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Muscular System Lab Mastery Check

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of muscle tissue is found in this organ?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

voluntary

2.

Muscles move bones by

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

c)

both pushing and pulling

3.

The elbow bends when

a)

the biceps muscle contracts

b)

the triceps muscles contracts

c)

the biceps muscle relaxes

d)

the triceps muscle relaxes

4.
Involuntary
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
5.
attached to bones
a)
cardiac
b)
smooth
c)
skeletal
6.

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.

7.

What type of muscle makes of the walls of our internal organs?

a)

smooth muscles

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

striated muscle

d)

cardiac muscle

8.

__________________ anchors the the muscle to bone

a)

aponeurosis

b)

fascia

c)

tendons

d)

ligament

9.

The point of origin for this muscle is....

a)

humerus

b)

bicep tendon

c)

radius

d)

ulna

10.

About how many muscles do you have in your body?

a)

600+

b)

~50

c)

1,000+

d)

~100

11.

Which is NOT a kind of muscle in the human body?

a)

exoskeletal

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

cardiac

12.

Muscles are working in your body even when you are asleep and still.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

I am a muscle attached to a bone. I am a voluntary muscle. I appear striped under the microscope. What kind of muscle am I?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

memory

14.

What are the characteristics of the cardiac muscle?

a)

Involuntary

b)

Found in the heart

c)

Banded Appearance

d)

Dense connective tissue packaging

15.

Smooth Muscle is found in the?

a)

Heart

b)

Face

c)

Organs

d)

Legs

16.

A patient has a laceration that penetrates the muscle in their leg. The connective tissue sheath that surrounds a muscle fascicle is torn. What is the name of this torn layer?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

17.

What is this muscle responsible for?

a)

Movement of the body

b)

Movement of the heart

c)

Movement of the ligaments 

d)

Movement of the extremities

18.
Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
a)
Rough
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Skeletal
19.
Skeletal muscles are attached to which of the following? 
a)
Bones and ligaments 
b)
Ligaments and tendons
c)
Tendons and bones
d)
Bones and fat 
20.
Which 2 systems work together to help a person stand erect?
a)
skeletal / muscular
b)
skeletal / digetive
c)
skeletal / respiratory
d)
skeletal / cardiovascular
21.

Which connective tissue surrounds individual muscle fibers?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

22.

Skeletal muscles...

a)

Require energy in order to contract

b)

Require energy in order to relax

c)

Relax when calcium ions are transported into the sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

All of these

23.

What type of muscle is this?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

24.

Which type of muscle is this?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

25.

Which type of muscle is this?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

26.

Which type of muscle cell has one nucleus, is striated and has intercalated disks?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

27.

Which type of muscle cell is striated, voluntary and has multiple nuclei located at the periphery?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

28.

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

29.
Chest and shoulder muscles that move the arm at the shoulder joint have insertions on the:
a)

humerus.

b)

scapula.

c)

clavicle and ribs.

d)

radius or ulna.

30.
Muscles located in the arm that move the forearm at the elbow joint have insertions on the:
a)

scapula and clavicle.

b)

radius or ulna.

c)

humerus.

d)

carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges.

31.
Muscles that move the thigh at the hip joint have origins on the:
a)

pelvis.

b)

tibia.

c)

femur.

d)

patella.

32.
The muscles of the lower limb _______________
than those of the upper limb.
a)
are more numerous
b)
conduct actions with more precision
c)
are larger
d)
are less powerful
33.

The insertion for this muscle is....

a)

humerus

b)

bicep tendon

c)

radius

d)

ulna

34.

I am a muscle in the esophagus. I am an involuntary muscle. I have no stripes under the microscope. What kind of muscle am I?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

memory

35.

I am a muscle in that pumps blood. I am an involuntary muscle. I have a only 1 nucleus under the microscope. What kind of muscle am I?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

memory

36.

This image is of the cross section of the calf muscle tissue of someone with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). It shows the muscle (dark pink) being replaced by fat (clear).

What is the name of the part of the muscle that is being replaced by fat?

a)

Muscle fiber

b)

Myosin

c)

Endomysium

d)

Fascia