WorksheetsBIO: Muscle Contraction
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone is called
a tendon
a ligament
a sarcomere
a fascicle
The functional contractile unit within a muscle fiber is called the
sarcomere
fascia
sarcoplasm
tendon
Structure A is on either side of the sarcomere, it is called the
A band
I band
Z disc
fascia
Structure C is known as the thick filament of the sarcomere, it is also known as
myosin
actin
fascia
myofibrils
Structure B is known as the thin filaments of the sarcomere, what is another name for the thin filaments?
myosin
actin
fascia
myofibril
The unit between A and A is called
a sarcomere
The I band
the Z disc
fascia
Name this type of muscle tissue
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
Which type of muscle is striated?
skeletal
smooth
cardiac
Which of the following is NOT a function of muscles?
produce movement
store lipids
stabilize joints
generate heat
A bundle of fascicles is called a
myofibril
muscle fiber
sarcomere
muscle
A bundle of muscle fibers is called a
muscle
fascicle
myofibril
sarcomere
A bundle of myofibrils is called a
muscle
sarcomere
muscle fiber
fascicle
The contractile unit of a muscle (includes actin and myosin) is called a
tendon
fascicle
muscle
sarcomere
Which of the following marks the end of a sarcomere?
H zone
Z disc
M line
A band
There are over how many muscles in the body?
~800
~300
~600
~1000
How many types of muscles are there?
1
3
5
2
A mitochondria's role in muscle contraction is the
Synthesis of ATP
Metabolism of ATP
Synthesis of Proteins
Metabolism of Ubiquitin
