Muscle Tissue and Contraction Concepts

A ball and socket joint is located 

• in the wrist
• in the ankle
• in the hip
• in the foot

What type of bone marrow produces blood cells?

• Yellow marrow

• Red marrow

• White marrow

• Gray marrow

What component is responsible for triggering muscle contraction?

• Calcium

• Acetylcholine

• ATP

• Myosin

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 types of muscle tissue?

• Skeletal

• Ligament

• Cardiac

• Smooth

What is the outermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle?

• Perimysium

• Epimysium

• Endomysium

• Fascia

This picture is an example of:

• spongy bone

• compact bone

• muscle

• cylinders

A common term for chronic inflammation of a joint is 

• osteoporosis
• fracture
• scoliosis
• arthritis

Types of bone tissues are

• red and yellow marrow

• compact and spongy

• epiphysis and diaphysis

• endosteum and perosteum

How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?

• 206

• 210

• 20

• 243

Which of the following represents the correct hierarchical order of muscle tissue structures from largest to smallest?

• Muscle → myofilaments → fascicles → myofibrils

• Muscle → fascicles → myofibrils → myofilaments

• Muscle → myofibrils → fascicles → myofilaments

• Fascicles → muscle → myofibrils → myofilaments