Muscular System

Question 1

What are the three types of muscles

Answer 1

Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth

Question 2

What muscle attaches to the bone

Answer 2

Skeletal

Question 3

What is the purpose of the skeletal muscle?

Answer 3

Movement of bones

Question 4

What are some traits of the skeletal muscle

Answer 4

Striated

Question 5

Is the skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary?

Answer 5

Voluntary

Question 6

Where is the cardiac muscle found?

Answer 6

In the heart

Question 7

Is the cardiac muscle voluntary or involuntary?

Answer 7

involuntary

Question 8

Where can smooth muscle be found?

Answer 8

Walls of hollow organs, stomach and intestines. The weakest of all muscle tissues

Question 9

Is the smooth muscle involuntary or voluntary?

Answer 9

Voluntary

Question 10

How many muscles are there in the body?

Answer 10

700 muscles

Question 11

What are the two myofibrils that make up the muscle?

Answer 11

Actin (thin filaments) and myosin (thick filaments)

Question 12

What happens when the muscle is relaxed?

Answer 12

myosin and actin filaments are not attached

Question 13

What happens to the muscle when it contracts?

Answer 13

the filaments bind and are pulled together

Question 14

What is the source of energy for contractions and relaxation of the muscles?

Answer 14

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

Question 15

Name the muscles in the body (superior)

Answer 15

Temporalis, Orbicularis Oculi, sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius, deltoid, pectoralis major, biceps, rectus abdominus, serratus anterior, external oblique, Gluteus Medius

Question 16

Name the muscles (inferior)

Answer 16

Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus

Question 17

Name the muscles (superior posterior)

Answer 17

Trapezius, deltoid, rhomboid, triceps, latissimus dorsi

Question 18

Name the muscle (inferior posterior)

Answer 18

Gluteus maximus, vastus lateralis, gracilis, biceps femoris, gastrocnemius, soleus

Question 19

Muscular system

Answer 19

An integrated system in the body that is vital for controlling involuntary and voluntary movement

Question 20

Tissue

Answer 20

A group of cells with similar structure that function together as a unit, but at a lower level than organs

Question 21

Bone

Answer 21

Hard, calcified material that makes up the skeleton

Question 22

Skin

Answer 22

The thin layer of tissue that covers the body

Question 23

Skeletal Muscles

Answer 23

Muscles that attach to bones and are connected to and communicate with the central nervous system

Question 24

Tendon

Answer 24

Tough connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

Question 25

Collagen

Answer 25

The primary structural protein of connective tissue

Question 26

Sarcomere

Answer 26

Contracting unit of a muscle

Question 27

Contraction

Answer 27

The process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in a muscle