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Muscles medical terminology

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many muscles are in the human body?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
over 650
Over 3000
about 50
about 425
2.

The human body contains three different types of muscles. Drag the correct muscle cell to the corresponding location.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Cardiac Muscle Cell
Skeletal Muscle Cell
Smooth Muscle Cell
3.

Match the following

a)

Muscular Dystrophy

1.

Muscle tissue weakens and wastes away

b)

Myasthenia Gravis

2.

Loss of muscle power, esp eye and face

c)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

3.

Bad motor neurons->muscle atrophy->death

d)

Dermatomyositis

4.

Inflammation of skin and muscles

e)

Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)

5.

Muscle aches, stiffness, no known cause

4.

Which type of muscle is known as involuntary muscle?

a)

Skeletal Muscle

b)

Smooth Muscle

c)

Pectoral Muscle

d)

Ancillary Muscle

5.

Which type of muscle is known as voluntary muscle?

a)

Skeletal Muscle

b)

Smooth Muscle

c)

Pectoral Muscle

d)

Ancillary Muscle

6.

Eversion, inversion, and plantar flexion refer to movements of which of the following

a)

Arm

b)

Leg

c)

Head

d)

Foot

7.

Which of the following describes a circular motion at a joint?

a)

Adduction

b)

Dorsiflexion

c)

Circumduction

d)

Supination

8.

Label the different parts of a skeletal muscle​.​ ​

9.

What does OT stand for?

(a)  

10.

Match the following

a)

1.

Circumduction

b)

2.

Dorsiflexion

c)

3.

Adduction

d)

4.

Supination

e)

5.

Abduct

11.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Attaches to bones

Responsible for voluntary movement

Maintains posture

Generates large portion of body heat

Myocardium of heart wall

Functions involuntarily

Responsible for pumping of the heart

Walls of hollow organs and ducts

Operates involuntarily

Responsible for peristalsis

Smooth Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Skeletal
12.

Match the following

a)

Agonist

1.

contracts, producing movement

b)

Antagonist

2.

opposing muscle, must relax for movement

c)

Synergist

3.

assists prime mover

d)

Origin

4.

attachment to stable part of skeleton

e)

Insertion

5.

attachment to moving part of skeleton