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Human Anatomy, 6/e
Kent Van De Graaff, Weber State University

Muscular System

Feedback Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions. The numbers at the end of each question refer to the textbook page where the question topic is discussed.



1

Which of the following is not a function of muscle? (234)
A)motion (body movement)
B)motor-impulse generation
C)heat production
D)maintenance of body posture
E)support of body structures
2

The capacity of muscle tissue to receive a stimulus is (234)
A)irritability
B)contractility
C)extensibility
D)elasticity
3

A flattened, sheetlike tendon is known as a (n) (236)
A)aponeurosis
B)tendon sheath
C)retinaculum
D)fascial sheath
4

The connective tissue surrounding individual muscle fibers is called (236)
A)fascia
B)endomysium
C)perimysium
D)epimysium
5

Adipose tissue is abundant in which connective tissue (236)
A)fasciculi
B)epimysium
C)deep fascia
D)superficial fascia
6

The deltoid muscle has which type of fiber arrangement? (239)
A)parallel
B)convergent
C)pennate
D)sphincter
7

Which fiber arrangement is the strongest, yet the quickest to tire? (239)
A)parallel
B)convergent
C)pennate
D)sphincter
8

Which grouping of muscle constituents is listed correctly in descending order of size? (241)
A)fasciculus, myofibril, muscle fiber, myofilament
B)fasciculus, muscle fiber, myofibril, actin-myosin, myofilament
C)muscle fiber, fasciculus, myofibril, myofilament
D)fasciculus, muscle fiber, myofibril, myofilament, actin-myosin
9

Which band contains only myosin that is not overlapped with actin filaments? (242)
A)the A band
B)the I band
C)the H band
D)myosin is overlapped in all bands
10

The sarcomere is the basic subunit of skeletal muscle contraction and is defined as the distance from a (n) (241)
A)Z line to Z line
B)A band to A band
C)A band to Z line
D)H band to H band
11

What actually shortens when a muscle fiber contracts? (241)
A)actin filaments
B)myosin filaments
C)sarcomeres
D)none of the above
12

As the distance from Z line to Z line decreases, which bands shorten in a sarcomere? (242)
A)the I band and H band
B)the I band and A band
C)the A band and H band
D)all bands shorten
13

Which of the following is not a basis for naming a muscle? (246)
A)shape
B)strength of contraction
C)function
D)relative position
E)location
14

The sternocleidomastoid muscle receives its name from its (246)
A)shape
B)attachment
C)size
D)function
15

The tibialis anterior is named for its (246)
A)location and relative position
B)attachment and shape
C)function and location
D)location and attachment
16

Which muscle is responsible for the action of smiling? (251)
A)orbicularis oris
B)risorius
C)levator labii superioris
D)zygomaticus
17

Which of the following muscles does not insert on the orbicularis oris muscle? (251)
A)platysma
B)levator labii superioris
C)risorius
D)depressor anguli orls
18

The muscle responsible for protracting the jaw is the (253)
A)lateral pterygoid
B)medial pterygoid
C)masseter
D)temporalis
19

The ocular muscle that passes through the trochlea is the (252)
A)superior rectus
B)superior oblique
C)inferior rectus
D)inferior oblique
20

Movements of the eyeball superiorly and laterally result from the contraction of which muscle? (254)
A)inferior oblique
B)lateral rectus
C)superior rectus
D)superior oblique
E)inferior rectus
21

The muscle that opens the mouth is the (256)
A)mylohyoid
B)sternohyoid
C)stylohyoid
D)digastric
22

The muscles that are synergistic to the diaphragm during inspiration are the (258)
A)external intercostals
B)internal intercostals (excluding the interchondral part)
C)abdominals
D)all of the above
23

The muscle that flexes the joints between the lumbar vertebrae is the (260)
A)transverse abdominis
B)internal abdominal oblique
C)rectus abdominis
D)external abdominal oblique
24

The perineal group of muscles includes all of the following except the (260)
A)transverse perinei superficialis
B)bulbospongiosus
C)coccygeus
D)ischocavernosus
25

The erector spinae consists of all of the following muscles except the (262)
A)iliocostalis
B)semispinalis
C)longissimus
D)spinalis
26

