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Muscular System Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Found in the walls of hollow organs; also called visceral

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

all

2.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Skeletal, muscular, ligament
b)
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
c)
Smooth, Cellular, Cerebrum
d)
Cardiac, smooth, brain stem
3.
Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are considered _____ muscles because we can’t control them consciously.
a)
Immovable
b)
Involuntary
c)
Skeletal
d)
none of the above
4.
A ______________________ attach bones to each other at joints.
a)
Ligament
b)
Bone
c)
Joint
d)
Cell
5.
A ______ is a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
a)
Tendon
b)
Ligament
c)
Cartilage
6.

Name the following in order from largest to smallest:

a)

muscle, muscle fascicle, muscle cell, myofibril, filaments

b)

muscle, muscle fascicle, muscle cell, filaments, myofibril

c)

muscle, muscle cell, muscle fascicle, myofibril, filaments

d)

muscle, muscle cell, muscle fascicle, filaments, myofibril

7.

What is the length between Z-lines of an actin molecule called?

a)

fascicle

b)

sarcomere

c)

myosin binding site

d)

sarcoplasmic length

8.

____________ attaches to actin to form the cross bridge.

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Myosin

d)

Calcium

9.

Adjacent sarcomeres are separated by ____.

a)

Z discs

b)

M lines

c)

Thick filaments

10.

The contractile unit of a muscle is the ____.

a)

Fascicle

b)

Muscle fiber

c)

Sarcomere

11.

Thick filaments are made of a protein called ____.

a)

Actin

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Myosin

12.

Label D refers to ____.

a)

Z discs

b)

Thick filaments

c)

Sarcomeres

d)

Thin filaments

13.

During contraction, ____ bind to and pull on thin filaments.

a)

Tropomyosin

b)

Thick filaments

c)

Troponin

d)

Z discs

14.

What is the area labeled D?

a)

Z line

b)

H zone

c)

I band

d)

A band

15.

What is the area labeled 10?

a)

A band

b)

H zone

c)

I band

d)

Zone of overlap

16.

What happens to the H zone during a contraction?

a)

It grows larger

b)

It disappears

c)

It stays the same length

17.

Which part of the sarcomere contains only thick filaments?

a)

I band

b)

A band

c)

H zone

d)

Z zone

18.
What state is the sarcomere in #1
a)
Relaxed
b)
Contracting
c)
Fully Contracted
d)
None of the above
19.

Name the muscle

a)

pectoralis major

b)

pectoralis minor

c)

Deltoid

d)

Trapezius

20.

Name the muscle

a)

transverse abdominis

b)

internal oblique

c)

rectus abdominis

d)

eternal oblique

21.

name the muscle

a)

trapezius

b)

latissiumus dorsi

c)

recuts abdominis

d)

transverse abdominis

22.

Name the muscle

a)

latissimus dorsi

b)

levator scapula

c)

trapezius

d)

pectoralis major

23.

Name the muscle

a)

pectoralis major

b)

subscapularis

c)

deltoid

d)

triceps

24.

Name the muscle

a)

biceps brachii

b)

triceps brachii

c)

rectus femoris

d)

deltoid

25.

name the muscle in green

a)

masseter

b)

frontalis

c)

temporalis

d)

orbicularis occuli

26.

Name the muscle highlighted in green

a)

gracilis

b)

recuts femoris

c)

sartorius

d)

vastus medialis

27.
Turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position).
a)
supination
b)
pronation
c)
flexion
d)
dorsiflexion
28.
Turning the foot so the plantar surfaces faces medially.
a)
plantar flexion
b)
eversion
c)
inversion
d)
dorsiflexion
29.
Which of the following best describes extension?
a)
The straightening of a joint where the angle of movement increases
b)
The bending of a joint where bones get closer together
c)
The rotation of a joint or spinning of one bone on another
d)
The lateral movement away from the midline
30.

The lateral motion TOWARDS the midline is called ______.

a)

adduction

b)

abduction

c)

circumduction

d)

opposition

31.
Rotation of the forearm until the palm faces DOWN is called __________.
a)
supination
b)
pronation
c)
flexion
d)
dorsiflexion
32.
What movement is occurring here?
a)
Eversion
b)
Flexion
c)
Dorsiflexion
d)
Plantarflexion
33.

Straightening parts at a joint so the angle between them increases is

a)

flexion

b)

dorsiflexion

c)

extension

d)

rotation

34.

Identify the joint action being performed.

a)

Circumduction

b)

Lateral Rotation

c)

Medial Rotation

d)

Eversion

35.

Which muscle extends, adducts, and applies medial rotation of the arm

a)

biceps brachii

b)

deltoid

c)

latissimus dorsi

d)

brachialis

36.

Which muscle elevates, retracts, and rotates the scapula? We use it to shrug our shoulders.

a)

Subscapularis

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Deltois

d)

Trapezius

37.

The ORIGIN is the muscle attachment to the _______ bone.

a)

Stationary

b)

Movable

38.

The muscle attachment to the movable bone is the:

a)

Muscle belly

b)

Muscle body

c)

Insertion

d)

Fascicle

39.
What is the action of the masseter?
a)
To raise the eyebrows
b)
To close the eyes
c)
To close the jaw
d)
To blow bubbles
40.
Which muscle allows you to bow your head?
a)
sternocleidomastoid
b)
buccinator
c)
zygomaticus
d)
frontalis
41.
The Pectoralis Major is responsible for ____ the arm.
a)
Abduction
b)
Adduction
c)
dorsiflexion
d)
extension
42.

Muscles that are not used, may shrink/"decay" or undergo a process of __________

a)

Hypertrophy

b)

Atrophy

c)

Fatigue

43.
After you swallow food, what kind of muscle moves the food toward your stomach?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Voluntary
d)
Smooth
44.

muscles that you consciously make contract and move

a)

fast twitch

b)

slow twitch

c)

voluntary

d)

involuntary

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