Quiz: Appendicular Muscles


Appendicular MusclesOnline version Appendicular Muscles by Cindy Paredes 1 Which of the following muscles is the prime mover for inhalation? a internal intercostals b external intercostals c diaphragm d stylohyloid 2 What is the longest muscle in the human body? a iliopsoas b sartorius c erector spinae d semitendinosus 3 Muscle fibers are arranged in bundles called? a compartments b fascicles c retinacula d aponeuroses 4 Skeletal muscle is called____, because it is usually subject to conscious control. a excitable b contractile c striated d voluntary 5 Which of the following is predominately made up of myosin? a G actin b F actin c thin filament d thick filament 6 To stimulate muscle contraction, acetylcholine is released from the _____ into the synaptic cleft. a synaptic vesicles b junctional folds c sarcoplasmic reticulum d sarcolemma 7 How many muscle fibers stimulate one somatic motor neuron? a 0 b 1 c 2 d 3 8 Which of the following is not a characteristic of a muscle cell? a plasticity b contractility c conductivity d extensibility 9 Loss of muscle mass from lack of activity is called? a atrophy b myopathy c dystrophy d apathy 10 Tendinous intersections divide the _____ into segments that are externally visible on the abdomen of a well-muscled person. a vastus lateralis b serratus anterior c rectus abdominis d quadriceps femoris 11 Which of the following muscles is not externally visible on the trunk of the body? a transverse abdominal b latissimus dorsi c trapezius d pectoralis major 12 groups of muscles are separated by which of the following? a epimysium b fascicles c perimysium d fascia 13 The_____ originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the angle of the mandbile. a masseter b buccinator c temporalis d genioglossus 14 Which of the following muscles of mastication would be responsible for mandibular elevation? a temporalis b lateral pterygoid c stylohyoid d zygomaticus major 15 Muscle grows in bulk due to _____. a mitosis b meiosis c exercise d water 16 Which muscle fibers fatigue more easily? a slow oxidative b fast glycolytic c slow glycolytic d fast oxidative 17 The rectus femoris is an example of what muscle shape? a fusiform b parallel c triangular d pennate 18 Where would you find numerous gap junctions in muscular tissue? a the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle b the A bands of skeletal and cardiac muscle c sarcolemma of skeletal muscle d intercalated disks of cardiac muscle 19 Which muscle(s) can contract without the need for nervous stimulation? a skeletal muscle only b smooth muscle only c cardiac muscle only d smooth and cardiac muscle 20 Smooth muscle is capable of mitosis. a True b False 21 Slow oxidative muscle fibers have all of the following except a an abundance of myoglobin b an abundance of glycogen c high fatigue resistance d a red color

1

Which of the following muscles is the prime mover for inhalation?

a

internal intercostals

b

external intercostals

c

diaphragm

d

stylohyloid

2

What is the longest muscle in the human body?

a

iliopsoas

b

sartorius

c

erector spinae

d

semitendinosus

3

Muscle fibers are arranged in bundles called?

a

compartments

b

fascicles

c

retinacula

d

aponeuroses

4

Skeletal muscle is called____, because it is usually subject to conscious control.

a

excitable

b

contractile

c

striated

d

voluntary

5

Which of the following is predominately made up of myosin?

a

G actin

b

F actin

c

thin filament

d

thick filament

6

To stimulate muscle contraction, acetylcholine is released from the _____ into the synaptic cleft.

a

synaptic vesicles

b

junctional folds

c

sarcoplasmic reticulum

d

sarcolemma

7

How many muscle fibers stimulate one somatic motor neuron?

a

0

b

1

c

2

d

3

8

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a muscle cell?

a

plasticity

b

contractility

c

conductivity

d

extensibility

9

Loss of muscle mass from lack of activity is called?

a

atrophy

b

myopathy

c

dystrophy

d

apathy

10

Tendinous intersections divide the _____ into segments that are externally visible on the abdomen of a well-muscled person.

a

vastus lateralis

b

serratus anterior

c

rectus abdominis

d

quadriceps femoris

11

Which of the following muscles is not externally visible on the trunk of the body?

a

transverse abdominal

b

latissimus dorsi

c

trapezius

d

pectoralis major

12

groups of muscles are separated by which of the following?

a

epimysium

b

fascicles

c

perimysium

d

fascia

13

The_____ originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the angle of the mandbile.

a

masseter

b

buccinator

c

temporalis

d

genioglossus

14

Which of the following muscles of mastication would be responsible for mandibular elevation?

a

temporalis

b

lateral pterygoid

c

stylohyoid

d

zygomaticus major

15

Muscle grows in bulk due to _____.

a

mitosis

b

meiosis

c

exercise

d

water

16

Which muscle fibers fatigue more easily?

a

slow oxidative

b

fast glycolytic

c

slow glycolytic

d

fast oxidative

17

The rectus femoris is an example of what muscle shape?

a

fusiform

b

parallel

c

triangular

d

pennate

18

Where would you find numerous gap junctions in muscular tissue?

a

the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle

b

the A bands of skeletal and cardiac muscle

c

sarcolemma of skeletal muscle

d

intercalated disks of cardiac muscle

19

Which muscle(s) can contract without the need for nervous stimulation?

a

skeletal muscle only

b

smooth muscle only

c

cardiac muscle only

d

smooth and cardiac muscle

20

Smooth muscle is capable of mitosis.

a

True

b

False

21

Slow oxidative muscle fibers have all of the following except

a

an abundance of myoglobin

b

an abundance of glycogen

c

high fatigue resistance

d

a red color

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