Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
|
|
1.
|
What is the term used to describe skeletal muscle
loss by the aging population?
a. | Sarcopenia | b. | Osteoporosis | c. | Myalgia | d. | Chronic fatigue
syndrome |
|
|
2.
|
Muscles receive their red color from
a. | Blood | b. | Myoglobin | c. | Hemoglobin | d. | Bilirubin |
|
|
3.
|
When the stomach or intestines bulge through a
weakness in the muscular wall, it is referred to as a
a. | Sprain | b. | Strain | c. | Hernia | d. | Myalgia |
|
|
4.
|
The characteristic of irritability in a muscle
tissue refers to the ability to
a. | Shorten and thicken | b. | Respond to stimulation | c. | Stretch | d. | Return to its
original shape after stretching |
|
|
5.
|
Where the muscle fiber and the nerve ending meet is
called
a. | Muscle joint | b. | Nerve root | c. | Neuromuscular
junction | d. | Tendon |
|
|
6.
|
Skeletal muscles require energy to move, and they
receive this energy from
|
|
7.
|
What is the function of a synergist
muscle?
a. | Responsible for moving bone | b. | Reverses movement of prime mover | c. | Helps stabilize movement of muscle | d. | Holds muscle tissue together |
|
|
8.
|
Tendons attach
a. | Muscle to bone | b. | Bone to bone | c. | Muscle to
skin | d. | Muscle to adipose
tissue |
|
|
9.
|
Which of the following terms describes
posture?
a. | Tonus | b. | Flaccid | c. | Atonic | d. | Tetany |
|
|
10.
|
An example of isometric muscle movement
is
a. | Lifting a table | b. | Bending the knee | c. | Pushing against a
wall | d. | Picking up a pile of
books |
|
|
11.
|
The diagnostic procedure that records the strength
of a muscle contraction as a result of electrical stimulation to that muscle is
a. | Muscle biopsy | b. | Computed tomography | c. | Magnetic resonance
imaging | d. | Electromyography |
|
|
12.
|
When naming muscles, the term “quad”
represents what number of attachments?
a. | Two | b. | Three | c. | Four | d. | Eight |
|
|
13.
|
When muscle runs out of energy, a waste product
causes the tired and sometimes burning feeling of muscle fatigue. This waste is
a. | Epinephrine | b. | Lactic acid | c. | Cholinesterase | d. | ATP |
|
|
14.
|
Which muscle type is striated and has intercalated
discs?
a. | Skeletal | b. | Smooth | c. | Visceral | d. | Cardiac |
|
|
15.
|
A muscle ________ is a fixed attachment and does
not move.
a. | Origin | b. | Belly | c. | Insertion | d. | Fiber |
|
|
16.
|
Anaerobic reactions in muscles produce heat.
Anaerobic means
a. | Without oxygen | b. | With oxygen | c. | With both oxygen
and carbon dioxide | d. | Having nothing to
do with oxygen |
|
|
17.
|
Which of the following types of muscle contraction
is abnormal?
a. | Isotonic | b. | Isometric | c. | Tetany | d. | Voluntary |
|
|
18.
|
Tetanus is caused by the organism
a. | Streptococcus tetani | b. | Staphylococcus tetani | c. | Clostridium tetani | d. | Any of the above |
|
|
19.
|
The chemical released to stimulate muscle
contraction is
a. | Acetylcholine | b. | Epinephrine | c. | Cholinesterase | d. | Norepinephrine |
|
|
20.
|
Trichinosis is caused by a
a. | Bacterium | b. | Virus | c. | Parasite | d. | Fungus |
|
|
21.
|
Achilles tendon
a. | Gives support to all abdominal
muscles | b. | Attaches the kneecap to the lower
leg | c. | Attaches the calf muscle to the
heel | d. | Extends the hip and
knee |
|
True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
|
|
22.
|
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease
affecting normal transmission of nerve impulses.
|
|
23.
|
Treatment of contusions requires surgical
intervention.
|
|
24.
|
A physiatrist specializes in sport
injuries.
|
|
25.
|
Fibromyositis is muscle and tendon
inflammation.
|
|
26.
|
The activity of muscles is influenced by the
nervous system.
|
|
27.
|
Muscles help other body systems to
function.
|
|
28.
|
A rheumatologist specializes in bone, joint, and
muscle disorders.
|
|
29.
|
Muscles can only push, not pull.
|
Matching
|
|
|
Match each term with its
definition. a. | Abductor | f. | Levators | b. | Flexor | g. | Depressors | c. | Adductor | h. | Rotators | d. | Extensor | i. | Antagonist | e. | Sphincter | j. | Twitch |
|
|
30.
|
Moves bone away from midline
|
|
31.
|
Move bone toward the midline
|
|
32.
|
Lowers a bone
|
|
33.
|
Straightens a joint
|
|
34.
|
Bends a joint
|
|
35.
|
Ringlike muscle that closes an
opening
|
|
36.
|
Produces a “jerky”
movement
|
|
37.
|
Reverses movement of prime mover
|
|
38.
|
Move a joint on its axis
|
|
39.
|
Lift a bone
|