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Muscles and Their Actions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are considered _____ muscles because we can’t control them consciously.

a)

Immovable

b)

Involuntary

c)

Skeletal

d)

none of the above

2.

What is labeled "4" (the blue/purple part) in the diagram?

a)

sarcolemma

b)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

transverse tubules

d)

myofibril

3.

____________ attaches to actin to form the cross bridge.

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Myosin

d)

Calcium

4.

Found in the heart

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

all

5.

What are the 3 types of muscles?

a)

Skeletal, muscular, ligament

b)

Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

c)

Smooth, Cellular, Cerebrum

d)

Cardiac, smooth, brain stem

6.

What is the name of this muscle and what are its actions?

a)

Gluteus maximus: hip flexion and internal rotation

b)

Gluteus medius; hip extension and external rotation

c)

Gluteus maximus; hip extension and external rotation

d)

Gluteus medius; hip flexion and internal rotation

7.

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?

a)

Brachialis

b)

Biceps Brachii

c)

Triceps Brachii

d)

Brachioradialis

8.

Which of the following are actions of the tibialis anterior?

a)

Ankle dorsiflexion and inversion

b)

Ankle plantarflexion and inversion

c)

Knee flexion

d)

Ankle extension

9.

The two antagonists of the tibialis anterior. Action: plantar flexion. (Select all)

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Soleus

c)

Vastus lateralis

d)

Fibularis Longus

10.

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?

a)

Pectoralis Minor

b)

Upper trapezius

c)

Scalenes

d)

Sternocleidomastoid

11.

What is the function of a stabilizer muscle during an exercise?

a)

It is the primary muscle that creates the movement

b)

It assists the primary muscle in the movement

c)

It opposes the movement

d)

It helps maintain a posture or fixate a joint by contracting without significantly moving

12.

Which of the 4 quadricep muscles can extend the knee AND flex the hip?

a)

Vastus lateralis

b)

Vastus medialis

c)

Vastus intermedius

d)

Rectus femoris

13.

Which muscle is primarily responsible for the extension of the knee joint?

a)

A) Biceps Femoris

b)

B) Rectus Femoris

c)

C) Gastrocnemius

d)

D) Soleus

14.

During a bicep curl, which muscle acts as the antagonist?

a)

A) Biceps Brachii

b)

B) Triceps Brachii

c)

C) Deltoid

d)

D) Latissimus Dorsi

15.

What is the primary action of the pectoralis major muscle?

a)

A) Flexion and adduction of the arm

b)

B) Extension and abduction of the arm

c)

C) Flexion and abduction of the arm

d)

D) Extension and adduction of the arm