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Chapter 9-10 Practice Exam

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What muscle tissue contains intercalated discs but is involuntary?

a)

skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle

b)

skeletal muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

smooth muscle

2.

The time that elapses between the stimulation of a muscle and the contraction of that muscle is defined as the_

a)

Latent period

b)

Refractory period

c)

Recruitment period

d)

Depolarization period

3.

This is an increase in the number of motor units.

a)

synergist

b)

threshold stimulus

c)

activation energy

d)

recruitment

4.

Which is a fine or wispy sheath of connective tissue that surrounds each individual muscle fiber and consists of fine areolar connective tissue?

a)

Epimysium

b)

Perimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Sarcoplasm

5.

Which type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle neither shortens nor lengthens during contraction?

a)

Concentric

b)

Isotonic

c)

Isometric

d)

Eccentric

6.

A partial but sustained contraction

a)

twitch

b)

muscle tone

c)

cramp

d)

atrophy

7.

Where are vesicles with neurotransmitters stored?

a)

motor end plate

b)

mitochondria

c)

axon

d)

motor neuron endings

8.

An action potential travels across the sarcolemma and into the muscle fiber (cell) by means of

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

transverse tubules (t tubules)

c)

mitochondria

d)

motor end plate

9.

In the sliding filament Model of Contraction at microscopic level 4 things happen to the sarcomere. Which of the following is true?

a)

I-bands shorten

b)

The h-zone appears

c)

The distance between z-disc elongate or are pulled further the M-line

10.

The amount of oxygen needed to convert lactic acid to glucose is

a)

acidosis

b)

oxygen debt

c)

anaerobic respiration

d)

aerobic respiration

11.

A muscle contracts when the thin filaments of __ slide over the thick filaments of __

a)

actin and myofibrils

b)

myosin and actin

c)

myosin and sarcomeres

d)

myosin and myofilaments

12.

Contraction elicited by a single brief stimulus is called

a)

recruitment

b)

myogram

c)

a twitch

d)

a threshold

13.

What is a sarcomere?

a)

a muscle cell

b)

from Z line to M line

c)

a functional unit of a muscle

d)

a type of muscle

14.

Actin has binding sites for...

a)

ATP

b)

Na

c)

Ca

d)

myosin

15.

Which muscle is responsible for raising the eyebrows?

a)

Zygomaticus

b)

Frontal belly

c)

Masseter

d)

Orbicularis Oculi

16.

Which characteristic of muscle tissue has the ability to shorten forcibly when adequately?

a)

excitability or irritability

b)

contractility

c)

elasticity

d)

extensibility

17.

What is released at a synapse?

a)

Motor end plate

b)

Motor neuron

c)

Motor unit

d)

Neurotransmitter

18.

What causes muscle fatigue?

a)

build up of glycogen

b)

build up of ascorbic acid

c)

build up of lactase

d)

build up of lactic acid

19.

Synergist is a muscle that

a)

assists a prime mover

b)

carries out the main action

c)

does that opposite action of a prime mover

20.

An antagonist is a muscle that

a)

does the opposite action of a prime mover

b)

carries out the main action

c)

assists a prime mover

21.

The minimal stimulus needed to start a contraction

a)

threshold stimulus

b)

action stimulus

c)

all or none stimulus

22.

What attaches to immovable or less movable bone?

a)

Origin

b)

Sarcomeres

c)

Action

d)

Insertion

23.

The period of time in which a muscle will not respond to a stimulus is called the _____.

a)

Latent period

b)

Threshold

c)

Relaxation period

d)

Refractory period

24.

The arrangement of muscle fibers in which the fibers are arranged at an angle to a central longitudinal tendon

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Pennate

c)

Parallel

d)

Circular

25.

Which muscle is striated and voluntary?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Skeletal

c)

Smooth

26.

Which muscle is responsible for closing the mouth and puckering the lips?

a)

Platysma

b)

Masseter

c)

Orbicularis Oris

27.

What is the end product of the anaerobic pathway?

a)

Lactic acid and 2ATP per glucose

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Water

28.

Which of the following is a key difference between the anaerobic and aerobic pathways?

a)

The presence of oxygen.

b)

The location where they occur.

c)

The type of fuel used.

d)

The number of ATP produced.

29.

Which molecule is the starting substrate for the anaerobic pathway?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Glucose

c)

ATP

d)

Lactic acid

30.

What is the difference between concentric and eccentric muscle contractions?

a)

Concentric contractions involve the muscle lengthening while generating force, while eccentric contractions involve the muscle shortening while generating force.

b)

Concentric contractions involve the muscle contracting without moving a body part, while eccentric contractions involve the muscle remaining the same length.

c)

Concentric contractions involve the muscle relaxing completely, while eccentric contractions involve the muscle contracting without moving a body part.

d)

Concentric contractions involve the muscle remaining the same length, while eccentric contractions involve the muscle changing length.

e)

Concentric contractions involve the muscle shortening while generating force, while eccentric contractions involve the muscle lengthening while generating force.

31.

What muscles are highlighted?

a)

trapezium

b)

latissimus dorsi

c)

teres minor

d)

deltoid

32.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

sternocleidomastoid

b)

masseter

c)

platysma

d)

Anterior scalene

33.

What muscles are highlighted?

a)

deltoid

b)

rhomboid major

c)

trapezius

d)

latissimus dorsi

34.

Which of the following muscles is named for its action?

a)

biceps brachii

b)

deltoid

c)

adductor magnus

d)

gluteus maximus

35.

Acetylcholine is a

a)

the movable attachment of a muscle

b)

contractile organelles within muscle cells

c)

neurotransmitter that is secreted by neurons to stimulate a muscle fiber to contract

d)

a muscle that assists the action of a prime mover

36.

