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WorksheetsMuscle Contraction Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Sarcomere is defined as the distance between
Two M lines
Two H zones
Two Z lines
Two A bands
Two Z lines
Which band shortens during muscle contraction?
A band
I band
H zone
M line
I band
Which band remains constant during muscle contraction?
I band
A band
H zone
Z line
A band
H zone contains which filaments?
Only actin
Only myosin
Both actin and myosin
Titin
Only myosin
Z line anchors which filament?
Myosin
Actin
Troponin
Tropomyosin
Actin
Which protein forms thick filaments?
Actin
Myosin
Troponin
Titin
Myosin
Which protein covers active sites on actin at rest?
Troponin I
Troponin C
Tropomyosin
Myosin head
Tropomyosin
Calcium binds to which subunit of troponin?
Troponin T
Troponin I
Troponin C
Tropomyosin
Troponin C
Source of calcium for skeletal muscle contraction is?
Extracellular fluid
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondria
T tubules
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
T tubules are invaginations of?
Nuclear membrane
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Plasma membrane
Mitochondria
Plasma membrane
Neurotransmitter released at NMJ is?
Dopamine
Noradrenaline
Acetylcholine
GABA
Acetylcholine
Receptor present on motor end plate is?
Muscarinic receptor
Nicotinic receptor
Alpha receptor
Beta receptor
Nicotinic receptor
Energy for muscle contraction is provided by?
ADP
ATP
AMP
Creatine
ATP
Power stroke occurs due to?
Attachment of ATP
Release of ADP and Pi
Binding of calcium
Hydrolysis of creatine phosphate
Release of ADP and Pi
Rigor mortis occurs due to lack of?
Calcium
ATP
Actin
Myosin
ATP
During relaxation calcium is pumped back into SR by?
Passive diffusion
Ca ATPase pump
Na K pump
Myosin ATPase
Ca ATPase pump
Which enzyme splits ATP during contraction?
Actin ATPase
Myosin ATPase
Creatine kinase
Calmodulin
Myosin ATPase
Length of sarcomere at optimal contraction is about?
1 µm
2–2.2 µm
3 µm
4 µm
2–2.2 µm
Triad in skeletal muscle consists of?
One T tubule and one SR
Two T tubules and one SR
One T tubule and two SR
Three T tubules
One T tubule and two SR
Sliding filament theory was proposed by?
Hodgkin and Huxley
Huxley and Hanson
Sherrington
Bernard
Huxley and Hanson
