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1
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Connective tissue that connects bone to bone.

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Ligament

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2
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Connective tissue that surrounds the muscle Cell

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Endomysium

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3
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Connective tissue that surrounds the muscle

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Epimysium

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4
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Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

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Tendon

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5
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Connective tissue that surrounds muscle bundles

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Endomysium

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6
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Considered the contractile unit of striated muscle

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sarcomere

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7
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Muscle cell

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myofiber

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8
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Muscle cell membrane

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sarcolemma

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9
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Organelle unique to muscle tissure

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myofibril

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10
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Composed of thick and thin filaments

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myofilament

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11
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In terms of contractile proteins, the H zone contains

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myosin and actin

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12
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In terms of contractile proteins, the A Band contains

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Only myosin

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13
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In terms of contractile proteins the I band contains

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only actin

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14
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List two muscle contractile proteins

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Myosin and Actin

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15
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List two muscle regulatory proteins

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troponin and tropomyosin

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16
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List three muscle cytoskeleton proteins

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Titin, Nebulin, and C protein

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17
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List four major nutrients found in muscle, that meat is considered a good source.

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Protein, Iron, Vitamin B, Zinc

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18
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Explain how striated muscle cells become multi-nucleated.

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Cell fuse together and overlap to become muscle fiber and in a muscle they become multi - nucleated.

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19
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What is the cervical ligament composed of that makes it so elastic?

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is a cable like structure of elastin that hold the neck of ruminant animals.

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20
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Give the repeating amino acid sequence in collagen?

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X - Glycine - Proline - Hydroxiproline - Glycine - X

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21
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T or F. The sarcolemma is a bi - layer phospholipid membrane.

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True

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22
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T or F. Myogenic cells are differentiated in the embryonic phase of skeletal muscle development.

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True

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23
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T or F. Collagen is most abundant protein in the animal body.

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True

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24
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T or F. Myotubes are immature muscle fibers

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True

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25
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T or F. Sarcomere length is constant

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False

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26
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T or F. Synapes are formed when an axon ending of one neuron interdigitates with the dendrite of another neuron.

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True

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27
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T or F. Intermolecular collagen cross linkages decrease as an animal ages

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False

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28
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T or F. The sarcomlemma is composed of lipid material and protein.

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True

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29
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T or F. Muscles can only contract

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True

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30
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T or F. Myoblasts have the ability to fuse with one another

31
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T or F. Proline is the most abundant amino acid in collagen.

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False. Glycine

32
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T or F. Increased intermolecular collagen cross linkages correlate with increase toughness.

33
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BSE

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

34
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HRI

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Hotel Restaurant Institution

35
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ATP

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Adenosine Triphosphate

36
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CNS

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Central Nervous System

37
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myomesium, M - protein, and skelemin

38
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Double headed contractile protein

39
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Axon ending one neuron interdigitating with dendrites of another

40
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Small cytoplasmic vesicles containing protease

41
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anchors myosin to Z disk

42
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nervous system consisting of brain and spinal cord

43
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Monomeric form of actin

44
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Protein responsible for meat color

45
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holds actin filaments in 3D array

46
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Extends from a band to Z disc extending the entire length of the thin filament

47
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Flattened reservoirs that store Ca++

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

48
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extends the length of F - actin occluding the myosin binding site

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tropomyosin

49
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encircles the thick filament

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C - protein

50
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contains the glycolytic enzymes

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Sarcoplasm

51
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long cylindrical nervous tissue structure

52
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enzymes found in lysosomes

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cathespsins

53
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ensheaths peripheral nerve fibers

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Schwan cells

54
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fibrous form of actin

55
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Cell membrane surrounding the muscle fiber and composed of protein and lipid material

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sarcolemma

56
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contains organelles and inclusion and is the cytoploasm of muscle cells is?

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sarcoplasm

57
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Botulism is caused by

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blocking achetylcholine

58
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Serves as a lubricant in joint and is a glycosaminoglycan

A

Hyaluronic acid

59
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ATPase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes

60
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Cholinesterase in an enzyme that hydrolyzes

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Acetylcholine

61
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Collagen intermolecular cross - linkage

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Lead to insolubility of collagen fibers, Increase with age, affect meat tenderness

62
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Water, protein, carbohydrate, and lipid make up approximately what percent of live mammalian skeletal muscle, respectively.

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78, 18.5, 1, 3

63
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A defect in which of the following proteins causes the disease known as muscular dystrophy?

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Dystrophin

64
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Circulates continuously, passes through all tissue organs, and lymph nodes, helps transport absorbed fatty acid

65
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Results in twice as many muscle fibers

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Doubling muscling genotype

66
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Results in hypertrophy of the hindeg, also means beautiful buttocks, results in tougher meat products, and is developed in sheep.

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Callipyge genotype

67
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What is the viscous substance that serves to lubricate juxtaposed joint surfaces?

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Hyaluronic acid

68
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Synthetic somatotropin is used to…

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Increase leaness

69
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The two calcium channel proteins involved in regulating calcium during depolarization of the T - tubules and sarcoplasmic reticulum are…

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Dihydropyridine receptor and ryanodine receptor

70
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T or F. The sarcolemma is a bi - layer phospholipid membrane.

71
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T or F. Myogenic cells are differentiated in the embryonic phase of skeletal muscle development.

72
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T or F. Collagen is the most abundant protein in the animal body.

73
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This is due to Lack of ATP in post - mortem muscle and formation of actin - myosin cross - bridges

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Rigor Mortis

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