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Heartland A&P Muscular System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The contraction of muscle D causes

a)

Elbow extension

b)

Elbow rotation

c)

Elbow flexion

d)

Elbow pronation

2.

Orbicularis and rectus muscles are named by

a)

Location

b)

Shape

c)

Direction of muscle fibers

d)

Size

3.

During inspiration the muscle red moves

a)

Downward to increase thoracic cavity

b)

Downward to decrease thoracic cavity

c)

Upward to increase thoracic cavity

d)

Upward to decrease thoracic cavity

4.

For a marathon runner, which type of muscle fiber

works best?

a)

Fast glycolytic

b)

Fast glycolytic and fast oxidative

c)

Fast oxidative

d)

Slow oxidative

5.

Identify the muscle(s) indicated

a)

buccinator

b)

scalene

c)

zygomaticus

d)

masseter

6.

The contraction of muscle A causes

a)

Plantarflexion

b)

Dorsiflexion

c)

Inversion

d)

Eversion

7.

Agonist or prime mover of hip abduction is the muscle

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Which muscle is the agonist of shoulder adduction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

What muscle is the agonist to flex the knee joint?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

What happens to the structure of the sarcomere

when a muscle contracts?

Select all that apply.

a)

M line disappears

b)

A band shortens

c)

I band shortens

d)

Z to Z shortens

11.

Agonist and antagonist of neck extension?

a)

SCM and Deltoid

b)

Trapezius and SCM

c)

Platysma and Pectoralis

d)

Masseter and Buccinator

12.

One motor unit includes how many motor neurons?

a)

100

b)

2

c)

10

d)

1

e)

various

13.

The area in which one motor neuron meets one muscle cell to transmit AP is called

a)

ECC

b)

Sarcomere

c)

Sarcolemma

d)

NMJ

e)

T tubules

14.

In order to convert electric signals to chemical signals in the synaptic terminals, which ions are needed?

a)

Na+

b)

Cl-

c)

K+

d)

Ca2+

15.

The ATP is needed in the sarcomere to

a)

store calcium ions for muscle relaxation

b)

transport oxygen to muscle fibers

c)

remove waste products from muscle cells

d)

detach myosin from actin for muscle contraction

16.

An optimum range of thick and thin filaments overlapping that will produce the most tension

can be referred to as:

a)

tension-tendon relationship

b)

bone-muscle relationship

c)

length-tension relationship

d)

length-bone

relationship

17.

Ability of muscle to respond to the AP from a motor neuron

a)

contractibility

b)

excitability

c)

elasticity

d)

extensibility

18.

Place the events of ECC to work in order:

A. Sarcomere contraction

B. Ach released to the SR

C. Ach released to the synaptic gap

D. Calcium influx the motor neuron terminal

E. Ach binding to its receptor

F. AP propagating via sarcolemma and T tubules

a)

A, B, C, D, E, F

b)

B, C, D, A, E, F

c)

C, D, A, B, F, E

d)

D, E, F, A, B, C

e)

D, C, E, F, B, A

19.

What is the role of myosin in muscle contraction?

a)

It binds to calcium ions

b)

It forms cross-bridges with actin

c)

It stores energy

d)

It breaks down ATP

20.

What would happen if Ach cannot bind to its receptors on the motor end plate?

a)

Muscle paralysis or weakness occurs.

b)

No effect on muscle function occurs.

c)

Ach binds more effectively to the receptors.

d)

Muscle strength increases significantly.

21.

The two muscles for mastication are masseter and

(a)  

22.

What is the role of calcium ions in sarcomere contraction?

a)

They provide energy for contraction

b)

They bind to troponin to expose binding sites for myosin

c)

They break down ATP

d)

They transport oxygen to muscles

23.

What is the primary function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells?

a)

Produce ATP

b)

Transport oxygen

c)

Generate action potentials

d)

Store calcium ions

24.

Which ion is primarily responsible for depolarizing the muscle cell membrane during an action potential?

a)

Ca2+

b)

K+

c)

Na+

d)

Cl-

25.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

25.

True or False:

Skeletal muscle displays remarkable regenerative properties,

with muscle-resident stem cells (satellite cells), the source of new myofibers following muscle injury.

a)
True
b)
Skeletal muscle does not contain satellite cells.
c)
Skeletal muscle can only regenerate through surgical intervention.
d)

Skeletal muscle has no regenerative properties so false.