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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 #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 signal muscle fatigue.
They indicate muscle relaxation.
They record muscle length
They transduce signals from motor end plates.
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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
Hand
Eye
Belly
Lower leg
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Question:

Muscle #2

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

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endomysium
sarcoplasm
sarcolemma
plasmalemma
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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
sarcolemma
sarcoplasm
endomysium
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Question:

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 epicardlumen of the heart.
The adventitia of the vessel corresponds to the endocardepicard.
The tunica media of the vessel corresponds to the lumenmyocard.
The tunica intima corresponds to the myocardendocard.
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Question:

Muscle #4

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 length of the A-band does not change.

TrueTrue

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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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Epimysium
Endomysium
Perimysium
Fascia
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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
Z-lines
A-bands
I-bands
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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. masseter
M. gluteus maximus
M. quadriceps
M. biceps brachii (the biceps)
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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
Sarcoplasm
Sarcomere
Sarcolemma
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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
Small intestine
Lung
Oesophagus
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Question:

Muscle #8

Response:

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

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Pink (smallest finger)
Ear
Eye
Belly
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Question:

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. arrector pili
M. levator scapulae
m. adductor pollicis
M. extensor digitorum
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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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Involuntary
Multinucleated
Striated
Skeletal
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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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Skeletal muscle
Multi-unit smooth muscle.
Cardiac muscle
Single-unit smooth muscle
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Question:

Muscle #9

Response:

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

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