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Microscopic Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The I band within a skeletal muscle fiber is indicated by ________.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

The A band within a myofibril is indicated by ________.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

The H zone, located within the A band, lacks thin filaments and is represented by ________.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

The myofilament composed of actin is indicated by ________.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

What organelle wraps and surrounds the myofibril and stores calcium?

a)

cross bridge

b)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

sarcomere

d)

sarcolemma

6.

The plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle cell is called the ________.

a)

sarcoplasm

b)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

myofilament

d)

sarcolemma

7.

What creates the alternating light and dark bands that provides the striation pattern on skeletal muscle tissue?

a)

Z discs and H zones

b)

A bands and I bands

c)

thick filaments and myosin heads

d)

H zones and M lines

8.

A sarcomere is ________.

a)

the contractile unit between two Z discs

b)

a compartment in a myofilament

c)

the nonfunctional unit of skeletal muscle

d)

the wavy lines on the cell, as seen in a microscope

9.

Which one of the following is composed mostly of the protein myosin?

a)

thick filaments

b)

Z discs

c)

thin filaments

d)

light bands

10.

TRUE or FALSE: The sarcoplasmic reticulum wraps like a sleeve around the myofibril and stores and releases calcium.

a)

True

b)

False