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?

Spiral Muscles (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

Short (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Orbicular (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Abductor (B) Signup and view all the answers

Identify the classification of a muscle that has three heads.

Triceps (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which connective tissue surrounds and separates individual muscle fibers?

Endomysium (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary action of a flexor muscle?

Decreases the angle between bones (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Rhombus (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Posterior (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle classification includes the term 'deltoid'?

Triangular (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which term indicates a muscle that turns the palm posteriorly?

Pronator (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Generates force that enables movement (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Origin (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Agonist (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a fixator in muscle actions?

To stabilize a body part during action (B) 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?

Elasticity (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the sarcolemma in muscle cells?

Encloses the muscle cell cytoplasm (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Excitability (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Distensibility (A) Signup and view all the answers