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Muscular System Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What muscle makes up the heart?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

voluntary muscle

2.

Point of origin refers to .......

a)

the place where the muscles attach to the bone, but no movement occurs

b)

the place where the muscles attach the and movement occurs

c)

where a muscle attaches to another muscle

d)

the membrane the covers and supports muscles

3.

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

a)

exoskeletal

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

cardiac

4.

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

a)

True

b)

False

5.
The thick filament is composed of: 
a)
Myosin
b)
Actin
6.
The thin filament is composed of: 
a)
Myosin
b)
Actin
7.
Skeletal Muscle contraction is initiated when the ________ sends a message to the muscle cell.  
a)
Muscle cell
b)
Neuron
c)
Gland
d)
None of the above
8.

The space between two Z lines constitutes the?

a)

sarcoplasm

b)

sarcophagus

c)

sarcolemma

d)

sarcomere

9.

The energy needed to perform a muscle contraction comes directly from

a)

ATP

b)

Oxygen

c)

Glucose

d)

Calcium

10.

Do the lengths of the thick and thin filaments change during contraction?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.
What state is the sarcomere in #1
a)
Relaxed
b)

Partially Contracted

c)
Fully Contracted
d)
None of the above
12.
What state is the sarcomere in #2
a)
Relaxed
b)

Partially Contracted

c)
Fully Contracted
d)
None of the above
13.

What muscle type is this?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

14.

Which muscle type is striated?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

cardiac and skeletal

15.

What type of muscle lines the inside of the stomach?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

16.

What type of muscle is/are voluntary?

a)

smooth and cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal and smooth

d)

skeletal

17.

What type of muscle(s) is involuntary?

a)

skeletal and smooth

b)

cardiac and skeletal

c)

smooth and cardiac

d)

skeletal

18.

What type of muscle tissue is this?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

19.

Calf raises primarily strengthen which muscle found in your lower leg?

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Pectoralis

c)

Obliques

d)

Glutes

20.
Fill-in-the-blank! Muscle, Fascicle, _____, Myofibril
a)
Muscle fiber
b)
Myofilament
c)
Sarcomere
d)
Actin 
21.

The dark area on a myofibril where the actin and myosin filaments overlap is the

a)

H-band

b)

I-band

c)

A-band

d)

Z-line

22.

The light area of a sarcomere that contains only thin filaments is the

a)

H-band

b)

I-band

c)

A-band

d)

Z-line

23.
During full muscle contraction the H Zone will...
a)
Disappear
b)
Get wider
24.
During muscle contraction the 'Z' Lines will...
a)
Disappear
b)
Get Farther apart
c)
Get Closer Together
d)
Appear Thicker
25.
During full muscle contraction the A Band will...
a)
Disappear
b)
Get wider
c)
Stay the same
d)
Get narrower
26.

Label #3

a)

Deltoid

b)

Rectus Abdominis

c)

Abdominals

d)

Trapezius

27.

Label #4

a)

Soleus

b)

Tibialis Anterior

c)

Gastocnemius

d)

Triceps Surae

28.

Label #5

a)

Pectoralis Major

b)

Serratus Anterior

c)

Pectoralis Minor

d)

Deltoid

29.

Label #6

a)

Triceps Brachii

b)

Brachioradialis

c)

Biceps Brachii

d)

Deltoid

30.

Label #10

a)

Rectus Femoris

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Biceps Femoris

31.

Label #11

a)

Tibialis Anterior

b)

Tibialis Posterior

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Soleus

32.

Label #12

a)

Tibialis Anterior

b)

Tibialis Posterior

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Soleus

33.

Label #13

a)

Deltoid

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Trapezius

d)

Rhomboids

34.

Label #15

a)

Deltoid

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Trapezius

d)

Triceps Brachii

35.

Label #17

a)

Gluteus Minimus

b)

Gluteus Maximus

c)

Piriformis

d)

Gluteus Medius

36.

What is the muscle labeled 13?

a)

Pectoralis

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Rhomboids

d)

Trapezius

37.
What type of tissue connects the skeletal muscle to a bone?
a)
ligament
b)
fibrous connective tissue
c)
tendon
d)
epimysium
38.

Muscles can only __________, they never ___________.

a)

push, pull

b)

pull, push

39.

Another name for the prime mover is

a)

antagonist

b)

agonist

c)

synergist

d)

fixator

40.

A muscle that helps the prime mover is called a

a)

antagonist

b)

agonist

c)

synergist

d)

fixator

41.

In the picture, the biceps are the

a)

antagonist

b)

agonist

c)

fixator

d)

synergist

42.

In the picture, the triceps muscles are the

a)

antagonist

b)

agonist

c)

fixator

d)

synergist

43.

The place where a tendon attaches the muscle to the moveable end of the bone is known as

a)

the origin

b)

the insertion

c)

a joint

d)

an articulation

44.

When the agonist contracts, the antagonist:

a)

also contracts

b)

relaxes

45.

A muscle that opposes (or creates the opposite action of an agonist) is known as:

a)

Prime mover

b)

Insertion

c)

Origin

d)

Antagonist

46.

What are the two proteins responsible for muscle contraction?

a)

troponin and tropomyosin

b)

actin and myosin

c)

adenine and guanine

d)

Tom and Jerry

47.

When the antagonist relaxes, the agonist:

a)

contracts

b)

relaxes

48.

What are muscles called that help the agonist preform an action?

a)

Prime movers

b)

Synergists

49.

A muscle can be a synergist for one action and an antagonist for another action.

a)

true

b)

false

50.

What is the name of the connective tissue sheath that surrounds each muscle fiber?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

51.

Which membrane covers several fibers to form a fascicle?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

52.

Which membrane binds many fascicles together and covers the entire muscle?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

53.

Which label is pointing to the perimysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

Which label is pointing to the epimysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.

Which label is pointing to the endomysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D