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Muscular system quiz #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a function of the muscular system?

a)

Allows for sensation

b)

Creates body movement

c)

Protects internal organs

d)

Heat production

e)

Maintain body posture and shape

2.

What muscle attaches to the bone and produces movement?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

visceral muscle

3.

What type of muscle makes of the walls of our internal organs?

a)

smooth muscles

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

striated muscle

d)

cardiac muscle

4.

Match the following

a)

Tendon

1.

attaches a muscle to a bone

b)

Ligament

2.

attaches a bone to another bone

c)

Fascia

3.

creates a membrane-like covering for muscles

5.
Movements that you choose to control
a)
Cramp
b)
Voluntary
c)
Strain
d)
Involuntary
6.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
7.
Cardiac muscle is only found where? 
a)
Lungs
b)
Heart
c)
Kidney's 
d)
Liver
8.

How many Muscles are in the human body?

a)
500
b)
over 600
c)
300
d)
200
9.
a)
Abdominal
b)
External Oblique
c)
Pectorals
d)
Trapezius
10.
a)
Pectoral
b)
Tricep
c)
Bicep
d)
Deltoid
11.
a)
Hamstrin
b)
Quadricep
c)
Tibialis Anterior
d)
Gastrocenmius
12.
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Satorius
c)
Hamstring
d)
Gastronecmius
13.

What muscle is this? (back of upper arm)

a)
Biceps Brachii
b)
Triceps Brachii
c)
Brachialis
d)
Brachioradialis
14.

What muscle is this? (shoulder)

a)
Deltoid
b)
Trapezius
c)
Latissimus Dorsi
d)
Biceps Brachii
15.
a)

Gluteus Maximus

b)

Biceps femoris

c)

Gluteus Minimus

d)

Latissimus Dorsi

16.

Muscles pull and push. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: Muscles never work in pairs

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Having good posture when sitting or standing is an example of what muscular system function?

a)

Support

b)

Protection

c)

Movement

d)

Blood Circulation

19.

Breathing and digestion are examples of what muscular system function?

a)

Heat Generation

b)

Support

c)

Movement

d)

Protection

20.

All of these are examples of voluntary muscles except for...

a)

Walking

b)

Talking

c)

Swallowing

d)

Chewing