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IB SEHS 4.1 Neuromuscular

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the diagram of a motor unit, what is represented by the part labelled X?

a)

Axon

b)

Neuromuscular synapse

c)

Nucleus

d)

Dendrite

2.

What is the name of the gap between two neurons?

a)

Synapse

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon

d)

Cell body

3.

What part of the motor unit is responsible for carrying an impulse towards the cell body?

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Motor end plate

d)

Synapse

4.

Which of the following are parts of a motor unit?

a)

Dendrite, cell body, nucleus and axon

b)

Dendrite, cell body, tendon and muscle

c)

Dendrite, cell body, cartilage and axon

d)

Dendrite, cell body, ligament and muscle

5.

What is the neurotransmitter involved in stimulating muscle contraction?

a)

Tropomysosin

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Calcium ions

d)

Pyruvate

6.

Which of the following statements is true about the sliding filament theory?

a)

During contraction the H zone remains the same length

b)

A cross-bridge is formed by troponin and tropomysin attaching to one another

c)

A nerve impulse causes an action potential to spread across the muscle

d)

ATP is released around the filaments, stimulating the muscle to contract

7.

According to the sliding filament theory, which of the following change in length during isotonic muscle contraction?

I. A band

II. H Zone

III. Sarcomere

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

8.

Which type of athlete would most likely have the largest proportion of type IIb muscle fibres in the gastrocnemius muscle?

a)

1500m runner

b)

800m runner

c)

400m runner

d)

200m runner

9.

Which of the following outline the properties of a slow twitch (type I) muscle fibre?

a)

Myoglobin content - High, Anaerobic capacity - low

b)

Myoglobin content - High, Anaerobic capacity - high

c)

Myoglobin content - Low, Anaerobic capacity - high

d)

Myoglobin content - Low, Anaerobic capacity - low

10.

Which is a characteristic of a slow twitch (type I) muscle fibre?

a)

High number of mitochondria

b)

Low capillary density

c)

High glycogen stores

d)

Low resistance to fatigue

11.

In the sarcome, which of the following is the thick filament?

a)

Actin

b)

Z line

c)

Myosin

d)

M Line

12.

Acetylcholine allows the muscle to relax

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Who am I?

Fatigue rate - low

Contraction speed - low

Muscle fibre size - small

Force production - low

a)

Slow oxidative fibres

b)

Fast oxidative fibres

c)

Fast glycolytic

14.

Who am I?

Fatigue rate - medium (minutes)

Contraction speed - high

Muscle fibre size - medium

Force production - medium-high

a)

Slow oxidative

b)

Fast oxidative

c)

Fast glycolytic

15.

Who am I?

Fatigue rate - low (secs)

Contraction speed - high

Muscle fibre size - large

Force production - high

a)

Type I

b)

Type IIa

c)

Type IIb

16.

Low calcium concentrations myosin binding sites on actin are covered by tropomyosin?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The sarcoplasmic reticulum releases the neurotransmitter acetylcholine

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Cross bridge formation is terminated when ADP and Pi are resynthesised to ATP?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Action potentials are electrical signals that tell muscle tissue to contract.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

T tubules transport acetylcholine across the neuromuscular junction

a)

True

b)

False