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Muscle Structure & Contraction

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which thin filament protein binds to Ca during muscle contraction?

a)

Actin

b)

Myosin

c)

Troponin

d)

Tropomyosin

2.

What is the name of the cell membrane surrounding each muscle fiber?

a)

T Tubule

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Sarcoplasm

d)

Nucleus

3.

What is the contractile unit of the muscle?

a)

Z disk

b)

Sarcomere

c)

Muscle fiber

d)

Muscle cell

4.

What protein makes up the thick filaments?

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Myosin

d)

Actin

5.

What part of the muscle fiber stores Ca ions and releases them when stimulated?

a)

T tubule

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Nucleus

d)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

6.

What is the name of the location where the neuron and muscle fiber meet?

a)

Sarcoplasm

b)

Sacolemma

c)

Neuromuscular junction

d)

Axon terminal

7.

What is the name of the neurotransmitter that is released from the neuron to the sarcolemma?

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Acetone

c)

ATP

d)

Calcium

8.

Which of these occurs first during a muscle contraction?

a)

The nerve signal reaches the neuromuscular junction

b)

Ach is released and opens Na ion channels

c)

The sarcomere shortens

d)

The myosin binds to the actin

9.

Which of these occurs last during a muscle contraction?

a)

The nerve signal reaches the neuromuscular junction

b)

Ach is released and opens Na ion channels

c)

The sarcomere shortens

d)

The myosin binds to the actin

10.

Which number represents the Tendon?

(a)  

11.

Which number represents the Epimysium?

(a)  

12.

Which number represents the Perimysium?

(a)  

13.

Which number represents the Fascicle?

(a)  

14.

Which number represents the Muscle Fiber?

(a)  

15.

Which number represents the Sarcoplasmic reticulum?

(a)  

16.

Which number represents the Myofibril?

(a)  

17.

Which number represents the Filaments?

(a)  

18.

Which number represents the Endomysium?

(a)  

19.

Which number identifies the sarcomere?

(a)  

20.

Which number identifies myosin?

(a)  

21.

Which number identifies actin?

(a)  

22.

Which number represents the H zone?

(a)  

23.

Which number represents a region that disappears during muscle contraction?

(a)  

24.

Which number represents the I band region?

(a)  

25.

Which number represents the A band region?

(a)  

26.

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

27.

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

a)

Synaptic cleft

b)

Neurotransmitter

c)

Motor unit

d)

Neuromuscular junction

28.

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

a)

GABA

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Serotonin

d)

Dopamine

29.

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.

30.

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

a)

Synaptic cleft

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Receptors

d)

Synaptic vesicles

31.

What is the contractile unit formed from Z line to Z line?

a)

Sarcomere

b)

T Tubule

c)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

Fascicle

32.

____________ attaches to actin to form the cross bridge.

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Myosin

d)

Calcium

33.

What does calcium attach in a muscle contraction?

a)

Myosin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Troponin

d)

Actin

34.

Ca2+ will be released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum when

a)

impulse reaches neuromuscular junction

b)

impulse transmitted along T tubule

c)

ATP binds to sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

acetyl choline binds to ligand gated ion channels

35.

Rigor mortis occur because

a)

Lack of calcium ions attach to tropomyosin

b)

Lack of ATP attach to the myosin head

c)

Muscle stiff due to lack of heat

d)

Lactic acid accumulates in muscle

36.

Power stroke will occur when

a)

ATP binds to myosin head

b)

Myosin head releases ADP and Pi

c)

Myosin head hydrolyse ATP

d)

Myosin binds to actin

37.

Which of the following refers to the muscle cell?

a)

Myofibril

b)

Myofilament

c)

Fascicle

d)

Muscle fiber

38.
Which of the Proteins listed below IS NOT a myofibril protein?
A.  Actin
B.  Troponin
C.  Trypsin
D.  Tropomyosin
E.  Myosin
F.  Titin
a)
All of these listed are myofibril proteins
b)
Troponin is not a myofibril protein.
c)
Trypsin is not a myofibril protein.
d)
Titin is not a myofibril protein.
39.
A mitochondria's role in muscle contraction is the production of...
a)
Synthesis of ATP
b)
Metabolism of ATP
c)
Synthesis of Proteins
d)
Metabolism of Worn out Proteins
40.
Which is more true to cause muscle contraction?
a)
Actin Pulls on the myosin
b)
Myosin Pulls on the Titin
c)
Myosin Pulls on Actin
d)
Actin Pulls on Titin
41.
Which ion, when present, changes the conformation of tropomyosin?
a)
Calcium
b)
Sodium
c)
Potassium
d)
Lithium
42.
In order for tropomyosin to change conformation, calcium has to bind with...
a)
Voltage Gated Ion Channel
b)
Ligand Gated Ion Channel
c)
Troponin Protein
d)
Actin Protein
43.

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)

Where titin and myosin are connected

44.

What does calcium do to the actin?

a)

Covers myosin binding sites

b)

Uncovers myosin binding sites

c)

Covers actin binding sites

d)

Uncovers actin binding sites

45.

What is the name of the protein that covers the binding sites on actin?

a)

Myosin

b)

Titin

c)

Troponin

d)

Tropomyosin

46.

What does the sarcoplasmic reticulum do?

a)

Stores sodium

b)

Stores ATP

c)

Releases sodium

d)

Stores calcium

47.

What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur?

a)

Niacin and Potassium

b)

Calcium and ATP

c)

Sodium and Potassium

d)

Acetylcholine and Potassium

48.

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

49.

What is the name of structure #1?

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Actin

d)

ATP

50.

What is the name of structure #2?

a)

Troponin

b)

Tropomyosin

c)

Actin

d)

ATP

51.
What are the characteristics of fast twitch muscle fibres?
a)
Explosive activities, fatigue slowly
b)
Endurance activities, fatigue slowly
c)
Explosive activities, fatigue quickly
d)
Endurance activities, fatigue quickly
52.
A motor unit is made up of _______________.
a)
all the muscle fibers within a given muscle
b)
a motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates
c)
all the neurons going into an individual section of the body
d)
a fascicle and a nerve
53.
Which one of the following is a key characteristic of slow twitch muscle fibers? 
a)
They contain large amounts of Mitochondria
b)
They are fast to fatigue
c)
They are recruited last
d)
They contain low numbers of Mitochondria
54.
Muscle fatigue sets in due to the non-availability of 
a)
calcium
b)
ATP
c)
actin binding sites
d)
sodium
55.
Fill-in-the-blank! Muscle, Fascicle, _____, Myofibril
a)

Muscle fiber

b)
Myofilament
c)
Sarcomere
d)
Actin 
56.

What would the predominant muscle fiber type be for this athlete?

a)
Slow Twitch
b)

Medium twitch

c)
Fast Twitch B
d)
Combination of Slow and Fast
57.

What would the predominant muscle fiber type be for this athlete?

a)
Slow Twitch
b)
Fast Twitch A
c)
Fast Twitch B
d)
Combination of Fast A and Fast B