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Skeletal Muscle Anatomy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The point at which the nerve cell reaches the sarcolemma of the muscle fiber is the _____.

a)

Neurotransmitter

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Synaptic cleft

d)

Neuromuscular Junction

2.

One neuron and all the skeletal muscle cells it stimulates is the ____ ___.

a)

Neurotransmitter

b)

Neuromuscular junction

c)

Motor unit

d)

Synaptic cleft

3.

The gap between the nerve cell and sarcolemma is the ____ ___.

a)

Synaptic cleft

b)

Neurotransmitter

c)

Motor unit

d)

Neuromuscular junction

4.

What is the specific neurotransmitter that stimulates the movement of skeletal muscles?

a)

GABA

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Serotonin

d)

Dopamine

5.

Once the action potential reaches the end of the axon terminal what takes place?

a)

ACh is released into the synaptic cleft.

b)

Calcium is pumped into the sarcolemma.

c)

Calcium is pumped into the AT.

d)

The muscle contracts.

6.

Once calcium is pumped into the axon terminal what happens?

a)

The muscle contracts

b)

ACh is released into the synaptic cleft.

c)

Sodium pumps into the sarcolemma.

d)

The muscle contracts.

7.

What is the name of the component that houses the neurotransmitters?

a)

Synaptic cleft

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Receptors

d)

Synaptic vesicles

8.

Once ACh binds to receptor cells on the sarcolemma, what takes place?

a)

Sarcolemma becomes temporarily permeable to sodium.

b)

The muscle contracts.

c)

Calcium is pumped into the axon terminal.

d)

Synaptic vesicles move to the end of the terminal.

9.

Once sodium is pumped into the sarcolemma, what happens?

a)

Action potential is transferred to the sarcolemma to cause contraction.

b)

The process ends and ACh breaks down.

c)

Calcium is pumped into the axon terminal.

d)

ACh is released into the synaptic cleft.

10.

The neuromuscular junction is created when the nerve cell reaches the ___.

a)

Sarcomere

b)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

Sarcolemma

d)

Myofibril

11.

Which type of muscle is voluntary and striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

12.

Which type of muscle is involuntary and striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

13.

Which type of muscle is involuntary and non striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

14.

What is the name of the connective tissue sheath that surrounds each muscle fiber?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

15.

Which membrane covers several fibers to form a fascicle?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

16.

Which membrane binds many fascicles together and covers the entire muscle?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

17.

What is the scientific name for a muscle fiber bundle?

a)

Tendon

b)

Ligament

c)

Fascicle

d)

Perimysium

18.

Which label is pointing to the epimysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Which label is pointing to the perimysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which label is pointing to the endomysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D