Muscular System Terms Quiz
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. During an exciting soccer match, Jariah, with a swift move, kicks the ball to the side, moving her leg away from the midline of her body. Natalie cheers from the sidelines, “What a move!” What is this movement called?
A. Abduction
B. Adduction
C. Circumduction
D. Flexion
. Imagine Ini and her friend Paola are having a fun race to see who can stand up the fastest from a sitting position! When Ini stands up, what is the movement that increases the angle between her thigh and lower leg?
A. Flexion
B. Extension
C. Rotation
D. Circumduction
. During a lively yoga session, Natalie gracefully stretches her arm to the side like a soaring eagle, and then smoothly brings it back to her body. What is this elegant movement of bringing her arm back called?
A. Adduction
B. Flexion
C. Abduction
D. Extension
. Jariah and her friends, Celeste and Gaby, are on a thrilling adventure exploring the mysteries of the human body. They stumble upon a fascinating type of involuntary muscle that works tirelessly in the walls of internal organs, like the digestive tract and blood vessels. Can you help them identify what this amazing muscle is called?
A. Skeletal muscle
B. Cardiac muscle
C. Visceral (smooth) muscle
D. Muscular system
. Patience and Gisel are on a mission to explore how muscle or nerve cells react when they receive a signal. What is the superpower of these cells that allows them to respond to stimuli by producing electrical impulses?
A. Elasticity
B. Extensibility
C. Contractibility
D. Excitability
. During a lively swimming class, Vanessa is playfully learning to move her arm in a big, sweeping circle at the shoulder joint, just like she’s drawing a giant rainbow in the air. What is this fun type of movement called?
A. Rotation
B. Circumduction
C. Pronation
D. Supination
. During a lively gym class, Getse and Ariana were having a friendly competition to see who could stretch a rubber band the farthest. After each stretch, they watched in amazement as the rubber band snapped back to its original shape. What is this magical ability of a muscle to return to its original shape after being stretched or contracted?
A. Elasticity
B. Extensibility
C. Contractibility
D. Excitability
. In a lively gym class, Getse and Elli are on a mission to discover the secrets of muscle magic! Can you help them figure out what the ability of a muscle to shorten and generate force when stimulated is called?
A. Elasticity
B. Contractibility
C. Extensibility
D. Excitability
. Imagine Jariah is at the gym, and she’s showing off her muscles by curling a dumbbell up towards her shoulder. What is this cool move called?
A. Extension
B. Flexion
C. Adduction
D. Abduction
. Jariah and Sonia are on a treasure hunt and are examining a mysterious map. Jariah turns her head from side to side to view different parts of it. What is the movement of her head around its longitudinal axis?
A. Rotation
B. Circumduction
C. Supination
D. Pronation
. During an exciting soccer match, Preston, with his eyes on the ball, skillfully moves his foot upward, bringing his toes closer to his shin. What is this impressive movement called?
A. Plantar flexion
B. Dorsiflexion
C. Supination
D. Pronation
. In an anatomy class, Aubrey and Gaby are having a friendly competition to see who can best demonstrate body movements. Aubrey challenges Gaby to move her forearm so that her palm faces downward or backward. What is this movement called?
A. Supination
B. Pronation
C. Rotation
D. Circumduction
. Zamaria is practicing ballet and imagines herself as a graceful swan. To perfect her pose, she needs to point her toes downward, away from her shin. What is this elegant movement called?
A. Plantar flexion
B. Dorsiflexion
C. Supination
D. Pronation
. Patience and Celeste were having a friendly debate about how our bodies work. Patience pointed out that even when she was just standing still, her muscles seemed to be doing a little dance to keep her upright. Celeste was curious and asked, “What is this continuous and passive partial contraction of muscles called that helps us maintain our posture?”
A. Muscle tone
B. Muscular system
C. Fascia
D. Tendons
. Imagine Zamaria is at a magic show, and she needs to hold a bowl of magical soup in her hand. What magical movement does her forearm perform so that her palm faces upward or forward to hold the bowl properly?
A. Supination
B. Pronation
C. Rotation
D. Circumduction
