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Muscular System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the ability of skeletal muscle where it can return to its original shape after it has been stretched

a)

Contractility

b)

Excitability

c)

Extensibility

d)

Elasticity

2.

1 of the 4 main jobs of the muscular system is

a)

to give us posture

b)

sensory response (taste, smell, touch, etc)

c)

protect from disease

d)

deliver oxygen to the body

3.

What muscle attaches to the bone and produces movement?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

visceral muscle

4.

What muscle makes up the heart?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

voluntary muscle

5.

What are the functions of the muscles?

a)

hold the body erect

b)

helps generate body heat

c)

helps blood move through the veins and food through the digestive system

d)

all are functions of the muscles.

6.

True or False: The tendon connects your muscle to the bone

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is this structure?

(a)  

8.

What are the names of the 2 filaments

that interact during muscle contraction?

(a)  

9.

Which of the following is an example of where you would find smooth muscle in the body?

a)

The heart

b)

The arm muscles

c)

The stomach

d)

The tongue

10.

What are the types of muscles?

a)

Skeletal, cardiac and brain

b)

Cardiac, Skeletal and smooth

c)

Smooth, rough and soft

d)

Skeletal, brain and nerve