wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Intro Muscular System - Quiz

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are skeletal muscles attached to bones?

a)

cartilage

b)

tendons

c)

ligament

d)

fat

2.

What muscle attachment is the most moveable?

a)

origin

b)

insertion

c)

tendon

d)

body

3.

What is a muscle which straightens a joint called?

a)

flexor

b)

extensor

c)

adductor

d)

abductor

4.

What best describes skeletal muscle?

a)

voluntary

b)

found in the stomach

c)

involuntary

d)

found in the heart

5.

What best describes skeletal muscle action?

a)

work in pairs

b)

can only pull

c)

both a and b

d)

none of the above

6.

To what muscle is the Achilles tendon attached?

a)

gastrocnemius

b)

masseter

c)

abdominus rectus

d)

biceps brachii

7.

What best describes smooth muscle tissue?

a)

contracts slowly but for long period

b)

is voluntary

c)

is striated

d)

found in the heart

8.

Where is cardiac muscle found?

a)

stomach

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

along the bones

9.

What muscles are antagonists to the biceps brachii?

a)

gastrocnemius

b)

masseter

c)

triceps

d)

rectus femoris

10.

In muscle tone, what is the state of the muscles?

a)

partly contracted

b)

completely contracted

c)

fatigued

d)

flaccid

11.

The masseter muscle is used when eating.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The biceps muscle is a flexor.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The muscles of the hand are mainly found in the forearm.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Heart muscle is voluntary.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Skeletal muscle is capable of slow contractions for a long periods of time.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The origin of the biceps femoris muscle is near the shoulder.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The gastrocnemius muscle forms the cap of the shoulder.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Muscle cells are called fibers.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The buttocks are properly called the gluteus maximus muscles.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When "throwing a punch," the biceps are more important than the triceps.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Who am I???

Screen Shot 2019-10-02 at 3.01.53 PM-1.png

a)

Smooth Muscle

b)

Skeletal Muscle

c)

Cardiac Muscle

22.
Which of the following is FALSE about the gastrocnemius?
a)

Connects to the heal bone via a ligament

b)

It is a skeletal muscle

c)

It is located inferior of the femur

d)

It is located posterior of the tibia

23.
One of the functions of the muscular system is to increase body temperature. What is this process called?
a)

Thermogenesis

b)

Hematopoesis

c)

Parthenogenesis

d)

Sebumagenesis

24.
This muscle is the antagonistic pair to the biceps brachii?
a)

Triceps brachii

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Deltoid

d)

Trapezius

25.
This type of muscle is identified by its striations and its ability to be voluntarily controlled
a)

Skeletal Muscle

b)

Cardiac Muscle

c)

Smooth Muscle

26.
This muscle allows you to breathe.
a)

Diaphragm

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Pectoralis Major

d)

Rectus Abdominus

27.

What are these examples of?

Screen Shot 2019-10-02 at 3.02.24 PM.png



(a)  

28.
Write down 4 of the 10 Kinesthetic Muscle Principles:
4 lines
29.

Match the letter with the correct muscle:

Screen Shot 2019-10-02 at 3.02.38 PM.png

a)
Trapezius
1.
A
b)
Deltoid
2.
B
c)
Triceps Brachii
3.
C
d)
Latissimus Dorsi
4.
I
30.

Match the letter with the correct muscle:

Screen Shot 2019-10-02 at 3.03.01 PM.png

a)
Hamstrings
1.
D
b)
Achilles Tendon
2.
E
c)
Gastrocnemius
3.
F
d)
Gluteus Maximus
4.
H
31.

Match the letter with the correct muscle:

Screen Shot 2019-10-02 at 3.04.01 PM.png

a)
Trapezius
1.
A
b)
Deltoid
2.
B
c)
Pectoralis Major
3.
J
d)
Rectus Abdominus
4.
K
e)
Biceps Brachii
5.
L
32.

Muscles have ____ points of attachment

a)
two
b)
four
c)
three
d)
one
33.

What structure connects muscle to bone?

a)

Tendon

b)

Ligament

c)

Cartilage

d)

Aponeurosis

34.

Muscles must cross what to move

a)
bones
b)
tendons
c)
ligaments
d)
joints
35.

Muscles ____ when they _____

a)
expand; contract
b)

shorten; contract

c)
relax; receive signals
d)
contract; lose energy
36.

Muscles only ____

a)
expand and contract
b)
stretch and compress
c)

push

d)

pull

37.

Muscles work in (a)   pairs

38.

Muscle fibers and tendons work in (a)  

39.

muscles ____ the _____

(a)  

Similar Resources on Wayground

History of Health Care Test Review

39 questions

History of Health Care Test Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Health Sem1 Review

39 questions

Health Sem1 Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

Health Science Medical Terminology Suffixes

37 questions

Health Science Medical Terminology Suffixes

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade - University

Blood Groups & Compatibility

40 questions

Blood Groups & Compatibility

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

Body Systems Basics: Cardiovascular Vocabulary

40 questions

Body Systems Basics: Cardiovascular Vocabulary

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

AHM Week 3

39 questions

AHM Week 3

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

AHM- Week 6

44 questions

AHM- Week 6

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

AFM Kelas X

40 questions

AFM Kelas X

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade - University