Muscular System Quiz
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Another name for the prime mover is
A. antagonist
B. agonist
C. synergist
D. fixator
Muscle contraction relies on the stimulus from the ______ system.
A. circulatory
B. endocrine
C. nervous
D. respiratory
Muscle shaped like a triangle are called
A. Deltoid
B. Fragmoid
C. N/A
D. Helmoid
Turning your head to look both ways before crossing the street is what kind of movement?
A. Voluntary
B. Involuntary
What is the job of the skeletal muscle’s?
A. To Help You Breathe
B. To Move Your Bones
C. To Produce Carbon Dioxide
D. To Keep You Warm
Involuntary
A. skeletal
B. cardiac
C. smooth
D. smooth and cardiac
Which cell organelle provides energy for muscle contraction?
A. lysosome
B. nucleus
C. endoplasmic reticulum
D. mitochondria
A person who has a disease that inhibits the production of cholinesterase would have what kind of symptoms?
A. prolonged muscle contraction
B. flacid muscles
C. inability to speak
D. paralyzed
_____ refers to muscles attached to immovable bone.
A. Place
B. Origin
C. N/A
D. N/A
What is the role of calcium ions in muscle contraction?
A. They provide energy for contraction
B. They bind to troponin to allow actin-myosin interaction
C. They break down ATP
D. They transport oxygen to muscles
A muscle that helps the prime mover is called a
A. antagonist
B. agonist
C. synergist
D. fixator
Flexible tissue that covers the ends of your bones at joints is called
A. Synovial Fluid
B. Cartilage
C. Smooth Muscle
D. Biceps
gluteus maximus is an example of how muscles get their name because of its
A. dimension
B. quality
C. size
D. N/A
Oblique muscle fibers run diagonal to the body midline and are an example of how muscles get their name based on muscle _______
A. movement
B. direction
C. N/A
D. N/A
Muscles that you control are known as….
A. Involuntary
B. Fast Twitch
C. Voluntary
D. Slow Twitch