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Lecture 10: The Muscular System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

A muscle fiber is

a)

the same as a nerve fiber that is viewed by electron microscopy.

b)

part of a striation of a muscle cell.

c)

a muscle cell.

d)

an intercalated disc.

e)

encompasses the entire length of the muscle

2.

All of these are functions of muscle tissue except

a)

produces movement

b)

maintains posture

c)

generates heat

d)

regulates entrances and exits

e)

synthesizes all macromolecules

3.

Contractions of these muscles are under voluntary control.

a)

arrector pili muscles in the skin

b)

muscles lining large blood vessels

c)

skeletal muscle

d)

cardiac muscle

e)

muscles lining the respiratory tract

4.

Visceral muscle refers to

a)

skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle.

b)

cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.

c)

skeletal muscle and smooth muscle.

d)

 smooth muscle only.

e)

skeletal muscle only.

5.

The layer of connective tissue that surrounds the entire skeletal muscle is called the...

a)

epicardium

b)

perimysium

c)

endomysium

d)

exomysium

e)

epimysium

6.

The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) stores

a)

sodium.

b)

calcium.

c)

ATPase.

d)

myosin.

e)

potassium.

7.

A motor unit includes

a)

 one motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates.

b)

lymphatic vessels.

c)

multiple motor neurons and fibers within a single fascicle.

d)

all of the muscle fibers within a single muscle.

e)

blood vessels.

8.

Sarcopenia is a condition that occurs in muscle tissue with aging. As a person ages, their muscle tissue

a)

 decreases due to osteoclast activity.

b)

decreases due to the muscle's need for greater energy.

c)

increases due to an increased amount of actin in the muscle fiber.

d)

increases due to increased blood flow to the muscles.

e)

decreases overall, leading to a decrease in strength.

9.

The (a)   filament is composed of myosin.

10.

As skeletal muscles enlarge in a weight lifter, all of the following occur except

a)

Increase in muscle cell replication.

b)

Increase in myofilaments.

c)

Increase in sarcomeres.

d)

Increase in myofibrils.

e)

Increase in contractile proteins.