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HS1 2.02 Muscular System

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _______ is located in the posterior upper arm and extends the elbow.

a)

Biceps brachi

b)

Triceps brachi

c)

Brachioradialis

d)

Deltoid

2.

All of the following are functions of the muscular system (check all that apply)

a)

Posture

b)

Heat production

c)

Blood production

d)

Movement

3.

Chronic condition characterized by fatigue and pain is called

a)

myoparesis

b)

fibromyalgia

c)

myalgia

d)

myoclonus

4.

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

5.

Sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle(s) is called

a)

myoclonus

b)

sprain

c)

strain

d)

spasm

6.

What muscle movement occurs when you move your hand from an open palm to a fist?

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

flexion

d)

extension

7.

Karina’s leg was in a cast for ten weeks. You would expect her leg muscles to experience some degree of:

a)

circumduction

b)

hypertrophy

c)

atrophy

d)

rotation

8.

Tetanus is caused by:

a)

muscle strain

b)

a missing gene

c)

bacteria

d)

an autoimmune response

9.

Which of the following is a genetic degenerative disorder that causes muscle atrophy?

a)

fibromyalgia

b)

muscular dystrophy

c)

myasthenia gravis

d)

polio

10.

Which type of muscle is involuntary and makes up many of your internal organs?

a)

skeletal

b)

gastrointestinal

c)

smooth

d)

cardiac

11.

What attaches muscle to bone?

a)

ligaments

b)

sliding filaments

c)

tendons

d)

sarcomeres

12.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

frontalis

b)

masseter

c)

orbicularis oculi

d)

zygomaticus

13.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

frontalis

b)

masseter

c)

orbicularis oculi

d)

zygomaticus

14.

What muscle is shown in green?

a)

frontalis

b)

masseter

c)

orbicularis oculi

d)

zygomaticus

15.

What muscle is shown in green?

a)

frontalis

b)

masseter

c)

orbicularis oculi

d)

zygomaticus

16.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

Achilles tendon

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

hamstring

d)

quadriceps femoris

17.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

biceps brachii

b)

deltoid

c)

pectoralis major

d)

rectus abdominis

18.

What muscle of the back is shown in green?

a)

deltoid

b)

external oblique

c)

gluteus maximus

d)

latissimus dorsi

19.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

external oblique

b)

latissimus dorsi

c)

rectus abdominis

d)

trapezius

20.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

biceps brachii

b)

deltoid

c)

trapezius

d)

triceps brachii

21.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

biceps brachii

b)

deltoid

c)

trapezius

d)

triceps brachii

22.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

Achilles tendon

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

quadriceps femoris

d)

tibialis anterior

23.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

gastrocnemius

b)

gluteus maximus

c)

quadriceps femoris

d)

tibialis anterior

24.

What muscle is shown in red?

a)

frontalis

b)

masseter

c)

rectus abdominis

d)

trapezius

25.

Because these muscles are attached to the skeleton, they are considered

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

26.
This muscle is only found in your heart.
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Rough
d)
Cardiac
27.

ability to respond to a stimulus

a)

elasticity

b)

contractility

c)

extensibility

d)

excitability

28.

Ability to become short and thick

a)

elasticity

b)

contractability

c)

extensibility

d)

excitability

29.

Ability to be stretched

a)

Elasticity

b)

Contractability

c)

Extensibility

d)

Excitability

30.

Ability to return to its original shape

a)

elasticity

b)

contractibility

c)

extensibility

d)

excitability

31.

Decreasing the angle between two bones

a)

adduction

b)

abduction

c)

flexion

d)

circumduction

32.
The wasting away of muscle tissue due to disuse is ________________.
a)
Hypertrophy
b)
Hypotrophy
c)
Atrophy
d)
Dystrophy
33.

Muscle fatigue is likely due to a buildup of

a)

lactic acid

b)

ATP

c)

creatine phosphate

d)

calcium

34.

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