Muscles/Nerves

What are muscle cells also called?

• Muscle fibers

• Nerve fibers

• Blood cells

• Fat cells

Muscle cells are contractile; they can ______ and ______.

• shorten; thicken

• lengthen; thin

• expand; relax

• harden; stretch

How many types of muscle tissue are there?

• Three (skeletal, cardiac, and smooth)

• Two (skeletal and cardiac)

• Four (skeletal, cardiac, smooth, and elastic)

• One (muscle)

Which type of muscle tissue is attached to bones?

• Skeletal muscle tissue

• Cardiac muscle tissue

• Smooth muscle tissue

• Epithelial tissue

Which of the following is a characteristic of skeletal muscle tissue?

• Non-striated

• Striated

• Involuntary

• Single nucleus

Skeletal muscle tissue is voluntary.

• True

• False

What is the shape of skeletal muscle tissue cells?

• Long cylindrical

• Spindle-shaped

• Branched

• Cuboidal

Skeletal muscle tissue is stimulated by ______ cells.

• nerve

• blood

• bone

• skin

Smooth muscle tissue is ________.

• Non-striated

• Striated

• Voluntary

• Cardiac

Which type of muscle tissue has spindle-shaped fibers?

• Smooth muscle tissue

• Cardiac muscle tissue

• Skeletal muscle tissue