Muscle Tissue and Connective Layers Quiz

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What is the correct order of connective tissue layers from muscle fiber to bone?

  • Perimysium -> Endomysium -> Epimysium -> Fascicle -> Tendon -> Bone
  • Endomysium -> Fascicle -> Epimysium -> Muscle Fascia -> Tendon -> Bone (correct)
  • Epimysium -> Endomysium -> Perimysium -> Tendon -> Bone
  • Fascicle -> Endomysium -> Muscle Fascia -> Epimysium -> Tendon -> Bone

Which type of muscle classification involves fascicles that are arranged like feathers?

  • Pennate Muscles (correct)
  • Parallel Muscles
  • Fusiform Muscles
  • Circular Muscles

What distinguishes a unipennate muscle from a bipennate muscle?

  • Bipennate muscles are thicker in the middle and shorter at the ends.
  • Bipennate muscles encircle a structure and are also called sphincters.
  • Unipennate muscles have fascicles feathering out from one side of a tendon. (correct)
  • Unipennate muscles have fascicles that attach on both sides of a single tendon.

Which term refers to the muscle shape that wraps around a bone and has a twisted appearance?

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

What does the name 'pectoralis major' indicate about the muscle?

<p>It is located in the chest and is one of the larger muscles in that area. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'brevis' refer to in muscle nomenclature?

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

Which of the following muscle terms applies to a muscle that is oriented in a circular shape?

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

Which term is used to describe a muscle that pulls away from the midline?

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

Identify the classification of a muscle that has three heads.

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

Which connective tissue surrounds and separates individual muscle fibers?

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

What is the primary action of a flexor muscle?

<p>Decreases the angle between bones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What shape is indicated by the term 'rhomboid' in muscle nomenclature?

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

Which term describes a muscle located toward the back of the body?

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

Which muscle classification includes the term 'deltoid'?

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

Which term indicates a muscle that turns the palm posteriorly?

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

What is the primary role of muscle tension during skeletal muscle activation?

<p>Generates force that enables movement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes the point at which a muscle attaches that is less movable during contraction?

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

Which type of muscle performs the primary force in a particular movement?

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

What is the role of a fixator in muscle actions?

<p>To stabilize a body part during action (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the ability of muscle tissue to return to its original shape after being stretched?

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

What is the function of the sarcolemma in muscle cells?

<p>Encloses the muscle cell cytoplasm (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which property of muscle cells enables them to respond to stimuli?

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

Which term describes the ability of muscle tissue to be stretched without damage?

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

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