MAPS - Bellringer - Muscle Characteristics

Fill in the blank: The ability of muscle tissue to return to its original shape after being stretched is called _______.

• A) Extensibility

• B) Elasticity

• C) Contractility

• D) Excitability

Fill in the blank: The ability of muscle tissue to receive and respond to a stimulus is known as ______.

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Flexibility

• Elasticity

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of smooth muscle?

• A) Involuntary

• B) Striated

• C) Can be stretched

• D) Found in hollow organs.

Match the following characteristics with the correct muscle type:

• Striated

• Smooth Muscle

• Voluntary

• Skeletal Muscle

• Multinucleated

• Cardiac Muscle

What is a unique feature of skeletal muscles?

• Single-nucleated

• Multinucleated

• Non-striated

• Involuntary

Skeletal muscles are ________ and multinucleated.

• Non-striated

• Striated

• Involuntary

• Single-nucleated

Identify the muscle type: Attached to bones, striated, voluntary, multinucleated.

• Skeletal Muscle

• Cardiac Muscle

• Smooth Muscle

• None of the above

The tendon attaches to the ______ bone at the muscle origin.

• Moveable

• Immovable

• Flexible

Which type of muscle is responsible for voluntary movements?

• Smooth Muscle

• None of the above

• Cardiac Muscle

• Skeletal Muscle

What characteristic allows muscle tissue to be stretched without damage?

• Elasticity

• Contractility

• Extensibility

• Excitability