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Microscopic Muscle A&P Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The functions of the muscular system include:

produces movement,

_______________,

stabilizes joints, and

________________

a)

protection of internal organs

b)

maintains posture

c)

blood cell formation

d)

generates heat

2.

Which of the following are characteristics shared by all muscle tissue? (choose all that apply)

a)

ability to contract

b)

ability to transport oxygen

c)

ability to lengthen or stretch

d)

ability to respond to a stimulus

e)

ability to filter substances

3.

Which type of muscle tissue is shown in the image?

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

skeletal mucle

d)

blood, not a muscle

4.

Which muscle is voluntarily controled?

a)

smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardiac

5.

Which muscle(s) are striated?

a)

smooth

b)

skelelal

c)

cardiac

6.

Which muscle(s) have only one nucleus?

a)

smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardiac

7.

Which muscle(s) can contract quickly when needed?

a)

smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

cardaic

8.

Which structure is the largest?

a)

myofibril

b)

fascicle

c)

muscle fiber

d)

muscle

e)

myofilament

9.

Which structure is the smallest?

a)

myofibril

b)

fascicle

c)

muscle fiber

d)

muscle

e)

myofilament

10.

Which structure is the in the middle when these are placed in order from largest to smallest?

a)

myofibril

b)

fascicle

c)

muscle fiber

d)

muscle

e)

myofilament

11.

Which membrane surrounds each fascicle?

a)

endomysium

b)

epimysium

c)

perimysium

12.

The neurotransmitter that travels through the synaptic cleft of the neuromuscular junction is

a)

calcium

b)

Na+

c)

K+

d)

acetycholine

13.

The protein channels in the axon terminal that allow calcium through in response to an impulse are ____________-gated channels, while the acetylcholine channels on the sarcolemma of the muscle fiber are ____________-gated.

a)

chemical, voltage

b)

voltage, neurotransmitter

c)

neurotransmitter, voltage

d)

voltage, chemical

14.

Which two molecules move in and out of the muscle fiber, continuing the impulse?

a)

Calcium and Acetylcholine

b)

Na+ and K+

c)

Na+ and Calcium

d)

K+ and Acetylcholine

15.

What is the purple filament in the image?

a)

actin

b)

myosin

c)

acetylcholine

d)

sarcolemma

16.

What is the black line in the image?

a)

z-line

b)

m-line

c)

cross-bridges

17.

Calcium binds to _____________, causing __________ to move away from the active site.

a)

tropomyosin, myosin

b)

tropomyosin, troponin

c)

troponin, tropomyosin

d)

troponin, myosin

18.

When myosin pivots, pulling on the actin filament, this is called the ___________ stroke.

a)

return

b)

power

c)

active

d)

bridge