Muscles Of The Human Body Quiz

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    Which of the following is NOT a function of muscle?

    • Stabilize Joints
    • Generate Heat
    • Filtering Wastes
    • Maintain Posture
    • Produce Movement
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About This Quiz

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 the 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!

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  • 2. 

    The ability of muscle tissue to shorten forcibly when stimulated is known as:

    • Excitability

    • Contractility

    • Extensibility

    • Elasticity

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Contractility
    Explanation
    This is the quality that sets muscle apart from all other tissues.

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  • 3. 

    What in the heck is a fasicle?

    • Outer surface of a muscle

    • Body layer beneath hypodermis

    • Bundle of muscle fibers

    • Isn't that what they called old-school copy machines?

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Bundle of muscle fibers
    Explanation
    A fasicle is a bundle of muscle fibers which is then wrapped by a perimysium sheath.

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  • 4. 

    Muscle fiber is another name for muscle cell.

    • True

    • False

    • Not enough info

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    A muscle fiber is a long multinucleate cell and could be referred to as a muscle cell.

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  • 5. 

    The ability of a muscle fiber to recoil and resume resting length after being stretched is referred to as:

    • Excitability

    • Contractility

    • Extensibility

    • Elasticity

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Elasticity
    Explanation
    Elasticity is the correct answer and can be easily confused with extensibility.

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  • 6. 

    Which of the following is not a primary functional characteristic of muscle tissue?

    • Elasticity

    • Excitability

    • Extensibility

    • Contractility

    • All of the above are functions of muscle tissue

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above are functions of muscle tissue
    Explanation
    These are the four primary functional characteristics of muscle tissue.

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  • 7. 

    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.

    Correct Answer
    skeletal cardiac smooth, cardiac skeletal smooth
    Explanation
    Skeletal and cardiac muscle are both striated, smooth is obviously smooth.

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  • 8. 

    Direct or "fleshy" attachments occur when the epimysium is fused to a periosteum or perichondrium.

    • True

    • False

    • Unable to be determined with available information

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Fleshy attachments are instances of the epimysium being connected directly to a periosteum (bone) or perichondrium (cartilage)

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  • 9. 

    The ______ is the sheath surrounding each individual muscle fiber.

    Correct Answer
    endomysium
    Explanation
    The endomysium is the sheath surrounding each individual muscle fiber.

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  • 10. 

    Myoglobin is what color?

    • Blue

    • Green

    • White

    • Red

    • Grey

    Correct Answer
    A. Red
    Explanation
    Myoglobin is red and stores oxygen, much like hemoglobin of blood, also found in the sarcoplasm of the muscle fiber.

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  • 11. 

    The epimysium  is made up primarily of what connective tissue?

    • Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

    • Reticular and Areolar

    • Loose Irregular Connective Tissue

    • Stratified squamous epithelial

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
    Explanation
    Epimysium covers the organ level of the muscle and is constructed primarily of Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

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  • 12. 

    The Origin of a muscle is the more movable attachment of the muscle.

    • True

    • False

    • Unable to be determined at this time

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    The insertion is the more movable attachment and is located distally on the appendicular skeleton and laterally on the axial skeleton.

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  • 13. 

    What bands create striations?

    • A and I

    • H and I

    • A and H

    • Snoof

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. A and I
    Explanation
    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.

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  • 14. 

    The plasma membrane of a muscle cell is known as a:

    • Sarcomembranous

    • Endoplasmic reticulum

    • Sarcoplasmic reticulum

    • Sarcoplasm

    • Sarcolemma

    Correct Answer
    A. Sarcolemma
    Explanation
    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.

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  • 15. 

    Indirect attachments are the most common type of attachment.

    • True

    • False

    • Unable to be determined with available information

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    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.

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  • 16. 

    The ability of the muscle tissue to be stretched refers to it's:

    • Irratibility

    • Contractility

    • Extensibility

    • Elasticity

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Extensibility
    Explanation
    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.

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  • 17. 

    Glycosomes are granules of what?

    • Myoglobin

    • Glycoproteins

    • Glucose

    • Glycogen

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Glycogen
    Explanation
    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.

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  • 18. 

    In what band/zone would the Z line be found?

    • A band

    • H zone

    • I band

    • Electric Sex Circus

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. I band
    Explanation
    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.

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  • 19. 

    The sarcoplasmic reticulum is good for:

    • Nothing

    • Producing myoglobin

    • Forming terminal cisternae

    • Giving the world another sarco- word

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Forming terminal cisternae
    Explanation
    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.

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  • 20. 

    Approximately how much of the cellular volume of muscle fibers consists of myofibrils?

    • 10-30%

    • 30-50%

    • 50-70%

    • 70-80%

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. 70-80%
    Explanation
    Approximately 80% of the cellular volume consists of myofibrils - which contain the contractile elements of skeletal muscle.

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  • 21. 

    Which of the below muscles  is voluntarily controlled?

    • Walls of the heart

    • Visceral muscles

    • Risorius

    • All of the above

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Risorius
    Explanation
    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.

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  • 22. 

    Which one of the following might you find in sarcoplasm?

    • Myoglobin

    • Glycosomes

    • A sarco prefix

    • All of the above

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
    Explanation
    You will find all three, the sarco prefix in the word and myoglobin and lots of glycosomes in the actual material.

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  • 23. 

    The ability of a muscle to receive and respond to stimulus is referred to as:

    • Irratibility

    • Contractility

    • Extensibility

    • Elasticity

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Irratibility
    Explanation
    Irritability or Excitability is the ability to receive and respond to stimulus

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  • 24. 

    What type of connective tissue is the endomysium primarily constructed from?

    • Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

    • Areolar and Reticular

    • Loose Irregular Connective Tissue

    • Cuboidal epithelial

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Areolar and Reticular
    Explanation
    The sheath surrounding each muscle fiber is constructed mainly of areolar and reticular connective tissue fibers.

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  • 25. 

    An aponeurosis is a:

    • Tough collagenic fiber

    • Muscle to bone connection

    • Sheet-like connective tissue

    • All of the above

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
    Explanation
    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.

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