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Multiple Choice Quiz
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The layer of connective tissue that separates the muscle tissue into small sections is called the
______________.
A) aponeuroses
B) epimysium
C) perimysium
D) endomysium
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The segment of a myofibril that is called a sarcomere runs from _______________.
A) one Z line to the next Z line
B) one H zone to the next H zone
C) one A band to the next A band
D) one end of a skeletal muscle to the opposite end
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A motor unit is made up of _______________.
A) all the muscle fibers within a given muscle
B) a motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates
C) all the neurons going into an individual section of the body
D) a fascicle and a nerve
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The crossbridges involved in muscle contraction are located on the ________________.
A) myosin myofilaments
B) actin myofilaments
C) tropomyosin
D) dystrophin
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Which of these statements is correct regarding muscle contraction?
A) All motor units act together.
B) Muscle contraction continues for long periods after nervous stimulation ceases.
C) The crossbridges bind to the actin and shorten the sarcomeres.
D) Dystrophin is not needed to strengthen the contracting muscle cell.
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When a nervous impulse travels from a neuron to a muscle cell, what happens next?
A) The impulse travels over the sarcolemma in all directions.
B) Calcium is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
C) Linkages form between the actin and myosin.
D) Acetylcholine is decomposed by acetylcholinesterase.
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One of the following statements about muscular responses is not true. Choose that one.
A) A muscle fiber contracts in an all-or-none fashion.
There is a slight latent period that occurs between when the stimulus arrives at
B)
the muscle and when the muscle contracts.
Muscles will add motor units to a contraction, increasing the overall force of
C)
contraction.
D) When a person is fully at rest, none of her muscles are contracting.
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Which muscle enables you to pucker your lips for a kiss?
A) epicranius
B) buccinator
C) orbicularis oris
D) orbicularis oculi
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The muscle that enables you to elevate and adduct your scapula is the ____________.
A) serratus anterior
B) sternocleidomastoid
C) splenius capitis
D) rhomboideus major
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The biceps femoris is one hamstring muscle located on the back of the thigh. Which muscle is the
other hamstring?
A) adductor magnus
B) semitendinosus
C) gluteus maximus
D) quadriceps femoris
11 Each muscle fiber is directly surrounded by connective tissue called the _____.
A) perimysium
B) fascia
C) endomysium
D) epimysium
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Which term is the smallest subdivision in this group?
A) fiber
B) fibril
C) filament
D) actin
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Which description of muscle contraction means that all of the fibers within a muscle are fully
contracted?
A) all-or-none law
B) summation
C) tetanic
D) muscle twitching
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The application of multiple stimuli to a muscle is defined as the process called _____.
A) tetany
B) summation
C) fatigue
D) treppe
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The term _____ refers to the constant state of contraction of a certain number of fibers within
a muscle.
A) atrophy
B) hypertrophy
C) summation
Tone
D)
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Muscles that are not used, may degenerate or undergo a process of _____.
A) atrophy
B) hypertrophy
C) fatigue
D) tetany
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Muscles that act to cause similar movements are called _____.
A) antagonists
B) origins
C) insertions
D) synergists
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The triangle shaped muscle which antagonizes the sternocleidomastoid is the _____.
A) deltoid
B) pectoralis major
C) external oblique
D) trapezius
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The antagonist to the triceps brachii is the _____.
A) deltoid
B) pectoralis major
C) brachialis
D) serratus anterior
Who Wants to be a Millionaire Multiple Choice Questions:
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1. Which of the following types of muscle are found in the stomach or blood vessels?
A) cardiac
B) skeletal
C) visceral
D) striated
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2. A large broad sheet of connective tissue, such as on the abdomen, is called a/an _____ .
A) aponeurosis
B) epimysium
C) perimysium
D) endomysium
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3. The membrane that is the closest to the individual muscle fiber is the _____ .
A) aponeurosis
B) epimysium
C) perimysium
D) endomysium
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4. A group of skeletal muscle fibers is called a/an _____.
A) perimysium
B) fascicle
C) epimysium
D) tendon
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5. The structure that connects muscles to bones is the _____.
A) aponeurosis
B) fascicle
C) tendon
D) ligament
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7. The muscle cells within a group such as the biceps brachii are individually called _____ .
A) sarcolemmas
B) fibers
C) myocyte
D) myofibrils
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8. The fiber cell membrane is termed the _____ .
A) myofibril
B) myosin
C) myofilament
D) sarcolemma
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9. Which of the following does not belong with the others?
A) myofilament
B) myosin
C) myofibril
D) actin
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10. The smallest, functional unit of contraction is the _____.
A) fiber
B) sarcomere
C) filament
D) myofibril
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11. The I bands in a sarcomere are made of _____ .
A) myosin
B) actin and myosin
C) tropomyosin
D) actin
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12. The _____ zone contains only myosin and is in the center of a sarcomere.
A) A
B) I
C) M
D) H
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13. The combination of a neuron and the muscle fiber it associates with is called a/an __
A) fascicle
B) motor end plate
C) motor unit
D) myoneural junction
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14. The most abundant of the muscle proteins is _____ .
A) actin
B) troponin
C) myosin
D) tropomyosin
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15. The main force of contraction occurs when actin forms a chemical complex with _____ .
A) troponin
B) myosin
C) tropomyosin
D) acetylcholine
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16. When a muscle is at rest, which of the following is not associated chemically with the
others?
A) actin
B) myosin
C) troponin
D) tropomyosin
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17. During the contraction of a sarcomere, calcium ions bind with the protein _____.
A) actin
B) myosin
C) troponin
D) tropomyosin
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18. The main neurotransmitter involved in skeletal muscle contraction is _____.
