The Muscular System Trivia Quiz

22 Questions | By Gallis12 | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 1053

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1.

Called striated or voluntary muscle, contractions can be voluntarily controlled
- A.
  
  Insertion
- B.
  
  Muscle Tissue
- C.
  
  Cardiac Muscle
- D.
  
  Skeletal Muscle
2.

Found in walls of hollow visceral structures such as digestive tract, blood vessels, and ureters, contractions not under voluntary control, movement caused by contractions is involuntary.
- A.
  
  Visceral Muscle (smooth)
- B.
  
  Deep Fascia
- C.
  
  Sarcolemma
- D.
  
  Sarcoplasm
3.

Cells that are bound together by dense fibrous connective tissue.
- A.
  
  Myoglobin
- B.
  
  Aponeurosis
- C.
  
  Tendon
- D.
  
  Muscle Fibers
4.

A narrow band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone.
- A.
  
  Muscle Fiber
- B.
  
  Tetanic Contraction
- C.
  
  Tendon
- D.
  
  Sarcomere
5.

A sustained muscle contraction.
- A.
  
  Motor unit
- B.
  
  Muscle Tone
- C.
  
  Tetanic Contraction
- D.
  
  Antagonist
6.

The attachment of a muscle that remains fixed when the muscle contracts
- A.
  
  Tendons
- B.
  
  Origin
- C.
  
  Insertion
- D.
  
  Sarcolemma
7.

Connective tissue covering a muscle
- A.
  
  Myosin filaments
- B.
  
  Sarcoplasm
- C.
  
  Sarcomere
- D.
  
  Deep Fascia
8.

Small synovial lined sacs containing a small amount of synovial fluid, located between some tendons and underlying bones.
- A.
  
  Motor Unit
- B.
  
  Bursae
- C.
  
  Fibers
- D.
  
  Neuromuscular
9.

Contain thick myofilaments and thin myofilaments
- A.
  
  Fibers
- B.
  
  Cartilage
- C.
  
  Memberous layer
- D.
  
  Synovial membrane
10.

Separatede from each other by dark bands called Z lines
- A.
  
  Actin filament
- B.
  
  Sarcomere
- C.
  
  Motor end plates
- D.
  
  Sliding filament model
11.

Slide past each other as a muscle contracts
- A.
  
  Myofilaments
- B.
  
  Creatine Phosphate
- C.
  
  Hemoglobin
- D.
  
  Myoglobin
12.

Enables us to maintain body position, no movement of body parts.
- A.
  
  Contractions
- B.
  
  Tendons
- C.
  
  Tonic Contractions
- D.
  
  Oxygen Debt
13.

The specialized nerve that transmits an impulse to a muscle, causing contraction
- A.
  
  Fatigue
- B.
  
  Motor Neuron
- C.
  
  Summation
- D.
  
  Motor Unit
14.

The specialized point of contact between a nerve ending and the muscle fiber it innervates
- A.
  
  Motor Unit
- B.
  
  Neurotransmitter junction
- C.
  
  Neuron
- D.
  
  Threshold stimulus
15.

The combination of a motor neuron with the muscle cell or cells it innervates
- A.
  
  Tetanic contraction
- B.
  
  Motor unit
- C.
  
  Summation
- D.
  
  Maximal stimulus
16.

The minimal level of stimulation required to cause a muscle fiber to contract
- A.
  
  Maximal stimulus
- B.
  
  Threshold stimulus
- C.
  
  Twitch
- D.
  
  Tetanic
17.

Contractions are laboratory phenomena and do not play as significant role in normal muscular activity.
- A.
  
  Tetanic
- B.
  
  Twitch
- C.
  
  Isotonic
- D.
  
  Isometric
18.

Contractions are sustained and steady muscular contractions caused by a series of stimuli bombarding a muscle in rapid succession.
- A.
  
  Tetanic
- B.
  
  Isotonic
- C.
  
  Isometric
- D.
  
  Twitch
19.

Contraction of a muscle that produces movement at a joint
- A.
  
  Orientation fibers
- B.
  
  Isometric
- C.
  
  Isotonic
- D.
  
  Function
20.

Muscle contractions that do not produce movement
- A.
  
  Origin
- B.
  
  Insertion
- C.
  
  Isometric
- D.
  
  Occipitalis
21.

Movement of a part toward the midline of the body
- A.
  
  Rotation
- B.
  
  Abduction
- C.
  
  Adduction
- D.
  
  Extension
22.

Elevation of the dorsum or top of the foot
- A.
  
  Supination
- B.
  
  Pronation
- C.
  
  Plantar Flexion
- D.
  
  Dorsiflexion