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GPES Functional Anatomy

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Muscles that oppose one another are

a)

synergist

b)

hateful

c)

prime movers

d)

antagonists

2.
Skeletal muscles are attached to which of the following? 
a)
Bones and ligaments 
b)
Ligaments and tendons
c)
Tendons and bones
d)
Bones and fat 
3.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of muscles?

a)

Contractibility

b)

Elasticity

c)

Solubility

d)

Extendibility

4.

"Muscle action where the muscle remains the same length" refers to which type of muscle contraction?

a)

Flexion

b)

Concentric

c)

Isometric

d)

Eccentric

e)

Abduction

5.

Which fibre types are white, fatigue rapidly and have a low level of oxygen?

a)

Type 1, Slow-twitch fibres

b)

Type 2, Fast-twitch fibres

6.

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

a)

Concentric

b)

Adduction

c)

Isometric

d)

Flexion

e)

Eccentric

7.

A concentric muscle contraction is when...

a)

The agonist muscle lengthens

b)

The antagonist muscle remains same length

c)

The agonist muscle shortens

8.

100M Sprinter have more of which muscle fibre type?

a)

Type 1

b)

Type 2

c)

Type 3

9.

Define the term agonist.

a)

The muscle which relaxes and lengthens

b)

The contracting muscle which shortens

c)

The biceps

d)

The quadriceps

10.

When flexing the arm at the elbow, which muscle is the antagonist?

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

11.

Which muscle (agonist) causes flexion of the leg at the knee?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quadriceps

12.

What is a sporting example of an isometric contraction?

(a)  

13.

What are the 2 types of isotonic contractions?

a)

Eccentric

b)

Synovial

c)

Type 1 and 2

d)

Concentric

e)

Isometric

14.

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

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Joint

d)

Tendon

15.

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

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Joint

d)

Tendon

16.

Muscles must cross at least one ________________.

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Joint

d)

Tendon

17.

The joint which allows the maximum movement is the

a)

Slightly movable joint

b)

Ball and socket joint

c)

hinge joint

d)

Gliding joint

18.

What are the 3 main types of joints?

a)

Ball and socket

b)

Fixed

c)

Hinge

d)

Synovial

e)

Slightly moveable

19.

What is an example of a fixed joint?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Elbow

c)

Skull

20.

Which are characteristics of synovial joints?

a)

Joined together with a fibrousjoint capsule which surrounds the end of bones

b)

The synovial cavity is filled with a synovial fluid

c)

The synovial fluid is produced by a synovial membrane

21.

How many types of synovial joints are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

6

22.

Which is an example of a hinge joint

a)

knee and elbow

b)

shoulder and hip

c)

neck

d)

ankle and wrist

23.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
ball and socket
d)
condyloid
24.
Name this joint
a)
pivot
b)
saddle
c)
gliding
d)
hinge
25.
Which joint allows movement in only one direction?
a)
ball and socket
b)
fiibrous
c)
hinge
d)
pivot
26.

The skull is an example of what type of joint?

a)

Cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis)

b)

Synovial (diarthrosis)

c)

Fibrous (synarthrosis)

27.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
condyloid
d)
pivot
28.
Allow bones to move in almost any direction
a)
Pivotal joint
b)
Ball and socket joint
c)
Hinge joint
d)
Gliding joint
29.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
30.

The following is NOT one of the 3 Joint Classifications..

a)

Cartilaginous

b)

Cartilage

c)

Fibrous

d)

Synovial

31.

Examples of a Ball & Socket Joint are found in the

a)

Shoulder

b)

Knee

c)

Hip

d)

Ankle

32.

An example of a Saddle joint is in the

a)

Knee

b)

Hip

c)

Thumb

d)

Vertebral column

33.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
34.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
35.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
36.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
37.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Circumduction
b)
Lateral Rotation
c)
Medial Rotation
d)
Eversion
38.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Inversion
b)
Eversion
c)
Plantarflexion
d)
Dorsiflexion
39.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
40.
The elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
gliding
d)
hinge
41.
This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
pivot
d)
saddle
42.
Carpals and tarsals (flat bones) are examples of this type of joint
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
hinge
d)
saddle
43.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
44.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
condyloid
d)
pivot
45.
Fibrous joints are?
a)
freely moveable
b)
partially moveable
c)
immovable
46.
World-class sprinters can have up to ____ more of fast twitch muscle fibres in their body
a)
20%
b)
40%
c)
60%
d)
80%
47.
Marathon runners can have up to ____ % or more of slow twitch muscle fibers in their bodies
a)
20%
b)
40%
c)
60%
d)
80%
48.
The average person has approximately what percentage of Slow Twitch fibres?
a)
20%
b)
40%
c)
60%
d)
80%