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Muscle #1

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What is the scientific term for the cell membrane of a muscle cell?

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endomysium
sarcoplasm
myofilament
sarcolemma
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Muscle #10

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Fun facts: Which muscles are responsible for goose bumps or goos pimples (German Gänsehaut, Dutch kippevel, French chair de poule), the reaction of skin to e.g. cold?

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M. erector spinae
M. extensor digitorum
M. levator scapulae
M. arrector pili
m. adductor pollicis
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Muscle #8

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Fun facts: Where do you find the smallest human muscle?

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Belly
Eye
Ear
Pink (smallest finger)
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Muscle #4

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Given: The striated pattern is due to the regular arrangement of thick and thin filaments in the muscle cells. The thick myosin filaments are responsible for the A-band. Task: Indicate whether the following statement is true or false. Statement: Upon muscle contraction, the length of the A-band does not change.

TrueFalse

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Muscle #9

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Fun facts: Which is the longest muscle of the human body?

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M. sartorius
M. biceps brachii (the biceps)
M. extensor hallucis longus
M. fibularis longus
M. quadriceps
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Muscle #3

Response:

Given: The striated pattern is due to the regular arrangement of thick and thin filaments in the muscle cells. The thick myosin filaments are responsible for the A-band. Task: Indicate whether the following statement is true or false. Statement: Upon muscle contraction, the A-band shortens.

FalseFalse

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Muscle #6

Response:

Given: The wall of a vessel and the wall of the heart have a similar structure.

Task: Match the appropriate layers of the vessel wall with those of the heart wall.


The lumen of the vessel corresponds to the lumen of the heart.
The adventitia of the vessel corresponds to the epicard.
The tunica media of the vessel corresponds to the myocard.
The tunica intima corresponds to the endocard.
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Muscle #16

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What is the definition of a sarcomere? It is the distance between two...

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I-bands
H-zones
A-bands
Z-lines
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Question:

Muscle #14

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In which of the tissues/organs named below would you find mostly smooth muscle (check ALL correct answers!)

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Oesophagus
Lung
Heart
Small intestine
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Muscle #5

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What is the function of the muscle spindles that can be found in skeletal muscle?

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They indicate muscle relaxation.
They record muscle length
They signal muscle fatigue.
They transduce signals from motor end plates.
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Muscle #13

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What is the name of the space between two Z-lines?

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Sarcopenia
Sarcolemma
Sarcomere
Sarcoplasm
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Question:

Muscle #11

Response:

Fun facts: Where do you find the most active human muscles (contractions/day)?

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Toes
Eye
Lower leg
Belly
Hand
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Question:

Muscle #12

Response:

Fun facts: Which is/are the strongest muscle(s) of the human body?

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M. biceps brachii (the biceps)
M. quadriceps
M. gluteus maximus
M. masseter
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Muscle #7

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Given: Muscle cells can be individual cells, fused cells (syncytium) or individual cells that behave like a unit. Question: Check ALL muscle tissues that form a syncytium OR behave like one. There can be more than one correct answer.

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Skeletal muscle
Single-unit smooth muscle
Multi-unit smooth muscle.
Cardiac muscle
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Question:

Muscle #2

Response:

What is the scientific term for the cytoplasm of a muscle cell?

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sarcolemma
sarcoplasm
plasmalemma
endomysium
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Question:

Muscle #15

Response:

What is the name of the fine sheath of connective tissue surrounding the individual fibres of skeletal muscle?

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Endomysium
Epimysium
Perimysium
Fascia
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Muscle #17

Response:

The four terms below describe properties of muscle types. Which term (one correct answer) belongs to a different muscle type than the other three?

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Skeletal
Striated
Involuntary
Multinucleated