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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 #12

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

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M. gluteus maximus
M. quadriceps
M. biceps brachii (the biceps)
M. masseter
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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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Sarcomere
Sarcolemma
Sarcoplasm
Sarcopenia
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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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Multi-unit smooth muscle.
Single-unit smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
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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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Involuntary
Striated
Multinucleated
Skeletal
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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
myofilament
sarcoplasm
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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. levator scapulae
m. adductor pollicis
M. arrector pili
M. erector spinae
M. extensor digitorum
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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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A-bands
I-bands
H-zones
Z-lines
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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
sarcoplasm
endomysium
plasmalemma
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Muscle #8

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

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Ear
Eye
Pink (smallest finger)
Belly
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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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Oesophagus
Lung
Heart
Small intestine
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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. fibularis longus
M. quadriceps
M. extensor hallucis longus
M. biceps brachii (the biceps)
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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 #11

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

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Toes
Eye
Belly
Hand
Lower leg
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Muscle #6

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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 endocardlumen of the heart.
The adventitia of the vessel corresponds to the lumenepicard.
The tunica media of the vessel corresponds to the epicardmyocard.
The tunica intima corresponds to the myocardendocard.
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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 indicate muscle relaxation.
They transduce signals from motor end plates.
They signal muscle fatigue.
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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