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Muscle Contraction Process

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a motor unit contain?

a)

motor neuron

b)

motor neuron and muscle

c)

muscle

d)

a car

2.

The (a)   is the space between the muscle fiber and its axonal terminal.

3.

What is the neurotransmitter for muscle contractions?

a)

Acetylcholine (Ach)

b)

Seratonin

c)

Histamine

d)

Dopamine

4.

What is a neuro-muscular junction?

a)

one axonal terminal and its muscle fiber

b)

a joint

c)

the combining of muscles

d)

a neuron

5.

What triggers the muscle to start contracting?

a)

Ach

b)

the neurotransmitter

c)

your hand

d)

the sarcomere

6.

The neurotransmitter crosses the synaptic cleft to bind to a receptor where?

a)

the chain

b)

the the epimysium

c)

the neuron

d)

the sarcolemma

7.

Depolarization happens when ____ flood into the ____.

(a)  

8.

In depolarization, what is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Sodium

c)

Calcium

d)

Energy

9.

Calcium bonds to the _____/____.

(a)  

10.

What are the regulatory proteins in the sarcomere?

a)

Troponin

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Tropomyosin

d)

Enzymes

11.

Where do the regulatory proteins move during muscle contraction?

a)

Into the H Zone

b)

Out of the binding sites

c)

Into the binding sites

d)

To the sarcolemma

12.

_____ heads bind to _____ to form cross bridges.

(a)  

13.

What provides energy?

a)

Ach

b)

Food

c)

Light

d)

ATP

14.

When the heads "snap" what happens?

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