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Musculatory System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which ions bind to troponin to move tropomyosin to reveal the myosin-binding sites on the actin thin filament?

a)

Sodium ions

b)

Calcium ions

c)

Potassium ions

d)

Magnesium

2.

Muscle contraction involves multiple specialized proteins and energy expenditure. Which of the following statements best summarizes a muscle contraction?

a)

Troponin slides along myosin by utilizing energy from ATP

b)

Myosin slides along actin by utilizing energy from ATP

c)

Tropomyosin attaches to myosin and utilizes energy from calcium ions

d)

Calcium ions bind to receptors on actin, causing muscle contraction to occur

3.

How would hypocalcemia, or calcium-deficiency disease. affect the proteins responsible for muscle contraction?

a)

Tropomyosin production will be limited, inhibiting the binding of myosin to actin.

b)

Myosin will be unable to bind to actin because troponin holds tropomyosin into place on actin.

c)

Myosin will be unable to bind to ATP.

d)

Troponin production will be limited inhibiting the binding of myosin and actin.

4.

Which area of the sarcomere contains both actin and myosin filaments?

a)

The I-band

b)

The H-Band + I-Band

c)

The H-band

d)

The A-Band

5.

Analysis of a video of a sarcomere reveals the Z-lines to be moving closer together. Which of the following is occurring?

a)

The actin fibers are moving closer together, relaxing the muscle

b)

The actin fibers are moving farther apart, relaxing the muscle

c)

The actin fibers are moving closer together, contracting the muscle

d)

The actin fibers are moving farther apart, contracting the muscle

6.

Consider the image. Which letter(s) in the diagram of a muscle shown refer(s) to an individual muscle cell?

a)

letter c only

b)

letters c, e, f, and i

c)

letter e only

d)

letters f and i

e)

letter i only

7.

Which option represents bone-forming cells?

a)

lacunae

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteoclasts

d)

chondroblasts

8.

The basic contractile unit of a muscle is called the:

. . . . .

a)

sarcomere

b)

muscle fiber

c)

thick filament

d)

Z disc

e)

myofibril

9.

During _____ bone segments move closer together, whereas during ______ bone segments move further apart.

a)

flexion;extension

b)

extension;flexion

c)

rotation;flexion

d)

flexion;rotation

10.

A single motor neuron and the population of muscle fibers that it innervates is called a(n):

. . . . .

a)

motor endplate

b)

motor unit

c)

neuromuscular junction

d)

excitation-contraction coupling