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Muscular System Quiz

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Harper is studying the anatomy of muscles in her biology class. She learns that there is a specific layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers. Which layer is it?

a)

Epimysium

b)

Perimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Sarcolemma

2.

During a biology class, Mason was asked to explain the term for the junction between a nerve and a muscle fiber. What is the term?

a)

Synapse

b)

Neuromuscular junction

c)

Myoneural junction

d)

Both b and c

3.

Maya is learning about the human body in her biology class. Her teacher asks, "Which of the following muscles is responsible for breathing?"

a)

Intercostal muscles

b)

Abdominal muscles

c)

Diaphragm

d)

All of the above

4.

During a soccer match, Arjun noticed he was having difficulty keeping up with the game due to muscle weakness. What is the medical term for this condition?

a)

Myasthenia

b)

Myalgia

c)

Myopathy

d)

Myositis

5.

Ava is training for a marathon and wants to improve her endurance. Which type of muscle fiber is better suited for her training?

a)

Fast-twitch fibers

b)

Slow-twitch fibers

c)

Intermediate fibers

d)

Hybrid fibers

6.

What is the term for the minimal stimulus required to produce a muscle contraction?

a)

Action potential

b)

Threshold

c)

Summation

d)

Tetanus

7.

During a gym class, Samuel was learning about different muscle groups. His instructor asked, "Which of the following is NOT a muscle in the rotator cuff?"

a)

Supraspinatus

b)

Infraspinatus

c)

Subscapularis

d)

Trapezius

8.

Luna is studying for her medical exams and comes across a question about muscle tone. What is the medical term for abnormal muscle tone?

a)

Hypertonia

b)

Hypotonia

c)

Dystonia

d)

Atonia

9.

Ava is at the gym and wants to strengthen the muscle primarily responsible for the flexion of her elbow. Which muscle should she focus on?

a)

Biceps brachii

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Brachialis

d)

Brachioradialis

10.

Rohan is studying how muscles work and learns about a special structure within muscle cells. What is the primary function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells?

a)

Store calcium ions

b)

Produce ATP

c)

Generate action potentials

d)

Maintain cell structure

11.

Kai is studying the structure of skeletal muscle cells in his biology class. He learns about different parts of the cell and their functions. Which part of a skeletal muscle cell contains the contractile proteins?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Sarcomere

d)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

12.

During a biology class experiment, Grace is studying how muscles contract. She learns about a protein that regulates muscle contraction by binding to calcium. What is the name of this protein?

a)

Actin

b)

Myosin

c)

Troponin

d)

Tropomyosin

13.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
14.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
15.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
16.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
17.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
18.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
19.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles
20.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
22.
Voluntary muscle is
a)
muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
muscle that moves automatically
c)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
23.
What type of muscle is found in the bladder?
a)
cardiac
b)
skeletal
c)
smooth
d)
involuntary
24.
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? 
a)
Heart
b)
Arms 
c)
Legs
d)
Shoulders
25.
The cardiac muscle is 
a)
Voluntary 
b)
Involuntary 
26.
The smooth muscle is located 
a)
In the heart 
b)
Bones 
c)
Head 
d)
Within organs 
27.
Involuntary muscle is 
a)
muscle found in the heart
b)
muscle found in the organs
c)
muscle that works automatically
d)
all of these are true
28.
These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.  
a)
Skeletal/ Voluntary
b)
Smooth/Involuntary
c)
Cardiac 
d)
Rough 
29.
Tendons connect __________ to bone.
a)
Cartilage
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Ligaments
30.

How many types of muscle tissue are there? 

a)

2

b)

3

31.

Where is cardiac muscle located? 

a)

Heart

b)

Arm

c)

Stomach

32.

Where are smooth muscles located?

a)

Heart

b)

Arm

c)

Stomach

33.

What is the most abundant muscle tissue found in our body? 

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

34.

Where is skeletal muscle located? 

a)

Heart

b)

Arm

c)

Stomach

35.

True or False: Movement is not a function of muscles

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Muscles are connected to bone by _____. 

a)

Ligaments

b)

Tendons

37.

True or False: Posture is when you sit or stand up straight and your muscles are contracting to help you do this. 

a)

True

b)

False

38.

True or False: Everyone has the same body shape

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which of the following is correct. 

a)

The body sweats to stay hot and shivers to stay cold

b)

The body shivers to stay hot and sweats to cool off

40.

What is the function of the muscular system? 

a)

Movement

b)

Posture

c)

Body Temperature

d)

All of the above

41.

Muscles pull and push. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

True or False: Muscles never work in pairs

a)

True

b)

False

43.

__________ connect muscles to bones

a)

tendons

b)

collagen

c)

joints

d)

cartilage

44.

__________ protects bones from rubbing against each other.

a)

joints

b)

cartilage

c)

sutures

d)

tendons

45.

Your shoulder joint is an example of __________.

a)

a hinge joint

b)

a saddle joint

c)

a pivot joint

d)

a ball-and-socket joint

46.

About how many muscles do you have in your body?

a)

600

b)

50

c)

1,000

d)

100

47.

Which is NOT a kind of muscle in the human body?

a)

exoskeletal

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

cardiac

48.

Muscles usually work in __________ .

a)

sets of 5

b)

pairs

c)

sets of 4

d)

sets of 3

49.

What best describes your heart?

a)

smooth muscle

b)

skeletal muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

memory muscle

50.

Muscles are working in your body even when you are asleep and still.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

In the average person, _____ % of your body weight comes form muscles.

a)

40

b)

60

c)

20

d)

10

52.

Muscles are attached to bones by __________ .

a)

ligaments

b)

fibers

c)

joints

d)

tendons

53.

I am a muscle attached to a bone. I am a voluntary muscle. I appear striped under the microscope. What kind of muscle am I?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

memory

54.

What kind of muscle is in the heart?

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

d)

memory

55.

What kind of muscle is found in the stomach wall?

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

memory

56.

What is thick connective tissue that holds bone to bone?

a)

tendon

b)

ligament

c)

cartilage

d)

joint

57.

What is soft tissue in the human body that allow for movement?

a)

muscles

b)

cartilage

c)

ligament

d)

tendons

58.

What is the connecting point where two or more bones are joined together?

a)

striated muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

joint

d)

ligament

59.

What is muscle tissue that work together without thought or action?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

memory muscle

d)

contraction

60.

What is muscle tissue that moves under our control?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

contraction

d)

memory muscle

61.

What is the change in a muscle by which it becomes thicker and shorter?

a)

striated

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

contraction

62.

Mr. Moran, Ms. Whitaker, and Mrs. Whitt are the coolest 5th grade teachers at Mt Energy.

a)

True

b)

False

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