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Muscular System

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
2.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
3.

Which type of muscle is striated, branched and involuntarily controlled?

a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
4.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
5.

Which types of muscle tissue are cylindrical, multinucleated and voluntarily controlled?

a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
6.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
7.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

8.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

9.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

10.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

11.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Deltoids

12.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

13.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

14.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

15.

What is the characteristic of muscle tissue that allows it to respond to a stimulus?

a)

Contractility

b)

Elasticity

c)

Excitability

d)

Extensibility

16.

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

17.

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

18.

How are muscles attached to bones?

a)

By cartilage

b)

By joints

c)

By tendons

d)

By ligaments

19.

Which muscle is responsible for contracting during an action?

a)

All of the above

b)

Prime Mover

c)

Synergist

d)

Antagonist

20.

Which of the following is NOT a major task of the muscular system?

a)

movement for the body

b)

heat production for the body

c)

maintaining posture

d)

making red blood cells

21.

The _________ separate one sarcomere from another?

a)

synapses

b)

m-lines

c)

z-lines (z-discs)

d)

active sites

22.

Which connective tissue surrounds fasicles?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

23.

Which connective tissue surrounds the whole muscle?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

24.

Which connective tissue surrounds individual muscle fibers?

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

25.

Skeletal muscles...

a)

Require energy in order to contract

b)

Require energy in order to relax

c)

Relax when calcium ions are transported into the sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

All of these

26.

Which type of muscle is this?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

27.

Which type of muscle is this?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

28.

Which of the following puts the structures of the muscle in order from largest to smallest?

a)

Whole muscle, muscle fiber, actin & myosin, myofibril, muscle fasicle

b)

Whole muscle, muscle fasicle, muscle fiber, myofibril, actin & myosin

c)

Whole muscle, muscle fiber, muscle fasicle, myofibril, actin & myosin

d)

Whole muscle, muscle fasicle, muscle fiber, actin & myosin, myofibril

29.
The thick filament is composed of: 
a)
Myosin
b)
Actin
30.
The thin filament is composed of: 
a)
Myosin
b)
Actin
31.

What is the specific neurotransmitter that stimulates the movement of skeletal muscles?

a)

GABA

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Serotonin

d)

Dopamine

32.
Region where a motor neuron comes in close contact with a muscle cell.
a)
neurotransmitter
b)
muscular dystrophy
c)
muscle tension
d)
neuromuscular junction
33.

Name this muscle

a)

Hamstring

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Booty

d)

Gluteus Maximus

34.

Name this muscle

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Achilles

c)

Calves

d)

Fibula

35.

Muscles that oppose one another are

a)

synergist

b)

hateful

c)

prime movers

d)

antagonists

36.

Point of origin refers to .......

a)

the place where the muscles attach to the bone, but no movement occurs

b)

the place where the muscles attach the and movement occurs

c)

where a muscle attaches to another muscle

d)

the membrane the covers and supports muscles

37.

What do all muscle types require for contraction?

a)

Na+

b)

Ca2+

c)

K+

d)

Mg2+

38.

What is the role of ATP in muscle contraction?

a)

It binds to actin

b)

It provides energy for the power stroke

c)

It transports calcium ions

d)

It breaks down lactic acid

39.

What is the role of calcium ions in muscle contraction?

a)

They provide energy for contraction

b)

They bind to troponin to expose binding sites on actin

c)

They break down ATP

d)

They transport oxygen to muscles

40.

ability of muscle to shorten and produce tensions at its ends

a)

contractibility

b)

excitability

c)

elasticity

d)

extensibility

41.

The gastrocnemius muscle is the main muscle of the calf of the leg, which flexes the knee and foot. It runs to the Achilles tendon from two heads attached to the femur. Identify the portion of the muscle that attaches to a stationary (not moving) bone.

A
B
C
42.

The end of the muscle that attaches to the more movable bone is known as the:

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Belly

d)

Tendon

43.

Your trapezius muscle is attached at the vertebrae and the clavicle. The clavicle is this muscle’s ___________.

a)

insertion

b)

origin

c)

prime mover

d)

antagonist

44.

Which type of cellular respiration makes the most energy for our muscles?

a)

anaerobic

b)

fermentation

c)

aerobic

d)

photosynthesis

45.

Which of the following is true of anaerobic respiration?

a)

It produces lactic acid.

b)

It causes fatigue.

c)

It produces an oxygen debt.

d)

All of the above.

46.
a)

hamstrings

b)

sartorius

c)

tibialis anterior

d)

brachioradialis

47.
a)

masseter

b)

tibialis anterior

c)

pecotoralis major

d)

sternocleidomastoid

48.
a)

zygomaticus

b)

buccinator

c)

masseter

d)

sternocleidomastoid

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