Motor Units and Neuromuscular Junctions Quiz

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Which type of motor unit is responsible for gross contractions in skeletal muscle?

  • Small motor units
  • Large motor units (correct)
  • Motor units are not responsible for contractions
  • Both large and small motor units

What is the main elimination method for acetylcholine (ACh) at the neuromuscular junction?

  • Enzymatic degradation (correct)
  • Reuptake
  • Diffusion through the blood
  • All of the above

Which receptors are involved in the end plate of skeletal muscle?

  • No receptors are involved
  • Nicotinic 1 (N1 or Nm) (correct)
  • Nicotinic 2 (N2 or Nn)
  • Both N1 and N2 receptors

Which protein inhibits the binding site for myosin heads on actin filaments?

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

What is the function of Troponin I in the sarcomere?

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

Which band in the sarcomere contains both thick and thin filaments?

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

Which ion is released into the cytoplasm during excitation-relaxation coupling in skeletal muscle?

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

What is the role of acetylcholine (ACh) in excitation-relaxation coupling in skeletal muscle?

<p>It triggers the opening of cation channels (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are nicotinic receptors located in skeletal muscle?

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

During muscle contraction, what happens to troponin-tropomyosin complex?

<p>It is removed from the myosin binding sites on actin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of ATP in muscle contraction?

<p>It allows myosin heads to detach from actin and reattach to another binding site (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is muscle relaxation achieved?

<p>By the sequestration of calcium ions by SERCA (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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