BIOL 2401 - EXAM 3 - Muscular
System Questions with Solutions.
muscular system - Answer The ____________________ refers to the 700 skeletal muscles of
the body. These are organs.
origin - Answer The attachment of the muscle that doesn't move when the muscle contracts
is called the ___________.
insertion - Answer The attachment that moves when the muscle contracts is called the
_____________.
body (gaster) - Answer Between the origin and the insertion is the fleshy ____________ of
the muscle.
agonist (prime mover) - Answer A dominant muscle that causes a movement is called the
______________.
synergists - Answer ____________ are other muscles that assist the prime mover.
antagonist - Answer The _______________ is the muscle that must be relaxed to allow the
movement. (The muscle that causes the opposite action)
lever systems - Answer Muscles are attached to bone to provide mechanical advantage in
the form of _____________.
rod,
fulcrum,
resistance or load,
effort - Answer What does a lever system consist of?
bone - Answer What is the rod of a lever system?
System Questions with Solutions.
muscular system - Answer The ____________________ refers to the 700 skeletal muscles of
the body. These are organs.
origin - Answer The attachment of the muscle that doesn't move when the muscle contracts
is called the ___________.
insertion - Answer The attachment that moves when the muscle contracts is called the
_____________.
body (gaster) - Answer Between the origin and the insertion is the fleshy ____________ of
the muscle.
agonist (prime mover) - Answer A dominant muscle that causes a movement is called the
______________.
synergists - Answer ____________ are other muscles that assist the prime mover.
antagonist - Answer The _______________ is the muscle that must be relaxed to allow the
movement. (The muscle that causes the opposite action)
lever systems - Answer Muscles are attached to bone to provide mechanical advantage in
the form of _____________.
rod,
fulcrum,
resistance or load,
effort - Answer What does a lever system consist of?
bone - Answer What is the rod of a lever system?
