Muscular system
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- Q1Which type of muscle tissue is striated and responsible for voluntary movements like walking and jumping?Cardiac muscleAdipose tissueSmooth muscleSkeletal muscle30s
- Q2Which type of muscle tissue is involuntary and found in the walls of internal organs such as the stomach and intestines?Smooth muscleSkeletal muscleCardiac muscleAdipose tissue30s
- Q3Which muscle is known as the 'heart muscle' and is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?Skeletal muscleCardiac muscleSmooth muscleAdipose tissue30s
- Q4What is the primary function of the muscular system?TransportDigestionProtectionMovement30s
- Q5What is the largest muscle in the human body?Quadriceps femorisBiceps brachiiGluteus maximusSoleus30s
- Q6Which muscle is located in the back of the upper arm?TricepsHamstringsCalvesDeltoids30s
- Q7Which muscle is responsible for straightening the leg at the knee joint?GlutesCalvesHamstringsQuadriceps30s
- Q8Which muscle is responsible for flexing the forearm?BicepsTricepsQuadricepsDeltoids30s
- Q9Which muscle is known as the 'calf muscle'?DeltoidPectoralis majorGastrocnemiusGluteus maximus30s
- Q10Which movement occurs when you bend your elbow?AbductionExtensionFlexionRotation30s
- Q11Which movement involves moving a body part away from the midline of the body?ExtensionAbductionAdductionFlexion30s
- Q12Which movement involves turning the palm of the hand to face downward or backward?PronationAbductionSupinationFlexion30s
- Q13Which movement involves bringing a body part closer to the midline of the body?FlexionExtensionAdductionAbduction30s
- Q14Which movement involves straightening a joint to increase the angle between two body parts?AbductionRotationExtensionFlexion30s
- Q15What type of muscle contraction occurs when a weight is lifted in the upward phase of a bicep curl?IsometricIsoinertial eccentricIsoinertial concentricIsokinetic concentric30s