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IB muscle

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of muscle is also known as voluntary?

a)

Smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardiac

d)

sphincter

2.

Stretching your muscles after exercise will give what outcome?

a)

excitability

b)

contractibility

c)

extensibility

d)

hypertrophy

3.

When a muscle becomes shorter and causes movement it is said to have?

a)

atrophy

b)

contractibility

c)

extensibility

d)

elasticity

4.

A patient's arm has been in a cast and the muscle is smaller from disuse, this is known as?

a)

hypertrophy

b)

muscle tone

c)

atrophy

d)

strain

5.

Special circular muscles in the openings between the esophagus and the stomach are called :

a)

sarcoplasm

b)

origin

c)

insertion

d)

sphincter

6.

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

a)

elasticity

b)

irritability

c)

extensibility

d)

contractibility

7.

Which muscle only has an involuntary function?

a)

biceps brachii

b)

diaphragm

c)

trapezius

d)

cardiac

8.

Exercising for prolong periods without adequate rest would cause a(n):

a)

buildup of lactic acid.

b)

loss of minerals in bones.

c)

increases atrophy.

d)

increase in blood sugar

9.

What is the role of ATP in muscle contractions?

a)

Regulates body temperature

b)

Transmits nerve impulses to muscle fibers

c)

Allows muscles to slide and prevent bursting

d)

Provides energy for muscle contractions

10.

What happens when muscles don't get enough ATP?

a)

They generate heat

b)

They become fatigued

c)

They become stronger

d)

They contract slowly

11.

What is the attachment of a muscle to a relatively fixed structure called?

a)

Tendon

b)

Insertion

c)

Origin

d)

Belly

12.

Muscles that oppose one another are

a)

synergist

b)

hateful

c)

prime movers

d)

antagonists

13.
How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
a)
while one contracts, the other returns to original length
b)
both muscles contract at the same time
c)
both muscles relax at the same time
d)
1 muscle pulls on the bone and the other pulls on the first muscle
14.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Trapezius

d)

Deltoids

15.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Pectoralis Major

d)

Deltoids

16.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Trapezius

d)

Deltoids

17.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

18.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Deltoids

19.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Gluteus

20.
a)

Sartorius

b)

Sternocleidomastoid

c)

Obliques

d)

Zygomaticus Major

21.

Longest muscle in the body

a)

Sternomastoid

b)

Obliques

c)

Biceps

d)

Sartorius

22.
The energy needed to perform a muscle contraction comes directly from
a)
ATP
b)
Oxygen
c)
Glucose
d)
Calcium
23.

When you smile you contract which muscle?

a)

masseter

b)

buccinator

c)

orbicularis oris

d)

zygomaticus

24.

What muscle do you contract to wink?

a)

temporalis

b)

frontalis

c)

orbicularis oris

d)

orbicularis oculi

25.

What group of muscles would allow you to hold a soccer ball between your knees?

a)

adductors

b)

quadriceps

c)

hamstrings

d)

rotator cuff

26.

In order to move bones in opposite directions, muscles often...

a)

can contract and dilate

b)

can detach from bones temporarily

c)

can push and pull

d)

work in pairs

27.

Does a cheetah have high levels of fast twitch or slow twitch?

a)

Fast Twitch

b)

Slow Twitch

28.

Does a body builder have high levels of fast twitch or slow twitch?

a)

Fast Twitch

b)

Slow Twitch

29.

Does standing around for hours use more fast twitch or slow twitch?

a)

Fast Twitch

b)

Slow Twitch

30.

Do astronauts in space tend to experience hypertrophy or atrophy?

a)

Hypertrophy

b)

Atrophy

31.
Name the Contraction: "Lengthening of the muscle fibers"
a)
Tetanic
b)
Isometric
c)
Isotonic
d)
Isokinetic
e)
Eccentric
32.
Name the Contraction: "Shortening of the muscle fibers"
a)
Concentric
b)
Isometric
c)
Isotonic
d)
Isokinetic
e)
Eccentric
33.
Name the contraction?
a)
Tetanic
b)
Isometric
c)
Isotonic
d)
Isokinetic
e)
Eccentric
34.
Name the contraction: Upward motion of a pull-up
a)
Tetanic
b)
Isometric
c)
Concentric
d)
Isokinetic
e)
Eccentric
35.
During the downward phase of the squat, which muscle is undergoing eccentric contraction?
a)
quads
b)
hamstrings
c)
abdominals
d)
shoulders

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