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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. masseter
M. biceps brachii (the biceps)
M. gluteus maximus
M. quadriceps
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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
myofilament
endomysium
sarcoplasm
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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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Striated
Skeletal
Involuntary
Multinucleated
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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 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 #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. extensor hallucis longus
M. quadriceps
M. sartorius
M. fibularis longus
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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
Hand
Lower leg
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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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Perimysium
Endomysium
Epimysium
Fascia
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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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Single-unit smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
Multi-unit smooth muscle.
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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. arrector pili
M. erector spinae
m. adductor pollicis
M. extensor digitorum
M. levator scapulae
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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
Z-lines
A-bands
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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
Oesophagus
Heart
Lung
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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 #2

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

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endomysium
sarcolemma
sarcoplasm
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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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 indicate muscle relaxation.
They transduce signals from motor end plates.
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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.

False

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Muscle #8

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

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Pink (smallest finger)
Eye
Belly
Ear