Human Muscular System Game Quiz Online

Do you like flexing your biceps after a big workout? Are you good at kicking or jumping high? You have your muscles to thank for those abilities. They perform a hefty amount of work to ensure that your body can move, interact with the environment, and sustain itself.

Let’s test out your knowledge of the muscular system with this quiz.

Questions

Which type of muscle causes the mechanical motion that allows the heart to pump?

A.Skeletal muscle

B.Smooth muscle

C.Cardiac muscle

D.None of the above

The gluteus maximus, the largest muscle in the human body, is located in the…

A.arm

B.abdomen

C.buttocks

D.calves

Where can you find the masseter, your strongest muscle?

A.Jaw

B.Tongue

C.Thighs

D.Biceps

Your muscles make up around ___ percent of your total body weight.

A.5

B.10

C.20

D.40

These are muscles that are attached to, and help move, your bones.

A.Skeletal muscle

B.Smooth muscle

C.Cardiac muscle

D.None of the above

Smooth muscle tissue is found in the walls of many organs, excluding the…

A.uterus

B.intestines

C.stomach

D.brain

The motor cortex on your brain’s right side controls the muscles on your ____ side, and vice versa.

A.right

B.left

C.upper

D.lower

Muscle cells, the basic unit that makes up all of your muscles, are also known as…

A.neurons

B.nephrons

C.myocytes

D.osteocytes

This is the dome-shaped muscle beneath your lungs. Its contractions and relaxations allow you to breathe properly.

A.Pleura

B.Pectoralis major

C.Sternocleidomastoid

D.Diaphragm

Skeletal muscles ___________ bones to move your body.

A.push

B.pull

C.push and pull

D.None of the above

This type of skeletal muscle movement involves bending your joint to decrease the angle of two of your bones or body parts?

A.Flexion

B.Adduction

C.Abduction

D.Extension

This muscle movement refers to moving a body part around its axis.

A.Flexion

B.Rotation

C.Abduction

D.Adduction

Which of these muscle types is not striated?

A.Cardiac muscle

B.Smooth muscle

C.Skeletal muscle

D.All of the above

This property of the muscular system refers to a muscle’s ability to respond to a stimulus, such as from a motor neuron or hormonal action.

A.Contractility

B.Extensibility

C.Elasticity

D.Excitability

Muscles can forcefully shorten themselves to help move a body part; this property is known as…

A.Extensibility

B.Elasticity

C.Contractility

D.Excitability