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Anatomy 111 > Quiz: Muscles, Chapter 9 > Flashcards

Quiz: Muscles, Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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A sarcomere is the length between two…

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Z discs

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2
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The contractile proteins in the I band…

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Only actin filaments

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3
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The contractile proteins in the A band…

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Both actin and myosin

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4
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Thick filament; Thin filament…

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Myosin; Actin

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5
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Role of tropomyosin in skeletal muscles…

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Serves as a contraction inhibitor by blocking the myosin binding sites on the actin molecules

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6
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Most skeletal muscles contain…

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A mixture of fiber types

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7
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Fatigued muscle cells that recover rapidly are the products of…

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Intense exercise of short duration

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8
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The strongest muscle contractions are normally achieved by…

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Increasing the stimulation up to the maximal stimulus

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9
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Excitation-contraction coupling directly requires…

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Calcium and ATP

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10
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Factor that affects the velocity and duration of muscle contraction…

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Load on the fiber

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11
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Myoglobin’s purpose in muscle cells…

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Stores oxygen

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12
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Structure in skeletal muscle cells that stores calcium…

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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

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13
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Excess postexercise oxygen consumption represents…

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Difference between the amount of oxygen needed for totally aerobic muscle activity and the amount actually used

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Period during which the neurotransmitter is released by exocytosis, diffuses across the synaptic cleft, and binds to its receptors…

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Latent period

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15
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Creatine phosphate functions in the muscle cell by…

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Storing energy that will be transferred to ADP to resynthesize ATP

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16
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Major function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle contraction…

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Regulation of intracellular calcium concentration

17
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Responsible for the striated appearance of skeletal muscle cells…

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The arrangement of myofilaments

18
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During muscle contraction, myosin cross bridges attach to…

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Actin filaments

19
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Wrapping that surrounds the individual muscle cell…

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Endomysium

20
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Aponeurosis refers to…

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A sheetlike indirect attachment to a skeletal element

21
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Oxygen-binding protein found in muscle cells is…

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Myoglobin

22
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Contractile units of skeletal muscles…

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Myofibrils

23
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Functional unit of skeletal muscles…

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Sarcomeres

24
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Functional role of T tubules…

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Enhance cellular communication during muscle contraction

25
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Role of calcium ions in muscle contraction…

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Bind to regulatory sites on troponin to remove contraction inhibition

26
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During exercise, when there is insufficient oxygen to completely break down pyruvic acid for energy, the pyruvic acid is converted to…

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Lactic acid

27
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When a muscle is unable to respond to stimuli temporarily, it is in its…

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Refractory period

28
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In an isotonic contraction, the muscle…

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Changes in length and moves the “load”

29
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Sequence of events for muscle contractions…

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Motor neuron action potential, neurotransmitter release, muscle cell action potential, release of calcium ions from SR, ATP-driven power stroke, sliding of myofilaments

30
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Muscle tone is…

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A state of sustained partial contraction

31
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Sliding filament model of contraction involves…

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Actin and myosin sliding past each other and partially overlapping

32
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Prevents ACh in the synaptic cleft from continuing to stimulate contraction after nervous stimulation stops…

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Acetylcholinesterase destroying the ACh

33
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In an isometric contraction, the muscle…

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Increases tension without changing in length

34
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During isotonic contraction, muscle tension…

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Remains relatively constant

35
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Most distinguishing characteristic of muscle tissue…

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Its ability to transform chemical energy into mechanical energy

36
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Part of the sarcolemma that contains acetylcholine receptors

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Motor end plate

37
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Hypothetically, if a muscle were stretched to the point where thick and thin filaments no longer overlapped…

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No muscle tension could be generated

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