Muscles Of The Human Body Quiz
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Explore the intricate world of the human body's muscular system with our Muscles of the Human Body Quiz. Tailored for anatomy enthusiasts, fitness aficionados, or students delving into physiology, this quiz is a comprehensive examination of the body's diverse muscle groups. Test your knowledge of major muscles, their functions, and their vital roles in movement and stability.
Whether you're a healthcare professional honing your expertise or a fitness enthusiast eager to understand muscle anatomy, this quiz presents an engaging challenge. Navigate through questions that span the intricacies of skeletal muscles, their origins, insertions, and actions.
Take the quiz to unravel Read morethe complexities of the human body's muscular network and deepen your understanding of the anatomical marvels that power our physical actions.
The quiz below is on the Muscle tissue trivia questions. The tissues in the human body are the parts that go all around the human body. Do give it a try if you have an anatomy quiz coming up and want to refresh your understanding of these muscle tissue. All the best, and be sure to come back for others like it!
- 1.
Which of the following is NOT a function of muscle?
- A.
Stabilize Joints
- B.
Generate Heat
- C.
Filtering Wastes
- D.
Maintain Posture
- E.
Produce Movement
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C. Filtering WastesExplanation
Yeah, easy question. The purpose of these quizzes for me is as much reinforcement as testing. Hopefully other people also find them helpful. In case you didn't know, muscles don't filter wastes but do everything else listed.Rate this question:
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- 2.
What are the three types of muscle found in the human body from striated to not striated?HINT: just type the type of each with a space inbetween and without any other words.
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skeletal cardiac smooth, cardiac skeletal smoothExplanation
Skeletal and cardiac muscle are both striated, smooth is obviously smooth.Rate this question:
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Which of the below muscles is voluntarily controlled?
- A.
Walls of the heart
- B.
Visceral muscles
- C.
Risorius
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
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C. RisoriusExplanation
Walls of heart = cardiac/involuntary, Visceral muscles (muscles of visceral organs) = smooth/involuntary, the Risorius is the muscle of the face that laterally draws corners of lips, tenses lips, and is a synergist of the zygomaticus (the smiling muscle) that I always forget.Rate this question:
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- 4.
Which of the following is not a primary functional characteristic of muscle tissue?
- A.
Elasticity
- B.
Excitability
- C.
Extensibility
- D.
Contractility
- E.
All of the above are functions of muscle tissue
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E. All of the above are functions of muscle tissueExplanation
These are the four primary functional characteristics of muscle tissue.Rate this question:
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- 5.
The ability of a muscle to receive and respond to stimulus is referred to as:
- A.
Irratibility
- B.
Contractility
- C.
Extensibility
- D.
Elasticity
- E.
None of the above
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A. IrratibilityExplanation
Irritability or Excitability is the ability to receive and respond to stimulusRate this question:
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- 6.
The ability of the muscle tissue to be stretched refers to it's:
- A.
Irratibility
- B.
Contractility
- C.
Extensibility
- D.
Elasticity
- E.
None of the above
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C. ExtensibilityExplanation
Extensibility is the ability to be extended or stretched. Although muscle fibers are shortened when contracted, they can be stretched even beyond resting length when relaxed.Rate this question:
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- 7.
The ability of a muscle fiber to recoil and resume resting length after being stretched is referred to as:
- A.
Excitability
- B.
Contractility
- C.
Extensibility
- D.
Elasticity
- E.
None of the above
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D. ElasticityExplanation
Elasticity is the correct answer and can be easily confused with extensibility.Rate this question:
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- 8.
The ability of muscle tissue to shorten forcibly when stimulated is known as:
- A.
Excitability
- B.
Contractility
- C.
Extensibility
- D.
Elasticity
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. ContractilityExplanation
This is the quality that sets muscle apart from all other tissues.Rate this question:
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- 9.
The ______ is the sheath surrounding each individual muscle fiber.
Correct Answer
endomysiumExplanation
The endomysium is the sheath surrounding each individual muscle fiber.Rate this question:
- 10.
The epimysium is made up primarily of what connective tissue?
- A.
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
- B.
Reticular and Areolar
- C.
Loose Irregular Connective Tissue
- D.
Stratified squamous epithelial
- E.
None of the above
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A. Dense Irregular Connective TissueExplanation
Epimysium covers the organ level of the muscle and is constructed primarily of Dense Irregular Connective TissueRate this question:
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- 11.
What in the heck is a fasicle?
- A.
Outer surface of a muscle
- B.
Body layer beneath hypodermis
- C.
Bundle of muscle fibers
- D.
Isn't that what they called old-school copy machines?
- E.
None of the above
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C. Bundle of muscle fibersExplanation
A fasicle is a bundle of muscle fibers which is then wrapped by a perimysium sheath.Rate this question:
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- 12.
What type of connective tissue is the endomysium primarily constructed from?
- A.
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
- B.
Areolar and Reticular
- C.
