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Muscles & Articulations

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The connective tissue coverings of a skeletal muscle, listed from superficial to deep, are

a)

Endomysium, perimysium & epimysium

b)

endomysium, epimysium & perimysium

c)

epimysium, endomysium & perimysium

d)

epimysium, perimysium & endomysium

2.

In a neuromuscular junction, action potentials cause Ca2+ channels in the presynaptic terminal to open.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The ___________ contains vesicles filled with acetylcholine.

a)

axon terminal

b)

motor end plate

c)

neuromuscular junction

d)

transverse tubule

4.

The detachment of the myosin cross-bridges is directly triggered by

a)

the repolarization of T tubules

b)

the attachment of ATP to myosin heads

c)

the hydrolysis of ATP

d)

calcium ions

5.

During muscle relaxation, calcium ions are transported into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

sarcomeres are defined by ________ at each end

a)

A lines

b)

H lines

c)

Q lines

d)

Z lines

7.

Which of the following is synonymous with "Muscle Cell?"

a)

Myofilament

b)

Myofibril

c)

Myofiber

d)

Myofibrillator

8.

"A single motor neuron, it's associated motor end plates, and all the fibers it innervates" is the definition of what?

a)

Motor Control

b)

Motor Unit

c)

Motor Pattern

d)

Motor Fiber

9.

What is the key neurotransmitter that allows the action potential to transfer to the sacrolemma?

a)

Potassium

b)

Dopamine

c)

Acetylcholine

d)

Adrenalyn

10.

What structure carries the action potential deep into the muscle tissue?

a)

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Transverse Tubules

c)

Motor End Plate

d)

Terminal Cisternae

11.

How does Ca2+ binding to troponin C affectg muscle contraction?

a)

Releases myosin from actin

b)

Fuels the "powerstroke"

c)

Binds myosin to actin

d)

Exposes the active actin binding site

12.

Check all the true statements about synovial joints...

a)

Bones are separated by a space called the joint cavity

b)

They have synovial fluid

c)

They have an articular capsule

d)

They are diarthroses

e)

Freely mobile articulations

13.

The articular capsule has two layers. The inner layer is the ______ and the outer layer is the ______?

a)

Fibrous layer; synovial membrane

b)

Synovial membrane; fibrous layer

c)

Fibrous layer; joint cavity

d)

Joint cavity; synovial membrane

14.

All three joints in the figure are classified as __________.

a)

fibrous joints

b)

synovial joints  

c)

cartilaginous joints  

15.

Arthritis that attacks the joints via immune system

a)

osteoarthritis

b)

osteoporosis

c)

rheumatoid

16.
Deposits of uric acid in the joints which forms crystals in the joints. 
a)
Osteoarthritis
b)
Osteoporosis
c)
Gouty Arthritis
d)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
17.

At what area of the sarcomere do actin and myosin overlap?

a)

H band

b)

I band

c)

A band

d)

Z disc

18.
What are fascicles?
a)
Muscle cells
b)
Groups of muscle fibers
c)
Types of tendons
d)
Neurons that innervate muscles
19.

Muscle contraction requires both calcium and __________

a)
Potassium
b)
Sodium
c)
ATP
d)
Troponin
20.

This state occurs if impulses arrive so fast the muscle cannot relax at all and one prolonged contraction occurs.

a)
Twitch
b)
Treppe
c)
Incomplete tetanus
d)
Complete tetanus
21.

This is defined as the minimum voltage required to produce a muscle contraction:

a)
Twitch
b)
Treppe
c)
Threshold
d)

Tetanus

22.

The end of a muscle that attaches to the more stationary bone is the:

a)
Insertion
b)
Origin
c)
Belly
d)
Tendon