Final Exam New Information Flashcards
Calcium must come through the L-type calcium channel to open ryanodine receptors in cardiac
muscle.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Cardiac muscle has sarcomeres.
a. True
b. False
a. True
In normal physiology, a smooth muscle cell always generates the same amount of tension in
response to a single action potential.
a. True
b. False
b. False
In normal physiology, there is always some level of tension in vascular smooth muscle.
a. True
b. False
a. True
In response to a single action potential, enough calcium enters the cytoplasm of a
cardiomyocyte to saturate troponin.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Myosin-light chain phosphatase is activated when the calcium-calmodulin complex binds to it.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Smooth muscle generates less tension if the muscle is shorter or longer than its optimum length.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Some cells in the heart have autorhythmicity.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Some smooth muscle cells display a latch state that is similar to rigor mortis.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Summation and tetanus are common in cardiomyocytes.
a. True
b. False
b. False
The action potential is over before a cardiomyocyte starts contracting.
a. True
b. False
b. False
The heart needs neuronal input in order to contract.
a. True
b. False
b. False
The smooth muscle cell must fire an action potential in order to contract.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Autorhythmicity never occurs in
a. Multiunit smooth muscle
b. Unitary smooth muscle
a. Multiunit smooth muscle
An unexpected shortening of a muscle would cause the alpha motor neuron to an antagonistic
muscle to
a. Decrease its firing rate
b. Increase its firing rate
b. Increase its firing rate
An unexpected shortening of a muscle would cause the alpha motor neuron to that muscle to
a. Decrease its firing rate
b. Increase its firing rate
a. Decrease its firing rate
An unexpected shortening of a muscle would cause the muscle spindle afferent to
a. Decrease its firing rate
b. Increase its firing rate
a. Decrease its firing rate
Cardiac muscle is more similar to
a. Multiunit smooth muscle
b. Unitary smooth muscle
b. Unitary smooth muscle
Gap junctions link cells in
a. Multiunit smooth muscle
b. Unitary smooth muscle
b. Unitary smooth muscle
The muscle spindle is innervated by?
a. afferent neurons
b. efferent neurons
c. both afferent and efferent neurons
c. both afferent and efferent neurons
Shortening of muscles during contraction is due to?
a. extrafusal fibers
b. intrafusal fibers
c. both extrafusal and intrafusal fibers
a. extrafusal fibers
Voluntary contraction of a skeletal muscle is associated with activation of?
a. alpha motor neurons
b. gamma motor neurons
c. both alpha and gamma motor neurons
c. both alpha and gamma motor neurons
How many synapses are between a muscle spindle in a muscle and the alpha motor neuron to the same muscle.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a. 1
How many synapses are between a muscle spindle in a muscle and the alpha motor neuron to the antagonistic muscle.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
b. 2