Muscular System Unit Review

The deltoid moves the humerus away from the body's midline (moving the arms up). This is an example of

• Abduction
• Adduction
• Circumduction
• Rotation

The ongoing low-level contraction of some fibers in otherwise resting skeletal muscle is known as

• muscle tone.
• shivering.
• relaxation.
• thermoregulatory processes.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

is when a muscle becomes inactive and lengthens.

• Contracting
• Relaxing
• Shivering
• Muscle tone

Muscle contributes to homeostasis by

• generating heat to balance the loss of heat from the body surface.
• synthesizing vitamin D.
• producing blood cells.
• storing minerals.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Contracting and relaxing a skeletal muscle moves the _______________ it’s attached to.

• bone
• body
• arm
• hand

Which of the following muscle tissue is usually attached to bone?

• skeletal muscle
• smooth muscle
• cardiac muscle

Which of the following muscle tissue is usually found in the wall of hollow organs like your intestines?

• skeletal muscle
• smooth muscle
• cardiac muscle

Which of the following muscle tissue is usually found in the wall of the heart?

• skeletal muscle
• smooth muscle
• cardiac muscle

Which of the following muscle tissue is multinucleated?

• skeletal muscle
• smooth muscle
• cardiac muscle

Which of the following muscle tissue is not striated?

• skeletal muscle
• smooth muscle
• cardiac muscle