MARTINI'S ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY CH 11-
MUSCULAR SYSTEM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025-2026
Classificationtoftskeletaltmusclest(basedtontfasciclestarrangement)t-tCORRECTtANSWERSParallel
Convergent
Pennate
Circular
Paralleltmusclest-
tCORRECTtANSWERSMosttmusclestintbody;tfasciclestparallelttotlongtaxistoftmusclet(ex:tbicepstbrach
ii);tcontractst30%tshortertgetstlargertintdiameter
Tensiontintparalleltmusclestdependst-tCORRECTtANSWERSTotaltnumbertoftmyofibrils;t
Forteacht1tin2;t50tlbstoftisometricttension
Convergenttmusclest-
tCORRECTtANSWERSBroadtareatconvergetontattachmenttsite;ttendon,taponeurosis,tortraphet(bandt
oftcollagentfibers);tfantortbroadttrianglet(ex:tpectorals)
,Convergenttmuscletistversatiletbecauset-
tCORRECTtANSWERSStimulationstoftdifftportionstcantchangetdirectiontoftpull;tentiretmuscletcontra
cts,tfiberstdotnottpulltasthardtontattachmenttsitetastparalleltmuscletoftsametsize,tfiberstpullstintdifftdi
rections
Pennatetmusclest-
tCORRECTtANSWERSFormtcommontangletwithttendon;tdotnottmovetastfartastparalleltmuscles;tcont
aintmoretmyofibrilst&tproducetmorettensiontthantparalleltmuscles;tuni,tbi,tortmulti
Unipennatet-tCORRECTtANSWERSFiberstontsametsidetofttendon;tex:textensortdigitoriumt(forearm)
Bipennatet-tCORRECTtANSWERSFiberstontbothtsidetofttendon;tex:trectustfemorist(extendstknee)
Multipennatet-tCORRECTtANSWERSTendontbranchestwirhtmuscles;tex:tdeltoid
Circulartmuscles/sphincterst-
tCORRECTtANSWERSOpent&tclosettotguardtentrancestoftbody;tdigestivet&turinaryttractstex:torbicul
aristoristoftmouth
Skeletaltmotiont-
tCORRECTtANSWERSSkeletaltmusclestattachttotskeleton,tproducetmotion;tattachmenttaffectstpowe
r,tranget&tspeedtoftmuscletmvmt;tcantBetmodifiedtbytattachingtbonettotlever
Intbonetistthet______tandtjointtistthet_______tandtmuscletprovidestthet_____t-
tCORRECTtANSWERSLever;tfulcrum;tforce
Leverstfunctionttotchanget-tCORRECTtANSWERSDirectiontoftforcet
Distancet&tspeedtoftmvmttproducedtbytforcet
Effectivetstrengthtoftforce
, 3tclassestoftleverst-tCORRECTtANSWERSFirst,tsecond,tandtthirdtclass
Firsttclasstlevert-
tCORRECTtANSWERSLiketatteeterttotter;tFulcrumtliestbetweentAFtandtload;tfewtintbody;tex:textensi
ontintneck
Secondtclasstleverst-
tCORRECTtANSWERSLiketatwheelbarrow;tcentertresistancetbtwtappliedtforcetandtfulcrum;tsmalltfor
cetmovestlargetweight;t+effectivetforce;tloadtmovestslower,tbuttcoverstmoretdistance
Extensiontintnecktwhatttypetlevert-tCORRECTtANSWERSFirsttclass
Extensiontoftanklet(plantartflexion)twhatttypetlevert-tCORRECTtANSWERSSecondtclass
Thirdtclasstleverst-
tCORRECTtANSWERSMosttcommontintbody;tcentertappliedtforcetbtwtresistancetandtfulcrum;tgreat
ertforcetmovestsmallertresistance;tmaximizestspeedtandtdistancettraveled;toppositestoftsecondtcla
sstlevers
Exampletoftthirdtclasstlevert-tCORRECTtANSWERSBicepstbrachiitmuscle
Origint-tCORRECTtANSWERSAtmusclestonetfixedtpointtoftattachment
Insertiont-tCORRECTtANSWERSAtmusclestonetmovingtpointtoftattachment
Mosttmusclestoriginatetat?t-
