Medical English Quiz No. 6: The Muscular System

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1. Our body contains over _____ muscles.

   550

   650

   600

   700

2. Muscles account for about _____ of our weight.

   35%

   45%

   50%

   40%

3. Muscles use ______ more oxygen when in motion than at rest.

   50%

   55%

   60%

   65%

4. On average, muscular contraction rate is of about _____.

   45%

   55%

   35%

   65%

5. Striated muscle is also called :

   SKELETON MUSCLE

   BONE MUSCLE

   WILL MUSCLE

   VOLUNTARY MUSCLE

6. Smooth muscle is also called :

   INTERNAL MUSCLE

   INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE

   ORGAN MUSCLE

   INNER MUSCLE

7. The two types of striated muscular tissue are called dark fibres and _____.

   CLEAR FIBRES

   FAIR FIBRES

   PAIR FIBRES

   LIGHT FIBRES

8. Muscular fibres striations are also called :

   BANDS

   LINES

   STRIPES

   STRIPS

9. _____ muscle movement is a pull.

   ALL

   EVERY

   ALL OF

   SOME

10. Smooth muscle tissue has _____ striations.

    NOT

    NONE

    NO

    ANY

    You've got correct answers out 10

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