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Match the muscle type with the correct characteristic. You may use the answers more than once.
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under voluntary control

2


slow to contract and relax

3


has intercalated discs

4


is attached to bones

5


contract rapidly

6


is self exciting

A)cardiac
B)cardiac
C)skeletal
D)skeletal
E)skeletal
F)smooth

Match the muscle type with the correct characteristic. You may use the answers more than once.
7


under voluntary control

8


moves contents through an organ

9


produces body movement

10


controls blood vessels

11


is self-exciting

12


slow to contract and relax

A)cardiac
B)skeletal
C)skeletal
D)smooth
E)smooth
F)smooth

Match the types of smooth muscle to the correct description. You may use the answers more than once.
13


contracts in response to hormones

14


located in the iris of the eye

15


produces peristalsis

16


found in blood vessels

17


stimulate each other to contract

18


located in the bladder and uterus

A)Multiunit
B)Multiunit
C)Visceral
D)Multiunit
E)Visceral
F)Visceral

Match the methods of energy production for muscle use with the description of how it works.
19


a protein that stores phosphate groups for use by ATP

20


uses glucose to help make ATP

21


requires myoglobin in muscles

22


converts pyruvic acid to another acid, releasing energy

A)aerobic respiration of glucose
B)aerobic respiration of glucose
C)creatine phosphate
D)lactic acid production

Indicate which of the statements about muscle fatigue are true and which are false.
23


The muscle loses its ability to contract

24


It results from too much lactic acid in a muscle

25


It is caused when too much acetylcholine is released into the muscle

26


It results from reduced blood supply to the muscle

A)False
B)True
C)True
D)True

Match the structures of skeletal muscles with the correct definition of the structure.
27


surrounds individual muscle cells

28


divides muscles into sections called fascicles

29


separated muscles form each other

30


connects on muscle to others

31


connects muscles to bone

A)facia
B)tendon
C)endomysium
D)perimysium
E)aponeurosis

Match the diseases of the muscle with one or more of the appropriate treatments.
32


fibromyalgia

33


muscular dystrophies

34


myesthenia gravis

35


tetanus

36


botulism

A)use of braces
B)life style changes to avoid stress
C)life style changes to avoid stress
D)administration of antibiotics
E)administration of antibiotics

Match the diseases to the symptom that is unique to disease.
37


dark urine

38


diarrhea

39


encephalitis

40


severe spasms

41


absence of reflexes

42


tender, painful body areas

A)rhabdomyolysis
B)tetanus
C)trichinosis
D)trichinosis
E)fibromyalgia
F)botulism

Match the terms related to attachments and actions of skeletal muscles with the correct description.
43


an attachment site that does NOT move when a muscle contracts

44


the muscle most responsible for a movement

45


an attachment site that MOVES when a muscle contracts

46


a muscle that produces movement opposite from the prime mover.

47


a muscle that stabilizes a joint during movement.

A)prime mover
B)antagonist
C)insertion
D)origin
E)synergist

Match the term for body movements with the correct description of it.
48


pointing the toes up (toward head)

49


turning the palm of the hand down

50


moving a body part toward its position in the anatomical position

51


bending of a body part

52


moving a body part away from it position in the anatomical position

53


straightening a body part.

A)flexion
B)dorsiflexion.
C)pronation
D)adduction
E)abduction
F)extension







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