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Muscular System Exam - MAP

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The outermost layer of a muscle is called the:

a)

Fascicle

b)

Perimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Epimysium

2.

A myofibril is made up of many ______.

a)

Muscle fibers

b)

Endomysium

c)

Sarcomere

d)

Femoris

3.

The part of the muscle that remains stationary is called the:

a)

Insertion

b)

Origin

c)

Lateral

d)

Antagonist

4.

When the sodium gates open, ____________ enters the cell, and ____________ leaves the cell.

a)

Potassium, Sodium

b)

Sodium, Calcium

c)

Sodium, Potassium

d)

Calcium, Potassium

5.

Which muscle abducts the arm?

a)

Pronator Teres

b)

Infraspinatus

c)

Teres major

d)

Deltoid

6.

Which muscle rotates the arm laterally?

a)

Infraspinatus

b)

Gracilis

c)

Sartorius

d)

Zygomaticus

7.

Which muscle flexes the vertebral column?

a)

Linea Alba

b)

Rectus Femoris

c)

Rectus Abdominus

d)

Latissimus Dorsi

8.

Which muscle helps with dorsiflexion and inversion of the foot?

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Tibialis Anterior

c)

Gracilis

d)

Semimembranosus

9.

The muscle that performs the opposite action of the prime mover is called the ____________________________.

a)

antagonist

b)

agonist

c)

synergist

d)

fixator

10.

The muscle that stabilizes a joint is called a (a)   .

11.

Which muscles do flexion of the elbow?

a)

Biceps Brachii

b)

Triceps Brachii

c)

Brachialis

d)

Deltoid

12.

Which muscle puckers the lips?

a)

Orbicularis Oris

b)

Masseter

c)

Temporalis

d)

Buccinator

13.

Which muscles draw the angle of the mouth downward?

(a)  

14.

What is the contractile unit of the muscle?

(a)  

15.

What motion is your wrist in when you do a push up?

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

16.

What motion is your torso doing when you do a sit up?

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Rotation

d)

Lateral Flexion

17.

What motion is your hip joint doing when you sit criss-cross applesauce?

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

External Rotation

d)

Internal Rotation

18.

What motion is your ankle doing when you stand on your tip toes to reach something on a tall shelf?

(a)  

19.

What motion is your forearm doing when you hold a bowl?

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

20.

Fill in the blank: Fast Twitch muscle fibers are primarily used for ______ activities.

a)

A) Endurance

b)

B) Short bursts of speed

c)

C) Flexibility

d)

D) Balance

21.

Which of the following best describes the Sliding Filament Theory?

a)

It explains how muscles contract by the sliding of actin and myosin filaments.

b)

It describes the process of photosynthesis in plants.

c)

It is a theory about the movement of tectonic plates.

d)

It explains the water cycle.

22.

In the Sliding Filament Theory, the _______ filaments slide past the _______ filaments to cause muscle contraction.

a)

A) actin, myosin

b)

B) myosin, actin

c)

C) collagen, elastin

d)

D) elastin, collagen

23.

What is the primary function of the neuromuscular junction?

a)

Transmit nerve signals to muscles

b)

Store calcium ions

c)

Produce red blood cells

d)

Regulate body temperature

24.

At the neuromuscular junction, the neurotransmitter _______ is released to stimulate muscle contraction.

a)

Dopamine

b)

Serotonin

c)

Acetylcholine

d)

Norepinephrine

25.

Which of the following muscles is located in the Face and Neck region?

a)

Biceps

b)

Trapezius

c)

Masseter

d)

Quadriceps

26.

Fill in the blank: The _______ muscle is located in the Arm section and is responsible for flexing the elbow.

a)

A) Biceps brachii

b)

B) Trapezius

c)

C) Quadriceps

d)

D) Triceps Brachii

27.

Which muscle is located in the upper back and is responsible for moving the shoulder blades?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Gluteus Maximus

d)

Hamstring

28.

The muscle responsible for extending the thigh at the hip is the ______.

a)

Trapezius

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Gluteus Maximus

d)

Hamstring

29.

What muscle did McVey tear?

a)

Bicep

b)

Hamstring

c)

Quadricep

d)

Tricep

30.

Who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Francis Scott Key

d)

Benjamin Franklin

31.

How many states start with the letter N?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

5

d)

3

e)

7

32.

Finish this statement: Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world, she:

a)

took the midnight train going anywhere

b)

played the piano in a bar

c)

born and raised in South Detroit

d)

became a star

33.

