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Muscular system quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of muscle can sustain contraction for long periods of time?

a)

Smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardiac

2.

What type of muscle is found in the walls of the heart?

a)

sphincter

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

smooth

3.

What type of muscle is also known as voluntary?

a)

Smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardiac

d)

sphincter

4.

Sitting or Standing up straight demonstrates what function of the muscular system?

a)

body heat

b)

movement

c)

posture

5.

Stretching your muscles after exercise will give what outcome?

a)

atrophy

b)

contractibility

c)

extensibility

d)

hypertrophy

6.

When a muscle becomes shorter and causes movement it is said to have?

a)

atrophy

b)

contractibility

c)

extensibility

d)

elasticity

7.

A patient's arm has been in a cast and the muscle is smaller from disuse, this is known as?

a)

hypertrophy

b)

muscle tone

c)

atrophy

d)

strain

8.

Muscles are partially contracted at all times, this is known as?

a)

hypertrophy

b)

muscle tone

c)

atrophy

d)

strain

9.

A body builder's muscles enlarge after months of exercise, this is known as?

a)

hypertrophy

b)

hyperthyroid

c)

atrophy

d)

strain

10.

Regular exercise and training will:

a)

decrease circulation

b)

reduce muscle efficiency

c)

cause muscle atrophy

d)

improve muscle tone.

11.

Special circular muscles in the openings between the esophagus and the stomach are called :

a)

sarcoplasm

b)

origin

c)

insertion

d)

sphincter

12.

When muscles relax and return to there original shape what characteristic of muscle is being demonstrated?

a)

elasticity

b)

irritability

c)

extensibility

d)

contractibility

13.

Which body structure is made up of smooth muscle?

a)

Stomach wall

b)

Walls of the heart

c)

pectoralis major

d)

rectus abdominus

14.

Which muscle only has an involuntary function?

a)

biceps brachii

b)

diaphragm

c)

trapezius

d)

cardiac

15.

Exercising for prolong periods without adequate rest would cause a(n):

a)

buildup of lactic acid.

b)

loss of minerals in bones.

c)

increases atrophy.

d)

increase in blood sugar