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muscle contraction quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The only energy source that can be used to directly power muscle contraction is

a)

acetylcholine (Ach)

b)

ATP

c)

cross bridges

d)

neuromuscular junction

2.

The heads of the myosin myofilaments form __ when they link the thick and the thin filament together

a)

acetylcholine (Ach)

b)

ATP

c)

cross bridges

d)

neuromuscular junction

3.

Which of the following occur when ATP binds to the myosin head?

a)

Myosin head change to low energy configuration

b)

Myosin head undergoes power stroke

c)

Myosin head detach from actin

d)

Myosin head forms cross bridge

4.
What is the name of the thin myofilaments in the muscle cell?
a)
Actin
b)
Myosin
c)
Myoglobin
d)
Titan
5.
What is the name of the thick myofilaments?
a)
Actin
b)
Myosin
c)
Myoglobin
d)
Titan
6.
The contractile unit of a muscle is called the __________.
a)
Sarcolemma
b)
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
c)
Sarcoplasm
d)
Sarcomere
7.

The sarcoplasmic Reticulum acts as a reservoir for what?

a)

acetylcholine

b)

Na+

c)

K+

d)

Ca+2

8.

Which of the following types of muscle tissue is striated and used to control your voluntary muscles?

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

Skeletal

d)

gastrointestinal

9.

Which structure is the sarcomere on the diagram above?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

F

d)

D

10.

Which two structures block the active site on an actin filament?

a)

fascicle & actin

b)

actin & perimysium

c)

troponin & tropomyosin

d)

actin & myosin

11.

A muscle fiber cannot contract until _______________ rushes into the cell to remove the blocking molecules and make the active site available to be engaged.

a)

Calcium

b)

ATP

c)

Myosin

d)

Sarcomere

12.

When a myosin head engages with the active site on the other filament, this is known as a(n)

a)

Sarcomere

b)

Z-line

c)

cross-bridge (power stroke)

d)

M line

13.

According to the sliding filament theory, how does muscle contraction occur?

a)

Myosin heads form cross bridges and pull thin filaments, causing them to slide.

b)

Both thick and thin filaments shorten as the muscle contracts.

c)

A bands bunch up and shorten as myosin heads attach to thin filaments.

d)

Myosin heads attach and detach from thin filaments, causing thin filaments to shorten.

14.

This image shows a ________?

a)

Sarcomere

b)

Fascicle

c)

Neuromuscular Juntion

d)

Prime mover

15.
What is the first step to a muscle contraction? 
a)
The muscle impulse goes down the T Tubules
b)
The nerve impulse is sent to a motor neuron
c)
Acetylecholine passes into the synaptic cleft
d)
Calcium ions diffuse into the sarcoplasm