Which muscle is primarily responsible for plantar flexion of the foot?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Rectus Femoris

c)

Tibialis Anterior

d)

Soleus

34.

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

a)

Store and release calcium ions

b)

Produce ATP

c)

Transmit nerve signals

d)

Generate muscle fibers

35.

Which muscle group is involved in knee extension?

a)

Latissimus Dorsi

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Gluteus Maximus

36.

Thick filaments within a myofibril are (a)  

37.

Thin filaments in a myofibril are (a)  

38.

The energy needed to perform a muscle contraction comes directly from what high energy molecule?

(a)  

39.
The gap between a neuron and a muscle cell: (#4 in the diagram)
a)

synaptic cleft (synapse)

b)
sarcolemma
c)
vesicle
d)
Ca2+ ion
40.

The neuron that transmits an impulse from the central nervous system to the muscle is called a:

a)

sensory neuron

b)

motor neuron

41.

The organelle that stores ACh in the axon is identified as #4

(a)  

42.
What state is the sarcomere in #1
a)
Relaxed
b)
Contracting
c)
Fully Contracted
d)
None of the above
43.
What state is the sarcomere in #2
a)
Relaxed
b)
Contracting
c)
Fully Contracted
d)
None of the above
44.

___are regulatory proteins that cover the myosin binding site on the actin.

a)

troponin-tropomyosin

b)

sarcomere

c)

sarcolemma

d)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

45.

Calcium binds to (a)   of the troponin-tropomyosin complex.

46.

A ___extends from one Z disc to another Z disc.

a)

Sarcolemma

b)

Neuromuscular junction

c)

Sarcomere

d)

Motor end plate

47.

___gets shorter during contraction.

a)

actin

b)

myosin

c)

troponin-tropomyosin

d)

none of these

48.
Calcium:
a)
causes ATP binding to actin
b)
increases the action potential along the sarcolemma
c)
binds to proteins on myosin
d)
triggers the binding of myosin to actin
49.

Calcium is going to bind to the protein ​ (a)   This will cause ​ (b)   to change shape because the ​ (c)   moves and exposes the ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
troponin
actin
tropomyosin
myosin binding sites
50.
What is a crossbridge?
a)
Where myosin binds to actin
b)
Where the calcium crosses into the cytoplasm
c)
Where calcium binds with troponin
d)
None of the answers are correct.
51.
Anaerobic respiration results in "oxygen debt" in the form of ________.
a)
ATP
b)
lactic acid
c)
pyruvic acid
d)
creatine
52.
Cellular respiration that occurs without oxygen present is called
a)
aerobic
b)
anaerobic
c)
isotonic
d)
isometric
53.
The part of the sarcomere that B (Orange) refers to is the?
a)
Z Line
b)
M Line
c)
H Line
d)
A Line
54.
What zone/band of the sarcomere is represented by yellow.
a)
I Zone/Band
b)
A Zone/Band
c)
H Zone/Band
d)
M Zone/Band
55.
What happens to the Z lines during a sarcomere contraction?
a)
It disappears
b)
gets closer together
c)
It gets bigger
d)
None of these
56.
Another name for a muscle cell.
a)
Fiber
b)
Sacrolemma
c)
Sacromere
d)
Fascicle
57.

ACh that diffuses across the synaptic cleft attach to

a)

sodium gates on muscle fiber

b)

troponin on the actin molecule

c)

the sarcomere to stimulate contraction

d)

myosin heads to form crossbridges

58.
a)

Biceps brachii

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Occuli

d)

Trapezius

59.



(a)  

60.
What muscle is this?
a)
Biceps Brachii
b)
Triceps Brachii
c)
Brachialis
d)
Brachioradialis
61.

a)

Rectus abdominis

b)

Gastrocnemious

c)

Tibialis anterior

d)

Serratus anterior

62.

a)

Rectus abdominis

b)

Gluteus maximus

c)

Tibialis anterior

d)

Serratus anterior

63.

What is "J "?

a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)

Vastus Lateralis

d)
Satorius
64.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Bicep
d)

Sartorius

65.

Identify the muscle

a)

gastrocnemius

b)

semitendinosis

c)

biceps femoris

d)

semimembranosis

66.

What muscle is this?

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Gluteus medius

c)

Adductor magnus

d)

Gracilis

67.

The muscle shown in the image is (a)  

68.

Epimysium is...

a)

connective tissue that surrounds the whole muscle

b)

connective tissue that surrounds bundles (fascicles) of 10 to 100 muscle cells.

c)

connective tissue that separates individual muscle cells.

69.

