Muscle test

Question 1

Name 3 functions of the muscular system

Answer 1

1. Movement
2. Posture
3. Heat production

Question 2

Name the 3 places in the abdominal wall where hernias usually occur

Answer 2

1. Inguinal canal
2. Femoral rings
3. Umbilicus

Question 3

List the 8 different types of muscle contractions

Answer 3

1. Tonic
2. Isotonic
3. Isometric
4. Twitch
5. Tetanic
6. Treppe
7. Fibrillation
8. Convulsion

Question 4

Name the muscles that make up the quads

Answer 4

1. Rectus femorus
2. Vastrus lateralis
3. Vastus intermedius
4. Vastus medialis

Question 5

Name the muscles making up the groin

Answer 5

1. Pectineus
2. Adductor Brevis
3. Adductor Longus
4. Adductor Magnus

Question 6

Name the muscles making up the hamstrings

Answer 6

1. Biceps femoris
2. Semimembraosus
3. Semitendinosus

Question 7

Name and give and example regarding the names of muscles

Answer 7

1. Action: adductor brevis
2. Location: extensor Capri ulnaris
3. Shape/size: deltoid
4. Diretion of fibers: transversus abdominus
5. Number of divisions: biceps brachii
6. Points of attachment: sternocleidomastoid

Question 8

List 9 structural characteristics of skeletal muscle tissue

Answer 8

1. Cells are called fibers
2. Arranged in bundles called a fascicle
3. Striated
4. Attached to bone via tendons
5. Mostly protein
6. Composed of filaments
7. Many nuclei per fiber
8. Many mitochondria per fiber
9. Long, cylindrical fibers

Question 9

Name 4 functional characteristics of muscle tissue

Answer 9

1. Voluntary
2. Will fatigue
3. All or nothing law
4. Graded response during contraction