Questions on muscles

Q1: A muscles source of energy is:

[ A ]	Glucose
[ B ]	Oxygen
[ C ]	Lactic acid
[ D ]	Fibre

Q2: A muscle provides movment by:

[ A ]	Pronating
[ B ]	Pivoting
[ C ]	Pulling
[ D ]	Pushing

Q3: What holds a muscle to a bone?

[ A ]	Tendon
[ B ]	Ligament
[ C ]	Cartilage
[ D ]	Collagen

Q4: Which is NOT a type of muscle?

[ A ]	Voluntary
[ B ]	Involuntary
[ C ]	Cardiac
[ D ]	Coronary

Q5: Muscles operate in ________ pairs:

[ A ]	antagonistic
[ B ]	voluntary
[ C ]	coupled
[ D ]	aggravating

Q6: The origin of the Vastus muscles is the

[ A ]	Scapula
[ B ]	Patella
[ C ]	Femur
[ D ]	Humerus

Q7: Over stimulus of the muscle so that fibres are contracted more than is necessary for the muscle to function is known as:

[ A ]	Fatigue
[ B ]	Tension
[ C ]	Tone
[ D ]	Action

Q8: Bending a joint (de easing the angle a oss a joint) is:

[ A ]	Abduction
[ B ]	Adduction
[ C ]	Flexion
[ D ]	Extension

Q9: Which of the following is NOT a muscle function?

[ A ]	Motion
[ B ]	Heat production
[ C ]	Calcium store
[ D ]	Maintenance of posture

Q10: Smooth muscles are generally:

[ A ]	Attached to the skeleton
[ B ]	Attached to or surround internal organs
[ C ]	Found in professional athletes
[ D ]	Unhealthy

Q11: What is the scientific name for the study of muscles?

[ A ]	Motion
[ B ]	Myology
[ C ]	Sphincters control
[ D ]	Ligament

Q12: What type of muscle forms most of the heart?

[ A ]	Cardiac
[ B ]	Smooth
[ C ]	Involuntary
[ D ]	Skeletal

Q13: What type of muscle is attached to bones and moves part of the skeleton?

[ A ]	Striated
[ B ]	Smooth
[ C ]	Voluntary
[ D ]	Skeletal

Q14: What word means 'muscle can be extended without damaging the tissue'?

[ A ]	Elasticity
[ B ]	Extensibility
[ C ]	Excitability
[ D ]	Neurons

Q15: A ligament is:

[ A ]	a sheet or broad band of fibrous conective tissue beneath the skin
[ B ]	a strong band of collagen fibres that joins muscle to bone
[ C ]	a band of tissue consisting mainly of collagen
[ D ]	a property of both muscle and nerve

Q16: What are the thick and thin myofilaments called?

[ A ]	Myofibrils
[ B ]	Myosin
[ C ]	Actin
[ D ]	Mitochondria

Q17: What are the two things muscle contractions require?

[ A ]	Asynchronous and Motor units
[ B ]	Protein and Energy
[ C ]	Oxygen and Protein
[ D ]	Calcium ions and Energy

Q18: Lactic acid accumulates in:

[ A ]	Veins and bones
[ B ]	Bones and muscle tissue
[ C ]	Blood and muscle tissue
[ D ]	Veins and blood

Q19: What muscle has its origin in the anterior, inferior part of the iliac spine and its insertion on the upper border of the patella?

[ A ]	Rectus femoris
[ B ]	Vastus lateralis
[ C ]	Biceps femoris
[ D ]	Semimebranosus

Q20: What muscle adducts, flexes, medially rotates and flexes the thigh, and its insertion is in the upper half of the linea apera of the femur?

[ A ]	Adductor longus
[ B ]	Adductor magnus
[ C ]	Gracilis
[ D ]	Adductor brevis

Q21: Which muscle osses diagonally from the lateral, anterior aspect of the thigh?

[ A ]	Tensor fasciae latae
[ B ]	Sartorius
[ C ]	Rectus femoris
[ D ]	Vastus intermedius

Q22: When driving a car and changing gear, the action of the foot that moves upwards towards the biting point of the clutch can best be des ibed as:

[ A ]	Flexion
[ B ]	Plantarflexion
[ C ]	Dorsiflexion
[ D ]	Extension

Q23: The group of muscles located on the posterior aspect of the thigh is:

[ A ]	Rectus femoris
[ B ]	Hamstrings
[ C ]	Biceps femoris
[ D ]	Quadriceps

Q24: Which statement is NOT true regarding muscle attachments and body movements?

