Muscle Physiology

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Which type of muscle is found only in the heart?

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

What is the purpose of controlled muscle contraction?

  • To propel contents through various hollow internal organs
  • To allow purposeful movement of the whole body or parts of the body (correct)
  • To empty contents of certain organs to external environment
  • To manipulate external objects

What are the contractile elements of a muscle fiber called?

  • A bands
  • Thin filaments
  • Thick filaments
  • Myofibrils (correct)

Which type of muscle appears throughout the body systems as components of hollow organs and tubes?

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What are the two types of filaments in myofibrils?

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

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