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Muscular System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Moves away from the midline

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

2.

Moves towards the midline

a)

Abduction

b)

Supination

c)

Adduction

d)

Pronation

3.

Type of muscle tissue found in the internal organs

a)

smooth

b)

myocardial

c)

skeletal

4.

Surgical fixation of bone to joint; to bind

a)

-rrhexis

b)

-rrhaphy

c)

-lysis

d)

-desis

5.

Turns at the far end; circular movement of a limb

a)

plantarflexion

b)

dorsiflexion

c)

Circumduction

d)

rotation

6.

Number of muscles that make up the quadriceps group

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

two

7.

Bends the foot upward at the ankle

a)

Dorsiflexion

b)

Supination

c)

Plantarflexion

8.

Posterior upper back muscle--performs shoulder shrugs

a)

latissimus dorsi

b)

triceps

c)

pectoralis major

d)

trapezius

9.

Posterior calf muscle--performs plantarflexion of foot/heel raises

a)

tibialis anterior

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

quadriceps

d)

hamstrings

10.

Increases an angle as in straightening a joint

a)

Supination

b)

Flexion

c)

Extension

d)

Abduction

11.

Muscles work in opposition (opposing pairs) to each other

a)

False

b)

True

12.

The triceps has how many muscle divisions?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

One

d)

Three

13.

Decreases an angle as in bending a joint

a)

Rotation

b)

Adduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

14.

Name of the large chest muscle

a)

Deltoid

b)

Pectoralis Major

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Trapezius

15.

Type of muscle tissue that attaches to the bones of the skeleton and makes movement possible

a)

Costo

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

d)

Skeletal

16.

Where the muscle ends

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Proximal

d)

Cephalic

17.

Word part meaning muscle

a)

My/o

b)

Myel/o

c)

Ton/o

d)

Fascia

18.

Where muscle begins

a)

Distal

b)

Proximal

c)

Insertion

d)

Origin

19.

Turning palm upward

a)

flexion

b)

pronation

c)

supination

d)

extension

20.

Turning palm downward

a)

pronation

b)

supination

c)

extension

d)

rotation