A) adrenalin
B) noradrenalin
C) acetylcholine
D) dopamine
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19. Which molecule directly supplies energy to myosin to allow the filaments to contract?
A) adenosine diphosphate
B) ATP
C) creatine phosphate
D) creatinine
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20. What is the most abundant storage form of energy within a muscle fiber?
A) glycogen
B) ADP
C) ATP
D) creatine phosphate
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21 How is excess sugar stored within muscle fibers?
A) in ATP
B) glycogen
C) glucose
D) creatinine
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22. The reddish brown color of muscle is due to the presence of _____ molecules.
A) creatine phosphate
B) hemoglobin
C) iron
D) myoglobin
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23. Which molecule is produced during exercise, resulting in the oxygen debt?
A) glycogen
B) lactate
C) pyruvate
D) ATP
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24. Which of the following does not belong with the others?
A) white muscles
B) fast-contracting
C) extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum
D) relatively large supply of myoglobin
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25. A single contraction of a muscle is called a ______.
A) threshold
B) recruitment
C) twitch
D) myogram
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26. The period of time between the stimulus and contraction is called the _____.
A) latent period
B) refractory period
C) contraction period
D) relaxation period
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27. The period of time in which a muscle will not respond to a stimulus is called the _____.
A) latent period
B) refractory period
C) relaxation period
D) threshold
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28. Contractions called _____ occur whenever the forces applied to a muscle are
increased, but the muscle does not appear to be moving.
A) isotonic
B) isometric
C) tetanic
D) summation contractions
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29. Which of the following muscles always requires nerve impulses in order to
contract?
A) multi-unit smooth
B) skeletal
C) visceral smooth
D) cardiac
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30. Which type of muscle is found in the wall of blood vessels?
A) skeletal
B) cardiac
C) smooth visceral
D) multi-unit smooth
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31. Since smooth muscle fibers have rhythmicity and can stimulate each other, they
contract in a pattern called _____.
A) a functional syncytium
B) peristalsis
C) tetany
D) tonus
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32. The degeneration of muscle fibers caused by a lack of proper stimulation and
usage is called _____.
A) hypertrophy
B) atrophy
C) dystrophy
D) peristalsis
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33. In smooth muscle, calcium ions combine with _____ to allow the actin and myosin
cross-bridges to form.
A) calmodulin
B) troponin
C) myosin
D) tropomyosin
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34. The muscle is called the _____ when it is causing the movement that is being
described.
A) antagonist
B) synergist
C) prime mover
D) flexor
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35. Muscles that act together to cause the same movements are called _____.
A) synergists
B) antagonists
C) prime movers
D) agonists
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36. The sternocleidomastoid muscle was named because of its _____.
A) shape
B) size
C) location
D) points of attachment
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37. The antagonist of the sternocleidomastoid is the _____.
A) splenius capitis
B) digastric
C) trapezius
D) semispinalis capitis
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38. The triangular shaped muscle on the back that rotates the shoulder is the _____
A) trapezius
B) rhomboid
C) deltoid
D) levator scapulae
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39. The _____ muscle acts to elevate the shoulders.
A) rhomboideus
B) levator scapulae
C) pectoralis major
D) deltoid
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40. Adduction of the scapulae in a posterior view is mainly accomplished by the _____.
A) trapezius
B) rhomboideus
C) serratus anterior
D) pectoralis minor
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41. The _____ will move the shoulders on a forward plane.
A) pectoralis major
B) pectoralis minor
C) deltoid
D) serratus anterior
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42. An antagonist of the teres major is the _____.
A) pectoralis major
B) supraspinatus
C) infraspinatus
D) subscapularis
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43. The _____ is a common intramuscular injection site, which flexes the shoulder
or extends the arm.
A) pectoralis major
B) deltoid
C) trapezius
D) coracobrachialis
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44. Which triangular thoracic muscle causes the arms to move towards the midline?
A) subscapularis
B) teres minor
C) pectoralis major
D) latissimus dorsi
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45. A synergist with the biceps brachii is the _____.
A) triceps brachii
B) brachialis
C) deltoid
D) supinator
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46. The pronator teres inserts on the _____.
A) radius
B) ulna
C) humerus
D) scapula
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47. The following belong together except which one?
A) flexor carpi radialis
B) palmaris longus
C) flexor digitorum profundus
D) extensor carpi ulnaris
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48. The psoas major is the antagonist to the _____.
A) psoas minor
B) gluteus maximus
C) iliacus
D) pectineus
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49. The _____ muscle attaches to a long band of tendon which runs down the lateral
aspect of the leg.
A) iliacus
B) tensor fasciae latae
C) adductor longus
D) gracilis
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50. The _____ muscle causes one to cross the leg by adducting the thigh and
flexing the lower leg.
A) iliopsoas
B) sartorius
C) gracilis
D) adductor magnus
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51. Which muscle runs from the anterior superior iliac spine to the medial tibial
surface near the patella?
A) vastus medialis
B) vastus lateralis
C) semitendinosus
D) sartorius
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52. Which of the following does not belong with the others?
A) semimembranosus
B) biceps femoris
C) sartorius
D) semitendinosus
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53. Which of these does not belong with the others?
A) vastus intermedius
B) rectus femoris
C) vastus medialis
D) biceps femoris
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54. The following cause dorsiflexion of the foot except which one?
A) extensor digitorum longus
B) soleus
C) tibialis anterior
D) peroneus tertius
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55. Which of the following is attached to the calcaneus?
A) gastrocnemius
B) tibialis posterior
C) peroneus longus
D) peroneus tertius
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56. The _____ is inserted on the base of the first metatarsal.
A) soleus
B) tibialis anterior
C) tibialis posterior
D) extensor digitorum longus
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