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Muscular System

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a voluntary muscle?
a)
You have control over the muscle 
b)
You have no control over the muscle
c)
Muscle works automatically
d)
Muscles fuse together
2.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
3.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
4.
Muscles can not push they can only
a)
pull
b)
stand
c)
expand
d)
walk
5.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

6.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

7.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Deltoids

8.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Latissimus Dorsi

b)

Trapezius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Calves

9.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Abdominals

b)

Quads

c)

Gluteus

d)

Hamstring

10.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

11.

What connective Tissue connects muscles to bone?

a)

Ligaments

b)

Cartilage

c)

Tendons

d)

All 3 above

12.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

13.

Which of the following MUST be present during aerobic exercise?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

lactic acid

c)

glucose

d)

oxygen

14.

What type of movement is illustrated in the picture?

a)

Flexion

b)

extension

c)

abduction

d)

adduction

15.

Flexion at the elbow occurs if

a)

the biceps muscle contracts

b)

the triceps muscles contracts

c)

the biceps muscle relaxes

d)

the triceps muscle relaxes

16.
Muscles work in pairs what is the name for this...
a)
Antagonistic Pairs
b)
Pears
c)
Bicep
d)
Antiseptic Pairs
17.

The muscle which relaxes during movement is the.....

a)

Antagonist

b)

Agonist

c)

Antagonist pair

d)

Prime mover

18.

Elias loves to play football. When kicking a football during extension at the knee what muscles is the agonist?

a)

Hamstring

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Obliques

19.

Martino is walking around on his tip toes to make himself look taller, which muscles are allowing him to do this?

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Hamstring

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Tibialis Anterior

20.

During flexion of the leg which muscle is the agonist?

a)

Hamstring

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Tibialis Anterior

21.

Jalen is in training and doing 50 sit ups a day, which muscle group is he targeting?

a)

Deltoids

b)

Abdominals

c)

Trapezius

d)

Quadriceps

22.

Identify the highlighted muscle

a)

Tibialis Anterior

b)

Gastrocneminus

c)

Deltoid

d)

Biceps

23.

Identify the highlighted area

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Achilles Tendon

c)

Tibialis Anterior

d)

Biceps

24.
Muscles located in the arm that move the forearm at the elbow joint have insertions on the:
a)
scapula and clavicle.
b)
radius or ulna.
c)
humerus.
d)
carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges.
25.

Muscles that move the leg at the hip joint have origins on the:

a)

pelvis.

b)

tibia.

c)

femur.

d)

patella.

26.

This muscle works automatically without us having to tell doing any work.

a)

Skeletal/ Voluntary

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Cardiac / Heart Muscle

d)

Rough

27.

When our muscles shorten when doing a bicep curl. What type of muscular contraction is this called?

a)

Concentric

b)

Eccentric

c)

Curl

d)

Isometric

28.

Tendons that attach muscle to the fixed or less movable bone occur at the ___________

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

29.

Tendons that attach muscle to the bone that pull to create movement occur at the ___________

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

30.

When you are holding a plank position the abdominals are contracting but not moving, this is called _____________ contraction.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Isometric

c)

fixed

d)

stable

31.

When you are doing a push up, your pectorals contract to 'push you up' this is called _______________ contraction.

a)

Isometric

b)

physical

c)

Antagonist

d)

Isotonic

32.

Click all of the Sports/Activities below that would use predominantly Fast Twitch Fibres.

a)

Marathon Runners

b)

Weight lifters

c)

100m Sprinters

d)

Long Distance Cyclists

e)

Spikers in Volleyball

33.

Click the Sports or activities that would use predominantly Slow Twitch muscles fibres.

a)

Goal Keepers in Football

b)

400m Swimmers

c)

Cross Country Runners

d)

A player that dunks the ball

e)

Midfielders in Football

34.

What does aerobic refer to?

a)

When your body uses oxygen.

b)

The absence of oxygen

c)

With a little available oxygen

d)

None of the above

35.

Aerobic exercise is a physical exercise that provides cardiovascular conditioning.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Fast-paced workouts, like sprinting and weightlifting, are examples of aerobic exercises.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which type of exercise is this

a)

Anaerobic

b)

Aerobic

38.

Anaerobic exercise is high intensity and causes you to be quickly out of breath.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Lactic acid buildup occurs in anaerobic exercise

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Fatigue occurs when our bodies do not have enough oxygen to supply the muscles to keep working at a consistent pace.

a)

True

b)

False