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Muscle System

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thin filaments in a myofibril are

a)

Sarcomeres

b)

Sarcoplasm

c)

Actin

d)

Myosin

2.

You do a push up. Which muscle would be a primer mover?

a)

Pectoralis Major

b)

Biceps Brachii

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Rectus Femoris

3.

You do a push up. Which muscle would be synergist?

a)

Pectoralis Major

b)

Triceps Brachii

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Rectus Femoris

4.

How many ATP molecules are used during a cross bridge cycle between an individual myosin head and actin filament?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

5.

What role does calcium play in muscle contraction?

a)

Releases actin

b)

Exposes myosin

c)

Connects tissues

d)

Cushions bones

6.

What do tendons connect?

a)

Bones to other bones

b)

Muscles to bone

c)

Muscles to muscles

d)

Tissues to tissues

7.

What is a fascicle?

a)

A type of muscle

b)

A cluster of muscle fibers

c)

A connective tissue

d)

A bone structure

8.

Where does a muscle begin and remain stationary?

a)

Insertion

b)

Origin

c)

Epimysium

d)

Endomysium

9.

What is the point where the muscle ends and creates movement?

a)

Origin

b)

Insertion

c)

Epimysium

d)

Endomysium

10.

What is the process by which a muscle shortens or contracts?

a)

muscle relaxation

b)

muscle elongation

c)

muscle contraction

d)

muscle expansion

11.

Which protein is responsible for muscle contraction?

a)

actin and myosin

b)

hemoglobin and myoglobin

c)

collagen and elastin

d)

troponin and tropomyosin

12.

Which of the following is not a type of muscle tissue?

a)

Nervous tissue

b)

Smooth tissue

c)

Skeletal tissue

d)

Cardiac tissue

13.

What is the basic unit of muscle structure?

a)

muscle fiber

b)

muscle cell

c)

muscle strand

d)

muscle thread

14.

What is the term for the decrease in muscle performance due to prolonged activity?

a)

muscle fatigue

b)

muscle weakness

c)

muscle exhaustion

d)

muscle depletion

15.

Muscle System

a)

A) Sarcomeres

b)

B) Sarcoplasm

c)

C) Actin

d)

D) Myosin

16.

Muscle System

a)

A) Pectoralis Major

b)

B) Biceps Brachii

c)

C) Latissimus Dorsi

d)

D) Rectus Femoris

17.

Muscle System

a)

A) Pectoralis Major

b)

B) Triceps Brachii

c)

C) Latissimus Dorsi

d)

D) Rectus Femoris

18.

Muscle System

a)

A) 0

b)

B) 1

c)

C) 2

d)

D) 4

19.

Muscle System

a)

A) Releases actin

b)

B) Exposes myosin

c)

C) Connects tissues

d)

D) Cushions bones

20.

Muscle System

a)

A) Bones to other bones

b)

B) Muscles to bone

c)

C) Muscles to muscles

d)

D) Tissues to tissues

21.

Muscle System

a)

A) A type of muscle

b)

B) A cluster of muscle fibers

c)

C) A connective tissue

d)

D) A bone structure

22.

Muscle System

a)

A) Insertion

b)

B) Origin

c)

C) Epimysium

d)

D) Endomysium

23.

Muscle System

a)

A) Origin

b)

B) Insertion

c)

C) Epimysium

d)

D) Endomysium

24.

Muscle System

a)

A) muscle relaxation

b)

B) muscle elongation

c)

C) muscle contraction

d)

D) muscle expansion

25.

Muscle System

a)

A) actin and myosin

b)

B) hemoglobin and myoglobin

c)

C) collagen and elastin

d)

D) troponin and tropomyosin

26.

Muscle System

a)

A) Nervous tissue

b)

B) Smooth tissue

c)

C) Skeletal tissue

d)

D) Cardiac tissue

27.

Muscle System

a)

A) muscle fiber

b)

B) muscle cell

c)

C) muscle strand

d)

D) muscle thread

28.

Muscle System

a)

A) muscle fatigue

b)

B) muscle weakness

c)

C) muscle exhaustion

d)

D) muscle depletion