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Muscles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a function of muscles?

a)

produce movement

b)

produce energy

c)

stabilize joints

d)

generate heat

2.

A bundle of myofibrils is a

a)

muscle

b)

sarcomere

c)

muscle fiber

d)

fascicle

3.

The contractile unit of a muscle made of actin and myosin.

a)

tendon

b)

fascicle

c)

muscle

d)

sarcomere

4.

Myofilaments are made of

a)

fascicles

b)

myosin

c)

myofibrils

d)

actin

5.

Which of the following marks the end of a sarcomere?

a)

H zone

b)

Z disc

c)

M line

d)

A band

6.
rope-like tissue that connects bone to muscle
a)
contract
b)
tendon
c)
tissue
d)
muscle
7.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
8.
A relaxed muscle is a muscle that is _______ & ___________.
a)
short & tight
b)
long & loose
c)
big & huge
d)
small & tiny
9.

Which action bends a joint, or decreases the angle between bones?

a)

Circumduction

b)

Rotation

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

10.

The biceps brachii flexes the forearm and the triceps brachii extends the forearm. The biceps brachii acts as a(n) _____ to the triceps brachii.

a)

Prime Mover

b)

Antagonist

c)

Synergist

d)

Fixator

11.

The temporalis, along with the masseter, closes the jaw. The temporalis acts as a(n) _________ to the masseter.

a)

Prime Mover

b)

Antagonist

c)

Synergist

d)

Fixator

12.

The masseter has the major responsibility for closing the jaw. The masseter is a

a)

Prime Mover

b)

Antagonist

c)

Synergist

d)

Fixator

13.
Region where a motor neuron comes in close contact with a muscle cell.
a)
neurotransmitter
b)
muscular dystrophy
c)
muscle tension
d)
neuromuscular junction
14.
The gap between a neuron and a muscle cell: (#4 in the diagram)
a)
synaptic cleft
b)
sarcolemma
c)
vesicle
d)
Ca2+ ion
15.

The neurotransmitter stored in the axon terminal and initiates muscle contraction; identified as #3

a)
Acetylcholine
b)
Protein Channel
c)
Calcium Ion (Ca2+)
d)
Syanptic Cleft
16.
The organelle containing actin and myosin identified as #9
a)
ACh
b)
Sarcolemma
c)
Vesicle
d)
Myofibril
17.
What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur?
a)
Niacin and Potassium
b)
Calcium and ATP
c)
Sodium and Potassium
d)
Ach and Potassium
18.
___ and ___ are regulatory proteins bound to actin. 
a)
Troponin and tropomyosin
b)
Myosin and actin
c)
Calcium and Oxygen
d)
Glycogen and hemoglobin
19.
Calcium:
a)
causes ATP binding to actin
b)
increases the action potential along the sarcolemma
c)
binds to proteins on myosin
d)
triggers the binding of myosin to actin
20.
What state is the sarcomere in #2
a)
Relaxed
b)
Contracting
c)
Fully Contracted
d)
None of the above