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A&P Chapter 9 Muscle Tissue Notes Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The effect muscular dystrophy has on muscle tissue is...

a)

most cases are in females

b)

loss of fat and connective tissue decrease muscle size

c)

muscle fibers degenerate and atrophy

d)

it is not inherited for the most part

2.

Which type of muscle cells regenerate the best?

a)

None of them regenerate

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

d)

skeletal

3.

An elaborate network of membranes in skeletal muscle cells that functions in calcium storage.

a)

intermediate filament network

b)

mitorchondria

c)

myofibrillar network

d)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

4.

Immediately following the arrival of the stimulus at a skeletal muscle cell there is a short period called the _________ period during which the events of excitation-contraction coupling occur.

a)

contraction

b)

latent

c)

relaxation

d)

refractory

5.

What is a sarcomere?

a)

the wavy lines on the cell seen in the microscope

b)

the nonfunctional unit of skeletal muscles

c)

the area between two intercalated discs

d)

the area between two Z lines

6.

The striations of a skeletal muscle cell are produced, for the most part, by...

a)

the arrangement of myofilaments

b)

the T tubules

c)

the sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

a difference in the thickness of the sarcolema

7.

Which of the following are composed of myosin?

a)

all myofilaments

b)

thick filamentss

c)

Z discs

d)

thin filaments

8.

What does aponeurosis refer to?

a)

a sheetlike indirect attachment to a skeletal element

b)

the bands of myofibrils

c)

the tropomyosin-troponin complex

d)

the rough endoplasmic reticulum

9.

The contractile units of skeletal muscle are known as...

a)

mitochondria

b)

microtubules

c)

T tubules

d)

myofibrils

10.

In an isotonic contraction, the muscle...

a)

rapidly resynthesizes creatine phosphate and ATP

b)

changes in length and moves the "load"

c)

never converts pyruvate to lactate

d)

does not change in length but increases tension

11.

What is muscle tone?

a)

a state of sustained partial contraction

b)

the feeling of euphoria following exercise

c)

the condition of athletes after intensive training

d)

the ability of a muscle to efficiently cause skeletal movements

12.

Which type of muscle tissue has large striated cells and are controlled voluntarily?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

twitch

13.

Which type of muscle tissue is found only in the heart, has small striated cells and is involuntary?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

twitch

14.

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs, are elongated, not striated, and are involuntary controlled?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

twitch

15.

In an isometric contraction...

a)

there is muscle tension but no lengthening or shortening of the muscle

b)

rapidly resynthesizes creatine phosphate and ATP

c)

never converts pyruvate to lactate

d)

there is movement at the joint and shortening of the muscles

16.

If a muscle runs out of oxygen, it will function anaerobically through

a)

photosynthesis

b)

the Kreb's cycle

c)

glycolysis

d)

the electron chain transport

17.

True or False: As the number of muscle fibers increases, the force of the contraction decreases.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The chemical involved in muscle contraction is...

a)

Adenosine Phosphate

b)

Adenosine Diphosphate

c)

Acetylcholine

d)

Acetone

19.

The connective tissue sheath which surrounds each muscle fiber is...

a)

Epimysium

b)

Perimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Endosymbiosis

20.

The connective tissue sheath which surrounds each group of muscle fibers is...

a)

Endomysium

b)

Perimysium

c)

Epimysium

d)

Endosymbiosis

21.

The connective tissue sheath surrounding the whole muscle is...

a)

Endomysium

b)

Perimysium

c)

Epimysium

d)

Endosymbiosis

22.

What is a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium?

a)

Fascism

b)

Fascicle

c)

Facet

d)

Faucet

23.

What is surrounded by a plasma membrane called the sarcolemma, which contains sarcoplasm, the cytoplasm of muscle cells?

a)

Endomysium

b)

muscle fiber

c)

fascicle

d)

Perimysium