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CWU Muscle Physiology Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The _________________ is the functional unit of skeletal muscle because it is the smallest portion of the skeletal muscle capable of ________________.

a)

muscle fiber, receiving a stimulus

b)

muscle fiber, contracting

c)

sarcomere, contracting

d)

sarcomere, receiving a stimulus

e)

myofibril, contracting

2.

The actin myofilaments are anchored into the cytoskeleton of the cell by the _______________.

a)

Z disks

b)

A band

c)

M line

d)

I band

e)

H zone

3.

Connective tissue that surrounds the fasciculi is called________________.

a)

perimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

fascia

d)

fasciculi

e)

epimysium

4.

The ________________ is attached to bones via tendons.

a)

myofilament

b)

myofibril

c)

muscle fiber

d)

muscle fasciculus

e)

whole skeletal muscle

5.

A ___________________ is a single muscle cell.

a)

myofilament

b)

myofibril

c)

muscle fasciculus

d)

whole skeletal muscle

e)

muscle fiber

6.

The specific molecules that provide calcium binding sites on actin are ______________ molecules.

a)

troponin

b)

tropomyosin

c)

titin

d)

myosin

e)

sodium

7.

The ______________ consists of only actin myofilaments.

a)

A band

b)

I band

c)

H zone

d)

M line

e)

Z disk

8.

The __________________is the smooth ER of a muscle fiber and stores calcium ions.

a)

sarcolemma

b)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

sarcomere

d)

sarcoplasm

e)

T tubules

9.

Aerobic respiration:

a)

requires oxygen

b)

breaks down glucose

c)

produces ATP, CO2, and H2O

d)

takes place in mitochondria located within the muscle fiber

e)

All of these are true of aerobic respiration

10.

ATP:

a)

attaches to the myosin myofilaments

b)

provides energy for the movement of the cross bridges

c)

is required for muscle relaxation

d)

releases part of its energy as heat

e)

Has all of these characteristics

11.

Creatine Phosphate:

a)

is produced by the process of anaerobic respiration.

b)

can replace ATP in binding myosin molecules during contraction.

c)

acts as an energy reserve in muscle tissue.

d)

is only formed during strenuous exercise.

e)

All of these are correct.

12.

The condition in which a muscle remains contracted between stimuli without relaxing is called

a)

recruitment.

b)

tetanus.

c)

the all-or-none response.

d)

a motor unit.

e)

the lag phase.

13.

A single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscles fibers it innervates is called a

a)

neruomuscular junction

b)

synaptic cleft

c)

motor unit

d)

synapse

e)

presynaptic terminal

14.

Excitiability is the ability of skeletal muscle to

a)

shorten with force.

b)

lengthen passively.

c)

respond to a stimulus.

d)

recoil to their original resting length.

e)

be stretched.

15.

Which of the following motor units would allow for greater, more precise, muscular control?

a)

A motor unit made up of a motor neuron and 5 muscle fibers.

b)

A motor unit made up of a motor neuron and 10 muscle fibers.

c)

A motor unit made up of a motor neuron and 20 muscle fibers.

d)

A motor unit made up of a motor neuron and 100 muscle fibers.

e)

A motor unit made up of a motor neuron and 1000 muscle fibers.

16.

In a neuromuscular junction,

a)

the presynaptic terminal is separated from the postsynaptic terminal by the synaptic cleft.

b)

the presynaptic terminal contains vesicles filled with sodium ions.

c)

the presynaptic terminal contains receptor molecules for the neurotransmitter.

d)

the neurotransmitter causes an action potential in the presynaptic terminal.

e)

All of these conditions occur.

17.

The ___________ phase is the time between the application of a stimulus and the beginning of a contraction.

a)

lag/latent

b)

relaxation

c)

contraction

d)

tetanus

e)

refractory

18.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of smooth muscle tissue?

a)

Spindle-shaped

b)

Striated

c)

Involuntary

d)

Authorhythmic

e)

Hormone Control

19.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system?

a)

Movement of the body

b)

Contraction of the heart

c)

Communication

d)

Respiration

e)

Structural support

20.

What neurotransmitter travels from the presynaptic vesicles to the postsynaptic membrane via the synaptic cleft?

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Calcium

c)

Sodium

d)

Potassium

e)

Histamine