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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 transduce signals from motor end plates.
They indicate muscle relaxation.
They record muscle length
They signal muscle fatigue.
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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
A-bands
I-bands
Z-lines
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Muscle #9

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

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H-zones
A-bands
I-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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Single-unit smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Multi-unit smooth muscle.
Skeletal 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. adductor pollicis
M. levator scapulae
M. erector spinae
M. extensor digitorum
M. arrector pili
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Muscle #11

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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. adductor pollicis
M. levator scapulae
M. erector spinae
M. extensor digitorum
M. arrector pili
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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
Small intestine
Heart
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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 epicardlumen of the heart.
The adventitia of the vessel corresponds to the endocardepicard.
The tunica media of the vessel corresponds to the myocard.
The tunica intima corresponds to the lumenendocard.
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Muscle #8

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

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Belly
Ear
Eye
Pink (smallest finger)
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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.

FalseFalse

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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 #13

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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 #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 #1

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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 #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
Fascia
Epimysium
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Muscle #4

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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
Fascia
Epimysium
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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
Skeletal
Striated
Involuntary