Muscle System Quiz Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a major function of
skeletal muscle?
a. maintaining body temperature
b. lining hollow organs
c. maintaining posture
d. storing nutrient reserves
b. lining hollow organs
Which activity would be more likely to create an
oxygen debt: swimming laps or lifting weights?
a. swimming laps
b. lifting weights
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B
b. lifting weights
How would a drug that blocks acetylcholine
release affect muscle contraction?
a. Contraction would be prevented.
b. Contraction would be slowed.
c. The speed of contraction would increase.
d. The strength of contraction would increase
a. Contraction would be prevented.
What statement(s) below are FALSE with regard
to the contraction of skeletal muscle?
a. Through eccentric contractions, the muscle
lengthens.
b. Through concentric contractions, the muscle
does not change length.
c. Through isometric contraction, the muscle
remains the same length.
d. Both A and C are correct.
b. Through concentric contractions, the muscle
Which of the following describe the
characteristics of slow muscle fibers?
a. small diameter, rich in myoglobin, and high glycogen
reserve
b. large diameter, very vascular, and multiple
mitochondria
c. small diameter, rich in myoglobin, and very
vascular
d. large diameter, high glycogen reserve,
and lack significant myoglobin
c. small diameter, rich in myoglobin, and very vascular
How would severing the tendon attached to a
muscle affect the muscle’s ability to move a body
part?
a. Uncontrolled movement would result from a severed
tendon.
b. Movement would be greatly exaggerated with no
tendon.
c. No movement is possible without a muscle to
bone connection.
d. Limited movement would result.
c. No movement is possible without a muscle to bone connection.
Which of the following describes the neuromuscular junction?
a. the surface containing membrane receptors that bind
acetylcholine
b. special intercellular connection between axon branches
and a skeletal muscle fiber
c. the link between generation of an action potential and the
start of muscle contraction
d. a propagated change in membrane potential that travels the length of an axon
b. special intercellular connection between axon branches and a skeletal muscle fiber
How are epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium interrelated?
a. They are connective tissues and blend with tendons to provide firm attachments to bone.
b. All three contain capillaries and nerves.
c. All three contain satellite cells that function in the repair of muscle tissue.
d. None of the above is correct.
a. They are connective tissues and blend with tendons to provide firm attachments to bone.
With excitation–contraction coupling, _____.
a. a motor neuron releases ACh, which allows an electrical event to be transferred to the muscular system
b. a motor neuron releases ACh, and it binds to receptors on the motor end plate of a muscle fascicle
c. the myosin cross-bridge will remain attached to actin as ATP depletion occurs
d. ACh release reveals actin’s binding site for myosin to bind
a. a motor neuron releases ACh, which allows an electrical event to be transferred to the muscular
system
A motor unit is/are _____. You would need a small motor unit to control movement of the fingers _____.
a. the resting tension in a muscle; so it would not involve
muscle fibers of adjoining fingers
b. muscle fibers controlled by a single motor neuron;
because you need precise control
c. the addition of one twitch to another; because you
need twitches to cover a large area
d. None of the above is correct.
b. muscle fibers controlled by a single motor neuron; because you need precise control
Which component of the sarcomere acts as an ATPase?
a. actin
b. myosin
c. titin
d. actinin
b. myosin
Why does skeletal muscle appear striated when viewed through a microscope?
a. Z lines and myosin filaments align within a muscle fiber.
b. Glycogen reserves are linearly arranged.
c. Capillaries regularly intersect the myofibers.
d. Actin filaments repel stain, appearing banded.
a. Z lines and myosin filaments align within a muscle fiber.
The A band comprises which of the following subunits?
a. I band, terminal cisternae, and the Z line
b. M line, H band, and the zone of overlap
c. thin filaments, titin, and the Z line
d. sarcoplasmic reticulum and T tubules
b. M line, H band, and the zone of overlap
Where would you expect the greatest concentration of Ca2+ in resting skeletal muscle to be?
a. in T tubules
b. surrounding the mitochondria
c. within sarcomeres
d. in cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
d. in cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
In what ways does the appearance of a sarcomere change during contraction of a skeletal muscle fiber?
a. zones of overlap get larger; H band gets wider;
A bands shorten
b. titin molecules are relaxed; M line disappears
c. Z lines move closer together; I bands and
H bands get smaller
d. None of the above is correct.
