Functions of Skeletal Muscles

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Questions and Answers

What is the characteristic of muscle tissue that allows it to respond to a stimulus?

  • Elasticity
  • Contractility
  • Extensibility
  • Excitability (correct)

What is the type of muscle tissue that comprises the majority of the heart wall?

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

What is the term for the ability of muscle tissue to return to its normal length after stretching?

  • Extensibility
  • Relaxation
  • Elasticity (correct)
  • Contractility

What is the strongest muscle in the human body?

<p>Masseter muscle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of muscle movement is outside of conscious control?

<p>Non-voluntary movement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Approximately how many muscles are in the face alone?

<p>Over 50 muscles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of skeletal muscles in maintaining posture and body position?

<p>Through continuous muscle contraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of tendons in skeletal muscles?

<p>To transmit forces from muscle to bone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of skeletal muscles in supporting soft tissue?

<p>To support the weight of visceral organs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of skeletal muscles in guarding entrances and exits of body systems?

<p>To encircle openings to digestive and urinary tracts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of skeletal muscles in maintaining body temperature?

<p>By generating heat through muscle contraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the arrangement of skeletal muscles fibers?

<p>Muscle fibers are arranged into bundles called fascicles, and fascicles are arranged into muscles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of skeletal muscles?

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

What is the term for a muscle that contracts to create the desired action?

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

What is the role of a synergist in muscle function?

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

What is the relationship between the biceps and triceps muscles?

<p>They are antagonists (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are skeletal muscles attached?

<p>To the skeleton by tendons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of skeletal muscle cells?

<p>Elongated, cylindrical, and multinucleated (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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