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Muscle Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gastrocnemius originates on the femur and inserts into the calcaneus. From this you can tell that gastrocnemius (a)   the foot.

2.

Since triceps brachii is an antagonist to biceps brachii, you can tell that it must (a)   the forearm.

3.

During the process of EC coupling, the second type of gate to open is a....

a)

Chemically gated sodium channel

b)

Chemically gated potassium channel

c)

Voltage gated sodium channel

d)

Voltage gated potassium channel

4.

The opening of voltage-gated potassium channels causes....

a)

Calcium to be released

b)

ACh to be released

c)

The cell to depolarize

d)

The cell to repolarize

5.

If the deltoid originates on the clavicle and scapula and inserts on the humerus, it must (a)   the arm.

6.

Skeletal muscle is kept together via gap junctions, allowing the muscle fibers to contract all at once.

a)

True 

b)

False

7.

Slow oxidate fibers have an abundance of all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Myoglobin

c)

Glycogen

d)

Blood vessels

8.

If you have to do an activity like swinging a baseball bat, you'd want to use which kind of fiber?

a)

Slow oxidative

b)

Fast oxidative

c)

Slow glycolytic

d)

Fast glycolytic

9.

Which of the following is involved in chewing?

a)

Masseter

b)

Zygomaticus group

c)

Buccinator

d)

Temporalis

10.

The muscle that dorsiflexes the foot is the...

a)

Soleus

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Fibularis group

d)

Tibialis anterior

11.

When you die, what stage of cross bridge cycle can your body not move past?

a)

Cross bridge formation

b)

Power stroke

c)

Detachment

d)

Cocking of the myosin head

12.

The gluteus maximus performs all these actions on the thigh EXCEPT

a)

adducts

b)

abducts

c)

laterally rotates

d)

extends