c. Z lines move closer together; I bands and H bands get smaller
_____ predominate in the large leg muscles of someone who excels at endurance activities, such as cycling. This is because _____.
a. Fast fibers; they have large glycogen reserves
b. Slow fibers; they have extensive capillary networks and more myoglobin
c. Nonvascular fibers; they use both aerobic and
anaerobic metabolism
d. Intermediate fibers; they have more neuromuscular junctions
b. Slow fibers; they have extensive capillary networks and more myoglobin
Why is an increased level of creatine kinase in a
blood test a diagnostic sign of muscle damage?
a. Blood vessels increase production after muscle damage.
b. This enzyme is intracellular, so increasing extracellular levels indicate damage to cells.
c. The liver produces more of this enzyme under stress.
d. All of the above are correct.
b. This enzyme is intracellular, so increasing extracellular levels indicate damage to cells.
How do muscle fibers elongate and return to resting length?
a. elastic forces
b. opposing muscle contraction
c. gravity
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
What would you expect to happen to a resting skeletal muscle if the sarcolemma suddenly became very permeable to Ca2+?
a. decreased strength of contraction
b. decreased cross-bridge formation
c. increased sensitivity to ACh
d. decreased ability to relax
d. decreased ability to relax
Predict what would happen to muscles if a
pesticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase were
present at the motor end plate.
a. Muscle would lose strength.
b. Muscle would be unable to contract.
c. Acetylcholine receptors would be inactivated in the motor end plate.
d. Muscle would contract repeatedly.
d. Muscle would contract repeatedly.
Cardiac muscle fibers are more sensitive than skeletal muscle fibers to which extracellular ion?
a. sodium
b. chloride
c. calcium
d. iron
c. calcium
Smooth muscle can contract over a wider range
of resting lengths than skeletal muscle can. Why?
a. Smooth muscle sarcomeres are longer.
b. Actin and myosin filament arrangement is more plastic, allowing greater adaptability.
c. Smooth muscle cells are shorter.
d. Smooth muscle actin is longer.
b. Actin and myosin filament arrangement is more plastic, allowing greater adaptability.
What structural characteristics distinguish cardiac
muscle tissue from skeletal muscle tissue? Cardiac muscle cells _____.
a. are larger and usually have one nucleus
b. have intercalated discs, short T tubules, and no triads
c. are dependent on anaerobic metabolism
d. contact each other at tight junctions
b. have intercalated discs, short T tubules, and no triads
Two cardiologists are talking about functional
characteristics of cardiac muscle tissue. Which of the following descriptions would they use?
a. special gap junctions, intrinsic conduction system allows
contraction without neural stimulation
b. spindle-shaped, nonstriated, thick filaments scattered,
involuntary
c. striated tissue with multiple mitochondria and a multinucleated
condition syncytium
d. Cardiologists would not use any of this terminology.
a. special gap junctions, intrinsic conduction system allows contraction without neural stimulation
Why are cardiac and smooth muscle contractions more affected by changes in extracellular Ca2+ than skeletal muscle contractions?
a. Extracellular Ca2+ inhibits actin.
b. Cross-bridges are formed only within the sarcomeres
of cardiac muscle.
c. Most of the calcium for contractions comes from SR
stores.
d. Most of the calcium for contractions
comes from extracellular fluid.
d. Most of the calcium for contractions comes from extracellular fluid.
Why would a sprinter experience muscle fatigue before a marathon runner?
a. Marathon running uses ATP for only a short time, while sprinting uses ATP indefinitely.
b. Marathon runners’ muscles depend on stored glycogen; therefore, they do not fatigue.
c. Sprinting involves anaerobic endurance, whereas running a marathon depends more on availability of substrates for aerobic respiration.
d. None of the above is correct
c. Sprinting involves anaerobic endurance, whereas running a marathon depends more on availability of substrates for aerobic respiration.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a. Skeletal
b. Muscle
c. Smooth
d. Cardiac
a, b, & d
What are the main functions of the Muscle System?
a. movement of body
b. movement of substances
c. production of heat
d. regulation of organ volume
e. stabilization of body position
f. all of the above
f. all of the above
What are features of Skeletal Muscle Tissue?
a. short & wide
b. multi-nucleated
c. striated
d. non-striated
e. long & slender
f. single nucleated
b, c, & e
