WorksheetsMuscular System Intro
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Contraction occurs when muscle cells...
Lengthen
Shorten
Stay the same size
Enlarge
When you bend your arm, which muscle is contracting, or shortening?
Biceps brachii
Triceps brachii
What muscle attaches to the bone and produces movement?
skeletal muscle
cardiac muscle
smooth muscle
visceral muscle
Which action points the toes away from the shin?
Inversion
Eversion
Dorsiflexion
Plantar flexion
Which action bends a joint, or decreases the angle between bones?
Circumduction
Rotation
Extension
Flexion
Movement of the arm/leg away from the midline
adduction
eversion
inversion
abduction
The triceps brachii straightens the forearm to increase the angle between the humerus and ulna. This is an example of
Circumduction
Rotation
Extension
Flexion
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Pectoralis major
Location of muscle
Direction of the muscle fibers
Relative size of the muscle
Number of origins
Location of the muscle's origin and insertion
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Extensor digitorum longus
Direction of muscle fibers
Location of muscle
Action of muscle
Relative size of the muscle
Shape of the muscle
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
External oblique
Location of muscle
Direction of muscle fibers
Relative size of the muscle
Action of the muscle
Location of muscle's origin and insertion
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply): Gluteus medius
Location of the muscle
Relative size of the muscle
Direction of the muscle fibers
Action of the muscle
Shape of the muscle
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Shape of the muscle
Number of origins
Location of muscle
Location of the muscle's origin and insertion
Direction of the muscle fibers
What is the primary function of the muscular system?
To produce movement
To store calcium
To protect internal organs
To produce blood cells
Which type of muscle is responsible for involuntary movements in the body?
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Striated muscle
What is the role of tendons in the muscular system?
To connect muscles to bones
To connect bones to bones
To provide nutrients to muscles
To store energy for muscles
