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SM Muscular System

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is muscle atrophy?
a)
When the muscle decrees in size 
b)
When the muscle increases in size
c)
When the muscle cramps
2.
How are muscles attached to bone?
a)
Ligaments
b)
Cartlidge
c)
skin
d)
Tendons
3.
Which type of Muscles are under are conscious control?  This means we instruct them to perform
a)
Skeletal/Voluntary Muscle
b)
Smooth/Involentary
c)
Cardiac Muscle
d)
Rough Muscle 
4.
Smooth Muscles
a)
A bone that has broken and IS poking through the skin
b)
Muscle that makes up many organs in the body
c)
muscle that you do not control
d)
When a bone is out of place at the joint
5.
Cardiac Muscles
a)
muscle that connects to bones and helps move the body
b)
Muscle that makes up many organs in the body
c)
muscle that you do not control
d)
Muscle that makes up the walls of the human heart
6.
Name a pair of muscles that work together. 
a)
Quads and Gastronomics  
b)
Glutes and Hamstrings
c)
Abs and Lats 
d)
Triceps and Biceps 
7.

Of the 3 types of muscles, which muscles attach to bone.

a)

Skeletal Muscle

b)

Cardiac Muscle

c)

Smooth Muscle

8.
When muscles contract, the length of the muscle
a)
lengthens
b)
extends
c)
shortens
d)
stretches
9.

Which connective tissue surrounds fasicles?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

10.

Which connective tissue surrounds the whole muscle?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

11.

Which connective tissue surrounds individual muscle fibers?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

12.

Muscles move bones by

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

c)

both pushing and pulling

13.

The elbow bends when

a)

the biceps muscle contracts

b)

the triceps muscles contracts

c)

the biceps muscle relaxes

d)

the triceps muscle relaxes

14.
The muscle primarily responsible for a movement
is the:
a)
prime mover (agonist).
b)
synergist.
c)
antagonist.
d)
origin.
15.
The muscle which relaxes during movement is the.....
a)
Antagonist
b)
Agonist
16.

Callum plays for the school team. When kicking a ball during knee extension which is the antagonist?

a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Gastrocnemius
d)
Obliques
17.

Scotty is training for rugby pre season doing sit ups, which muscle group is he targeting?

a)

Deltoids

b)

Abdominals

c)

Trapezius

d)

Quadriceps

18.
What connects bone to bone?
a)
Ligament
b)
Tendon
c)
Cartilage
19.
A sprain occurs when you tear what type of tissue?
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
c)
Cartilage
d)
Muscle
20.
One of the characteristics of muscles is extensibility. This allows muscles to:
a)
React to an impulse
b)
Contract
c)
Stretch
d)
Consume oxygen
21.
Where would you find a voluntary muscle?
a)
In blood vessel walls
b)
Attached to the femur
c)
Inside the heart
d)
Lining the stomach
22.
After you swallow food, what kind of muscle moves the food toward your stomach?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Voluntary
d)
Smooth
23.
When a muscle attaches to a bone, the end that does not move is the:
a)
Tendon
b)
Root
c)
Origin
d)
Insertion
24.
Karina's leg was in a cast for ten weeks. You would expect her leg muscles to experience some degree of:
a)
Atrophy
b)
Hypertrophy
c)
Circumduction
d)
Rotation
25.
What muscle is located in the calf?
a)
Gastrocnemius
b)
Triceps
c)
Trapezius
d)
Gluteus maximus
26.
What muscle injury is often caused by overstretching a muscle?
a)
Myopathy
b)
Strain
c)
Dislocation
d)
Atrophy
27.

Muscle that opposes the action of another.

a)

Synergist

b)

Prime mover

c)

Agonist

d)

Antagonist

28.

What does the prefix 'bi' indicate in the muscle name 'biceps brachii'?

a)

It has four origins

b)

It has three origins

c)

It has two origins

d)

It has one origin

29.

What does the name 'gluteus maximus' indicate about the muscle?

a)

It is the smallest muscle in the area

b)

It is located on the frontal bone of the skull

c)

It is the largest muscle in the area

d)

It has a straight fiber direction

30.

What does the muscle name 'rectus abdominis' indicate about the muscle?

a)

It is the smallest muscle in the area

b)

It has a straight fiber direction

c)

It is the largest muscle in the area

d)

It is located on the frontal bone of the skull

31.

What does the muscle name 'orbicularis' indicate about the muscle?

a)

It has a circular shape

b)

It has a straight fiber direction

c)

It is located on the frontal bone of the skull

d)

It is the largest muscle in the area

32.

What does the muscle name 'oblique' indicate about the muscle?

a)

It is located on the frontal bone of the skull

b)

It has a circular shape

c)

It has a straight fiber direction

d)

It is at an angle

33.

Triceps get their name because of

a)

their location (bones near to it)

b)

their size

c)

their direction

d)

their number of origins

e)

their shape

34.

Think about the action of the triceps. Then label the origin, belly, and insertion.

35.

Match the following

a)

Origin

1.

the point of a muscle which attaches to a stationary bone

b)

Insertion

2.

the point of a muscle which attaches to a bone that performs the movement

c)

Belly

3.

the largest part of the muscle containing the muscle cells

36.

Muscles have ​ (a)   or the ability to respond to a stimulus; ​ (b)   or the ability to become short and thick to create movement; ​ ​ (c)   or the ability to be stretched; and ​ (d)   or the ability to return to its original shape.

Choose from the below words
excitability
contractability
extensibility
elasticity
37.

A muscle has the term "teres" in its name, what does this tell you about the muscle?

a)

it is triangular

b)

it is round

c)

the fibers are at an angle

d)

it is below another structure

38.

brevis =

a)

across

b)

straight

c)

short

d)

huge

39.

vastus =

a)

huge

b)

long

c)

diagonal

d)

above

40.

Adductors and flexors are _____.

a)

named for their size

b)

named for their shapes

c)

named for their locations

d)

named for their functions

41.

The deltoid, rhomboids, and trapezius muscles are _____.

a)

named for their size

b)

named for their shapes

c)

named for their locations

d)

named for their functions

42.

The biceps and triceps are named for _____.

a)

the number of origins

b)

their shapes

c)

their locations

d)

their functions

43.

brachii =

a)

on the side

b)

leg

c)

arm

d)

above

44.

supra =

a)

below

b)

above

c)

to lift

d)

triangular

45.

Skeletal muscles like your biceps and triceps work in pairs. This is because they can only apply a force in the form of a​ ​ (a)   . The muscle cells contract meaning they get ​ (b)   to move your bones.

Choose from the below words
pull
shorter
Push
stretch
longer
stretched
46.

What is Label #7?

47.

Muscles always work in ​ (a)   . The type of muscle shown here is ​ (b)  

1 is connecting the muscle to the bone. ​ (c)  

2 is connecting the bone to another bone ​ (d)  

If muscle 2 contracts the movement would be ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
pairs
skeletal
tendon
ligament
flexion
extention
cardiac
48.

The deltoid muscle in the shoulder is named for its ___, which is ___.

a)

size; huge

b)

location; above

c)

shape; triangular

d)

direction of fibers; straight