Muscular System

What is the primary function of muscle cells?

• Turn mechanical energy into chemical energy

• Turn chemical energy into mechanical energy

• Store energy for long-term use

• Produce hormones

How many skeletal muscles are there in the human body?

• 320

• 500

• 640

• 800

What is true about each skeletal muscle?

• Each skeletal muscle is part of a larger organ

• Each skeletal muscle is its own organ

• Each skeletal muscle is a type of bone

• Each skeletal muscle is a type of nerve

What does each muscle cell have to stimulate contraction and supply oxygen and energy?

• Its own personal nerve, artery, and vein

• Its own personal bone and cartilage

• Its own personal hormone and enzyme

• Its own personal skin and hair

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow visceral organs such as the lungs, stomach, and blood vessels?

• Smooth Muscle Tissue

• Cardiac Muscle Tissue

• Skeletal Muscle Tissue

• Connective Muscle Tissue

Which type of muscle tissue has cells that are long, multinucleated, and have striations?

• Smooth Muscle Tissue

• Cardiac Muscle Tissue

• Skeletal Muscle Tissue

• Connective Muscle Tissue

Which type of muscle tissue is characterized by cells that are divided and converge, with one nucleus per cell, and have intercalated discs?

• Smooth Muscle Tissue

• Cardiac Muscle Tissue

• Skeletal Muscle Tissue

• Connective Muscle Tissue

Which type of muscle tissue is responsible for involuntary contractions and has short, tapered cells with no striations?

• Smooth Muscle Tissue

• Cardiac Muscle Tissue

• Skeletal Muscle Tissue

• Connective Muscle Tissue

Which type of muscle tissue is responsible for voluntary contractions?

• Smooth Muscle Tissue

• Cardiac Muscle Tissue

• Skeletal Muscle Tissue

• Connective Muscle Tissue

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• None of the above