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Muscle Contraction and Transmission

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What neurotransmitter is used at the neuromuscular junction that sends a signal from the motor neuron to the skeletal muscle?

a)

Glutamate

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Norepinephrine

d)

Dopamine

2.

What binds to the active site on actin?

a)

Actin

b)

Myosin

c)

Troponin

d)

Tropomyosin

3.

After the muscle is no longer stimulated, what occurs first

a)

Acetylcholinesterase is released and removes ACh

b)

The muscle continues to contract for a few more minutes

c)

Enzymes break down calcium ions

d)

The ion channels pump sodium back out of the cell and potassium back into the cell

4.

What is the most basic level of the muscular structure?

a)

Sarcolemma

b)

Sarcomeres

c)

Fibers

d)

fascicles

5.

The actin is labeled here as _______.

a)

AD

b)

AC

c)

BC

d)

AB

6.

The myosin is labeled here as _______.

a)

BD

b)

AC

c)

BC

d)

AB

7.

where the terminal branches of a motor neuron and the sarcolemma of a skeletal muscle fiber "join"

a)

plasmodesmata

b)

neuromuscular junction

c)

gap junction

d)

intercalated disc

8.

a neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle fibers

a)

dopamine

b)

serotonin

c)

acetylcholine

d)

epinephrine

9.

During a muscle contraction...

a)

actin pulls on the myosin

b)

myosin pulls on the actin

c)

tropomyosin pulls on the myosin

d)

troponin pulls on the actin

10.

Which of the following substances are absolutely necessary for muscle contraction?

a)

ATP and Na+

b)

ATP and Ca2+

c)

ADP+P

d)

ADP and Ca2+

11.
Sarcolemma is another name for...
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
mitochonrdia
12.

What is the function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum?

a)

stores phosphorus

b)

stores calcium

c)

stores sodium

d)

stores potassium