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Muscular System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

voluntary

2.
Involuntary
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
3.
attached to bones
a)
cardiac
b)
smooth
c)
skeletal
4.

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

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

5.

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

6.
The muscle primarily responsible for a movement
is the:
a)
prime mover (agonist).
b)
synergist.
c)
antagonist.
d)
origin.
7.
The muscle which relaxes during movement is the.....
a)
Antagonist
b)
Agonist
8.

The sliding filament theory explains which of the following?

a)

muscle extensions

b)

muscle inductions

c)

muscle contractions

d)

muscle formation

9.

______ and ______ work together to allow muscles to contract.

a)

ATP, Calcium

b)

smooth muscle, cardiac muscle

c)

Electrolytes, Phosphorous

d)

hemoglobin, plasma

10.

Which parts of your muscular system are voluntary? Select ALL that apply.

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

skeletal muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

none of the above

11.

Which number represents the Myofibril?

(a)  

12.

Which number represents the Fascicle?

(a)  

13.

What is the main function of the muscular system?

a)

Movement

b)

Blood filtration

c)

Excretion of waste

d)

Calcium homeostasis

14.

How do muscles produce movement?

a)

Muscles contract by pushing bones

b)

Muscles contract by pulling bones

c)

Muscles contract by pushing and pulling bones

d)

Muscles do not produce movement

15.

What do prime movers (agonists) do?

a)

Most responsible for producing a certain movement

b)

Oppose or do the reverse of a certain movement

c)

Stabilizing across a joint

d)

None of the above

16.

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle tissue?

a)

Smooth

b)

Rough

c)

Cardiac

d)

Skeletal

17.

What is the correlation between muscle fatigue and oxygen debt?

a)

When O2 decreases, muscle fatigue increases

b)

When O2 increases, muscle fatigue decreases

c)

When O2 is obtained, muscle fatigue decreases

d)

The lesser the oxygen debt, the lesser the muscle fatige

18.

Muscle Fatigue sets in when your cells begin to run low on one or both of the following:

a)

Oxygen and Glucose

b)

Calcium and Phosphate

c)

Actin and mYosin

d)

Food and water

19.
a)
Hamstrin
b)
Quadricep
c)
Tibialis Anterior
d)
Gastrocenmius
20.
a)
Glutueal
b)
Hamstring
c)
Quadricep
d)
External Oblique
21.
a)
Pectoral
b)
Tricep
c)
Bicep
d)
Deltoid
22.
a)
Abdominal
b)
External Oblique
c)
Pectorals
d)
Trapezius
23.
a)
Biceps
b)
Triceps
c)
Occuli
d)
Trapezius
24.
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue
a)
Skeletal 
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
d)
All of the above
25.

Which types of muscle tissue is/are voluntary

a)

Cardiac Muscle only

b)

Smooth Muscle only

c)

Skeletal Muscle only

d)

Skeletal Muscle and Smooth Muscle