Muscles Flashcards
What fascicle arrangement is present in the orbicularis oris?
A) Convergent
B) Parallel
C) Circular
D) Pennate
C) Circular
Which of the following muscle type does NOT have striations?
A) Cardiac muscle tissue
B) Skeletal muscle tissue
C) Smooth muscle tissue
C) Smooth muscle tissue
Which of the following muscles us under voluntary neural control?
A) Cardiac muscle tissue
B) Skeletal muscle tissue
C) Smooth muscle tissue
B) Skeletal muscle tissue
Which of these muscle types does NOT have auto-rhythmicity?
A) Skeletal muscle tissue
B) Cardiac muscle tissue
C) Smooth muscle tissue
A) Skeletal muscle tissue
Which of the following surrounds the entire muscle?
A) Epimysium
B) Perimysium
C) Endomysium
A) Epimysium
Where an individual nerve fibre reaches an individual muscle fibre it is called which of the following?
A) Fascicle
B) Neuromuscular junction
C) Neuron
B) Neuromuscular junction
A tubercles is which of the following?
A) A place for a nerve to enter a bone?
B) A raised bone marking where tendons meet bones
C) A raised bone marking where bones meet bones
B) A raised bone marking where tendons meet bones
The definition of an agonist (prime mover) is which of the following?
A) Stretches and controls extent and speed of movement
B) Does all the work
C) Contraction is mainly responsible for generating a specific movement
C) Contraction is mainly responsible for generating a specific movement
Which of the following happens with ageing of muscles?
A) Increased fibrous connective tissue replaces space previously occupied by fibres
B) Decreased fibrous connective tissue replaces space previously occupied by fibres
C) Increased muscle tissue replaces space previously occupied by connective tissue
A) Increased fibrous connective tissue replaces space previously occupied by fibres
The applied force at a join can be defined as which of the following?
A) Force exerted by muscle contraction
B) Opposes the movement
C) Weight of the body part that you are moving
A) Force exerted by muscle contraction
