Medical Quiz

The Musculoskeletal System Quiz


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Cardiac muscles are found in the bones.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Name this bone. The “hip” bone.

A. sacrum

B. illium

C. coccyx


Movable joints on the other hand allow the body to make varied movements.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Name the muscle group –

A. Deltoids

B. Infraspinatus – Rotator Cuffs

C. Thoracolumbar Fascia

D. Latissimus Dorsi


Which statement best describes the Sliding Filament Theory?

A. Muscle fiber contraction is “all or none” the whole muscle fiber must contract once stimulated

B. Muscle fiber contraction is generated by thin filaments sliding past thick filaments

C. Muscle fibers contract as brief, single contractions

D. Muscle fibers fatigue as a result of prolonged strenuous muscle activity


The sliding filament theory explains which of the following?

A. muscle extensions

B. muscle inductions

C. muscle contractions

D. muscle formation


Why are the bones of the wrist and ankle not fused

A. To provide greater strength

B. To provide greater mobility

C. To make the wrist and ankle lighter

D. So more muscles can attach to those bones.


What is a sarcomere?

A. A compartment in a myofilament

B. The area between two intercalated discs

C. The wavy lines on a the cell, as seen in a microscope

D. The contractile unit between two Z discs


Name the muscle group –

A. Obliques

B. Abdominals

C. Gastrocnemius

D. Adductors


Name this bone.

A. radius

B. ulna

C. humerus


Cardiac muscles are muscles which are fused to bones of skeleton by tendons.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Which type of muscle contraction occurs without a change in length?

A. Isotonic contractions

B. Tetanus contractions

C. Isometric contractions

D. Twitches


Skeletal muscle tissue can perform various functions ,which of the following is not one of them.

A. Create heat

B. Provide Movement

C. provide shape to the body

D. Produce red blood cells


Name the muscle group –

A. Deltoids

B. Infraspinatus – Rotator Cuffs

C. Thoracolumbar Fascia

D. Latissimus Dorsi


Skeletal muscle tissue is…..

A. Fatigue resistant

B. Non voluntary

C. smooth

D. Striated


Name this bone.

A. xyphoid process

B. coccyx

C. sternum


Name the muscle group –

A. Gacstrocnemius (Calf)

B. Biceps Femoris (Hamstring)

C. Biceps Brachii

D. Gluteus Maximus


Which movements are shown in the picture?

A. Abduction & Adduction

B. Eversion & Inversion

C. Flexion & Extension

D. Dorsiflexion & Plantar flexion


Name this bone.

A. patella

B. phalange

C. femur


Name the muscle group –

A. Triceps Brachii

B. Biceps Brachii

C. Pectoralis

D. Adductors


Name the muscle group –

A. Obliques

B. Quadriceps

C. Gastrocnemius

D. Adductors


The bones of the fingers and toes are known as…

A. digits

B. tarsals

C. Carpals

D. Phanlanges


Which movements are shown in the picture?

A. Dorsiflexion & Plantar flexion

B. Eversion & Inversion

C. Abduction & Adduction

D. Flexion & Extension


What do you call the muscles that you can control?

A. cardiac

B. fibrous

C. skeletal

D. smooth


When a bodybuilder does a leg curl what muscle is the agonist

A. Deltoid

B. Gluteus Maximus

C. Hamstring

D. Quadriceps




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