Question 1

The type of muscle found in the uterus, blood vessels, and urinary bladder is known as ____ muscle.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;striated&#10;B) &#8203;skeletal&#10;C) &#8203;cardiac&#10;D) &#8203;smooth

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D

Question 2

As the nerve impulse of an axon reaches the neuromuscular junction, it triggers the release of a neurotransmitter called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;acetylcholine&#10;B) &#8203;dopamine&#10;C) &#8203;epinephrine&#10;D) &#8203;norepinephrine

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A

Question 3

&#8203;In the small intestine, smooth muscle is arranged in two layers: an outer longitudinal layer and an inner ____ layer.&#10;A) &#8203;transverse&#10;B) &#8203;circular&#10;C) &#8203;sagittal&#10;D) &#8203;rectus

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A

Question 4

If oxygen is not available to a muscle cell, pyruvic acid is changed to ____ and builds up in the muscle cell.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;fatty acid&#10;B) &#8203;phosphocreatine&#10;C) &#8203;lactic acid&#10;D) &#8203;glucose

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Question 5

The movable attachment, where the effects of muscle contraction are seen, is called the origin.&#8203;

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Question 6

In performing any given movement, the muscles performing the actual movement are called the prime movers or agonists.&#8203;

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Question 7

Skeletal muscle is involuntary.&#8203;

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Question 8

What is the molecule that is found only in muscle tissue and provides a rapid source of high-energy ATP for muscle contraction?&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;lactic acid&#10;B) &#8203;creatine&#10;C) &#8203;phosphocreatine&#10;D) &#8203;fatty acids

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Question 9

The brachialis, the biceps brachii, and the brachioradialis muscles flex the ____ at the elbow.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;forearm&#10;B) &#8203;wrist&#10;C) &#8203;arm&#10;D) &#8203;shoulder

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Question 10

Adductor, flexor, and extensor muscles are named according to their ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;number of origin&#10;B) &#8203;shape&#10;C) &#8203;action&#10;D) &#8203;location

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Question 11

The ____ rectus muscle raises the eye.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;inferior&#10;B) &#8203;superior&#10;C) &#8203;medial&#10;D) &#8203;lateral

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Question 12

The light bands are made of the thin filaments of the protein ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;myosin&#10;B) &#8203;actin&#10;C) &#8203;tropomyosin&#10;D) &#8203;troponin

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Question 13

Tendons that are wide and flat form what is known as a(n) ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;filament&#10;B) &#8203;ligament&#10;C) &#8203;striation&#10;D) &#8203;aponeurosis

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Question 14

The ____ muscle raises your eyebrows and wrinkles the skin of your forehead.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;occipitalis&#10;B) &#8203;frontalis&#10;C) &#8203;zygomaticus&#10;D) &#8203;buccinators

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Question 15

Each individual bundle of muscle cells is called a ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;fascicle&#10;B) &#8203;muscle fiber&#10;C) &#8203;myofibril&#10;D) &#8203;microfilament

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Question 16

The coarse irregular connective tissue that surrounds the whole muscle is called the ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;perimysium&#10;B) &#8203;endomysium&#10;C) &#8203;fasciculi&#10;D) &#8203;epimysium

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Question 17

The ____ is a delicate connective tissue that surrounds the sarcolemma.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;fasciculi&#10;B) &#8203;epimysium&#10;C) &#8203;endomysium&#10;D) &#8203;perimysium

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Question 18

The dark bands of skeletal muscle are made of thick filaments (myosin).&#8203;

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Question 19

When lifting a weight, muscles become shorter and thicker but the tone or tension remains the same and is referred to as isometric contraction.&#8203;

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Question 20

Which type of striated muscle is controlled by the autonomic nervous system?&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;cardiac&#10;B) &#8203;smooth&#10;C) &#8203;skeletal&#10;D) &#8203;voluntary

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Question 21

Muscle cells have positively charged ____ ions in greater concentration outside the muscle cell than inside the cell.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;sodium&#10;B) &#8203;potassium&#10;C) &#8203;chloride&#10;D) &#8203;calcium

