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Muscle Contraction - Sliding Filament Theory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Actin is the ...

a)

Thick Filament within a Muscle Fibre

b)

Thin Filament within a Muscle Fibre

c)

Protein that covers myosin-binding sites

d)

Molecule that causes muscle contraction

2.

Myosin is the ...

a)

Thin Filament of a muscle fibre

b)

Segment of a muscle fibre

c)

A molecule that changes shape when bound with Calcium Ions

d)

Thick Filament of a muscle fibre

3.

The Z Line provides attachment for the ...

a)

Troponin

b)

Myosin

c)

Actin

d)

ATP

4.

Myofibril is an arrangement of ___________ within a muscle fibre.

a)

Bands

b)

Sacromeres

c)

Proteins

d)

Crossbridges

5.

True or False: Cross-bridges is when a myosin head attaches to an actin during contraction

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What starts a muscle contraction?

a)

Release of Calcium Ions

b)

Attachment of Myosin-Heads

c)

An Action Potential

d)

Release of ADP

7.

_________ carries the impulse deep into the myofibrils.

a)

T-Tubules

b)

Synapses

c)

Sarcoplasm

d)

Neurotransmitters

8.

True or False: Calcium Ions bind to Tropomyosin to change the shape of Troponin.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What does the Myosin Heads release to relax and pull the Actin filament?

a)

ATP

b)

ADP

c)

CNS

d)

ETC

10.

What binds to the Myosin Head to cause it to detach from the Actin?

a)

ATP

b)

ADP

c)

CNS

d)

ETC

11.

True or False: Myosin-Heads act as a ATPase.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What causes the muscle to stop contracting?

a)

Lack of effort

b)

Myosin-Heads fail to attach

c)

Calcium Ions are pumped away

d)

Muscle fibre tears

13.

Higher Questioning: What happens to the H zone and I Band during contraction?

a)

They grow in size

b)

They stay the same

c)

They shrink in size

14.

Higher Questioning: Whats happens to the A band during contraction?

a)

It grows in size

b)

It stays the same

c)

It shrinks in size

15.

Higher Questioning: Do the lengths of the thick and thin filaments change during contraction?

a)

Yes

b)

No