[ A ]	Abduction is movement away from the body
[ B ]	When a foot is plantarflexed the foot is flat on the ground
[ C ]	Flexion is a movement that de eases the angle of the joint and brings the two bones closer together
[ D ]	The point of attachment of a muscle to the immovable bone is called the origin

Q25: The muscle that is mainly responsible for a particular movement is known as the:

[ A ]	Fixator
[ B ]	Antagonist
[ C ]	Synergist
[ D ]	Prime mover

Q26: The hamstrings are:

[ A ]
[ B ]	Gastrocnemius and Soleus
[ C ]	Gracilis, Sartorius and Adductor magnus
[ D ]	the Biceps femoris, Semimembranosus and Semitendinosus

Q27: The major muscle that will require strengthening for athletic sprinting and jumping is:

[ A ]	Gluteus medius
[ B ]	Gluteus maximus
[ C ]	Gluteus Minimus
[ D ]	Erector spinae

Q28: What is the most appropriate definition of the origin of a muscle?

[ A ]	The attachment of the muscle to a bone
[ B ]	The proximal attachment of the muscle to a bone
[ C ]	The attachment of the muscle to a bone that is relatively moveable
[ D ]	The attachment of the muscle to a bone that is relatively fixed

Q29: The ________ does not cause movement at the knee joint.

[ A ]	Sartorius
[ B ]	Gastrocnemius
[ C ]	Quadriceps group
[ D ]	Hamstring group

Q30: The muscle that causes dorsiflexion of the foot is the:

[ A ]	Tibialis posterior
[ B ]	Peroneus longus
[ C ]	Tibialis anterior
[ D ]	Sartorius

Q31: The action(s) of the Gluteus medius and Gluteus minimus are:

[ A ]	To abduct and rotate the thigh medially
[ B ]	To laterally rotate the thigh
[ C ]	To extend the thigh
[ D ]	To adduct and laterally rotate the thigh

Q32: Which postural deformity is likely to weaken the hamstrings, Gluteus muscles, rectus abdominus, internal and external obliques?

[ A ]	Kyphosis
[ B ]	Scoliosis
[ C ]	Lordosis
[ D ]	None of the above

Q33: When massaging the posterior aspect of the lower trunk, which superficial muscles will be worked directly over?

[ A ]	Internal and external obliques
[ B ]	Gluteus maximus and Gluteus minimus
[ C ]	Abdominus transveralis
[ D ]	Rectus abdominus

Q34: The ________ is a tough, fibrous band that extends from the sternum to the pubis.

[ A ]	Tensor fasciae latae
[ B ]	Linea alba
[ C ]	Great trochanter
[ D ]	Erector spinae

Q35: Which statement is FALSE with regards to the Extensor hallucis longus and Flexor hallucis longus muscles?

[ A ]	The Hallucis longusmuscles have point of origin at the fibula
[ B ]	Flexes and extends the big toe
[ C ]	Plantarflexes the foot
[ D ]	Point of insertion is the phalanx of the big toe

Q36: What muscles will be most affected by a pulled achilles tendon?

[ A ]	Extensor hallucis longus and Flexor hallucis longus
[ B ]	Soleus and Gastrocnemius
[ C ]	Extensor digitorum longus and Flexor digitorum longus
[ D ]	Peroneus longus and Tibialis posterior

Q37: What is the deepest muscle of the abdominal girdle?

[ A ]	Rectus abdominus
[ B ]	External oblique
[ C ]	Internal oblique
[ D ]	Transvers abdominus

Q38: What is the superficial muscle that is commonly known as the calf muscle?

[ A ]	Soleus
[ B ]	Gastrocnemius
[ C ]	Peroneus longus
[ D ]	Gracilis

Q39: Which muscle is responsible for the 'six pack' effect?

[ A ]	Erector spinae
[ B ]	Gluteus maximus
[ C ]	Rectus abdominus
[ D ]	Transversus abdominus

Q40: The function of the external and internal obliques is:

[ A ]	Bending the torso backwards
[ B ]	Sideways movement of the trunk
[ C ]	Twisting the trunk to the opposite side
[ D ]	Bending the torso forwards