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HBS 1.2.1 Causes of Contraction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Skeletal, muscular, ligament
b)
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
c)
Smooth, Cellular, Cerebrum
d)
Cardiac, smooth, brain stem
2.

Found in the heart

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

all

3.
Which bond of the ATP molecule is broken in order to release energy?
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

___slides inward during muscle contraction.

a)

actin

b)

myosin

5.
Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are considered _____ muscles because we can’t control them consciously.
a)
Immovable
b)
Involuntary
c)
Skeletal
d)
none of the above
6.

Found in the walls of hollow organs; also called visceral

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

all

7.

After the powerstroke, the actin-myosin cross-bridge remains intact until an ____ binds to the myosin head. After this, the myosin will detach from actin.

a)
ADP
b)
calcium
c)
ATP
d)
troponin
8.

Calcium is stored in the ___.

a)

sarcoplasm

b)

sarcolemma

c)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

d)

transverse tubules

9.

___provides energy for muscle contraction and relaxation.

a)

cAMP

b)

ADP

c)

ATP

d)

M line

10.

The unit between A and A is called

a)

a sarcomere

b)

The I band

c)

the Z disc

d)

fascia

11.

Which type of muscle is voluntary and striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

12.

Structure C is known as the thick filament of the sarcomere, it is also known as

a)

myosin

b)

actin

c)

fascia

d)

myofibrils

13.

Which type of muscle is involuntary and non striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

14.

Which type of muscle is involuntary and striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

15.
A sarcomere is
a)
A protein filament or fiber
b)
The basic contractile unit of muscle contraction
c)
An organelle
d)
An organ
16.

The binding of calcium to troponin signals tropomyosin to do what?

a)
Activate the contraction of the muscle fiber.
b)
Move away from the myosin-binding site on actin
c)
Inhibit the movement of tropomyosin.
d)
Bind to the myosin-binding site on actin.
17.
What does the "TP" in ATP stand for?
a)
2 phosphates
b)
tri (3) phosphates
c)
Two proteins
d)
tri (3) proteins
18.

Calcium binds to ___ on the actin filaments of muscle fibers.

a)

troponin

b)

tropomyosin

c)

actin

d)

myosin

19.

Found attached to bones throughout the body

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

all

20.

Structure B is known as the thin filaments of the sarcomere, what is another name for the thin filaments?

a)

myosin

b)

actin

c)

fascia

d)

myofibril