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Module #4 Exam: Muscles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are slow twitch fibers and fast twitch fibers different?

a)

Slow twitch fibers contain a low amount of capillaries.

b)

Slow twitch fibers contain a low amount of mitochondria.

c)

Fast twitch fibers contain a high amount of myoglobin.

d)

Fast twitch fibers contain a high amount of glycolytic enzymes.

2.

Which of the following represents a muscle group pair in the human body?

a)

biceps and trapezius

b)

hamstrings and gluteus

c)

rectus abdominis and erector spinae

d)

quadriceps and deltoid

3.

Which of the following correctly lists structures in a muscle from largest to smallest?

a)

myofibrils, fascicles, actin

b)

fascicles, myofibrils, myosin

c)

actin, myosin, sarcomeres

d)

sarcomeres, myofibrils, actin

4.

What is the definition for a static contraction?

a)

a contraction that develops a tension where the muscle length remains the same

b)

a contraction that develops a tension where the muscle length elongates

c)

a contraction that develops a tension where the muscle collapses

d)

a contraction that develops a tension where the muscle length shortens

5.

Which action demonstrates increasing the resistance of a movement by lengthening the distance between the joint and the movement?

a)

doing a sit up with arms on the forehead after sitting up with arms behind head

b)

rising from a wide-leg squat after rising from a closed leg squat

c)

turning in a circle with arms against the body after turning with arms extended

d)

lifting dumbbell weight at 20-degree angle from the body after a 45-degree angle

6.

How many different types of fibers do muscles have?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

five

7.

Which attachment is NOT a way muscles can be attached to bone?

a)

with a fibrous tissue

b)

with a tendon

c)

with a nerve ending

d)

directly to bone

8.

When a muscle contracts in order to hold parts of the body steady and maintain a safe or stable position, it is acting as a

a)

synergist.

b)

agonist.

c)

fixator.

d)

antagonist.

9.

Which statement best defines a motor unit?

a)

single nerves found in each muscle

b)

a nerve supplying a muscle originating from the spinal cord

c)

a motor nerve and the muscle cells it stimulates

d)

branches located in each individual muscle cell

10.

Which type of muscle can you see and feel, and appears to have stripes when viewed under special light?

a)

fascia

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

skeletal

11.

Which of the following factors of safety and effectiveness considers the distance of the weight or resistance from the joint?

a)

stability

b)

biomechanics

c)

alignment

d)

momentum

12.

Which statement best describes a factor that determines the strength of a muscular connection?

a)

the length of the neuromuscular junction from the spinal cord

b)

the number of motor units recruited to perform a task

c)

the type of motor neuron required to perform a task

d)

the width of the motor nerve in relation to the proprioceptor

13.

What are the two types of proteins found in myofibrils called?

a)

endomysium and perimysium

b)

smooth and striated

c)

fascicles and sarcomeres

d)

actin and myosin

14.

Which of the following is an example of improving neuromuscular pathways?

a)

lifting a heavy box

b)

washing dishes

c)

riding a bicycle

d)

sitting in a chair

15.

Which activity best reflects a muscle movement working with gravity?

a)

lowering the body during a push up

b)

lifting the torso during a sit up

c)

curling the arm during a bicep curl

d)

extending the leg during a leg extension

16.

Which activity best displays muscles using a greater number of fast twitch fibers than slow twitch fibers?

a)

swimming

b)

running

c)

cycling

d)

weight lifting

17.

Which statement best defines fascia?

a)

a group of elongated muscle cells

b)

a group of muscle fibers

c)

a large number of individual muscle cells

d)

a fibrous sheath that covers muscle fibers

18.

Which statement best describes the reason for delayed onset muscle soreness?

a)

fast twitch fibers working as slow twitch fibers

b)

repair process due to microscopic muscle damage

c)

muscle resting after an intense exertion

d)

lactic acid accumulating in the muscle

19.
Which type of muscle cells are voluntary? 
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Medial 
d)
Smooth 
20.

The connective tissue surrounding each fascicle, as pictured in #3, is called:

a)

perimysium

b)

epimysium

c)

endomysium

d)

myofibril