WorksheetsAnatomy Muscular System Quiz
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 23mins
What muscles are labeled?
What is the primary function of the muscular system?
To provide the body with its shape
To protect internal organs
To produce movement
To store minerals
Which type of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
Elastic muscle
Identify the highlighted muscle
BIceps
Triceps
Oblique
Trapezius
What is the basic unit of a muscle called?
Myofibril
Sarcomere
Muscle fiber
Fascicle
Which protein is primarily responsible for muscle contraction?
Keratin
Myosin
Actin
Collagen
What is the role of calcium ions in muscle contraction?
They activate myosin heads
They break down ATP
They bind to troponin, changing its shape
They decrease the pH of the muscle cell
What is the term for the attachment site of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during muscular contraction?
Origin
Insertion
Ligament
Tendon
Which of the following is NOT a function of skeletal muscles?
Producing heat
Maintaining posture
Filtering blood
Facilitating movement
Which of the following muscles is involved in the breathing process?
Biceps brachii
Gastrocnemius
Diaphragm
Gluteus maximus
Identify the highlighted muscle
Hamstring
Gastrocnemius
Achilles Tendon
Trapezius
When muscles relax and return to there original shape what characteristic of muscle is being demonstrated?
elasticity
irritability
extensibility
contractibility
Which muscle only has an involuntary function?
biceps brachii
diaphragm
smooth
cardiac
Identify the highlighted muscle
Quadriceps
Biceps
Hamstrings
Extensor Carpi
What two muscles are used in squats?
quadriceps and biceps
quadriceps and deltoids
quadriceps and hamstrings
quadriceps and abdominals
When you bend your ELBOW, your ___ are flexed and your __ are relaxed
biceps; quadriceps
biceps; deltoids
hamstring; quadriceps
biceps; triceps
During antagonistic muscle pairs movement, when the biceps contracts to flex the arm, what happens to the triceps?
It contracts simultaneously
It remains neutral
It relaxes and lengthens
It performs an isometric contraction
Identify the highlighted muscle
Deltoid
Biceps
Trapezius
Hamstring
Which muscles are the Achilles?
The large triangular muscle of the lower back
Gluteus Medius
Trapezius
Triceps brachii
Latissimus dorsi
What is another name for a muscle fiber?
sarcomere
fascicle
endomysium
myofibril
Which type of muscle contraction occurs when a muscle generates force while shortening, such as during the upward phase of a bicep curl?
Isometric contraction
Eccentric contraction
Concentric contraction
Static contraction
What is the name of the layer letter A is pointing to ?
Perimysium
Epimysium
Endomysium
None
This picture depicts what type of movement.
Knee Flexion
Knee Extension
Hip Extension
Hip Flexion
What is the role of ATP in muscle contraction?
It provides the energy for contraction
It binds to myosin heads
It decreases the pH of the muscle cell
It activates calcium ions
When you become out of breath and your muscles begin to burn during a workout, this is caused by..?
Lack of oxygen
Lack of water
Lack of acetylcholine
Lack of calcium
When you do sit-ups, your rectus abdominus is the _________________ and the latissimus dorsi is the _________________.
insertion, origin
primary mover, agonist
Match the following
Prepares a myosin head for it's power stroke
ATP
Covers each muscle fiber and conducts impulses
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Essential to making plenty of ATP in cellular respiration
Oxygen
Myofilament that is essential yo muscle contraction
Actin
Bundles within muscles
Fasicle
What is the purpose of the Muscular System?
Movement and heat production
Supports and protects the body and produces blood
Digests food and absorbs nutrients
Transports oxygen and nutrients