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Question 22

The area between two adjacent Z lines is called a(n) ____________________.&#8203;

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Question 23

The action potential traveling down the T tubule causes the sarcoplasmic reticulum to release ____ ions into the fluids surrounding the myofibrils.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;sodium&#10;B) &#8203;potassium&#10;C) &#8203;chloride&#10;D) &#8203;calcium

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Question 24

The flexor digitorum muscles flex the ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;wrist&#10;B) &#8203;elbow&#10;C) &#8203;toes&#10;D) &#8203;fingers

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Question 25

A decrease in muscle bulk due to a lack of exercise is called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;dystrophy&#10;B) &#8203;atrophy&#10;C) &#8203;hypertrophy&#10;D) &#8203;anatrophy

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Question 26

All of the muscle cells or fibers innervated by one motor neuron is called a(n) ____________________.&#8203;

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Question 27

The extensor digitorum communis muscle extends the ____ joint in conjunction with the three extensor carpi muscles.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;elbow&#10;B) &#8203;shoulder&#10;C) &#8203;wrist&#10;D) &#8203;intercarpal

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Question 28

Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ____ is a progressive, degenerative disease of the motor neurons.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;myasthenia gravis&#10;B) &#8203;muscular dystrophy&#10;C) &#8203;amyotrophic lateral sclerosis&#10;D) &#8203;tetanus

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Question 29

Rapid, uncontrolled contraction of individual cells in the heart is known as ____________________.&#8203;

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Question 30

Because skeletal muscles are much longer than their width, they are often called muscle ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;ligaments&#10;B) &#8203;fibers&#10;C) &#8203;filaments&#10;D) &#8203;striations

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Question 31

Muscles maintain a constant state of partial contraction known as ____________________.

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Question 32

Inflammation of a tendon is called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;tendonitis&#10;B) &#8203;ligament&#10;C) &#8203;hypertrophy&#10;D) &#8203;bursitis

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Question 33

The electrically polarized cell membrane of a skeletal muscle cell is called the ____________________.&#8203;

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Question 34

The muscle we develop when we do sit-ups is the ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;transversus abdominis&#10;B) &#8203;external oblique&#10;C) &#8203;rectus abdominis&#10;D) &#8203;internal oblique

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Question 35

A form of rheumatism that does not affect the joints is called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;tendinitis&#10;B) &#8203;tetanus&#10;C) &#8203;myasthenia gravis&#10;D) &#8203;fibromyalgia

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Question 36

The biceps femoris, the semitendinosus, and the semimembranosus muscles are also known as the ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;carpals&#10;B) &#8203;hamstrings&#10;C) &#8203;rotator cuff&#10;D) &#8203;tarsals

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Question 37

Muscles that raise a part of the body are called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;levators&#10;B) &#8203;flexors&#10;C) &#8203;rotators&#10;D) &#8203;depressors

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Question 38

The main muscle used in breathing is the ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;diaphragm&#10;B) &#8203;transversus abdominis&#10;C) &#8203;internal oblique&#10;D) &#8203;quadratus

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Question 39

Muscles that bend a limb at a joint are called ____. &#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;extensors&#10;B) &#8203;abductors&#10;C) &#8203;flexors&#10;D) &#8203;adductors

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Question 40

Muscles that move a limb away from the midline are called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;extensors&#10;B) &#8203;abductors&#10;C) &#8203;flexors&#10;D) &#8203;adductors

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Question 41

Matching&#10;Match the description with the corresponding term.&#8203;&#10;a.&#8203;sternocleidomastoid&#10;b.&#8203;pectoralis major&#10;c.&#8203;orbicularis oris&#10;d.&#8203;masseter&#10;e.&#8203;abductor pollicis&#10;f.&#8203;psoas&#10;g.&#8203;biceps femoris&#10;h.&#8203;quadriceps femoris&#10;i.&#8203;abductor pollicis&#10;j.soleus&#10;&#8203;extends the great toe

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