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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 record muscle length
They signal muscle fatigue.
They transduce signals from motor end plates.
They indicate muscle relaxation.
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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. biceps brachii (the biceps)
M. quadriceps
M. fibularis longus
M. sartorius
M. extensor hallucis longus
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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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Small intestine
Lung
Heart
Oesophagus
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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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H-zones
I-bands
A-bands
Z-lines
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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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Cardiac muscle
Single-unit smooth muscle
Skeletal muscle
Multi-unit smooth muscle.
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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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Sarcoplasm
Sarcolemma
Sarcopenia
Sarcomere
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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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sarcolemma
endomysium
sarcoplasm
myofilament
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Muscle #11

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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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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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Epimysium
Perimysium
Fascia
Endomysium
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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 #8

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

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Eye
Pink (smallest finger)
Ear
Belly
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Muscle #3

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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 A-band shortens.

FalseTrue

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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. adductor pollicis
M. extensor digitorum
M. levator scapulae
M. arrector pili
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Muscle #12

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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 #2

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

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sarcolemma
plasmalemma
sarcoplasm
endomysium
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Muscle #17

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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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Multinucleated
Involuntary
Striated
Skeletal
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Muscle #6