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The ________ is represented by number 8 on the figure.

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The muscular disorder that usually occurs after a sports-related activity resulting in injury to the muscle tendon or tendon-to-bone attachment is ________.

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Which of these muscles flexes the foot and is commonly called the calf muscle?


A) Biceps brachii
B) External oblique
C) Gluteus medius
D) Gastrocnemius
E) Sartorius

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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The ________ covers entire skeletal muscles and separates them from each other.

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A buildup of lactic acid ____.


A) results from excess oxygen
B) causes muscle fatigue
C) can be corrected by increasing muscle activity
D) is caused by muscle cramps
E) is a normal result of aerobic respiration

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The biceps brachii attaches to two places on the scapula and to one site on the radius. When the biceps brachii contracts, the radius moves and the arm bends at the elbow. The ________ site of the biceps brachii is its attachment site on the radius.

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Muscle ________ is a condition in which a muscle has lost its ability to contract. This condition usually develops because of an accumulation of lactic acid.

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Number 7 represents the ________ muscle.

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Which type of connective tissue separates muscles from each other?


A) Tendon
B) Aponeurosis
C) Perimysium
D) Fascia
E) Endomysium

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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The oxygen needed for aerobic respiration is stored in the muscle pigment called ________, which also gives muscle its pinkish color.

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The number 5 on the figure demonstrates ____.


A) flexion
B) extension
C) abduction
D) adduction
E) dorsiflexion

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Which muscle closes the jaw?


A) Temporalis
B) Sternocleidomastoid
C) Trapezius
D) Biceps brachii
E) Latissimus dorsi

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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When pyruvic acid is converted to ________ acid for energy production, this waste product builds up and causes muscle fatigue.

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The _______ is a tough, sheet-like structure made of fibrous connective tissue that typically attaches muscles to other muscles.

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The _______ is the covering of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle cells.

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Which of the following does not apply to skeletal muscle?


A) It is under voluntary control.
B) It has intercalated discs.
C) It is attached to bones.
D) It contracts rapidly.
E) It responds to acetylcholine.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Number 1 in the figure is the ________ muscle.

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Cardiac muscle ____.


A) is under voluntary control
B) contracts and relaxes slowly
C) is self-exciting
D) is attached to bones
E) produces peristalsis

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Numbers 5 and 6 demonstrate ____.


A) protraction and depression
B) elevation and eversion
C) depression and retraction
D) elevation and depression
E) eversion and inversion

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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The attachment site for the more movable bone when a muscle contracts is the ____.


A) insertion
B) origin
C) synergist
D) antagonist

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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