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Question:

Muscle #16

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

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H-zones
I-bands
A-bands
Z-lines
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Muscle #15

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

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Fascia
Endomysium
Epimysium
Perimysium
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Muscle #2

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

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sarcoplasm
endomysium
sarcolemma
plasmalemma
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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.

TrueTrue

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Question:

Muscle #1

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

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myofilament
endomysium
sarcoplasm
sarcolemma
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Question:

Muscle #8

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

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Pink (smallest finger)
Belly
Ear
Eye
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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. extensor digitorum
m. adductor pollicis
M. erector spinae
M. levator scapulae
M. arrector pili
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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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Question:

Muscle #12

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

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M. quadriceps
M. biceps brachii (the biceps)
M. gluteus maximus
M. masseter
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Question:

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 #9

Response:

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

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M. quadriceps
M. biceps brachii (the biceps)
M. extensor hallucis longus
M. sartorius
M. fibularis longus
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Question:

Muscle #5

Response:

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

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They indicate muscle relaxation.
They signal muscle fatigue.
They transduce signals from motor end plates.
They record muscle length
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Question:

Muscle #14

Response:

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

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Heart
Lung
Small intestine
Oesophagus
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Question:

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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Striated
Involuntary
Skeletal
Multinucleated
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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
Belly
Eye
Lower leg
Hand
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Question:

Muscle #13

Response:

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

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Sarcoplasm
Sarcomere
Sarcopenia
Sarcolemma
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Question:

Muscle #7

Response:

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