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Muscle Contraction - A Level PE

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the specific neurotransmitter that stimulates the movement of skeletal muscles?

a)

GABA

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Serotonin

d)

Dopamine

2.
Region where a motor neuron comes in close contact with a muscle cell.
a)
neurotransmitter
b)
muscular dystrophy
c)
muscle tension
d)
neuromuscular junction
3.

Identify structure 4 in the diagram.

a)

synaptic cleft

b)

sarcolemma

c)

vesicle

d)

Ca2+ ion

4.
Another name for a muscle cell.
a)
Fiber
b)
Sacrolemma
c)
Sacromere
d)
Fascicle
5.
Contractile unit of a muscle.
a)
sarcomere
b)
motor unit
c)
fascicle
d)
myofibril
6.
Thick filaments are in a myofibril are
a)
ATPase
b)
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
c)
Actin
d)
Myosin
7.
Thin filaments in a myofibril are
a)
Sarcomeres
b)
Sarcoplasm
c)
Actin
d)
Myosin
8.
The neurotransmitter stored in the axon terminal identified as #3
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
Protein Channel
c)
Calcium Ion (Ca2+)
d)
Syanptic Cleft
9.

What is acetylcholine?

a)

an ion pump on the postsynaptic membrane

b)

a source of energy for muscle contraction

c)

a component of thick myofilaments

d)

a neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle to contract

10.

What is the function of this entire diagram?

a)

controlling a nerve

b)

controlling a skeletal muscle contraction

c)

endocytosis

d)

inserting a musle on a bone

11.

Click all that apply. Which of these make up a motor unit?

a)

Motor neuron

b)

Muscle Fibers

c)

Muscle

d)

Nerve

12.
This is the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing
a)
Resting Potential
b)
Action Potential
c)
Threshold
d)
Refractory Period
13.
Nerve impulses within the neuron are sent in _____ form
a)
Electrical
b)
Chemical
c)
Electro-chemical
d)
Petrochemical