Muscle Tissue Quiz

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

• Skeletal, cardiac, and connective

• Cardiac, smooth, and connective

• Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth

• Skeletal, smooth, and nervous

Which type of muscle tissue is responsible for voluntary movement?

• Smooth muscle

• Nervous tissue

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of major organs and passageways?

• Nervous tissue

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Skeletal muscle

Which type of muscle tissue contracts autonomously and involuntarily?

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Nervous tissue

What is the characteristic feature of cardiac muscle cells?

• Intercalated discs

• Spindle-shaped fibers

• Striated appearance

• Multinucleated

What is the structure of skeletal muscle cells?

• Single cell with a single centrally located nucleus

• Short, branched, striated, single central nucleus

• Short, spindle-shaped, no evident striation, single nucleus

• Long cylindrical fiber, striated, many peripherally located nuclei

What is the structure of cardiac muscle cells?

• Single cell with a single centrally located nucleus

• Long cylindrical fiber, striated, many peripherally located nuclei

• Short, spindle-shaped, no evident striation, single nucleus

• Short, branched, striated, single central nucleus

What is the structure of smooth muscle cells?

• Single cell with a single centrally located nucleus

• Long cylindrical fiber, striated, many peripherally located nuclei

• Short, spindle-shaped, no evident striation, single nucleus

• Short, branched, striated, single central nucleus