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Anatomy: Muscle Contraction and Fatigue

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rigor mortis occur because

a)

Lack of calcium ions attach to tropomyosin

b)

Lack of ATP to cause the myosin head to release

c)

Muscle stiff due to lack of heat

d)

Lactic acid accumulates in muscle

2.

Which of the following refers to the muscle cell?

a)

Myofibril

b)

Myofilament

c)

Fascicle

d)

Muscle fiber

3.

Which ion below is NOT critical to muscle contraction?

a)

Sodium Ion

b)

Calcium Ion

c)

Phosphorus Ion

4.

What role does calcium play in muscle contraction?

a)

Covers action binding sites

b)

Uncovers actin binding sites

c)

Covers myosin binding sites

d)

Uncovers myosin binding sites

5.

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

6.

How does the sarcomere shorten (contract) ?

a)

The myosin filaments contract

b)

The actin filaments contract

c)

The myosin is pulled closer by the actin

d)

The actin is pulled closer by the myosin

7.

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

8.

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

9.

The neurotransmitter that signals muscle contraction is...

a)

Calcium

b)

Actin

c)

Myosin

d)

Ach (acetylcholine)

10.

This disease can cause your muscles to stop contracting.

a)

Tetanus

b)

Botulism

c)

Myasthenia gravis

d)

Rotator cuff tear

11.

Muscle fatigue is due in part to the accumulation of:

a)

lactic acid

b)

ATP

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

pyruvic acid