Muscular System Practice Quiz

The tissue surrounding an entire muscle is known as:

• epimysium

• perimysium

• endomysium

• superficial mysium

The tissue that surrounds a muscle cell is known as:

• epimysium
• perimysium
• endomysium
• superficial mysium

Muscle fibers are bundled into groups known as:

• mytendrils
• endomysium
• myosin
• fascicles

Bundles of muscle fibers are wrapped by a tissue known as:

• epimysium
• perimysium
• endomysium
• superficial mysium

A connective tissue on the surface of muscles is known as:

• fascia
• perimysium
• endomysium
• connective to muscle tissue

One of the characteristics of muscle tissue is that it has conductivity. Which of the following best describes this characteristic?

• muscles contract when stimulated
• muscles have local electircal charges that are capable of moving along the muscle fiber
• muscles only pull, they cannot push
• muscles can stretch when needed

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One of the characteristics of muscle tissue is that it has extensibility. Which of the following best describes this characteristic?

• muscles contract when stimulated
• muscles have local electircal charges that are capable of moving along the muscle fiber
• muscles only pull, they cannot push
• muscles can stretch when needed

One of the characteristics of muscle tissue is that it has excitability. Which of the following best describes this characteristic?

• muscles contract when stimulated
• muscles have local electircal charges that are capable of moving along the muscle fiber
• muscles only pull, they cannot push
• muscles can stretch when needed

What part of a muscle is the muscle fiber?

• actin and myosin component
• series-elastic component
• the muscle cell itself
• nuclei and the mitochondria

The outer membrane of the muscle fiber is known as the

• cell surface membrane
• sarcolemma
• sarcoplasm
• sarcoplasmic reticulum