Muscle Tissue Comparison Quiz

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Which type of muscle has a striated appearance similar to skeletal muscle but with intercalated discs?

  • Cardiac muscle (correct)
  • Smooth muscle
  • Skeletal muscle
  • None of the above

Where is smooth muscle primarily found?

  • In the skeletal system
  • Attached to bones via tendons
  • Forms the heart walls
  • In the walls of internal organs and blood vessels (correct)

Which type of muscle is under conscious control for voluntary movements?

  • Skeletal muscle (correct)
  • Cardiac muscle
  • Smooth muscle
  • None of the above

What is the specialized cell-to-cell junction in cardiac muscle that allows coordinated contraction?

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

Which type of muscle is controlled by somatic motor neurons?

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

What controls the involuntary contraction of cardiac muscle?

<p>Autonomic nervous system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle lacks the highly organized sarcomere structure?

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

Which neurotransmitter is primarily responsible for neuromuscular junction in cardiac muscle?

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

What regulates the exposure of myosin-binding sites on actin in skeletal muscle?

<p>Troponin-tropomyosin complex (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle has involuntary control regulated by the autonomic nervous system and hormones?

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

What initiates the action potentials in cardiac muscle?

<p>Autorhythmic activity from pacemaker cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What regulates the interaction of myosin with actin in smooth muscle?

<p>Calcium-calmodulin-dependent myosin light chain kinase (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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