Loose Irregular Connective Tissue
- D.
Cuboidal epithelial
- E.
None of the above
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B. Areolar and ReticularExplanation
The sheath surrounding each muscle fiber is constructed mainly of areolar and reticular connective tissue fibers.Rate this question:
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- 13.
The Origin of a muscle is the more movable attachment of the muscle.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Unable to be determined at this time
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B. FalseExplanation
The insertion is the more movable attachment and is located distally on the appendicular skeleton and laterally on the axial skeleton.Rate this question:
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- 14.
Indirect attachments are the most common type of attachment.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Unable to be determined with available information
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A. TrueExplanation
This is a true statement, due to the small size and durability of this arrangement where the connective tissue wrap of the muscle extends as either a tendon or aponeurosis.Rate this question:
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- 15.
Direct or "fleshy" attachments occur when the epimysium is fused to a periosteum or perichondrium.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Unable to be determined with available information
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Fleshy attachments are instances of the epimysium being connected directly to a periosteum (bone) or perichondrium (cartilage)Rate this question:
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- 16.
An aponeurosis is a:
- A.
Tough collagenic fiber
- B.
Muscle to bone connection
- C.
Sheet-like connective tissue
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the aboveExplanation
An aponeurosis is usually refered to as a sheet-like connective tissue, but it is a tough collagenic fiber and also a muscle to bone connection, so all of the above was the correct answer.Rate this question:
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- 17.
Muscle fiber is another name for muscle cell.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Not enough info
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
A muscle fiber is a long multinucleate cell and could be referred to as a muscle cell.Rate this question:
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- 18.
The plasma membrane of a muscle cell is known as a:
- A.
Sarcomembranous
- B.
Endoplasmic reticulum
- C.
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
- D.
Sarcoplasm
- E.
Sarcolemma
Correct Answer
E. SarcolemmaExplanation
The sarcolemma is the plasma membrane of the multinucleate muscle cell. Sarcoplasm is they cytoplasm-type material of a muscle cell. Endoplasmic reticulum is a standard cell organelle and can be either smooth or rough (smooth associated with lipid synthesis and rough associated with protein synthesis - amongst other things).Sarcoplasmic reticulum is the elaborate Smooth ER of a muscle cell, and I think I made the first word up.Rate this question:
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- 19.
The sarcoplasmic reticulum is good for:
- A.
Nothing
- B.
Producing myoglobin
- C.
Forming terminal cisternae
- D.
Giving the world another sarco- word
- E.
None of the above
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C. Forming terminal cisternaeExplanation
The tubules of the Sarcoplamic Reticulum surround the myofibrils and some form perpindicular cross channels at the A - I band junction which are known as terminal cisternae. They always occur in pairs, and with the T tubule form a triad.Rate this question:
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- 20.
Which one of the following might you find in sarcoplasm?
- A.
Myoglobin
- B.
Glycosomes
- C.
A sarco prefix
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
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D. All of the aboveExplanation
You will find all three, the sarco prefix in the word and myoglobin and lots of glycosomes in the actual material.Rate this question:
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- 21.
Glycosomes are granules of what?
- A.
Myoglobin
- B.
Glycoproteins
- C.
Glucose
- D.
Glycogen
- E.
None of the above
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D. GlycogenExplanation
Glycosomes are granules of glycogen that are stored in great numbers in the sarcoplasm of muscle fibers to provide quick access to energy for muscular contraction.Rate this question:
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- 22.
Myoglobin is what color?
- A.
Blue
- B.
Green
- C.
White
- D.
Red
- E.
Grey
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D. RedExplanation
Myoglobin is red and stores oxygen, much like hemoglobin of blood, also found in the sarcoplasm of the muscle fiber.Rate this question:
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- 23.
Approximately how much of the cellular volume of muscle fibers consists of myofibrils?
- A.
10-30%
- B.
30-50%
- C.
50-70%
- D.
70-80%
- E.
None of the above
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D. 70-80%Explanation
Approximately 80% of the cellular volume consists of myofibrils - which contain the contractile elements of skeletal muscle.Rate this question:
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- 24.
What bands create striations?
- A.
A and I
- B.
H and I
- C.
A and H
- D.
Snoof
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. A and IExplanation
The repeating series of dark A bands and light I bands are responsible for muscle striations. Snoof is my crappy band. The H zone is the midsection of the A band.Rate this question:
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- 25.
In what band/zone would the Z line be found?
- A.
A band
- B.
H zone
- C.
I band
- D.
Electric Sex Circus
- E.
None of the above
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C. I bandExplanation
The Z line is a midline interruption of the I bands, sometimes referred to as a Z disc. It is composed largely of the protein alpha actinin and anchors the thin filaments in the myofibril. A band is the longer segment separating the I bands, the H zone is the section of the myofibril that doesn't have thin filaments in the middle of the A band. Electric Sex Circus is one of my favorite bands from the late 80's/early 90's.Rate this question:
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