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muscular system test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What muscle attaches to the bone and produces movement?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

visceral muscle

2.

What muscle makes up the heart?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

voluntary muscle

3.

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.

4.

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

a)

smooth muscles

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

striated muscle

d)

cardiac muscle

5.

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

6.

Name this muscle

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Hamstrings

7.

Name this muscle

a)

Hamstring

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Booty

d)

Gluteus Maximus

8.

Name this muscle

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Groin

9.

Name this muscle

a)

Trapezius

b)

Pectoralis Major

c)

Deltoid

d)

Tricep

10.

Our heart is this type of muscle

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

11.

These muscles are attached to our bones that allow us to move

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

12.
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
13.

What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

voluntary

14.

Identify the highlighted muscle

a)

Deltoid

b)

Biceps

c)

Trapezius

d)

Hamstring

15.

The movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis is known as ________________________.

a)

rotation

b)

extension

c)

circumduction

d)

flexion

16.
Muscles are responsible for?
a)
Movement of the body
b)
Framework of the body
c)
Elimination of body waste
d)
Circulation of blood
17.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

18.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

19.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

20.
Muscles give us shape and help us maintain good posture?
a)
True
b)
False
21.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

Trapezius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Calves

22.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
23.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
24.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
25.
Tendons connect __________ to bone.
a)
Cartilage
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Ligaments
26.

How many types of muscles are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

27.

The movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis is known as ________________________.

a)

rotation

b)

extension

c)

circumduction

d)

flexion

28.

Muscle tissue has the ability to contract or shorten when adequately stimulated, a characteristic known as ______________.

a)

irritability

b)

contractility

c)

elasticity

d)

extensibility

29.

An inherited disease that causes muscles to degenerate and atrophy is known as ______________________.

a)

muscular dystrophy

b)

tetanus

c)

myasthenia gravis

d)

cystic fibrosis

30.

Injury due to overuse involuntary stretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon attachment is known as

a)

strain

b)

sprain

c)

shin splint

d)

heel spur

31.

Sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle(s) is called

a)

myoclonus

b)

sprain

c)

strain

d)

spasm

32.

Name the highlighted muscles

a)

deltoid

b)

latissimus dorsi

c)

pectoralis

d)

rhomboids

33.

Name the highlighted mucles

a)

hamstring

b)

quadricep

c)

soleus

d)

gastrocnemius

34.
Voluntary muscle is
a)
muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
muscle that moves automatically
c)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
35.
What type of muscle is found in the bladder?
a)
cardiac
b)
skeletal
c)
smooth
d)
involuntary
36.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
37.

Muscular dystrophy is genetic.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Chronic widespread pain, numbness and tingling in arms could be

a)

muscular dystrophy

b)

fibromyalgia

c)

atrophy

39.

moving the foot in an upward position is

a)

hyperextension

b)

dorsiflexion

c)

plantar flexion

40.

Moving your leg away from the mid line is

a)

circumduction

b)

adduction

c)

abduction

d)

flexion

41.

What is the definition of muscular dystrophy?

a)

Inflammation of the fascia

b)

Loss of muscle tone

c)

Genetic disease characterized by muscle weakness and deterioration

d)

Partial ataxia

42.

What are the bones of the appendicular skeleton?

a)

Skull

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Ribs

d)

Arms, legs

43.
Which of the following is defined as the ability of an object to quickly return to the original shape and size?
a)
Elasticity
b)
Excitibility
c)
Flexibility
d)
Extensibility
44.
Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
a)
Rough
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Skeletal
45.
The term _______________ means bending the foot upward at the ankle.
a)
abduction
b)
dorsiflexion
c)
elevation
d)
plantar flexion
46.
During ____________________ the arm moves inward and toward the side of the body.
a)
abduction
b)
adduction
c)
circumduction
d)
rotation
47.
An injury to the body of the muscle or to the attachment of a tendon is called a:
a)
strain
b)
sprain
48.

The word "cardiac" refers to the

a)

eye

b)

ears

c)

heart

d)

lungs

49.

Identify the muscle

a)

Oribicularis oculi

b)

Sternocleidomastoid

c)

Masseter

d)

Trapezius

e)

Biceps brachii

50.

What are the three main IM injection sites?

a)

Pecs, hamstring, deltoid

b)

Deltoid, abs, triceps

c)

triceps, biceps, quads

d)

Quads, gluteus maximus, deltoid