Muscle Tissue and Fibre Types

Muscle Tissue and Fibre Types

Multiple Choice

Which muscle tissue type is found in the walls of the heart?

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

Multiple Choice

Cardiac muscles requires aerobic respiration.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How does smooth muscle contract?

• Voluntary

• Involuntary

Multiple Choice

How does skeletal muscle contract?

• Voluntary

• Involuntary

Multiple Select

What type of respiration causes skeletal muscle contraction?

• Aerobic

• Anaerobic

Multiple Choice

Which is the very outer layer of skeletal muscle, that holds all of the fibres in place?

• Endomysium

• Perimysium

• Epimysium

Multiple Choice

Which structure surrounds a single muscle fibre?

• Endomysium

• Perimysium

• Epimysium

Multiple Choice

Which fibre type is a type 1 fibre?

• Slow

• Fast

Multiple Choice

Type 1 fibres are more resistant to fatigue.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which sporting example is a type 1 fibre more likely to be recruited for?

• A jump shot in basketball

• A push pass in hockey

• Running a marathon

Multiple Select

Which energy pathway(s) will a Type 2a fibre type use?

• Aerobic

• Anaerobic

Multiple Choice

Which sporting example is a type 2a fibre type more likely to be recruited for?

• A 15 shot tennis rally

• A penalty shot in football

• A cycling road race

Multiple Choice

Type 2x fibre types contract the most powerfully.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A slap shot in ice hockey is a good example of the recruitment of Type 2x fibres.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is it possible to recruit all 3 fibre types in the same sport - for example in a game of rugby?

• Yes

• No