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WorksheetsMuscular System
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the term for a decrease in muscle size resulting from disuse?
Atrophy
Seizure
Colic
Spasm
What is the inflammation of connective tissues called?
Fibrosis
Myalgia
Myositis
Fibromyalgia
What is a spasm of visceral muscle called?
Strain
Spasm
Colic
Convulsion
The disease myasthenia gravis is characterized by a lack of muscle strength. Which word root in the name means strength?
Erg/o
My/o
Ton/o
Sthen/o
What is a bundle of muscle fibers called?
Fascicle
Sheath
Fascia
Epimysium
What is the layer of connective tissue closest to the individual muscle fibers called?
Perimysium
Endomysium
Ligand
Epimysium
Which of the following comprises a single neuron and all the muscle fibers it stimulates?
Synapse
Motor unit
Motor end plate
Neuromuscular junction
What is the partial contraction observed in resting muscle?
Relaxation
Isotonic contraction
Muscle tone
Isometric contraction
Which of the following describes a type of muscle contraction when the muscle lengthens as it exerts force?
Isometric contraction
Concentric contraction
Tonic contraction
Eccentric contraction
What is it called when a muscle works with a prime mover to accomplish a movement?
Extrinsic muscle
Prime mover
Synergist
Antagonist
What is the fulcrum in an anatomic lever system?
Bursa
Joint
Insertion
Bone
Which of the following is a muscle that raises a body part?
Levator
Smooth
Adductor
Flexor
What does the suffix -ceps mean in naming muscles?
Size
Attachment points
Shape
Direction of fibers
What is the action of the hamstring muscles?
Extends the leg
Flexes the leg
Flexes the foot
Lifts the foot
Which muscle is the primary flexor of the forearm at the elbow?
Deltoid muscle of the shoulder
Triceps brachii on posterior arm
Flexor carpi group of wrist
Brachialis muscle on the humerus