Which of the following muscles does not have an attachment on the scapula? (266)
A)deltoid
B)latissimus dorsi
C)coracobrachialis
D)teres major
E)teres minor
27

Upon which part of the humerus do the pectoralis major, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor muscles insert? (266)
A)greater tubercle
B)deltoid tubercle
C)shaft
D)intertubercular groove
E)lesser tubercle
28

All of the following muscles are synergists in flexing the elbow joint except the (267)
A)biceps brachii
B)brachialis
C)coracobrachialis
D)brachioradialis
29

Which of the following muscles do not attach to the humerus? (267)
A)biceps brachii
B)brachioradialis
C)brachialis
D)triceps brachii
30

Which of the following muscles does not originate on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus? (273)
A)extensor carpi radialis brevis
B)extensor digitorum
C)extensor digiti minimi
D)extensor carpi radialis longus
31

The aponeurosis (sheetlike tendon) that forms the stockinglike covering of the posterolateral muscles of the thigh is called the (276)
A)linea alba
B)iliotibial tract
C)galea aponeurotica
D)inguinal ligament
E)fasciculata femoris
32

The muscle that extends and laterally rotates the thigh is the (278)
A)iliacus
B)gluteus medius
C)psoas major
D)gluteus maximus
E)gluteus minimus
33

The longest muscle in the body is the (279)
A)biceps brachii
B)rectus abdominis
C)rectue femoris
D)sartorius
34

Of the four quadriceps femoris muscles, the one that contracts over the hip and knee joints is the (280)
A)vastus medialis
B)vastus intermedius
C)rectus femoris
D)vastus lateralis
35

The tendo calcaneus serves both the gastrocnemius and the (283)
A)plantaris
B)tibialis posterior
C)popliteus
D)soleus
36

Specialized mesodermal cells called ________ divide mitotically to eventually give rise to muscle fibers. (243)
A)myofibrils
B)syncytium
C)myotubules
D)myoblasts
37

Mesodermal masses that are responsible for muscle fiber development are called (243)
A)myoblasts
B)myofibrils
C)myotomes
D)sclerotome
38

Movements of the fetus in a pregnant woman are known as (243)
A)quickening
B)kicking
C)turning
D)shifting
39

A persistent contraction of either of the sternocleidomastoid muscles is a condition called (286)
A)paralysis
B)torticollis
C)spasm
D)none of the above
40

Which of the following is not a type of muscle tissue? (234)
A)skeletal
B)connective
C)smooth
D)cardiac
41

Which of the following is not a type of fiber arrangement? (239)
A)parallel
B)convergent
C)pennate
D)sphincter
E)all of the above are types of fiber arrangement
42

The entire muscle is covered with ________, which is continuous with a tendon. (236)
A)endomysium
B)perimysium
C)epimysium
D)fascia
43

Which of the following associations is incorrect? (239)
A)motor/efferent
B)sensory/afferent
C)motor/afferent
D)sensory/efferent
E)both a and b
F)both c and d
44

Which of the following is not an extrinsic ocular muscle? (252)
A)superior oblique
B)medial oblique
C)medial rectus
D)superior rectus
45

Which of the following are not muscles of inspiration? (258)
A)sternocleidomastoid
B)external intercostals
C)diaphragm
D)internal intercostals (excluding interchondral part)
E)internal intercostals (interchondral part)
46

Which of the following is not a part of the erector spinae complex of muscles? (262)
A)iliocostalis
B)cervicus
C)longissimus
D)spinalis
47

Which of the following is not a rotator cuff muscle? (267)
A)supraspinatus
B)infraspinatus
C)teres major
D)subscapularis
48

The insertion of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle is (273)
A)the medial epicondyle
B)the olecranon
C)carpal bones
D)metacarpal bones
E)both c and d
49

Which of the following muscles is not part of the thenar eminence? (275)
A)adductor pollicis
B)flexor pollicis brevis
C)abductor pollicis brevis
D)opponens pollicis
50

Which gluteal muscle does not insert on the greater trochanter of the femur? (276)
A)gluteus maximus
B)gluteus medius
C)gluteus minimus
D)none of the above
51

Which of the following is not a deep lateral hip rotator muscle? (277)
A)piriformis
B)superior gemellus
C)obturator internus
D)quadratus femoris
E)all of the above are deep hip rotators