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CH 10- Muscle Tissue

front 1

Muscle that has a striped appearance is described as
being ________.
a. elastic
b. nonstriated
c. excitable
d. striated

back 1

striated

front 2

Which element is important in directly triggering
contraction?
a. sodium (Na+)
b. calcium (Ca++)
c. potassium (K+)
d. chloride (Cl-)

back 2

calcium (Ca++)

front 3

Which of the following properties is not common to all three muscle tissues?
a. excitability
b. the need for ATP
c. at rest, uses shielding proteins to cover actin-binding sites
d. elasticity

back 3

at rest, uses shielding proteins to cover actin-binding sites

front 4

The correct order for the smallest to the largest unit of organization in muscle tissue is ________.
a. fascicle, filament, muscle fiber, myofibril
b. filament, myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle
c. muscle fiber, fascicle, filament, myofibril
d. myofibril, muscle fiber, filament, fascicle

back 4

filament, myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle

front 5

Depolarization of the sarcolemma means ________.
a. the inside of the membrane has become less
negative as sodium ions accumulate
b. the outside of the membrane has become less
negative as sodium ions accumulate
c. the inside of the membrane has become more
negative as sodium ions accumulate
d. the sarcolemma has completely lost any electrical
charge

back 5

the inside of the membrane has become less
negative as sodium ions accumulate

front 6

In relaxed muscle, the myosin-binding site on actin is
blocked by ________.
a. titin
b. troponin
c. myoglobin
d. tropomyosin

back 6

tropomyosin

front 7

According to the sliding filament model, binding sites
on actin open when ________.
a. creatine phosphate levels rise
b. ATP levels rise
c. acetylcholine levels rise
d. calcium ion levels rise

back 7

calcium ion levels rise

front 8

The cell membrane of a muscle fiber is called
________.
a. myofibril
b. sarcolemma
c. sarcoplasm
d. myofilament

back 8

sarcolemma

front 9

Muscle relaxation occurs when ________.
a. calcium ions are actively transported out of the
sarcoplasmic reticulum
b. calcium ions diffuse out of the sarcoplasmic
reticulum
c. calcium ions are actively transported into the
sarcoplasmic reticulum
d. calcium ions diffuse into the sarcoplasmic
reticulum

back 9

calcium ions are actively transported into sarcoplasmic reticulum

front 10

During muscle contraction, the cross-bridge detaches
when ________.
a. the myosin head binds to an ADP molecule
b. the myosin head binds to an ATP molecule
c. calcium ions bind to troponin
d. calcium ions bind to actin

back 10

calcium ions bins to troponin

front 11

Thin and thick filaments are organized into functional
units called ________.
a. myofibrils
b. myofilaments
c. T-tubules
d. sarcomeres

back 11

sarcomeres

front 12

During which phase of a twitch in a muscle fiber is
tension the greatest?
a. resting phase
b. repolarization phase
c. contraction phase
d. relaxation phase

back 12

contraction phsase

front 13

Muscle fatigue is caused by ________.
a. buildup of ATP and lactic acid levels
b. exhaustion of energy reserves and buildup of
lactic acid levels
c. buildup of ATP and pyruvic acid levels
d. exhaustion of energy reserves and buildup of
pyruvic acid levels

back 13

exhaustion of energy reserves and buildup of lactic acid levels

front 14

back 14

smooth

front 15

Which type of muscle tissue is this?

back 15

skeletal

front 16

Which type of muscle tissue is this?

back 16

cardiac

front 17

A sprinter would experience muscle fatigue sooner than
a marathon runner due to ________.
a. anaerobic metabolism in the muscles of the
sprinter
b. anaerobic metabolism in the muscles of the
marathon runner
c. aerobic metabolism in the muscles of the sprinter
d. glycolysis in the muscles of the marathon runner

back 17

anaerobic metabolism in the muscles of the sprinter

front 18

What aspect of creatine phosphate allows it to supply
energy to muscles?
a. ATPase activity
b. phosphate bonds
c. carbon bonds
d. hydrogen bonds

back 18

phosphate bonds

front 19

Drug X blocks ATP regeneration from ADP and
phosphate. How will muscle cells respond to this drug?
a. by absorbing ATP from the bloodstream
b. by using ADP as an energy source
c. by using glycogen as an energy source
d. none of the above

back 19

none of the above

front 20

The muscles of a professional sprinter are most likely
to have ________.
a. 80 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 20
percent slow-twitch muscle fibers
b. 20 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 80
percent slow-twitch muscle fibers
c. 50 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 50
percent slow-twitch muscle fibers
d. 40 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 60
percent slow-twitch muscle fibers

