Muscles Exam Part 1

Test Description: Muscular system

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) The muscles that laterally rotate and depress the scapula, as in shrugging and lowering the shoulders, are the ___.

2) Which of the following muscles is the prime mover for inhalation?

3) Muscle fibers are arranged in bundles called ___.

4) Which of the following would be caused by a contraction of smooth muscle?

5) Which of the following is not a purpose of the excess postexercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) in muscle?

6) Athletes who train at high altitudes increase their red blood cell count, which increases their oxygen supply during exercise. Increased oxygen supply results in ___.

7) If one nerve stimulus arrives at a muscle fiber so soon that the fiber has only partially relaxed from the previous twitch, the most likely result will be ___.

8) Which of the following is true?

9) Where would you expect to find numerous gap junctions in muscular tissue?

10) An isometric contraction

11) A dark band formed by parallel thick filaments that partly overlap the thin filaments is known as an ___.

12) Which muscle(s) can contract without the need for nervous stimulation?

13) Skeletal muscle is called ___, because it is usually subject to conscious control.

14) All muscle types will respond to an electrical stimulus because all muscle cells are ___.

15) After taking their wedding vows, a bride and groom often ceremonially use which of the following muscles before walking away from the altar? (i.e. You may now kiss the bride)

16) Which of the following describes muscular tissue emerging directly from bone rather than being separated from it by an obvious tendon?

17) Which of the following is an accurate comparison of skeletal muscle to smooth muscle?

18) The rectus abdominis is a ___ muscle, while the rectus femoris is a ___ muscle.

19) Should I study the muscle diagrams?

20) Shortening a muscle while it maintain constant tension is called ____.


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