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Muscle Tissue Structure and Function Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Muscle tissue has layers of organization. These layers are surrounded by different structures. Put these structures in correct order from outside to inside.

a)

Endomysium - epimysium - perimysium

b)

Perimysium - endomysium - epimysium

c)

Epimysium - perimysium - endomysium

d)

Perimysium - epimysium - endomysium

2.

Which of the following is the correct order?

a)

Fascicle, muscle fiber, myofibril, sarcomere, myofilament

b)

Sarcomere, muscle fiber, fascicle, myofibril, myofilament

c)

Muscle fiber, fascicle, sarcomere, myofibril, myofilament

d)

Fascicle, muscle fiber, myofilament, myofibril, sarcomere

3.

A neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscles

a)

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)

b)

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

c)

Norepinephrine

d)

Acetylcholine (ACh)

4.

The heads of the myosin filaments are called ___ when they link the thin and thin filaments together

a)

Connections

b)

Cross-connections

c)

Cross-bridges

d)

Power stroke

5.

What is the function of Ca++ during a skeletal muscle contraction?

a)

Connecting to nebulin

b)

Connecting to tropomyosin

c)

Connection to myosin

d)

Connecting to troponin

6.

D on the image would be

a)

Myofibril

b)

Sarcomere

c)

Sarcolemma

d)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

7.

What is 6 on this diagram?

a)

Sarcolemma

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

T tubules

8.

The protein that covers the binding site on actin when a muscle is relaxed is called

a)

Troponin

b)

Nebulin

c)

Tropomyosin

d)

Myosin

9.

This structure stores calcium in the muscle cell

a)

Sarcolemma

b)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

Sarcomere

d)

Sarcocalcium storage

10.

The A band contains which type of filaments

a)

Only thick

b)

Only thin

c)

Both thick and thin

11.

These organelles store the neurotransmitter in the nerve cell

a)

Vesicles

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

Lysosomes

12.

What combination of chemicals are essential for a muscle contraction?

a)

Potassium, Adenosine diphosphate, Phosphorous

b)

Sodium, Potassium, Glucose

c)

Calcium, Potassium, Phosphorous

d)

Calcium, Adenosine triphosphate, Sodium

13.

Which is NOT a function of the muscular system?

a)

Generating heat

b)

Movement

c)

Storing red blood cells

d)

Protecting fragile organs

14.

Which of the following occurs When ATP binds to the myosin head?

a)

Myosin head detaches from actin

b)

Myosin head forms cross-bridge

c)

Myosin undergoes power stroke

d)

Myosin releases calcium

15.

Which of the following decreases during muscle contraction?

a)

M line

b)

A band

c)

H zone

d)

Z line

16.

Ca++ will be released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum when

a)

the action potential reaches the neuromuscular junction

b)

ATP binds to sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

Acetylcholine enters the synaptic cleft

d)

Action potential travels along T tubules

17.

The power stroke will occur when

a)

ATP binds to the myosin head

b)

The myosin head hydrolyses ATP into ADP and Pi

c)

The myosin head releases Pi

d)

The myosin head releases ADP

18.

What is NOT a component of muscle relaxation

a)

Ca++ binds with tropomyosin

b)

Active sites on actin are covered, no cross-bridge interaction

c)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum recaptures Ca++

d)

ACh is broken down by AChE

19.

Which of the following refers to the muscle cell?

a)

Myofibril

b)

Fascicle

c)

Myofilament

d)

Muscle fiber

20.

Which of the following nerves causes skeletal muscles to contract?

a)

Autonomic

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Somatic

d)

Parasympathetic

21.

What ion in the neuromuscular junction causes an action potential to travel along the sarcolemma?

a)

Ca++

b)

AChE

c)

Na+

d)

ATP

22.

Which of the following is FIRST in muscle contraction?

a)

Calcium ion enters the sarcoplasm

b)

Sodium ion enters the sarcolemma

c)

Acetylcholine enters the synaptic cleft

d)

Acetylcholinesterase removes acetylcholine