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Muscular System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Muscles that you control are known as....

a)

Involuntary

b)

Fast Twitch

c)

Voluntary

d)

Slow Twitch

2.

Muscles that you DO NOT control are known as ...

a)

Involuntary

b)

Fast Twitch

c)

Voluntary

d)

Slow Twitch

3.

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.

4.

Cardiac muscle is a _______________ muscle.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

5.

Which type of muscle is found only in the heart?

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

soft muscle

d)

smooth muscle

6.

How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?

a)

One muscle in the pair pulls on a bone, while the second muscle pulls on the first muscle.

b)

While one muscle in the pair contracts, the other returns to its original length.

c)

Both muscles extend at the same time.

d)

One contracts and the other stretches.

7.
What do tendons attach?
a)
muscles to ligaments
b)
muscles to other muscles
c)
muscles to bones
d)
muscles to organs
8.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
9.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

10.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

11.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

12.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

13.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Deltoids

14.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

15.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Trapezius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Calves

16.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Abdominals

b)

Quads

c)

Gluteus

d)

Hamstring

17.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

18.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

19.
Cardiac muscle is only found where? 
a)
Lungs
b)
Heart
c)
Kidney's 
d)
Liver
20.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
21.
What is a voluntary muscle?
a)
You have control over the muscle 
b)
You have no control over the muscle
c)
Muscle works automatically
d)
Muscles fuse together
22.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Skeleton
d)
Involuntary Muscles
23.
These muscles are found in your organs
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Rough
d)
Cardiac
24.

Smooth muscle is a __________________ muscle.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

25.

Which type of muscle tires quickly during exercise?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

breathing muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

smooth muscle

26.

Exercise is important for muscles because it

a)

helps maintain strength and flexibility.

b)

gives muscles more energy.

c)

prevents muscles from becoming tired.

d)

prevents muscle injuries.

27.

Turning your head to look both ways before crossing the street is what kind of movement?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

28.

Your stomach digesting food is an example of what kind of movement?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

29.

Swatting a fly off of your shoulder is what kind of movement?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

30.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE