Muscle Tissue Characteristics

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Which type of muscle tissue can undergo mitosis and regeneration?

  • Cardiac muscle
  • All types of muscle tissue
  • Smooth muscle (correct)
  • Skeletal muscle

What is the main characteristic of skeletal muscle contraction?

  • Fast, all-or-none contraction
  • Can only contract fully (correct)
  • Can only contract partially
  • Slow, partial contraction

What type of muscle tissue is controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

  • Smooth muscle
  • Skeletal muscle
  • Both cardiac and smooth muscle (correct)
  • Cardiac muscle

Which type of muscle tissue has intercalated discs for cell-to-cell junctions?

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

What is the main function of satellite cells in skeletal muscle?

<p>To aid recovery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue has a single central nucleus?

<p>Both cardiac and smooth muscle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs?

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

What is the main characteristic of cardiac muscle contraction?

<p>Fast, all-or-none contraction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of muscle tissue has striation due to the dense arrangement of actin and myosin?

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

What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction?

<p>It binds to Tropin, deforming tropomyosin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an action potential opens in a muscle cell?

<p>Calcium floods into the cell (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true regarding rigor mortis?

<p>It occurs due to a lack of ATP (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following neuron types does not have dendrites at its perikaryon?

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

Which structural component of a neuron is primarily responsible for receiving nerve impulses?

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

Which of the following correctly describes the action of myosin during muscle contraction?

<p>Myosin heads bind to actin when tropomyosin is deformed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are the presynaptic terminals located in a multipolar neuron?

<p>At the distal end of the axon (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when calcium unbinds from Tropin during muscle relaxation?

<p>Actin and myosin are blocked from interacting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells?

<p>Storing and releasing calcium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are the perikaryon and dendrites located in a bipolar neuron?

<p>One end has dendrites, while perikaryon is in the middle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of intercalated discs in cardiac muscle tissue?

<p>To allow for coordinated contraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is unique about the nucleus of skeletal muscle cells?

<p>It is multi-nucleated (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between cardiac and skeletal muscle contraction?

<p>Cardiac muscle contraction is all or none (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of muscle tissue has gap junctions for cell-to-cell communication?

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

What is the primary function of autonomic innervation in smooth muscle tissue?

<p>To allow for automatic contraction and relaxation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of satellite cells in skeletal muscle?

<p>To aid in muscle recovery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is voluntary?

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

What is the primary difference between skeletal and cardiac muscle structure?

<p>Skeletal muscle is multinucleated (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of smooth muscle contraction?

<p>It is slow and partial (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately describes the role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum during muscle contraction?

<p>It stores calcium ions needed for muscle contractions. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the myosin heads during contraction?

<p>They bind to actin filaments and pull them inward. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Troponin in skeletal muscle contraction?

<p>It deforms tropomyosin allowing myosin to bind to actin. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mechanism causes muscle contraction to cease?

<p>Closure of action potentials stopping calcium influx. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What results from calcium binding to Troponin during skeletal muscle contraction?

<p>Tropomyosin is deformed, allowing myosin to bind. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a pseudo-unipolar neuron from other neuron types?

<p>It has a perikaryon in the middle of its axon. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event characterizes rigor mortis at a molecular level?

<p>Lack of ATP leading to persistent myosin-actin binding. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when calcium unbinds from Troponin after a muscle contraction?

<p>Actin binding sites are once again covered by tropomyosin. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates a bipolar neuron from a multipolar neuron?

<p>Presynaptic terminals are located at one end with the perikaryon in the center in bipolar neurons. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the release of calcium ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum during muscle contraction?

<p>Initiation of an action potential in the muscle fiber. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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