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Muscles Review Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the basic functional unit of a muscle?

a)

Myofibril

b)

Sarcomere

c)

Tendon

d)

Epimysium

2.

What type of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

d)

Nervous tissue

3.

Which ion is essential for muscle contraction?

a)

Sodium

b)

Potassium

c)

Calcium

d)

Chloride

4.

What is the role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells?

a)

Transmitting nerve impulses

b)

Storing calcium ions

c)

Producing energy for muscle cells

d)

Protecting muscle fibers

5.

During muscle contraction, myosin heads bind to which protein?

a)

Actin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Troponin

d)

Titin

6.

What is the sliding filament theory?

a)

Explanation of how ATP is produced in muscle cells

b)

Description of how muscles grow with exercise

c)

Theory describing how myofilaments slide to produce muscle contraction

d)

Theory of how muscles communicate with the nervous system

7.

Which connective tissue layer surrounds individual muscle fibers?

a)

Epimysium

b)

Perimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Fascia

8.

Which muscle type is found in the walls of hollow organs?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

9.

What is the role of ATP in muscle contraction?

a)

Binds to troponin to expose binding sites

b)

Provides energy for the power stroke of myosin

c)

Releases calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

Forms the cross-bridge between actin and myosin

10.

Which of the following is a characteristic of cardiac muscle?

a)

Multinucleated cells

b)

Non-striated appearance

c)

Intercalated discs

d)

Voluntary control

11.

The muscle that opposes or reverses a movement is called the:

a)

Agonist

b)

Synergist

c)

Antagonist

d)

Fixator

12.

Which muscle is primarily responsible for flexing the forearm at the elbow?

a)

Biceps brachii

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Deltoid

d)

Pectoralis major

13.

Which of the following conditions results from the overstretching or tearing of muscle fibers?

a)

Atrophy

b)

Strain

c)

Sprain

d)

Hypertrophy

14.

What happens to a muscle when it undergoes atrophy?

a)

It becomes stronger

b)

It increases in size

c)

It loses mass and strength

d)

It produces more myofibrils

15.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system?

a)

Heat production

b)

Movement

c)

Blood cell production

d)

Maintenance of posture

16.

ability of muscle to shorten and produce tensions at its ends

a)

contractibility

b)

excitability

c)

elasticity

d)

extensibility

17.

explanation for how muscles contract to produce force

a)

expansion contraction theory

b)

sliding filament theory

c)

muscular contraction theory

d)

evolution