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WorksheetsMuscular System Pretest
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
One of the characteristics of muscles is extensibility. This allows muscles to:
react to an impulse
contract
stretch
consume oxygen
Which of the following is one of the properties of muscles?
excitability
portability
feasibility
stability
The walls of the heart are made of:
coronary muscle
cardiac muscle
striated muscle
voluntary muscle
Where would you find a voluntary muscle?
in blood vessel walls
inside the heart
lining the stomach
attached to the femur
After you swallow food, what kind of muscle moves the food toward your stomach?
cardiac
skeletal
smooth
voluntary
What muscle movement occurs when you move your hand from an open palm to a fist?
abduction
adduction
flexion
extension
When a muscle attaches to a bone, the end that does not move is the:
origin
insertion
root
tendon
Of the following, what muscle is superior to the other three?
intercostals
gastrocnemius
sternocleidomastoid
trapezius
Of the following, what muscle would do the most work if you ran five miles?
sternocleidomastoid
gastrocnemius
pectoralis major
quadriceps femoris
Karina’s leg was in a cast for ten weeks. You would expect her leg muscles to experience some degree of:
circumduction
hypertrophy
atrophy
rotation
Tetanus is caused by:
muscle strain
a missing gene
bacteria
an autoimmune response
Which of the following is a genetic degenerative disorder that causes muscle atrophy?
fibromyalgia
muscular dystrophy
myasthenia gravis
polio
Which of the following combining forms means "to stretch out"?
extens/o
flex/o
rotat/o
duct/o
Which of the following combining forms means "to lead, bring"?
extens/o
flex/o
rotat/o
duct/o
Which of the following combining forms means "weakness"?
-rrhexis
-kinesia
-asthenia
-trophy
Which type of joint allows free movement in various directions?
synovial (diarthrosis)
cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis)
fibrous (synarthrosis)
sutural
When patients move their limbs by themselves without assistance, it is called (a) range of motion. (This is the opposite of passive range of motion when healthcare personnel or equipment move the body part with no effort from the patient.)
