Test Review Sheet - Muscular System
Name: _________________________________
 Know your Muscle Man diagrams.
 Know your Joint Movements – worksheet & pg 8 of notes
 Review the slides & main features of the 3 types of muscles.
4 functions of muscles.
1. Posture maintenance keeps the ____________________ in position to function correctly.
2. The 3 types of muscle tissue allow for ____________________ of the body and organs.
3. The tendons of muscles help stabilize the __________________.
4. ___% of all the energy used by a muscle escapes as heat to maintain body temperature
while ______% of all the energy is used for cellular life processes.
___________________________________________________
Functional characteristics of muscles
_________________1. Ability to receive and respond to stimuli
_________________2. Ability to shorten forcibly
_________________3. Ability to be stretched
_________________4. Ability to recoil
___________________________________________________
Skeletal Muscle Anatomy: Know your diagram.
1. The connective tissue wrappings _____________________________ each cell and
__________________________the whole muscle AND provide entry & exit points for
______________ & _________________.
2. Skeletal muscle is dependent on its nerve supply because it cannot
__________________ without nerve stimulation
3. Skeletal muscle is dependent on its blood supply because it uses tremendous amounts of
______________________ which requires delivery of oxygen & glucose and it gives off
lots of ______________________ that must be removed
4. What is the difference in description between a direct and an indirect muscle attachment?
5. Which type of attachment is more common & specifically why?
Muscle Interactions
1. When flexing your elbow, the biceps are the ____________ while the triceps are the
__________________.
2. A muscle that helps the prime mover is called a ______________.
3. A muscle that stabilizes a motion is called a ___________.
Write the name next to the fascicle arrangement.
Which of the fascicle arrangements is: Write name
1. best for fast and large movements? _________________
2. best for strength? _______________________________
3. best for movement of larger areas? __________________
4. best for greatest range of motion ____________________
List the muscle names
1. Which TWO muscles are used for infant injections?
2. What TWO muscles are used for adult injections?
3. Which FOUR muscles are in the quadriceps group?
4. Which THREE muscles are in your hamstring group?
5. Study your muscle man diagrams. There are ~12 muscles on the test.
Characteristics of Levers: Know the diagrams from PPT/book
1st class lever
2nd class lever
_____A
Main advantage is in strength
rd
3 class lever
_____B
Main advantage is ROM
_____C
Main advantage is  in direction
_____D
Least common in body
_____E
Flexing your elbow
_____F
Standing on your toes
_________________________________________________
Golden Rules
1. All muscles cross at least ________________ joint
2. The bulk of the muscle typically lies _____________________to the joint crossed
3. Muscles are attached to at least __________ points
4. The ____________________ is the attachment to the immovable or less movable
bone
5. The ____________________ is the attachment to the movable bone
6. Muscles can only ____________ they never ___________
7. During contraction, the muscle ___________________ moves toward the
____________
_________________________________________________
For the following examples, match which criteria they are named according to.
On some of the examples, 2 criteria apply (notice the number by each example) place both choices in the blank
a.
b.
c.
d.
location
shape
relative size
direction of fibers
_____ adductor longus (2)
_____ biceps femoris (2)
_____deltoid (1)
_____sternocleidomastoid (1)
_____temporalis (1)
e. number of origins
f. location of origin/insertion
g. Action
_____ brachioradialis (1)
_____transversus abdominis (2)
_____ internal oblique (2)
_____ sternohyoid (2)
Multiple Choice
1. Abduction is:
a. Moving the right arm out to the right
b. Spreading out the fingers
c. Wiggling the toes
d. Moving the sole of the foot laterally
2. Skeletal muscle is not involved in:
a. Movement of skin
b. Propulsion of a substance through a body tube
c. Heat production
d. Inhibition of body movement
3. Someone who sticks out a thumb to hitch a ride is ____ the thumb.
a. Extending
c. adducting
b. Abducting
d. opposing
4. The major muscles used in doing push-ups are:
a. Biceps brachii and brachialis
b. Supraspinatus and subscapularis
c. Coracobrachialis and latissimus dorsi
d. Tirceps brachii and pectoralis major
At the Clinic (short answer)
1. An emergency appendectomy is performed with the incision made at the lateral edge of
the right iliac abdominopelvic region. Was the rectus abdominis cut? Explain.
2. During an overambitious workout, a high school athlete pulls some muscles by forcing
his knee into extension when his hip is already fully flexed. What muscles does he pull?
3. Susan, a massage therapist, was giving Mr. Graves a back rub. What two broad
superficial muscles of the back were receiving the “bulk” of her attention?