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WorksheetsMuscular System Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the term for where a muscle is attached to a movable bone?
Origin
Insertion
Junction
Connection
What is the term for where a muscle is attached to an immovable bone?
Origin
Insertion
Junction
Connection
What is one of the other functions of the muscular system besides movement?
Digestion
Stabilizing joints
Circulation
Respiration
What role does heat from muscle contractions play in the body?
It causes fatigue
It helps in digestion
It helps maintain homeostasis
It causes dehydration
What does the muscular system help regulate in the body?
Blood pressure
Body temperature
Heart rate
Blood sugar
What is the relationship between muscle contraction and heat?
Muscle contraction absorbs heat
Muscle contraction releases heat
Muscle contraction has no effect on heat
Muscle contraction cools the body
What are antagonists in muscle classification?
Muscles that assist in movement
Muscles that oppose or do the reverse of a certain movement
Muscles that stabilize joints
Muscles that contract during movement
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of antagonists?
Usually stretched or relaxed when a prime mover is active
Can regulate prime movers by adding resistance
Located on the same side of a joint as the prime mover
Oppose or do the reverse of a certain movement
What happens to the triceps during a bicep curl?
They contract
They relax
They stabilize the joint
They assist the biceps
Which muscle becomes the antagonist when the bicep curl is released?
Biceps brachii
Triceps brachii
Deltoid
Quadriceps
Which muscle acts as a synergist in a bicep curl?
Triceps brachii
Deltoid
Brachioradialis
Pectoralis major
Which muscle is responsible for opposing the action of the biceps brachii?
Brachialis
Triceps brachii
Rhomboideus
Deltoid
The prime mover for inhalation is the (a) .
The antagonist of the quadriceps, located in the posterior thigh.
adductors
hamstrings
gastrocnemius
tibialis anterior
The group of muscles that run the length of the vertebral column and keep our backs straight.
Trapezius
Latissiumus dorsi
Errector spinae
Rectus abdominis
What makes up a muscle fiber?
During a biology class, Reid and Jason are learning about the human body. What types of tissue make up the trapezius muscle?
smooth muscle, connective tissue, epithelial tissue
connective tissue, nervous tissue, cardiac muscle tissue
skeletal muscle tissue, epithelial tissue, nervous tissue
nervous tissue, connective tissue, skeletal muscle tissue
The tibialis anterior is the prime mover in what muscle movement?
rotation
plantar flexion
dorsiflexion
extension of the knee
The pectoralis major is the largest muscle of your (a) .
What is a bundle of muscle fibers called?
fascicle
myofibril
myofilament
organ
