Muscular System NCHSE Quiz
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After you swallow food, what kind of muscle moves the food toward your stomach?
A. Cardiac
B. Skeletal
C. Smooth
D. Voluntary
What is the recommended treatment for a muscle spasm in the lower leg?
A. Alternate hot and cold
B. Pain medication
C. Physical therapy
D. Stretch the muscle
What muscle is located above the waist?
A. Deltoid
B. Gastrocnemius
C. Gluteus maximus
D. Tibialis anterior
One of the characteristics of muscles is extensibility. This allows muscles to:
A. consume oxygen
B. contract
C. react to an impulse
D. stretch
The tough, sheet like membrane that covers and protects muscle is:
A. fascia
B. a ligament
C. a tendon
D. periosteum
Where would you find a voluntary muscle?
A. Attached to the femur
B. In blood vessel walls
C. Inside the heart
D. Lining the stomach
The walls of the heart are made of:
A. cardiac muscle
B. contractile muscle
C. striated muscle
D. voluntary muscle
What muscle movement occurs when you move your hand from an open palm to a fist?
A. Abduction
B. Adduction
C. Extension
D. Flexion
What disabling muscle disorder usually affects children?
A. Fibromyalgia
B. Muscular dystrophy
C. Myasthenia gravis
D. Strain
What muscle is located in the lower leg?
A. Gastrocnemius
B. Gluteus maximus
C. Trapezius
D. Triceps
Which muscles are located between the ribs?
A. Intercostals
B. Internal obliques
C. Latissimus dorsi
D. Pectoralis
What muscle injury is often caused by overstretching a muscle?
A. Atrophy
B. Dislocation
C. Myopathy
D. Strain
Where is the latissimus dorsi located?
A. Back
B. Leg
C. Neck
D. Shoulder
What would cause a muscle contracture?
A. Inactivity
B. Overuse
C. Pulling
D. Twisting
Which of the following is one of the properties of muscles?
A. Excitability
B. Antagonist
C. Pronator
D. Stability