A&P Chapters 17 - 18 (Multiple Choice Questions Only) Flashcards
- Which of the following is not a general function of muscle tissue?
a. movement
b. protection
c. heat production
d. posture
b. protection
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- The skeletal muscle fiber characteristic of excitability directly results in these cells being capable of:
a. responding to nerve signals.
b. shortening.
c. returning to resting length after contracting.
d. producing heat.
a. responding to nerve signals.
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- The correct order of arrangement of skeletal muscle cells, from largest to smallest, is:
a. fiber, myofibril, myofilament.
b. myofibril, myofilament, fiber.
c. myofilament, myofibril, fiber.
d. fiber, myofilament, myofibril.
a. fiber, myofibril, myofilament.
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- Sarcoplasmic reticulum is:
a. a system of transverse tubules that extend at a right angle to the long axis of the cell.
b. a segment of the myofibril between two successive Z lines.
c. a unique name for the plasma membrane of a muscle fiber.
d. none of the above
d. none of the above
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- Which of the following are myofilament proteins?
a. troponin
b. tropomyosin
c. a and b
d. none of the above
c. a and b
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- The contractile unit of a myofibril is the:
a. sarcomere.
b. triad.
c. sarcolemma.
d. cross-bridge.
a. sarcomere.
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- The chief function of the T tubule is to:
a. provide nutrients to the muscle fiber.
b. allow the fiber to contract.
c. allow the electrical signal to move deep into the cell.
d. allow the generation of new muscle fibers.
c. allow the electrical signal to move deep into the cell.
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- Myosin heads are also called:
a. cross-bridges.
b. motor endplates.
c. synapses.
d. motor neurons.
a. cross-bridges.
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- During muscle contraction, Ca++ is released from the:
a. synaptic cleft.
b. mitochondria.
c. sarcoplasmic reticulum.
d. sarcoplasm.
c. sarcoplasmic reticulum.
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- The region of a muscle fiber where a motor neuron connects to the muscle fiber is called the:
a. synaptic vesicle.
b. motor endplate.
c. H band.
d. none of the above.
b. motor endplate.
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- The principal component(s) of a motor unit is/are:
a. one somatic motor neuron.
b. the muscle fibers supplied by a somatic motor neuron.
c. none of the above.
d. both a and b.
d. both a and b.
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- The staircase phenomenon is also known as:
a. tetanus.
b. electromyography.
c. wave summation.
d. treppe.
d. treppe.
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- Skeletal muscles are innervated by:
a. somatic motor neurons.
b. autonomic motor neurons.
c. both a and b.
d. internal stimulation.
a. somatic motor neurons.
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- Which of the following statements concerning isometric contractions is true?
a. The length of the muscle changes.
b. Muscle tension decreases.
c. Joint movements are swift.
d. Muscle length remains constant.
d. Muscle length remains constant.
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- Physiologic muscle fatigue is caused by:
a. relative lack of ATP.
b. oxygen debt.
c. lack of will.
d. none of the above.
a. relative lack of ATP.
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- Increase in muscle size is called:
a. hyperplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. hypertrophy.
d. treppe.
c. hypertrophy.
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- Endurance training is also called:
a. isometrics.
b. hypertrophy.
c. aerobic training.
d. anaerobic training.
c. aerobic training.
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- When a muscle does not shorten and no movement results, the contraction is:
a. isometric.
b. isotonic.
c. twitch.
d. tetanic.
a. isometric.
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