Worksheet – The Muscular System



Test Review Sheet - Muscular System

Name: _________________________________

← Know your Muscle Man diagrams.

← Review the slides & main features of the 3 types of muscles.

4 functions of muscles.

1. Posture maintenance keeps the ____________________ in position to function correctly.

2. The 3 types of muscle tissue allow for ____________________ of the body and organs.

3. The tendons of muscles help stabilize the __________________.

4. ___% of all the energy used by a muscle escapes as heat to maintain body temperature while ______% of all the energy is used for cellular life processes.

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Functional characteristics of muscles

1. Ability to receive and respond to stimuli

2. Ability to shorten forcibly

3. Ability to be stretched

4. Ability to recoil

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Skeletal Muscle Anatomy: Know your diagram.

1. The connective tissue wrappings _____________________________ each cell and __________________________the whole muscle AND provide entry & exit points for ______________ & _________________.

2. Skeletal muscle is dependent on its nerve supply because it cannot __________________ without nerve stimulation

3. Skeletal muscle is dependent on its blood supply because it uses tremendous amounts of ______________________ which requires delivery of oxygen & glucose and it gives off lots of ______________________ that must be removed

4. What is the difference in description between a direct and an indirect muscle attachment?

5. Which type of attachment is more common & specifically why?

Muscle Interactions

1. When flexing your elbow, the biceps are the ____________ while the triceps are the __________________.

2. A muscle that helps the prime mover is called a ______________.

3. A muscle that stabilizes a motion is called a ___________.

Write the name next to the fascicle arrangement.

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Which of the fascicle arrangements is: Write name

1. best for fast and large movements? _________________

2. best for strength? _______________________________

3. best for movement of larger areas? __________________

4. best for greatest range of motion ____________________

List the muscle names

1. Which TWO muscles are used for infant injections?

2. What TWO muscles are used for adult injections?

3. Which FOUR muscles are in the quadriceps group?

4. Which THREE muscles are in your hamstring group?

5. Study your muscle man diagrams. There are ~12 muscles on the test.

Characteristics of Levers

a. 1st class lever

2nd class lever

3rd class lever

A. Main advantage is in strength

B. Main advantage is ROM

C. Main advantage is ( in direction

D. Least common in body

E. Flexing your elbow

F. Standing on your toes

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Golden Rules

1. All muscles cross at least ________________ joint

2. The bulk of the muscle typically lies _____________________to the joint crossed

3. Muscles are attached to at least __________ points

4. The ____________________ is the attachment to the immovable or less movable bone

5. The ____________________ is the attachment to the movable bone

6. Muscles can only ____________ they never ___________

7. During contraction, the muscle ___________________ moves toward the ____________

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For the following examples, match which criteria they are named according to. On some of the examples, 2 criteria apply (notice the number by each example) - place both choices in the blank

a. location

b. shape

c. relative size

d. direction of fibers

e. number of origins

f. location of origin/insertion

g. Action

_____ adductor longus (2)

_____ biceps femoris (2)

_____deltoid (1)

_____sternocleidomastoid (1)

_____temporalis (1)

_____transversus abdominis (2)

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