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Unit IV AP Muscular System

Quiz by Nikki Stroud

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  • Q1

    Identify this muscle. 

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    sartorius

    gastrocnemius 

    soleus

    temporalis

    30s
  • Q2

    Why do your muscles shiver when you're cold? 

    To maintain contractility

    To improve elasticity

    To generate heat

    To prevent paralysis

    30s
  • Q3

    What term describes a normal, continuous state of partial muscle contraction? 

    Tetany

    Rigor

    Tonus

    Twitch

    30s
  • Q4

    Name the cellular unit in muscle tissue.

    Fascicle 

    Myofibril

    Filament

    Fiber

    30s
  • Q5

    What type of muscle tissue lacks striations? 

    Cardiac

    Skeletal

    Heart

    Visceral

    30s
  • Q6

    When a muscle contracts, it _________ and pulls.

    pushes

    shortens

    lengthens

    stretches 

    30s
  • Q7

    Name the part of the muscle indicated by the arrow. 

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    fascicle

    endomysium

    perimysium

    epimysium

    30s
  • Q8

    A bundle of muscle fibers is called...

    a tendon.

    a fascicle.

    an aponeurosis. 

    a muscle cell.

    30s
  • Q9

    What do you call muscles that tend to counteract or slow an action? 

    Primary mover

    Agonists 

    Antagonists

    Synergists

    30s
  • Q10

    The origin of the biceps brachii would best include which of the following? 

    ulna

    clavicle

    fibula

    scapula

    30s
  • Q11

    Which of the following is a muscle of mastication? 

    Buccinator

    Latissimus dorsi

    Trapezius

    Masseter

    30s
  • Q12

    Injury or tearing of the ligaments of a joint would result in.....

    a twitch

    a sprain

    torticollis

    a strain

    30s
  • Q13

    Match the muscle with it's location: Latissimus dorsi

    Thigh

    Abdomen

    Neck

    Back

    30s
  • Q14

    Match the muscle with it's location: Quadriceps

    Calf

    Abdomen

    Posterior thigh

    Anterior thigh

    30s
  • Q15

    Match the muscle with it's location: Sternocleidomastoid

    Neck

    Back

    Thigh

    Head

    30s

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