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Sliding FIlament Theory

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Contractile unit of a muscle.

a)

sarcomere

b)

motor unit

c)

fascicle

d)

myofibril

2.

Thick filaments are in a myofibril are

a)

ATPase

b)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

Actin

d)

Myosin

3.

Thin filaments in a myofibril are

a)

Sarcomeres

b)

Sarcoplasm

c)

Actin

d)

Myosin

4.

Calcium:

a)

causes ATP binding to actin

b)

increases the action potential along the sarcolemma

c)

binds to proteins on myosin

d)

triggers the binding of myosin to actin

5.

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)

None of the answers are correct.

6.

The energy needed to perform a muscle contraction comes directly from

a)

ATP

b)

Oxygen

c)

Glucose

d)

Calcium

7.

The neurotransmitter stored in the axon terminal identified as #3

a)

Calcium Ion (Ca2+)

b)

Protein Channel

c)

Acetylcholine

d)

Synaptic Cleft

8.

What is the structure that stores the Calcium in the muscle cell.

a)

Sarcoplasm

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Myoglobin

d)

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

9.

Which filament slides inward during muscle contraction

a)

Actin

b)

Myosin

10.
The gap between a neuron and a muscle cell: (#4 in the diagram)
a)
synaptic cleft
b)
sarcolemma
c)
vesicle
d)
Ca2+ ion
11.
The plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle cell is called the:
a)
sarcomere
b)
myofilament
c)
sarcolemma
d)
sarcoplasm
12.
The Ions that are responsible for removing Troponin from Tropomyosin.
a)
Sodium
b)
Calcium
c)
Potassium
d)
Magnesium
13.

the neuron that transmit impulse from central nervous system to muscle effector is called

a)

sensory neuron

b)

motor neuron

14.

during full muscle contraction, which region disappear?

a)

I band

b)

M line

c)

H zone

d)

A band

15.

Which region consists only actin (thin filament)?

a)

I band

b)

M line

c)

H zone

d)

A band

16.

Which part separate one sarcomere to the next?

a)

M line

b)

I band

c)

H zone

d)

Z line