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Muscle contraction

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is necessary for the myosin to release the actin?

a)

ATP

b)

Calcium

c)

ADP

d)

Sodium

2.

What does the myosin do to the actin?

a)

Nothing

b)

Pushes on it

c)

Pulls on it

d)

Breaks it into pieces

3.

What is a crossbridge?

a)

Where myosin binds to actin

b)

Where the calcium crosses into the cytoplasm

c)

Where calcium binds with troponin

d)

Where titin and myosin are connected

4.

What does calcium do to the actin?

a)

Covers myosin binding sites

b)

Uncovers myosin binding sites

c)

Covers actin binding sites

d)

Uncovers actin binding sites

5.

What is the name of the protein that covers the binding sites on actin?

a)

Myosin

b)

Titin

c)

Troponin

d)

Tropomyosin

6.

What does the sarcoplasmic reticulum do?

a)

Stores sodium

b)

Stores ATP

c)

Releases sodium

d)

Stores calcium

7.

What is the name of the place where a nerve meets a muscle fiber

a)

Nerve junction

b)

Neuromuscular junction

c)

Muscle junction

d)

Crossbridge

8.

How does the sarcomere shorten (contract) ?

a)

The myosin filaments contract

b)

The actin filaments contract

c)

The myosin is pulled by the actin

d)

The actin is pulled by the myosin

9.

When a muscle is in a contracted position, what is the relationship between actin filaments?

a)

They are on top of one another

b)

They are beside each other

c)

They are close to each other

d)

They are far apart from each other

10.

When a muscle is relaxed and in a lengthened position, what is the relationship between actin filaments?

a)

They are on top of one another

b)

They are beside each other

c)

They are close to each other

d)

They are far apart from each other

11.

What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur?

a)

Niacin and Potassium

b)

Calcium and ATP

c)

Sodium and Potassium

d)

Acetylcholine and Potassium

12.

___ and ___ are regulatory proteins bound to actin.

a)

Myosin and actin

b)

Glycogen and hemoglobin

c)

Calcium and oxygen

d)

Troponin and tropomyosin

13.

Skeletal Muscle contraction is initiated when the ________ sends a message to the muscle cell.

a)

Muscle cell

b)

Gland

c)

Neuron

d)

None of the above

14.

What is the structure that stores calcium in the muscle cell?

a)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

b)

Myoglobin

c)

Neuron

d)

Neuromuscular junction

15.

The neurotransmitter that signals muscle contraction is...

a)

Calcium

b)

Actin

c)

Myosin

d)

Ach (acetylcholine)

16.

The functional unit of the muscle cell is the:

a)

Sarcomere

b)

Myofilament

c)

Osteon

d)

Muscle fiber

17.

What is the name of structure #1?

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Actin

d)

ATP

18.

What is the name of structure #2?

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Actin

d)

ATP