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WorksheetsMuscles and Their Actions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are considered _____ muscles because we can’t control them consciously.
Immovable
Involuntary
Skeletal
none of the above
What is labeled "4" (the blue/purple part) in the diagram?
sarcolemma
sarcoplasmic reticulum
transverse tubules
myofibril
____________ attaches to actin to form the cross bridge.
Troponin
Tropomyosin
Myosin
Calcium
Found in the heart
smooth
cardiac
skeletal
all
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Skeletal, muscular, ligament
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
Smooth, Cellular, Cerebrum
Cardiac, smooth, brain stem
What is the name of this muscle and what are its actions?
Gluteus maximus: hip flexion and internal rotation
Gluteus medius; hip extension and external rotation
Gluteus maximus; hip extension and external rotation
Gluteus medius; hip flexion and internal rotation
Oliver, Emma, and Noah are studying for their physiology exam. They learned about a muscle that is responsible for the flexion of the forearm and supination of the hand. Can you help them identify this muscle?
Brachialis
Biceps Brachii
Triceps Brachii
Brachioradialis
Which of the following are actions of the tibialis anterior?
Ankle dorsiflexion and inversion
Ankle plantarflexion and inversion
Knee flexion
Ankle extension
The two antagonists of the tibialis anterior. Action: plantar flexion. (Select all)
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Vastus lateralis
Fibularis Longus
Emma, Lily, and Aiden are studying for their anatomy exam. They come across a diagram of a muscle they can't identify. Can you help them name the muscle?
Pectoralis Minor
Upper trapezius
Scalenes
Sternocleidomastoid
What is the function of a stabilizer muscle during an exercise?
It is the primary muscle that creates the movement
It assists the primary muscle in the movement
It opposes the movement
It helps maintain a posture or fixate a joint by contracting without significantly moving
Which of the 4 quadricep muscles can extend the knee AND flex the hip?
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis
Vastus intermedius
Rectus femoris
Which muscle is primarily responsible for the extension of the knee joint?
A) Biceps Femoris
B) Rectus Femoris
C) Gastrocnemius
D) Soleus
During a bicep curl, which muscle acts as the antagonist?
A) Biceps Brachii
B) Triceps Brachii
C) Deltoid
D) Latissimus Dorsi
What is the primary action of the pectoralis major muscle?
A) Flexion and adduction of the arm
B) Extension and abduction of the arm
C) Flexion and abduction of the arm
D) Extension and adduction of the arm