Perimysium is...

a)

connective tissue that surrounds the whole muscle

b)

connective tissue that surrounds bundles (fascicles) of 10 to 100 muscle cells.

c)

connective tissue that separates individual muscle cells.

70.

The muscle shown in the image is the (a)   .

71.

What muscle is highlighted?

(a)  

72.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

Latissimus frontalis

c)

Sartorius

d)

Rectus femoris

73.

The muscle highlighted is the (a)   .

74.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps brachii

b)

Biceps brachii

c)

External Oblique

d)

Deltoids

75.

The muscle movement that occurs when you move your hand from an open palm to a fist is called (a)   .

76.

Identify muscle H

a)

Transversus abdominis

b)

Rectus abdominis

c)

Intercostal muscle

d)

Internal obliques

e)

External obliques

77.

Identify muscle G

a)

Transversus abdominis

b)

Rectus abdominis

c)

Intercostal muscle

d)

Internal obliques

e)

External obliques

78.

Identify muscle F

a)

Transversus abdominis

b)

Rectus abdominis

c)

Intercostal muscle

d)

Internal obliques

e)

External obliques

79.



(a)  

80.
a)
Orbicularis Oris
b)
Orbicularis Oculi
c)
Corrugator
d)
Occipitals
81.

How does blocking the release of acetylcholine impact muscle function?

a)

Without acetylcholine muscles will remain contracted.

b)

Without acetylcholine muscle will not contract.

c)

Acetylcholine would build up in the synapse.

d)

All of the above could be true.

82.

Chewing, elevates and protracts mandible

a)

masseter

b)

temporalis

c)

frontalis

d)

buccinator

83.

flexes and rotates head

a)

sternocleidomastoid

b)

buccinator

c)

platysma

d)

temporalis

84.

The muscle that flexes the vertebral column is (a)  

85.

protracts scapula, raises arm

a)

serratus anterior

b)

deltoid

c)

pectoralis minor

d)

pectoralis major

86.

extends and adducts the arm

a)

latissimus dorsi

b)

pectoralis major

c)

pectoralis minor

d)

teres major

87.

(a)   dorsiflexes the foot, inverts the foot

88.
Which of the following is the correct order?
a)
fascicle, muscle fiber, myofibril, sarcomere, myofilament
b)
muscle fiber, fascicle, sarcomere, myofibril, myofilament
c)
sarcomere, muscle fiber, fascicle, myofibril, myofilament
d)
fascicle, muscle fiber, myofilament, myofibril, sarcomer
89.

Platysma

a)

Elevate corners of mouth (smile)

b)

Depress (lower) corners of mouth (frown)

c)

Pucker lips

d)

Sucking Motion

90.

Pectoralis Major

a)

Adduct and flex shoulder

b)

Abduct and flex shoulder

c)

Adduct and extend shoulder

d)

Abduct and extend shoulder

91.

Rotator Cuff (Pick TWO true statements)

a)

Prime mover for flexing shoulder

b)

Fixator for shoulder joint

c)

Very difficult to injure

d)

Made up of four muscles

92.

Fill in the blank: The ability of muscle tissue to return to its original shape after being stretched is called _______.

a)

A) Extensibility

b)

B) Elasticity

c)

C) Contractility

d)

D) Excitability

93.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of smooth muscle?

a)

A) Involuntary

b)

B) Striated

c)

C) Can be stretched

d)

D) Found in hollow organs.

94.

Fill in the blank: The ability of muscle tissue to receive and respond to a stimulus is known as ______.

a)

Contractility

b)

Excitability

c)

Flexibility

d)

Elasticity

95.

Which muscle type is striated and involuntary?

a)

Skeletal Muscle

b)

None of the above

c)

Cardiac Muscle

d)

Smooth Muscle

96.
Approx How many muscles is the human body made up of?
a)
206
b)
400
c)
500
d)
600
97.

What is shown in the colored part of this diagram?

a)

a whole muscle

b)

five muscle fibers

c)

five muscle fascicles

d)

five myofibrils

98.

Moves towards the midline

a)

Abduction

b)

Supination

c)

Adduction

d)

Pronation

99.

Muscles work in opposition (opposing pairs) to each other

a)

False

b)

True

100.

Muscles are attached to the bones by:

a)

cartilage and fascia

b)

ligaments and tendons

c)

tendons and fascia

d)

ligaments and cartilage

101.

name the highlighted muscle

(a)  

102.

What muscle is #4

a)

supraspinatus

b)

infraspinatus

c)

teres minor

d)

subscapularis

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