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Muscular System - Runshaw A&P

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a muscle cell, which organelle is responsible for providing energy?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

2.

Which of the following uses voluntary muscles?

a)

Digestion

b)

Heart breathing

c)

Raising your hand

d)

Sneezing

3.

Muscles that you have no control over are called ___________ muscles.

a)

Involuntary

b)

Voluntary

c)

Evolutionary

d)

Revolutionary

4.

Muscles that you can control are called ___________ muscles.

a)

Involuntary

b)

Voluntary

c)

Evolutionary

d)

Revolutionary

5.

Voluntary muscles are attached to

a)

Cardiac muscles

b)

Smooth muscles

c)

Skeletal muscles

d)

All of the above

6.

Muscles are attached to the skeletal system to

a)

Increase energy through the mitochondria.

b)

Protect the lungs and heart.

c)

To replace damaged muscle.

d)

Allow the bones to move.

7.

What are the three types of muscle tissues?

a)

Skeletal, Red, White

b)

Cardiac, Smooth, Skeletal

c)

Red, White, Blue

d)

Cardiac, Skeletal, Red

8.

This muscle is found in the heart and never gets tired.

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

d)

Strong

9.

Muscles are connected to bones by an elastic-like (stretchy) strap called a ______

a)

Joint

b)

Bone

c)

Tendon

d)

Muscle

10.

What sort of movement occurs in the sagittal plane? Pick 2

a)

Forwards and Backwards

b)

Flexion and Extension

c)

Spinning

d)

Left to Right

11.

Which of the below is a sporting action that occurs in the sagittal plane?

a)

360 Twist

b)

Jumping

c)

Running

d)

Squating

12.

What movement occurs in the frontal plane?

a)

Abduction/Adduction

b)

Flexion/Extension

c)

Rotation

d)

Circumduction

13.

Type 1 and 2a are muscle fibres found in the body - select the missing muscle fibre type

a)

Type 1a

b)

Type 2c

c)

Type 2x

d)

Type 2z

14.

A muscle fibre type that would be used for an 800 metre run is known as...

a)

...type 1

b)

...type 2a

c)

...type 2b

d)

...type 2x

15.

Which one of the following is a key characteristic of Fast Twitch X muscle fibers?

a)

They are Red in color, meaning they contain a lot of mitochondria

b)

They contract rapidly with great force but fatigue fast

c)

They are recruited for long duration activities

d)

They contain high numbers of Mitochondria

16.
Long distance runners have large proportion of ___________ fibers.
a)
slow oxidative
b)
fast oxidative
c)
fast glycolytic
17.
Type IIa Fibres are called...
a)
Fast Oxidative
b)
Fast Glycolytic
c)
Slow Oxidative
d)
Slow Glycolytic
18.
Which muscle fibre produces the lowest force when in contracts?
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2a
c)
Type 2b
d)
Type 3
19.

which fibre types use both oxygen and glycogen

a)

type l

b)

type lla

c)

type llx

d)

type lll

20.

which muscle fibre types have a blood supply

a)

type l

b)

type lla

c)

type llx

d)

type lll

21.

What is at the letter A

a)

Epimysium

b)

Endomysium

c)

Fascicle

d)

Perimysium

22.

What is at the letter B

a)

Epimysium

b)

Endomysium

c)

Fascicle

d)

Perimysium

23.

What is at the letter C

a)

Epimysium

b)

Endomysium

c)

Fascicle

d)

Perimysium

24.

What is at the letter D

a)

Muscle fibre

b)

Myofibryl

c)

Fascicle

d)

Perimysium

25.

What is at the letter E

a)

Muscle fibre

b)

Myofibryl

c)

Fascicle

d)

Perimysium

26.

What is at the letter F

a)

Muscle fibre

b)

Myofibryl

c)

Fascicle

d)

Endomysium

27.

Which 2 sports will use type 2x

a)

sprinting

b)

punching

c)

5km run

d)

40km cycle

28.

Which 2 sports will use type 2a

a)

sprinting

b)

running 800m

c)

high intensity effort over 30s

d)

40km cycle

29.

Which 2 sports will use type l

a)

1/2 marathon

b)

running 800m

c)

high intensity effort over 30s

d)

2 hour cycle