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Anatomy Muscular System Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What muscles are labeled?

2.

What is the primary function of the muscular system?

a)

To provide the body with its shape

b)

To protect internal organs

c)

To produce movement

d)

To store minerals

3.

Which type of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

d)

Elastic muscle

4.

Identify the highlighted muscle

a)

BIceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Oblique

d)

Trapezius

5.

What is the basic unit of a muscle called?

a)

Myofibril

b)

Sarcomere

c)

Muscle fiber

d)

Fascicle

6.

Which protein is primarily responsible for muscle contraction?

a)

Keratin

b)

Myosin

c)

Actin

d)

Collagen

7.

What is the role of calcium ions in muscle contraction?

a)

They activate myosin heads

b)

They break down ATP

c)

They bind to troponin, changing its shape

d)

They decrease the pH of the muscle cell

8.

What is the term for the attachment site of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during muscular contraction?

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Ligament

d)

Tendon

9.

Which of the following is NOT a function of skeletal muscles?

a)

Producing heat

b)

Maintaining posture

c)

Filtering blood

d)

Facilitating movement

10.

Which of the following muscles is involved in the breathing process?

a)

Biceps brachii

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Gluteus maximus

11.

Identify the highlighted muscle

a)

Hamstring

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Achilles Tendon

d)

Trapezius

12.

When muscles relax and return to there original shape what characteristic of muscle is being demonstrated?

a)

elasticity

b)

irritability

c)

extensibility

d)

contractibility

13.

Which muscle only has an involuntary function?

a)

biceps brachii

b)

diaphragm

c)

smooth

d)

cardiac

14.

Identify the highlighted muscle

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Extensor Carpi

15.

What two muscles are used in squats?

a)

quadriceps and biceps

b)

quadriceps and deltoids

c)

quadriceps and hamstrings

d)

quadriceps and abdominals

16.

When you bend your ELBOW, your ___ are flexed and your __ are relaxed

a)

biceps; quadriceps

b)

biceps; deltoids

c)

hamstring; quadriceps

d)

biceps; triceps

17.

During antagonistic muscle pairs movement, when the biceps contracts to flex the arm, what happens to the triceps?

a)

It contracts simultaneously

b)

It remains neutral

c)

It relaxes and lengthens

d)

It performs an isometric contraction

18.

Identify the highlighted muscle

a)

Deltoid

b)

Biceps

c)

Trapezius

d)

Hamstring

19.

Which muscles are the Achilles?

a)

b)

c)

d)

20.
#4
a)
actin
b)
myosin
c)
sarcomere
d)
Z-band
21.

The large triangular muscle of the lower back

a)

Gluteus Medius 

b)

Trapezius

c)

Triceps brachii

d)

Latissimus dorsi

22.

What is another name for a muscle fiber?

a)

sarcomere

b)

fascicle

c)

endomysium

d)

myofibril

23.
Calcium must be present for muscle contraction to happen.
a)
true
b)
false
24.

Which type of muscle contraction occurs when a muscle generates force while shortening, such as during the upward phase of a bicep curl?

a)

Isometric contraction

b)

Eccentric contraction

c)

Concentric contraction

d)

Static contraction

25.

What is the name of the layer letter A is pointing to ?

a)

Perimysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

None

26.

This picture depicts what type of movement.

a)

Knee Flexion

b)

Knee Extension

c)

Hip Extension

d)

Hip Flexion

27.

What is the role of ATP in muscle contraction?

a)

It provides the energy for contraction

b)

It binds to myosin heads

c)

It decreases the pH of the muscle cell

d)

It activates calcium ions

28.

When you become out of breath and your muscles begin to burn during a workout, this is caused by..?

a)

Lack of oxygen

b)

Lack of water

c)

Lack of acetylcholine

d)


Lack of calcium

29.

When you do sit-ups, your rectus abdominus is the _________________ and the latissimus dorsi is the _________________.

a)
flexor, extensor
b)
agonist, antagonist
c)

insertion, origin

d)

primary mover, agonist

30.
Sam is performing a bicep curl (during flexion), which is the agonist in this movement?
a)
Triceps
b)
Biceps
c)
Quadriceps
d)
Hamstring
31.

Match the following

a)

Prepares a myosin head for it's power stroke

1.

ATP

b)

Covers each muscle fiber and conducts impulses

2.

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

Essential to making plenty of ATP in cellular respiration

3.

Oxygen

d)

Myofilament that is essential yo muscle contraction

4.

Actin

e)

Bundles within muscles

5.

Fasicle

32.

What is the purpose of the Muscular System?

a)

Movement and heat production

b)

Supports and protects the body and produces blood

c)

Digests food and absorbs nutrients

d)

Transports oxygen and nutrients