Development of the Muscular System Quiz

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Which type of muscle differentiates from splanchnic mesoderm surrounding the gut and its derivatives?

  • Cardiac muscle
  • Skeletal muscle
  • Smooth muscle (correct)
  • Iris muscle

From which type of mesoderm do the limb muscles develop by epitheliomesenchymal transformation?

  • Neuroectoderm
  • Paraxial mesoderm (correct)
  • Ectoderm
  • Splanchnic mesoderm

Which embryonic cells give rise to myoblasts, the embryonic muscle cells?

  • Mesenchymal cells (correct)
  • Mesothelial cells
  • MyoD cells
  • Neural crest cells

What activates transcription of muscle-specific genes and is considered an important regulatory gene for the induction of myogenic differentiation?

<p>MyoD (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is derived from the neural crest in the head region?

<p>Skeletal muscle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process is dependent on the degree of mesenchymal cell differentiation for the induction of myogenesis by MyoD?

<p>Epitheliomesenchymal transformation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first indication of myogenesis according to the text?

<p>Activation of gene expression in myogenic cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristic organelles that form in the cytoplasm of myotubes during muscle growth?

<p>Myofibrils (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do myogenic precursor cells originate from in response to molecular signals?

<p>Paraxial mesoderm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle-specific basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors are activated in precursor myogenic cells according to the text?

<p>MyoD, MyoG, Myf-5, MRF4 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What results in the ongoing muscle growth in the fetus according to the text?

<p>Fusion of myoblasts and myotubes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do cells migrate to from the dorsomedial edge of the dermomyotome according to the text?

<p>Dermatome (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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