Muscular System

Which is NOT a function of the muscular system?

• Produces movement

• Maintains posture

• Stabilizes joints

• Breaks down food

The muscles most responsible for producing a certain movement

• Myosin

• Antagonist

• Prime Mover

• Synergist

The muscles that oppose or do the reverse of a certain movement

• Myosin

• Antagonist

• Prime Mover

• Synergist

The muscles that help the prime movers to stabilize the joint or add some "oomph".

• Myosin

• Antagonist

• Prime Mover

• Synergist

Muscle located in the heart that pumps blood throughout the body

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

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Muscle located in the walls of visceral organs that propels objects and substances down internal passageways.

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

Muscle attached to bones that produces movement

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

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Which type of muscle tissue is nonstriated?

• Cardiac

• Smooth

• Skeletal

Which muscle tissue produces voluntary movement?

• Cardiac

• Smooth

• Skeletal

The connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle

• Epimysium

• Perimysium

• Endomysium