tCORRECTtANSWERSBone,tbuttsometoriginatetattmuscletsheathtortband
MUSCULAR SYSTEM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025-2026
Classificationtoftskeletaltmusclest(basedtontfasciclestarrangement)t-tCORRECTtANSWERSParallel
Convergent
Pennate
Circular
Paralleltmusclest-
tCORRECTtANSWERSMosttmusclestintbody;tfasciclestparallelttotlongtaxistoftmusclet(ex:tbicepstbrach
ii);tcontractst30%tshortertgetstlargertintdiameter
Tensiontintparalleltmusclestdependst-tCORRECTtANSWERSTotaltnumbertoftmyofibrils;t
Forteacht1tin2;t50tlbstoftisometricttension
Convergenttmusclest-
tCORRECTtANSWERSBroadtareatconvergetontattachmenttsite;ttendon,taponeurosis,tortraphet(bandt
oftcollagentfibers);tfantortbroadttrianglet(ex:tpectorals)
,Convergenttmuscletistversatiletbecauset-
tCORRECTtANSWERSStimulationstoftdifftportionstcantchangetdirectiontoftpull;tentiretmuscletcontra
cts,tfiberstdotnottpulltasthardtontattachmenttsitetastparalleltmuscletoftsametsize,tfiberstpullstintdifftdi
rections
Pennatetmusclest-
tCORRECTtANSWERSFormtcommontangletwithttendon;tdotnottmovetastfartastparalleltmuscles;tcont
aintmoretmyofibrilst&tproducetmorettensiontthantparalleltmuscles;tuni,tbi,tortmulti
Unipennatet-tCORRECTtANSWERSFiberstontsametsidetofttendon;tex:textensortdigitoriumt(forearm)
Bipennatet-tCORRECTtANSWERSFiberstontbothtsidetofttendon;tex:trectustfemorist(extendstknee)
Multipennatet-tCORRECTtANSWERSTendontbranchestwirhtmuscles;tex:tdeltoid
Circulartmuscles/sphincterst-
tCORRECTtANSWERSOpent&tclosettotguardtentrancestoftbody;tdigestivet&turinaryttractstex:torbicul
aristoristoftmouth
Skeletaltmotiont-
tCORRECTtANSWERSSkeletaltmusclestattachttotskeleton,tproducetmotion;tattachmenttaffectstpowe
r,tranget&tspeedtoftmuscletmvmt;tcantBetmodifiedtbytattachingtbonettotlever
Intbonetistthet______tandtjointtistthet_______tandtmuscletprovidestthet_____t-
tCORRECTtANSWERSLever;tfulcrum;tforce
Leverstfunctionttotchanget-tCORRECTtANSWERSDirectiontoftforcet
Distancet&tspeedtoftmvmttproducedtbytforcet
Effectivetstrengthtoftforce
, 3tclassestoftleverst-tCORRECTtANSWERSFirst,tsecond,tandtthirdtclass
Firsttclasstlevert-
tCORRECTtANSWERSLiketatteeterttotter;tFulcrumtliestbetweentAFtandtload;tfewtintbody;tex:textensi
ontintneck
Secondtclasstleverst-
tCORRECTtANSWERSLiketatwheelbarrow;tcentertresistancetbtwtappliedtforcetandtfulcrum;tsmalltfor
cetmovestlargetweight;t+effectivetforce;tloadtmovestslower,tbuttcoverstmoretdistance
Extensiontintnecktwhatttypetlevert-tCORRECTtANSWERSFirsttclass
Extensiontoftanklet(plantartflexion)twhatttypetlevert-tCORRECTtANSWERSSecondtclass
Thirdtclasstleverst-
tCORRECTtANSWERSMosttcommontintbody;tcentertappliedtforcetbtwtresistancetandtfulcrum;tgreat
ertforcetmovestsmallertresistance;tmaximizestspeedtandtdistancettraveled;toppositestoftsecondtcla
sstlevers
Exampletoftthirdtclasstlevert-tCORRECTtANSWERSBicepstbrachiitmuscle
Origint-tCORRECTtANSWERSAtmusclestonetfixedtpointtoftattachment
Insertiont-tCORRECTtANSWERSAtmusclestonetmovingtpointtoftattachment
Mosttmusclestoriginatetat?t-
tCORRECTtANSWERSBone,tbuttsometoriginatetattmuscletsheathtortband