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Muscular Terms Practice

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

smooth muscle

a)

group of muscle cells

b)

visceral muscle - organ muscle

c)

connects muscle to bone

d)

wave-like muscle contraction

2.

perimysium

a)

separates cells within a bundle and holds them together; has scattered stem cells to help in repair

b)

the covering of a muscle

c)

holds fasciculi together

d)

covering of a fascicle

3.

elevator

a)

makes rigid

b)

turns up

c)

closes an opening

d)

lifts up

4.

BMI

a)

a muscle protein

b)

body metabolic isometric

c)

body mass index

d)

body movement index

5.

sphincter

a)

turns down

b)

moves away from the midline

c)

closes an opening

d)

turns up

6.

contraction

a)

a muscle protein

b)

muscle cell tissue

c)

muscle cell shortening

d)

a muscle that works opposite of another

7.

electrolytes

a)

a natural contraction cycle of cardiac muscle

b)

ions capable of conducting electrical currents

c)

a chemical that transmits a message from a nerve

d)

bands of proteins that compose the cytoskeleton of muscles

8.

cramp

a)

the contracting unit of a muscle

b)

involuntary muscle contraction

c)

injury due to overworking a muscle

d)

painful contraction of a muscle

9.

tensor

a)

turns down

b)

makes rigid

c)

a muscle protein

d)

connects muscle to bone

10.

abductor

a)

moves away from the midline

b)

muscle cell shortening

c)

moves in a circle

d)

moves toward the midline

11.

Sarcoplasm

a)

the covering of a muscle

b)

wave-like muscle contraction

c)

involuntary muscle contraction

d)

cytoplasm of a muscle cell

12.

muscle fiber

a)

closes an opening

b)

visceral muscle - organ muscle

c)

a muscle protein

d)

muscle cell tissue

13.

Endomysium

a)

long cords of myofilaments that form bundles that make up a muscle

b)

holds fasciculi together

c)

contraction of a muscle without movement

d)

separates cells within a bundle and holds them together; has scattered stem cells to help in repair

14.

fascicle

a)

group of muscle cells

b)

connects muscle to bone

c)

origin of muscles

d)

decrease in muscle size

15.

myoblast

a)

a cell that produces muscle

b)

Cytoplasm of a muscle cell

c)

a muscle that works opposite of another

d)

moves away from the midline

16.

contractile proteins

a)

cytoskeleton proteins that allow muscle contraction

b)

a chemical that transmits a message from a nerve

c)

Cytoplasm of a muscle cell

d)

a neurotransmitter that allows for muscle contraction

17.

z-line

a)

the contracting unit of a muscle

b)

the covering of a muscle

c)

the boundary between sarcomeres

d)

injury due to overworking a muscle

18.

acetylcholine

a)

ions capable of conducting electrical currents

b)

a neurotransmitter that allows for muscle contraction

c)

bands of proteins that compose the cytoskeleton of muscles

d)

a chemical that transmits a message from a nerve

19.

myofilaments

a)

a neurotransmitter that allows for muscle contraction

b)

long cords of myofilaments that form bundles that make up a muscle

c)

ions capable of conducting electrical currents

d)

bands of proteins that compose the cytoskeleton of muscles

20.

myofibril

a)

a thin muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

b)

long cords of myofilaments that form bundles that make up a muscle

c)

a neurotransmitter that allows for muscle contraction

d)

ions capable of conducting electrical currents

21.

peristalsis

a)

Cytoplasm of a muscle cell

b)

muscle cell shortening

c)

involuntary muscle contraction

d)

wave-like muscle contraction

22.

isometric

a)

contraction of a muscle with movement

b)

long cords of myofilaments that form bundles that make up a muscle

c)

the contracting unit of a muscle

d)

contraction of a muscle without movement

23.

adductor

a)

moves away from the midline

b)

connects bone to bone

c)

moves in a circle

d)

moves toward the midline

24.

