceps contract to bend arm at the elbow while the triceps relax.

b)

Biceps contract to bend arm at the elbow

c)

Triceps contract to bend arm at the elbow

d)

Triceps contract to bend arm at the elbow while the biceps relax.

12.
What is a joint?
a)
a place where two muscles come together
b)
a place where a bone and a muscle come together
c)
a place where two bones come together
13.
The hinge joint moves...
a)
in two directions
b)
up and down; forward and back
c)
forward and back; all around
d)
in one direction
14.
The gliding joint moves...
a)
with two bones siding past each other
b)
in two directions
c)
up and down; forward and back
d)
up and down; all around
15.
What hinge joint do you use when you throw a ball?
a)
knee
b)
shoulder
c)
elbow
d)
toes
16.
What ball and socket joint do you use when you throw a ball?
a)
shoulders
b)
hips
c)
elbow
d)
wrist
17.
a)

POOR POSTURE

b)

GOOD POSTURE

18.
a)

GOOD POSTURE

b)

POOR POSTURE

19.
a)

GOOD POSTURE

b)

POOR POSTURE

20.
a)

POOR POSTURE

b)

GOOD POSTURE

21.
a)

POOR POSTURE

b)

GOOD POSTURE

22.
a)

POOR POSTURE

b)

GOOD POSTURE

23.
a)

GOOD POSTURE

b)

POOR POSTURE

24.
a)

POOR POSTURE

b)

GOOD POSTURE

25.

What type of symptoms might the person lifting the box incorrectly experience if they continue to do so over a long period of time?

a)

muscle spasms

b)

tight hamstrings

c)

weak abdominals

d)

all of the above

26.

What should you do when walking?

a)

Keep body erect and swing arms naturally

b)

Put body weight equally balanced on both feet

c)

Keep feet flat on the floor

27.

What should you do when standing?

a)

swing arms naturally

b)

Put your body weight equally balanced on both feet

c)

Extend thighs and bend knees slightly.

28.

When walking, you should transfer your weight alternately from side to side to keep your whole body in good _________.

a)

shape

b)

balance

c)

health

29.

When sitting, balance your ___________ equally on both feet

a)

weight

b)

height

c)

attention

30.
Why is it important to have a good posture?
a)
To make sure our organs & muscles work properly
b)
So we don't sit in an awkward position
c)
To look good 
31.

Right posture ___________ (Answer is more than 1)

a)

Makes our body become unfit and weak

b)

Makes our life healthier

c)

Can avoid injury

d)

Promote normal growth

32.

Which one is a right posture while sitting?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which postures are wrong posture while sleeping? (Answer is more than 1)

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

a)

Right posture while standing

b)

Wrong posture while standing

35.

Which one is a right posture while lifting object?

a)
b)
36.

What is the correct way of sitting while attending online class?

a)

A

b)

B

37.

______________ give proper shape to our body.

a)

good posture

b)

bad posture

38.

Which man is lifting correctly and why?

a)

Man on the left because his legs are nice and straight.

b)

Man on the left because he is bending at the waist and his back is straight.

c)

The man on the right because his legs are bent and he is not bending at the waist.

d)

The man on the right because his legs are straight.

39.

Which example shows proper lifting?

a)

The example on the left

b)

The example on the right

c)

Both show proper lifting

d)

Neither shows proper lifting

40.

What is wrong with this picture?

a)

carrying a load that blocks your vision

b)

trying to carry too much all at once

c)

arching backward

d)

all choices are correct

41.

This woman is carring the box correctly because she is holding it close, her back is straight, and she is not twisting.

a)

True

b)

False

42.
The two bones of the lower arm are
a)
tibia and fibula
b)
femur and humerus
c)
 ulna and radius
d)
humerus and radius
43.

What attaches a muscle to the bone.

a)

ligaments

b)

tendons

c)

tension

d)

levers

44.

The _____ of a skeletal muscle in the less moveable end

a)

origin

b)

insertion

c)

antagonist

d)

synergist

45.

The _____ of a skeletal muscle the more moveable end

a)

origin

b)

insertion

c)

antagonist

d)

synergist

46.

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

47.

Muscles can have only 1 origin and 1 insertion.

a)

true

b)

false

48.

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

49.

The muscles that oppose an action.

a)

agonist

b)

prime mover

c)

antagonist

d)

synergist

50.

Moveable attachment of a muscle:

a)

Teniosis

b)

Origin

c)

Insertion

d)

Eversion

51.

Attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed (does not move) during muscular contraction:

a)

Origin

b)

Dilator

c)

Insertion

d)

Dystonia

52.

Smooth and cardiac muscles, or involuntary muscles, are controlled by what nervous system?

a)

skeletal nervous system

b)

central nervous system

c)

autonomic nervous system

53.
After you swallow food, what kind of muscle moves the food toward your stomach?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Voluntary
d)
Smooth
54.

muscles that contract when needed without needing to think about it

a)

fast twitch

b)

slow twitch

c)

voluntary

d)

involuntary

55.

muscles that you consciously make contract and move

a)

fast twitch

b)

slow twitch

c)

voluntary

d)

involuntary

56.

muscles that you consciously make contract and move

a)

fast twitch

b)

slow twitch

c)

voluntary

d)

involuntary

57.

In the diagram below, which labeled structure shows a ball-and-socket joint?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

58.

How does an antagonistic pair work?

a)

Muscles move.

b)

Paired muscles move.

c)

Muscles relax and contract to move bones.

d)

As one muscle relaxes the other contracts to allow movement at a joint.

59.

Where is the insertion of the bicep?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Ulna

c)

Radius

d)

Femur

60.

Where is the origin of the bicep?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Humerus

c)

Scapula

d)

Femur

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