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Muscular System

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

2.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

3.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

4.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Deltoids

5.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

6.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Trapezius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Calves

7.

Which connective tissue surrounds fasicles?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

8.

Which connective tissue surrounds the whole muscle?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

9.

Which connective tissue surrounds individual muscle fibers?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

10.

What type of muscle is this?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

11.

Which type of muscle is this?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

12.

Which type of muscle is this?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

13.

Which type of muscle cell is striated, voluntary and has multiple nuclei located at the periphery?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

14.

Which type of muscle cell has one nucleus, is striated and has intercalated disks?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

15.

Which of the following muscle cells are not striated, involuntary, and have one nucleus per cell?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

16.

Which of the following puts the structures of the muscle in order from largest to smallest?

a)

Whole muscle, muscle fiber, actin & myosin, myofibril, muscle fasicle

b)

Whole muscle, muscle fasicle, muscle fiber, myofibril, actin & myosin

c)

Whole muscle, muscle fiber, muscle fasicle, myofibril, actin & myosin

d)

Whole muscle, muscle fasicle, muscle fiber, actin & myosin, myofibril

17.

The elbow bends when

a)

the biceps muscle contracts

b)

the triceps muscles contracts

c)

the biceps muscle relaxes

d)

the triceps muscle relaxes

18.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles
19.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
Which of the following MUST be present for aerobic respiration? 
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
lactic acid 
c)
glucose
d)
oxygen
21.
a)
Flexion
b)
extension
c)
abduction
d)
adduction
22.
a)
Flexion
b)
extension
c)
abduction
d)
adduction
23.

Identify the highlighted muscle

a)

Hamstring

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Achilles Tendon

d)

Trapezius

24.

How should you care for your muscular system. Select all that apply.

a)

Exercise regularly.

b)

Eat fast food on a daily basis.

c)

Warm-up before and cool-down after exercise.

d)

Stretch to remain flexible.

e)

Eat healthy foods, especially foods high in protein.

25.

Skeletal Muscles is a __________________ muscle.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

26.

Cardiac muscle is a _______________ muscle.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

27.

Smooth muscle is a __________________ muscle.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

28.
The functional contractile unit within muscle fiber is the:
a)
sarcoplasm.
b)
sarcolemma.
c)
sarcomere.
d)
sarcoplasmic reticulum.
29.
Chest and shoulder muscles that move the arm at the shoulder joint have insertions on the:
a)
humerus.
b)
scapula.
c)
clavicle and ribs.
d)
radius or ulna.
30.
Muscles located in the arm that move the forearm at the elbow joint have insertions on the:
a)
scapula and clavicle.
b)
radius or ulna.
c)
humerus.
d)
carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges.
31.
Which of the following muscles does not move the hyoid bone?
a)
sternohyoid
b)
mylohyoid
c)
sternocleidomastoid
d)
thyrohyoid
32.
Anterior thigh muscles serve as prime movers of:
a)
flexion of the leg at the knee joint.
b)
abduction of the thigh at the hip joint.
c)
extension of the leg at the knee joint.
d)
adduction of the thigh at the hip joint.
33.
Which of the following muscles is not part of the quadriceps group?
a)
semitendinosus
b)
rectus femoris
c)
vastus lateralis
d)
vastus medialis
34.
Which of the following muscles is not part of the hamstring group?
a)
semitendinosus
b)
biceps femoris
c)
semimembranosus
d)
rectus femoris
35.
Sally is performing a press up, during the upward phase which muscle causes arm extension?  
a)
Triceps
b)
Biceps
36.
What connects bone to bone?
a)
Ligament
b)
Tendon
c)
Cartilage
37.
What connects muscle to bone?
a)
Tendon
b)
Ligament
c)
Cartiage