Muscles Quiz: questions and answers

1. What is a muscle?

A tissue

A vein

A bone

2. What are muscles responsible for?

Maintaining and changind posture

Locomotion

All are correct

3. How many types of muscles are there in human body?

4

2

3

4. Which layer are the muscle tissues derived from?

Endodern

Mesodermal

Ectoderm

5. Which muscles contract upon command?

Cardiac

Smooth

Skeletal

6. Which muscle is found only in the heart?

Skeletal muscle

Smooth muscle

Cardiac muscle

7. In how many types is skeletal muscle divided?

1 type

2 types

3 types

8. What is the name of the connective tissue that covers the skeletal muscles?

Epimysium

Perimysium

Endomysium

9. Approximately, how many skeletal muscles are there in the human body?

870

650

240

10. Why is physical exercise recommended?

To relief pain

To prevent AIDS

To improve muscle and bone strength

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