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S&C Chapter 1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which skeleton includes the ribs?

a)

Appendicular

b)

Axial

c)

Pelvic

d)

Cranial

2.

Which structure surrounds a single muscle fiber?

a)

Sarcolemma

b)

Tendon

c)

Epimysium

d)

Fasciculus

3.

What are the two types of myofilaments?

a)

Actin and Myosin

b)

Sarcoplasm and Sarcolemma

c)

Endomysium and Perimysium

d)

Epimysium and Fasciculus

4.

What surrounds each muscle fiber?

a)

Sarcoplasm

b)

Sarcolemma

c)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

Myofibrils

5.

What is the main purpose of the myelin sheath?

a)

To protect the neuron

b)

To speed up signal transmission

c)

To store neurotransmitters

d)

To connect to muscle fibers

6.

What is the significance of the H-zone?

a)

Contains only actin filaments

b)

Contains only myosin filaments

c)

Contains both actin and myosin filaments

d)

Contains no filaments

7.

Where is calcium released from during muscle contraction?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi apparatus

8.

What occurs during the relaxation phase of muscle action?

a)

Calcium is released.

b)

Myosin crossbridge heads attach to actin.

c)

Neural input stops and calcium is pumped out.

d)

ATP is replenished.

9.

What is the sequence of events in the sliding-filament theory?

a)

Resting, Excitation, Contraction, Recharge, Relaxation

b)

Excitation, Resting, Contraction, Relaxation, Recharge

c)

Contraction, Recharge, Relaxation, Resting, Excitation

d)

Relaxation, Recharge, Contraction, Excitation, Resting

10.

What initiates the sequence of events in muscle action?

a)

Muscle contraction

b)

Action potential in motor neuron

c)

Calcium ion release

d)

ATP hydrolysis

11.
A motor unit is made up of _______________.
a)
all the muscle fibers within a given muscle
b)
a motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates
c)
all the neurons going into an individual section of the body
d)
a fascicle and a nerve