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1
What type of muscle acts as a level on the bones to produce movement of the body?
A)Smooth
B)Cardiac
C)Skeletal
D)Visceral
2
What is the cell membrane that surrounds the muscle cell or fiber called?
A)Endomysium
B)Sarcolemma
C)Fasciculi
D)Perimysium
3
The light bands that can be seen when skeletal muscle is viewed through a microscope are made of up a protein called what?
A)Myosin
B)Cross-striations
C)Epimysium
D)Actin
4
What term describes changes produced in the joint by muscle contractions?
A)Origin
B)Insertion
C)Antagonist
D)Action
5
What medical terminology implies a short muscle?
A)Brevis
B)Minimus
C)Longus
D)Maximus
6
What term indicates a muscle found in the wrist?
A)Digitorum
B)Carpi
C)Pollicis
D)Indicis
7
What term means to elevate a body part?
A)Flexor
B)Adductor
C)Levator
D)Depressor
8
What muscle compresses to aid in such processes as defecation, urination and childbirth?
A)Rectus Abdominis
B)Internal Intercostals
C)External Abdominal Oblique
D)Transverse Abdominus
9
What hip muscle braces the knee when the opposite foot is lifted off the ground?
A)Psoas Major
B)Gluteus Maximus
C)Piriformis
D)Tensor Fascia Latae
10
The posterior thigh muscles are commonly known as what?
A)The Glutes
B)The Hamstrings
C)The Quads
D)The Sartorius
11
What term means, "Muscle pain"?
A)Tendonitis
B)Fasciculation
C)Myalgia
D)Myositis
12
What disease is marked by hardened tissue in the brain and spinal cord which leads to jerky uncontrolled movement?
A)Multiple Sclerosis
B)Osteomalacia
C)Rhabdomyosarcoma
D)Muscular Rheumatism
13
Which response describes a tonic contraction?
A)Does not shorten, no movement
B)Joint kept at constant velocity
C)Muscles shorten and produce movement
D)Continuous partial contraction with no movement
14
What is the main source of energy for all muscles?
A)Actin
B)Myosin
C)Adenosine Triphosphate
D)Actomyosin
15
The four properties of muscle cells are what?
A)Conductivity, Contractility, Excitability, Elasticity
B)Conductivity, Contractility, Excitability, Stability
C)Contractility, Excitability, Elasticity, Locomotion
D)Contractility, Excitability, Elasticity, Synergy







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