Macro Muscle Quiz
Form A
Name_____________________________Hr__________Date___________________________
I. Match the vocabulary word with its definition:
A. Rhythmic waves of muscle contraction in the walls of tubular
_________ Tendon
organs.
B.
Muscle that assists the action of a prime mover
________ Lever
_________ Insertion
C. Sheet of connective tissue that attaches muscle to the bone and
fascia
D. A muscle that opposes the prime mover (agonist)
_________ Peristalsis
E.
End of a muscle attached to a movable part
F.
A prime mover
________ Synergist
_________ Origin
_________ Agonist
__________ Fascia
G. A simple mechanical device consisting of a rod, fulcrum,
weight, and a source of energy that is applied to some point on the
rod
H. Cordlike or bandlike mass of white fibrous connective tissue
that connects a muscle to a bone
I. Sheet of fibrous connective tissue that encloses a muscle
_________ Multiunit
Smooth Muscle
J. Smooth muscle tissue that is found in the iris and the walls of
blood vessels
________ Antagonist
K Smooth muscle tissue that is found in the hollow organs of the
body
________ Aponeuroses
________ Visceral
Smooth Muscle
L. End of a muscle that that attaches to a relatively immovable
part
II. Listing:
Word Bank
List the three different types of muscle tissue:
(Not all words will be used)
Skeletal
1.
Fulcrum/pivot
2.
Smooth
3.
Rough
Tendon
List the four parts of a lever:
Force of movement
1.
Object of resistance
2.
Wheel
3.
Rod/bar
4.
Cardiac
Pancreatic
Circuit
III. Multiple Choice.
1. Which type of muscle tissue has more than one nucleus?
A. Smooth
B. Cardiac
C. Skeletal
D. Neural
2. The ends of smooth muscle are described as_____________.
A. Beveled/ sloping
B. Tapered/ pointed
C. Striated/ striped
3. Which type of muscle contracts voluntarily?
A. Cardiac
B. Skeletal
C. Smooth
D. Neural
4. This type of smooth muscle tissue is found in the hollow organs of the body
A. Multiunit
B. Composite
C. Corrugated
D. Visceral
D. Flared/wide
5. Wave like contractions are called
A. Periosteum
B. Twitch
C. Peristalsis
D. Extension
6. Muscles work by ______________ bones in specific directions
A. Pushing
B. Pulling
C. Ossifying
D. Detaching
7. Skeletal muscles are arranged in fiber bundles called:
A. Orbs
B. Stacks
C. Fascicles
D. Granules
8. The stationary end of a muscle is called the _______________
A. Origin
B. Synergist
C. Insertion
D. Rectifier
9. Extending your arm to pick up a glass of water is an example of what kind of contraction?
A. Concentric
B. Isometric
C. Eccentric
D. Eclectic
10. Skeletal muscles attach to neighboring muscles by tissue called _______________
A. Connectis
B. Fascia
C. Levers
D. Telomeres
11. Skeletal muscle contraction that results in the contracting muscle becoming shorter in length
A. Concentric
B. Isometric
C. Eccentric
D. Polar
12. Separates cardiac muscle cells within the same fiber
A. Mesophyll
B. Intercalated disk
C. Synapses
D. Periosteum
C. a pump
D. an elevation
C. Subduction
D. Insertion
13. Skeletal muscle contractions are called
A. a flail
B. a twitch
14. When muscle fibers contract together it is called
A. Summation
B. Agitation
15. Type of contraction where neither the muscles move nor the resisting object move
A. Eccentric
B. Isometric
C. Diffuse
D. Concentric
IV. Muscle orientation
Match the picture to the name of its fascicle orientation
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Orientations
Each one will be used once
A. Bipennate
E. Parallel
B. Convergent
D. Multipennate
C. Fusiform
F. Unipennate
G. Circular
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V. Muscle Nomenclature:
Identify which aspect the following muscles have been named after. Answers will be used
more than once.
Aspects:
A. Location
B. Shape
C. Size
D. Action
1. _____________Trapezius
6. _____________Flexor carpi radialis
2. _____________ Pectoralis major
7. _____________Rhomboid major
3. _____________ Temporalis
8. _____________Frontalis
4. _____________Gluteus maximus
9. _____________Palmaris longus
5. _____________Pronator teres
10. ____________Tibialis anterior
***Extra Credit***
3 pts
List one real life example for each of the three types of skeletal muscle contractions
(one sentence each)