1) What is​ tendonitis? a) A disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium b) A common injury that occurs after a ligament has been overstretched or torn c) An inflammation of the tendon d) A chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease 2) The term used to describe the fibrous sheath that holds connective tissue together is the​ ___________. a) fascia b) ligament c) agonist d) tendon 3) What term is used to describe the​ body's ability to maintain posture through a continual partial contraction of skeletal​ muscles? a) Tonicity b) Contraction c) Eversion d) Involution 4) Striated muscle is another name for​ ____________. a) smooth muscle b) voluntary muscle c) involuntary muscle d) cardiac muscle 5) What is one of the main functions of the muscular​ system? a) Ambulation b) Orthoses c) Aspiration d) Contractibility 6) What is not a function of the muscular​ system? a) Heat production b) Respiration c) Stability d) Insertion 7) What are two types of muscle​ tissue? a) Cardiac and respiratory b) Respiratory and digestive c) Digestive and smooth d) Skeletal and cardiac 8) What type of muscle tissue is found in the respiratory​ tract, the urinary​ system, and the digestive​ system? a) Respiratory b) Smooth c) Cardiac d) Skeletal 9) Voluntary movement is caused by what type of muscle​ tissue? a) Smooth b) Skeletal c) Respiratory d) Cardiac 10) The attachment point of the end of a muscle to a bone that moves is called the​ _________. a) insertion b) motor unit c) origin d) fascia 11) What is the best description of a​ tendon? a) A protective covering made of connective tissue that surrounds the individual muscle cell b) Connective tissue that divides muscle into smaller sections called fascicles c) Thick structure made of fibrous connective tissue that connects skeletal muscle to bones d) A thin fascia that surrounds and covers skeletal​ muscle, separating them from one another 12) What is the part of the biceps muscle that enables the forearm to flex during muscle​ contraction? a) Agonist b) Antagonist c) Origin d) Insertion 13) What type of muscle acts with another​ muscle, most often a prime​ mover, to produce​ movement? a) Antagonist b) Tendon c) Synergist d) Agonist 14) What is one example of an antagonist pair of​ muscles? a) Tendon and skeletal muscle b) Biceps and triceps c) Deltoid and retinaculum d) Frontalis and orbicularis oris 15) What disease is especially difficult to diagnose because the symptoms vary from patient to patient and often resemble those of typical of other​ diseases? a) Tetanus b) Lyme disease c) Myasthenia gravis d) Muscular dystrophy 16) What disease is characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscles and ultimately results in​ death? a) Muscular dystrophy b) Myasthenia gravis c) Lyme disease d) Ganglion cyst 17) What muscular disorder is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular​ disease? a) Muscular dystrophy b) Myasthenia gravis c) Ganglion cyst d) Lyme disease 18) The condition that results from many years of overuse of the muscles and tendons that form the shoulder or from one traumatic injury is called a​ __________________. a) strain b) tendonitis c) rotator cuff tear d) sprain

Muscular System Practice Quiz

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