Worksheetsmuscles
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is shown in the colored part of this diagram?
a whole muscle
five muscle fibers
five muscle fascicles
five myofibrils
What is labeled "4" (the blue/purple part) in the diagram?
sarcolemma
sarcoplasmic reticulum
transverse tubules
myofibril
Name the following in order from largest to smallest:
muscle, muscle fascicle, muscle cell, myofibril, filaments
muscle, muscle fascicle, muscle cell, filaments, myofibril
muscle, muscle cell, muscle fascicle, myofibril, filaments
muscle, muscle cell, muscle fascicle, filaments, myofibril
What is the length between Z-lines of an actin molecule called?
fascicle
sarcomere
myosin binding site
sarcoplasmic length
____________ attaches to actin to form the cross bridge.
Troponin
Tropomyosin
Myosin
Calcium
Which molecules bind to the actin molecule in a way that prevents a myosin head from forming a cross bridge?
Myosin
Actin
Troponin-Tropomyosin
Which molecule supplies energy for the flexing of the myosin head "power stroke".
calcium
ATP
sodium
Which molecule has a movable head that provides a power stroke when activated?
Myosin
Actin
Troponin-Tropomyosin
Which molecule forms the majority of the thin filament?
Myosin
Actin
Troponin-Tropomyosin
What molecule binds to the blocking molecules, causing them to move and expose the myosin binding site?
calcium
sodium
ATP
Another name for a muscle cell
myofibril
sarcomere
muscle fiber
Which type of muscle tissue is attached to the skeleton and is responsible for the movement of bone around joints or movement of some organs?
cardiac muscle
skeletal muscle
smooth muscle
What is the name of the theory of how actin and myosin filaments slide past each other to produce muscle contractions?
action potential
cross bridge
sliding filament
The smallest unit of contraction is the
Myosin
Sarcomere
Myofibril
Fascicle
Which type of muscle tissue is involuntary?
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
This structure stores calcium in the muscle cell
Sarcolemma
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Sarcomere
What is not a function of the muscular system?
Maintaining posture
Generating heat
Movement
Storing red blood cells
Identify the I band in the diagram above.
A
D
F
G
H
What is the name of the connective tissue covering a fascicle?
epimysium
endomysium
perimysium
Which structures are inward extensions of the muscle cell's membrane?
the sarcoplasm
the sarcoplasmic retculum
t tubules
the sarcolemma
What is another name #2? (Hint: It is a muscle layer)
Skeletal muscle
Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
What is another name #6? (Hint: It is a muscle layer)
Skeletal muscle
Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
What is the name of #3?
Skeletal muscle
Myofibril
Myofiber
Tendon
What is another name for #10?
Sarcomere
Sarcolemma
Myofibril
Myofiber
