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Identifying Muscles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What muscle?

a)

rectus femoris

b)

vastus lateralis

c)

vastus medialis

d)

adductor longus

2.

What muscle?

a)

rectus femoris

b)

vastus lateralis

c)

vastus medialis

d)

adductor longus

3.

What muscle?

a)

biceps femoris

b)

semitendinosus

c)

semimembranosus

d)

adductor magnus

4.

What muscle?

a)

biceps femoris

b)

semitendinosus

c)

semimembranosus

d)

adductor magnus

5.

What muscle?

a)

soleus

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

tibialis anterior

d)

fibularis longus

6.

What are the 3 types of muscles?

a)

Skeletal, muscular, ligament

b)

Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

c)

Smooth, Cellular, Cerebrum

d)

Cardiac, smooth, brain stem

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Found in the walls of hollow organs; also called visceral

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

all

10.

Use to move materials through contractions

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

all

11.

Skeletal muscles always work _____.

a)

in groups

b)

in pairs

c)

singly

d)

none of the above

12.

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

a)

sarcolemma

b)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

transverse tubules

d)

myofibril

13.

Which type of muscle is primarily responsible for voluntary movements in the human body?

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

d)

Visceral muscle

14.

What is the main function of cardiac muscles?

a)

To move bones

b)

To pump blood

c)

To aid digestion

d)

To support posture

15.

Which muscle type is characterized by striations and is found in the heart?

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

d)

Visceral muscle