The energy needed to perform a muscle contraction comes directly from

a)

Glucose

b)

Calcium

c)

Oxygen

d)

ATP

37.

What is a crossbridge?

a)

Where the calcium crosses into the cytoplasm

b)

None of the answers are correct.

c)

Where calcium binds with troponin

d)

Where myosin heads binds to actin

38.

Which statement describes a threshold stimulus

a)

contractile organelles within muscle cells

b)

the amount of oxygen required to convert lactic acid to glucose

c)

the weakest stimulus that must be exceeded to elicit a nerve impulse or a muscle contraction

39.

A synergist is a...

a)

muscle responsible for a particular body movement

b)

muscle that assists the action of a prime mover

c)

muscle that acts in opposition to the prime mover

40.

In a physiologically normal cell, the concentration gradient favors K+ flow out of the cell. Potassium is held in the cell, however, by the forces of the negative charge that builds up along the inside of the plasma membrane. This force is known as the _____

a)

Electrical Gradient

b)

Chemical Gradient

c)

Osmotic Pressure

d)

Hydrostatic Pressure

41.

The function of the T-tubule in muscle contraction is to

a)

make and store glycogen

b)

release calcium into the cell

c)

transmit the action potential deep into the muscle cells

d)

form proteins

42.

Recruitment is ...

a)

Muscle responsible for a particular body movement.

b)

Increase in number of motor units activated as stimulation intensity increases.

c)

The amount of oxygen required to convert lactic acid to glucose.

43.

Which describes aponeurosis

a)

layers of fibrous tissue covering and separating muscles

b)

indirect attachment that extends beyond the muscle in the form of a sheet

c)

direct attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contractions

44.

Muscles with a triangular shape, such as the pectoralis major muscle in the chest, typically have a:

a)

unipenate fascicle arrangement

b)

convergent fascicle arrangement

c)

spiral fascicle arrangement

d)

parallel fascicle arrangement

45.

An antagonist is..

a)

muscle that assists the action of a prime mover

b)

muscle that acts in opposition to the prime mover

c)

muscle responsible for a particular body movement

46.

_____ plays the most important role in generating the membrane potential

a)

Sodium

b)

ATP

c)

potassium

47.

In relaxed muscle, the myosin-binding site on actin is blocked by ______.

a)

titin

b)

tropomyosin

c)

troponin

48.

An insertion is

a)

attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contractions

b)

muscle that assists the action of the prime mover

c)

movable attachment of a muscle

49.

Which describes a sarcomere

a)

a protein that contracts muscle fibers

b)

contractile organelle within muscle cells

c)

contractile unit found within a myofibril

50.

Myosin is

a)

protein that contracts muscle fibers; is thicker

b)

protein that contracts muscle fibers; is thinner

c)

contractile unit of myofibril

51.

A motor neuron...

a)

chemical that is secreted by neurons to stimulate a muscle fiber to contract

b)

transmits impulse form the central nervous system to a muscle

c)

increase in number of motor units activated as stimulation intensity increases

52.

The active transport responsible for maintaining the physiologically normal concentrations of sodium and potassium in the intracellular and extracellular fluids is the____

a)

Voltage Gate

b)

Chemical Gate

c)

Sodium-Potassium Pump

53.

A group of skeletal muscle fibers is called a/an ____.

a)

fascicle

b)

epimysium

c)

perimysium

d)

tendon

54.

The correct order for the smallest to the largest unit of organization in muscle tissue is _______.

a)

myofibril, muscle fiber, filament, fascicle

b)

fascicle, filament, muscle fiber, myofibril

c)

filament, myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle

d)

muscle fiber, fascicle, filament, myofibril

55.

Which of the following best describes the composition of the structure known as a triad in a skeletal muscle fiber?

a)

terminal cisterna, transverse tubule, and terminal cisterna

b)

actin, troponin, and tropomyosin

c)

ATP, CP, and glycogen

d)

sarcolemma, sarcoplasm, and sarcoplasmic reticulum

56.

The space between the axon terminus of the neuron and the sarcolemma of the muscle fiber is the ________.

a)

synaptic cleft

b)

motor unit

c)

synaptic knob

d)

motor end plate

57.

Which results in the formation of lactic acid?

a)

aerobic respiration

b)

coupled reaction of creatine phosphate

c)

anaerobic glycolysis

58.

Characteristics of isometric contractions include all but

a)

shortening

b)

absence of shortening

c)

used on resistance training

d)

contraction phase

59.

The ions that enter the skeletal muscle cell during the generation of an action potential are

a)

calcium ions

b)

potassium ions

c)

sodium ions

d)

chloride ions

60.

A smoothed, sustained contraction resulting from very rapid stimulation of the muscle in which no evidence of relaxation is seen, is called

a)

multiple motor unit summation

b)

temporal summation

c)

a twitch

d)

fused tetanus

61.

Several muscles act to move and/or stabilize the scapula. Which of the following are small rectangular muscles that square the shoulder as they act together to retract the scapula?

a)

rhomboids

b)

serratus anterior

c)

levator scapulae

d)

subscapularis

62.

Intrinsic muscles of the back that promote extension of the spine (or head) include all but

a)

semispinalis

b)

scalene muscles

c)

splenius muscles

d)

erector spinae

63.

The prime mover of inspiration is the

a)

abdominal wall muscles

b)

internal intercostals

c)

external intercostals

d)

diaphragm

64.

What muscle is required to smile?

a)

zygomaticus

b)

frontal belly

c)

orbicularis oculi

65.

What muscle is used to squint the eyes?

a)

Orbicularis oculi

b)

Orbicularis oris