back 20

80 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 20 percent slow-twitch muscle fibers

front 21

The muscles of a professional marathon runner are
most likely to have ________.
a. 80 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 20
percent slow-twitch muscle fibers
b. 20 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 80
percent slow-twitch muscle fibers
c. 50 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 50
percent slow-twitch muscle fibers
d. 40 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 60
percent slow-twitch muscle fibers

back 21

20 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 80 percent slow-twitch muscle fibers

front 22

Which of the following statements is true?
a. Fast fibers have a small diameter.
b. Fast fibers contain loosely packed myofibrils.
c. Fast fibers have large glycogen reserves.
d. Fast fibers have many mitochondria.

back 22

fast fibers have large glycogen reserves.

front 23

Which of the following statements is false?
a. Slow fibers have a small network of capillaries.
b. Slow fibers contain the pigment myoglobin.
c. Slow fibers contain a large number of
mitochondria.
d. Slow fibers contract for extended periods

back 23

slow fibers have a small network of capillaries.

front 24

Cardiac muscles differ from skeletal muscles in that
they ________.
a. are striated
b. utilize aerobic metabolism
c. contain myofibrils
d. contain intercalated discs

back 24

contain intercalated discs

front 25

If cardiac muscle cells were prevented from undergoing
aerobic metabolism, they ultimately would ________.
a. undergo glycolysis
b. synthesize ATP
c. stop contracting
d. start contracting

back 25

stop contracting

front 26

Smooth muscles differ from skeletal and cardiac
muscles in that they ________.
a. lack myofibrils
b. are under voluntary control
c. lack myosin
d. lack actin

back 26

lack myofibrils

front 27

Which of the following statements describes smooth
muscle cells?
a. They are resistant to fatigue.
b. They have a rapid onset of contractions.
c. They cannot exhibit tetanus.
d. They primarily use anaerobic metabolism

back 27

they are resistant to fatigue

front 28

From which embryonic cell type does muscle tissue
develop?
a. ganglion cells
b. myotube cells
c. myoblast cells
d. satellite cells

back 28

myoblast cells

front 29

Which cell type helps to repair injured muscle fibers?
a. ganglion cells
b. myotube cells
c. myoblast cells
d. satellite cells

back 29

satellite cells

front 30

Skeletal muscle is _________

back 30

attached to tendons/bones, striated, under voluntary control, multinucleated

front 31

Cardiac muscle __________

back 31

forms most of the wall of the heart, striated, involuntary control, one centrally located nucleus

front 32

Smooth muscle

back 32

non-striated, involuntary, one centrally located nucleus, found in walls of hollow internal structures

front 33

The four properties of muscle tissue include___________

back 33

excitability, contractility, extensibility, and elasticity

front 34

excitability

back 34

ability to respond to stimuli by producing electrical signals

front 35

contractility

back 35

ability to contract and generate force when stimulated

front 36

extensibility

back 36

ability to be stretched without damaging the tissue

front 37

elasticity

back 37

ability to return to original shape after contraction or extension

front 38

Each skeletal muscle is considered an ______

back 38

organ

front 39

deep fascia is composed of _____

back 39

dense irregular connective tissue around muscle with similar functions

front 40

epimysium_____

back 40

surrounds the whole muscle

front 41

perimysium______

back 41

surrounds bundles (fascicles) of 10-100 muscle cells

front 42

endomysium______

back 42

separates individual muscle fibers

front 43

aponeurosis _____

back 43

a sheet-like tendon joining one muscle with another or bone; formed when all connective tissue components come together

front 44

Each skeletal muscle is typically supplied by ______

back 44

a nerve, artery, and two veins

front 45

capillaries in skeletal muscle_____

back 45

bring oxygen and nutrients and remove heat and wastes

front 46

How do mature muscle cells develop?

back 46

from 100 myoblasts that fuse together in the fetus

front 47

What fills the sarcoplasm?

back 47

myofibrils, glycogen, and myoglobin (red-colored, oxygen-binding protein)

front 48

The filaments of myofibrils are arranged into ______

back 48

sarcomeres

front 49

Four steps of contraction cycle include:

back 49

1) ATP hydrolysis 2) attachment of myosin to actin to form crossbridges 3) power stroke 4) detachment of myosin from actin

front 50

Four steps of nerve impulse illiciting muscle action potential

back 50

1) release of ACh 2) activation of ACh receptors 3) production of muscle action potential 4) termination of ACh activity