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Exam: Muscular Anatomy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match each of the following muscle types to their correct description.

a)

Smooth

1.

Muscle which has uniform arrangement, is non-striated and contractions are involuntary

b)

Cardiac

2.

Muscle which has a branched structure, has striations and contractions are involuntary

c)

Skeletal

3.

Muscle which has a cylindrical structure, has striations and contractions are voluntary

2.

Skeletal muscles are only organized by location and function.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined sections. ​ (a)   is a movement downward. ​ (b)   is a movement upward.

Choose from the below words
Depression
Elevation
Flexion
Extension
4.

Claire is bending her elbow to reduce the angle between her forearm and upper arm. Which type of movement is Claire performing?

a)

Extension

b)

Flexion

c)

Depression

d)

Elevation

5.

When body temperatures are too low, the body will produce heat by shivering.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined sections.

​ (a)   is the ability of a muscle to return to its original length when relaxed. (b)   is the ability of the muscle to respond to a stimulus.

Choose from the below words
Elasticity
Excitability
Extensibility
7.

Which of the following is the name of the connective tissue which surrounds a myofibrils?

a)

Perimysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Myosin

8.
Question Image

Using the word bank, label the levers in the body by their appropriate class.

a)

Class I

1.

Middle diagram (head/neck)

b)

Class II

2.

Right diagram (leg)

c)

Class III

3.

Left diagram (arm)

9.

Cardiac muscle is also referred to as the myocardium.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following best describes tension?

a)

A. A pulling force transmitted through an object with forces acting on opposite sides

b)

B. A pushing force transmitted through an object acting on one side

c)

C. The ability of a force to cause rotation on a lever

d)

D. The ability of a force to cause pushing on a lever

11.

The tendon of a skeletal muscle which attaches to the bone being moved is called the ___________.

a)

Origin

b)

Body

c)

Insertion

d)

Head

12.

Mickey is studying smooth muscles for his anatomy class. The teacher has asked him to list places where he would find smooth muscle in the body. Which of the following should Mickey include in the list?

a)

Biceps femoris

b)

Gluteus maximus

c)

Heart walls

d)

Wall of the stomach

13.

Select all of the following which are aided by trunk muscles.

a)

Core body movements

b)

Digestion

c)

Moving and supporting the vertebral column

d)

Respiration

14.

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined sections.

The ​ (a)   is the main muscle responsible for movement. The (b)   muscle support movement by contributing force and stability. The ​ (c)   muscle opposes the action and relaxes when the agonist is contracted.

Choose from the below words
agonist
synergist
antagonist
15.

A repeating unit of actin and myosin is called a sarcomere.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Match the following types of movements to their correct definition.

a)

Abduction

1.

Movement away from the midline of the body

b)

Internal rotation

2.

Rotation of the structure towards the midline of the body

c)

External rotation

3.

Rotation of the structure away from the midline of the body

d)

Adduction

4.

Movement towards the midline of the body

17.

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by:

a)

ligaments

b)

tendons

c)

bone marrow

d)

ATP

18.

Movement, stability, and heat production are functions of this system

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

nervous

d)

respiratory

19.

Moving a body part away from the midline of the body

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

flexion

d)

extension

20.

Pointing toes down

a)

Dorsiflexion

b)

Plantar flexion

c)

abduction

d)

adduction