Quiz: Muscle Basics Quiz


Muscle Basics QuizOnline version Test your muscle knowledge. by avery 1 A tear in a muscle from excessive use with minimal internal bleeding is called? a tendonitis b strain c hypertrophy d atrophy 2 Sam is a runner with ankle pain; he has a strain. What is the diagnosis? a tendonitis b strain c sprain d fracture 3 The medical term for the calf muscle is? a gastrocnemius b rectus femoris c biceps femoris d soleus 4 Muscles that are partially contracted at all times are in what state? a spasm b muscle tone c contracture d tension 5 If a swimmer strains her shoulder, what is the first treatment? a apply heat b apply ice c exercise her shoulder d do nothing 6 To prevent muscle atrophy, one would want to do this to the muscle? a rest b ice c massage d stretch 7 Muscle fatigue occurs when muscles are repeatedly stimulated without rest and what accumulates? a salts b glucose c lactic acid d oxygen 8 Inflammation of a tendon is called? a myositis b bursitis c tenosynovitis d tendonitis 9 Muscles are responsible for producing most of our what? a muscle tone b movement c blood d body heat 10 If a muscle becomes short and thicker and causes movement, it is said to have? a extensibility b atrophy c contractibility d irritability 11 What kind of muscle forms the walls of the heart? a Cardiac b skeletal c smooth d 12 The major muscle that lies over the upper ribs is the a Pectoralis major b Gluteus maximus c gastrocnemius d latissimus dorsi 13 Amanda complains of waking up at night with severe calf pain. What is most likely the cause? a Muscle spasms b lactic acid c hypertrophy d atrophy 14 What muscle is considered voluntary a cardiac b smooth c skeletal d visceral 15 What muscle would you find in the neck a Biceps b sternocleidomastoid c latissimus dorsi d gastrocnemius 16 This thoracic muscle aids in breathing. a Diaphragm b Rectus abnominas c latissmus dorsi d hamstring 17 f you fail to exercise your muscles and they become weak, this condition will occur a Atrophy b Hypertophy c lactic acid d 18 Circular muscles in the openings between the esophagus and stomach (and anus) are called a Sphincter muscles b Cardiac muscles c Smooth muscles d Skeletal muscles 19 Main muscle of lower back a latissimus dorsi b pectoralis major c deltoid d trapizus 20 A person who lifts weights and overuses their muscles. The overuse can cause the muscles to a Hypertrophy b Atrophy c Lactid acid build up d Strain 21 Because Leslie suffers from myalgia, her muscles cause her to have a Pain b Sadness c Atrophy d Hypertrophy 22 If you want to improve the extensibility of your muscles, what should a person do every morning? a Stretch b Excersize c Nothing d Eat 23 What muscles are found on the dorsal surface of the leg? (i.e. runners get pulled what?) a Hamstring b Gastrocnemius c Biceps d Latissimus dorsi 24 his characteristic is when muscles return to their original shape when relaxed (i.e. what does a rubber band do? a Elasticity b Contractability c Extensibility d Exersize 25 Mallory has oxygen deficiency (lack of). What is she doing at this moment? a Eating b Sleeping c Exersizing d Thinking 26 What muscle is found in the neck? a Sternocleidomastoid b Sartorius c BIcep d Tricep 27 What muscle is found in the arm a Bicep b Buccinators c Latissimus dorsi d Sartorius 28 What muscle is in the lower leg a Buccinators b Latissumus dorsi c Gastrocmenisu d External oblique 29 Main muscle of upper back a trapizus b rectus abdominus c soleus d

1

A tear in a muscle from excessive use with minimal internal bleeding is called?

a

tendonitis

b

strain

c

hypertrophy

d

atrophy

2

Sam is a runner with ankle pain; he has a strain. What is the diagnosis?

a

tendonitis

b

strain

c

sprain

d

fracture

3

The medical term for the calf muscle is?

a

gastrocnemius

b

rectus femoris

c

biceps femoris

d

soleus

4

Muscles that are partially contracted at all times are in what state?

a

spasm

b

muscle tone

c

contracture

d

tension

5

If a swimmer strains her shoulder, what is the first treatment?

a

apply heat

b

apply ice

c

exercise her shoulder

d

do nothing

6

To prevent muscle atrophy, one would want to do this to the muscle?

a

rest

b

ice

c

massage

d

stretch

7

Muscle fatigue occurs when muscles are repeatedly stimulated without rest and what accumulates?

a

salts

b

glucose

c

lactic acid

d

oxygen

8

Inflammation of a tendon is called?

a

myositis

b

bursitis

c

tenosynovitis

d

tendonitis

9

Muscles are responsible for producing most of our what?

a

muscle tone

b

movement

c

blood

d

body heat

10

If a muscle becomes short and thicker and causes movement, it is said to have?

