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Muscle Types and Characteristics

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which muscle type is also known as the visceral muscle?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

2.

Smooth muscle contractions are described as

a)

Fast and powerful

b)

Rapid and fatigable

c)

Slow and uniform

d)

Short and forceful

3.

Which muscle type has, small spindle-shaped cells and one nucleus?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

4.

Cardiac muscle is found

a)

In organs

b)

Attached to bones

c)

In blood vessels

d)

In the heart

5.

Cardiac muscle is

a)

Non-striated and voluntary

b)

Striated and involuntary

c)

Smooth and involuntary

d)

Striated and voluntary

6.

Skeletal muscle is primarily

a)

Involuntary

b)

Voluntary

7.

Skeletal muscle attaches to

a)

Blood vessels

b)

Tendons only

c)

Bones

d)

Organs

8.

The membrane covering a muscle fiber is called the

a)

Sarcomere

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Endomysium

d)

Epimysium

9.

The functional unit of the muscle is the

a)

Sarcomere

b)

Actin Filament

c)

Sarcolemma

d)

Motor Neuron

10.

Which structure covers each muscle fiber

a)

Fascicle

b)

Epimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Perimysium

11.

A bundle of muscle fibers is called a

a)

Myofibril

b)

Fascicle

c)

Tendon

d)

Sarcomere

12.

The more stable, non-moving attachment of a muscle is the

a)

Insertion

b)

Origin

13.

The moving attachment of a muscle is the

a)

Origin

b)

Belly

c)

Tendon

d)

Insertion

14.

During muscle contraction, which filaments slide past each other?

a)

Myosin and Collagen

b)

Myosin and Elastin

c)

Actin and Myosin

d)

Actin and Troponin

15.

The thick myofilament in a sarcomere is

a)

Myosin

b)

Actin

c)

Troponin

d)

Tropomyosin

16.

The thin myofilament in a sarcomere is

a)

Actin

b)

Myosin

c)

Keratin

d)

Collagen

17.

Which muscle type is multinucleated?

a)

Smooth

b)

Cardiac

c)

Skeletal

d)

All muscle types

18.

Which muscle type has uniform striations that form long bands?

a)

Smooth

b)

Cardiac

c)

Skeletal

d)

Visceral

19.

Contractability means the muscle can

a)

Shorten

b)

Lengthen

c)

Harden

d)

Contract slowly

20.

Elasticity is the muscle's ability to

a)

Resist nerve impulses

b)

Break down lactic acid

c)

Return back to it's original shape

21.

Elasticity/Irritability refers to a muscle's ability to

a)

Stretch forcefully

b)

Respond to stimuli

c)

Change size

d)

Store energy

22.

Which connective tissue surrounds each fascicle?

a)

Endosteum

b)

Endomysium

c)

Perimysium

d)

Epimysium

23.

Which connective tissue surrounds the entire muscle?

a)

Fascia

b)

Endomysium

c)

Perimysium

d)

Epimysium

24.

Which connective tissue surrounds each muscle fiber?

a)

Epimysium

b)

Perimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Sarcomere

25.

Slow twitch fibers are also known as

a)

Type II

b)

Type I

c)

Type III

d)

Type A

26.

Fast twitch fibers fatigue-

a)

Not at all

b)

Quickly

c)

Very slowly

d)

Only during sleep

27.

Slow twitch fibers are best for

a)

Sprinting

b)

Explosive jumps

c)

Long-duration activities

d)

Heavy lifting

28.

Strap muscles are

a)

Fan-shaped

b)

Long and Uniform

c)

Oval and broad

d)

Circular

29.

Unipennate, Bipennate, and Multipennate describe,

a)

Muscle size

b)

Muscle shape

c)

Muscle fiber arrangement

d)

Muscle color

30.

Radiate muscles are also described as

a)

Strap like

b)

Triangular or convergent

c)

Circular

d)

Pennate only

31.

Circular muscles are also called

a)

Radiate

b)

Strap

c)

Sphincters

d)

Flat muscles

32.

An agonist muscle is the

a)

Muscle that relaxes

b)

Muscle that stabilizes

c)

Prime mover

d)

Opposing muscle

33.

The antagonist muscles

a)

Creates movement

b)

Relaxes or stretches

c)

Stabilizes

d)

Neutralizes motion

34.

Which contraction has no change in muscle length?

a)

Isometric

b)

Concentric

c)

Eccentric

35.

A concentric contraction

a)

Occurs only during stretching

b)

Has no motion

c)

Shortens muscle

d)

Lengthens muscle

36.

An eccentric contraction:

a)

Shortens muscle fibers

b)

Has no tension

c)

Lengthens muscle fibers

37.

What are the three types of muscle tissue in the body?

a)

Smooth, Rough, Skeletal

b)

Smooth, Cardiac, Skeletal

c)

Cardiac, Voluntary, Somatic

d)

Visceral, Voluntary, Skeletal

38.

Where would you find smooth muscle?

a)

Attached to bones

b)

In the heart

c)

In organs like stomach and intestines

d)

In tendons

39.

Which is a way a muscle can be named

a)

Age

b)

Blood supply

c)

Location

d)

Content

40.

Which muscle name indicates its shape

a)

Bicep Brachii

b)

Flexor Carpi Radialis

c)

Deltoid

d)

Tibialis Anterior

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