myosin

a)

a thin muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

b)

a thick muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

c)

injury due to overworking a muscle

d)

connects muscle to bone

25.

intrinsic beat

a)

a neurotransmitter that allows for muscle contraction

b)

a natural contraction cycle of cardiac muscle

c)

a muscle that works opposite of another

d)

ions capable of conducting electrical currents

26.

depressor

a)

turns up

b)

makes rigid

c)

pushes down

d)

closes an opening

27.

spasm

a)

painful contraction of a muscle

b)

injury due to overworking a muscle

c)

involuntary muscle contraction

d)

cytoplasm of a muscle cell

28.

isotonic

a)

contraction of a muscle without movement

b)

injury due to overworking a muscle

c)

the contracting unit of a muscle

d)

contraction of a muscle with movement

29.

sprain

a)

injury due to overworking a muscle

b)

a thick muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

c)

injury resulting from stress or trauma to a joint

d)

a thin muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

30.

sarcolemma

a)

the covering of a muscle

b)

cytoplasm of a muscle cell

c)

moves toward the midline

d)

decrease in muscle size

31.

myogenesis

a)

visceral muscle - organ muscle

b)

wave-like muscle contraction

c)

origin of muscles

d)

moves in a circle

32.

actin

a)

a thin muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

b)

a thick muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

c)

injury resulting from stress or trauma to a joint

d)

a muscle protein

33.

strain

a)

contraction of a muscle without movement

b)

injury due to overworking a muscle

c)

injury resulting from stress or trauma to a joint

d)

painful contraction of a muscle

34.

antagonistic

a)

a muscle that works opposite of another

b)

a natural contraction cycle of cardiac muscle

c)

contraction of a muscle without movement

d)

muscle cell shortening

35.

atrophy

a)

the covering of a muscle

b)

decrease in muscle size

c)

group of muscle cells

d)

connects muscle to bone

36.

supinator

a)

turns down

b)

pushes down

c)

turns up

d)

closes an opening

37.

tropomyosin

a)

muscle cell shortening

b)

muscle cell tissue

c)

closes an opening

d)

a muscle protein

38.

titan

a)

moves in a circle

b)

connects muscle to bone

c)

a thin muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

d)

a muscle protein

39.

tendon

a)

connects muscle to bone

b)

connects bone to bone

c)

a thick muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

d)

decrease in muscle size

40.

sarcoplasmic reticulum

a)

system of tubes that stores and transports calcium necessary for muscle contraction

b)

bands of proteins that compose the cytoskeleton of muscles

c)

cytoskeleton proteins that allow muscle contraction

d)

a cell with a specialized membrane & cytoskeleton that permits change

41.

sarcomere

a)

the covering of a muscle

b)

the contracting unit of a muscle

c)

contraction of a muscle without movement

d)

contraction of a muscle with movement

42.

epimysium

a)

closes an opening

b)

moves away from the midline

c)

wave-like muscle contraction

d)

holds fasciculi together

43.

contractile cells

a)

a chemical that transmits a message from a nerve

b)

a neurotransmitter that allows for muscle contraction

c)

a cell with a specialized membrane & cytoskeleton that permits change

d)

a thin muscle protein that makes up the myofilaments of a muscle

44.

troponin

a)

moves in a circle

b)

muscle cell tissue

c)

a muscle protein

d)

turns down

45.

pronator

a)

turns down

b)

moves in a circle

c)

lifts up

d)

pushes down

46.

ligament

a)

contraction of a muscle with movement

b)

connects muscle to bone

c)

closes an opening

d)

connects bone to bone

47.

neurotransmitter

a)

a chemical that transmits a message from a nerve

b)

a muscle that works opposite of another

c)

a cell with a specialized membrane & cytoskeleton that permits change

d)

cytoskeleton proteins that allow muscle contraction

48.

rotator

a)

a muscle protein

b)

turns down

c)

closes an opening

d)

moves in a circle