Skeletal Muscle System Quiz

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Which connective tissue surrounds individual muscle fibers?

Perimysium

Epimysium

Endomysium (correct)

Fascia

What is the primary role of tendons in the skeletal muscle system?

To maintain skeletal stability

To provide energy for muscle contraction

To attach muscle to bone (correct)

To group muscle fibers into bundles

What structural component plays a crucial role in defining the boundaries of individual muscle fibers?

Sarcoplasm

Aponeurosis

Fascia

Sarcolemma (correct)

What type of muscle contraction do skeletal muscle fibers primarily facilitate?

Lateral contractile movements Signup and view all the answers

What function does the perimysium serve in muscle tissue?

To group muscle fibers into fascicles Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for the movement where the foot is lifted so that its superior surface approaches the shin?

Dorsiflexion Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the movement performed when the forearm rotates laterally and the palm faces anteriorly?

Supination Signup and view all the answers

In the context of muscle action, what is the role of the prime mover?

It is the muscle that performs the majority of the work. Signup and view all the answers

What are the muscles called that assist the prime mover during an action?

Synergists Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following movements would result in the forearm rotating medially so that the palm faces posteriorly?

Pronation Signup and view all the answers

Skeletal Muscle System Quiz

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Which connective tissue surrounds individual muscle fibers?

What is the primary role of tendons in the skeletal muscle system?

What structural component plays a crucial role in defining the boundaries of individual muscle fibers?

What type of muscle contraction do skeletal muscle fibers primarily facilitate?

What function does the perimysium serve in muscle tissue?

What is the term used for the movement where the foot is lifted so that its superior surface approaches the shin?

Which term describes the movement performed when the forearm rotates laterally and the palm faces anteriorly?

In the context of muscle action, what is the role of the prime mover?

What are the muscles called that assist the prime mover during an action?

Which of the following movements would result in the forearm rotating medially so that the palm faces posteriorly?

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