Introduction to Muscle!
Quiz by Kathy Gray
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- Q1The following type of muscle is voluntarySmoothSphincterSkeletalCardiac30sEditDelete
- Q2The following type of muscle contains intercalated discsSkeletalCardiacSphincterSmooth30sEditDelete
- Q3Which of the following types of muscle is not striated?SmoothCardiacSkeletalNone of the abpve30sEditDelete
- Q4Which of the following refers to the ability of muscle cells (also called fibers) to shorten?ContractibilityExcitabilityExtensibilityElasticity30sEditDelete
- Q5Which of the following refers to the ability of muscles to be stretched?ExtensibilityContractibilityIrritabilityElasticity30sEditDelete
- Q6Which of the following refers to the ability of muscle to go back to it's normal length after stretching it out (just like a rubber band)?ContractilityElasticityExcitabilityExtensibility30sEditDelete
- Q7The part of skeletal muscle that attaches to bone and does NOT move is called the:OriginInsertionNucleusBelly30sEditDelete
- Q8The part of skeletal muscle that is attached AND MOVES during muscle contraction is called the;BellySarcomereOriginInsertion30sEditDelete
- Q9The central portion of muscle is called the:InsertionCenterOriginBelly30sEditDelete
- Q10When doing a biceps burl, the biceps muscle is the main muscle that moves and is called the:antagonistPrime moversynergistMain show30sEditDelete
- Q11When you do a biceps curl, the triceps on the opposite side of the arm does the opposite and actually relaxes. In this case, the triceps is not the prime mover but the:SynergistStabilizerWeaklingAntagonist30sEditDelete
- Q12The major source of energy in muscle is:MusclenergiaLactic AcidRed BullATP30sEditDelete
- Q13The byproduct of muscle contraction that leaves us sore after a hard workout is:DOMSLactic acidSarcomereglycogen30sEditDelete
- Q14The storage form of glucose in our muscles is:GlucagonSteviaSucraloseGlycogen30sEditDelete
- Q15Every time a muscle is stimulated to contract, a nerve must fire and "tell" the muscle to contract. This area where the nerve and muscle meet up is called the:SarcomereConjunction junctionNeuromuscular junctionAcetylcholine30sEditDelete
- Q16The neurotransmitter (the chemical) that is released and travels from nerve to muscle to stimulate the muscle to contract is called:SerotoninAcetylcholineDopamineCreatine30sEditDelete
- Q17This refers to when muscles contract and shorten (like when doing a biceps curl):Isolateral exerciseIsometric ExercisePilatesIsotonic exercise30sEditDelete
- Q18This refers to when muscles contract but do not shorten (like when holding a plank):PlyometricIsolateralIsometricIsotonic30sEditDelete
- Q19When a muscle cell ii stimulated, it contracts all the way. This is referred to as the"The law of necessityIt does it or it doesn't lawAll or none lawJust do it law30sEditDelete
- Q20An example of a muscle named because of it's size is the :FrontalisGluteus maximusBicepsTriceps30sEditDelete