a

extensibility

b

atrophy

c

contractibility

d

irritability

11

What kind of muscle forms the walls of the heart?

a

Cardiac

b

skeletal

c

smooth

d

12

The major muscle that lies over the upper ribs is the

a

Pectoralis major

b

Gluteus maximus

c

gastrocnemius

d

latissimus dorsi

13

Amanda complains of waking up at night with severe calf pain. What is most likely the cause?

a

Muscle spasms

b

lactic acid

c

hypertrophy

d

atrophy

14

What muscle is considered voluntary

a

cardiac

b

smooth

c

skeletal

d

visceral

15

What muscle would you find in the neck

a

Biceps

b

sternocleidomastoid

c

latissimus dorsi

d

gastrocnemius

16

This thoracic muscle aids in breathing.

a

Diaphragm

b

Rectus abnominas

c

latissmus dorsi

d

hamstring

17

f you fail to exercise your muscles and they become weak, this condition will occur

a

Atrophy

b

Hypertophy

c

lactic acid

d

18

Circular muscles in the openings between the esophagus and stomach (and anus) are called

a

Sphincter muscles

b

Cardiac muscles

c

Smooth muscles

d

Skeletal muscles

19

Main muscle of lower back

a

latissimus dorsi

b

pectoralis major

c

deltoid

d

trapizus

20

A person who lifts weights and overuses their muscles. The overuse can cause the muscles to

a

Hypertrophy

b

Atrophy

c

Lactid acid build up

d

Strain

21

Because Leslie suffers from myalgia, her muscles cause her to have

a

Pain

b

Sadness

c

Atrophy

d

Hypertrophy

22

If you want to improve the extensibility of your muscles, what should a person do every morning?

a

Stretch

b

Excersize

c

Nothing

d

Eat

23

What muscles are found on the dorsal surface of the leg? (i.e. runners get pulled what?)

a

Hamstring

b

Gastrocnemius

c

Biceps

d

Latissimus dorsi

24

his characteristic is when muscles return to their original shape when relaxed (i.e. what does a rubber band do?

a

Elasticity

b

Contractability

c

Extensibility

d

Exersize

25

Mallory has oxygen deficiency (lack of). What is she doing at this moment?

a

Eating

b

Sleeping

c

Exersizing

d

Thinking

26

What muscle is found in the neck?

a

Sternocleidomastoid

b

Sartorius

c

BIcep

d

Tricep

27

What muscle is found in the arm

a

Bicep

b

Buccinators

c

Latissimus dorsi

d

Sartorius

28

What muscle is in the lower leg

a

Buccinators

b

Latissumus dorsi

c

Gastrocmenisu

d

External oblique

29

Main muscle of upper back

a

trapizus

b

rectus abdominus

c

soleus

d

		%
	Anonymous	%
		%
		%

Muscle Basics Quiz

Quiz

About this activity

Created by

Download the paper version to play

Top Games

Quiz

UPS 5 Seeing Habits Quiz

Quiz

Practice Quiz - Punnett Square, Variation, and Mutations

Quiz

Tissues - Practice Quiz

Quiz

Spanish Alphabet Listening

Quiz

Photosynthesis vs Cellular Respiration - Practice Quiz

Muscle Basics QuizOnline version

by avery

A tear in a muscle from excessive use with minimal internal bleeding is called?

Sam is a runner with ankle pain; he has a strain. What is the diagnosis?

The medical term for the calf muscle is?

Muscles that are partially contracted at all times are in what state?

If a swimmer strains her shoulder, what is the first treatment?

To prevent muscle atrophy, one would want to do this to the muscle?

Muscle fatigue occurs when muscles are repeatedly stimulated without rest and what accumulates?

Inflammation of a tendon is called?

Muscles are responsible for producing most of our what?

If a muscle becomes short and thicker and causes movement, it is said to have?

What kind of muscle forms the walls of the heart?

The major muscle that lies over the upper ribs is the

Amanda complains of waking up at night with severe calf pain. What is most likely the cause?

What muscle is considered voluntary

What muscle would you find in the neck

This thoracic muscle aids in breathing.

f you fail to exercise your muscles and they become weak, this condition will occur

Circular muscles in the openings between the esophagus and stomach (and anus) are called

Main muscle of lower back

A person who lifts weights and overuses their muscles. The overuse can cause the muscles to

Because Leslie suffers from myalgia, her muscles cause her to have

If you want to improve the extensibility of your muscles, what should a person do every morning?

What muscles are found on the dorsal surface of the leg? (i.e. runners get pulled what?)

his characteristic is when muscles return to their original shape when relaxed (i.e. what does a rubber band do?

Mallory has oxygen deficiency (lack of). What is she doing at this moment?

What muscle is found in the neck?

What muscle is found in the arm

What muscle is in the lower leg

Main muscle of upper back