Muscle Tissue Function and Structure Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT a function of muscles?

  • Moving parts of the body
  • Providing locomotion
  • Binding structures together
  • Facilitating the transport of nutrients (correct)
  • What is the term used to describe the attachment of a muscle directly to the bone?

  • Collagenous insertion
  • Tendinous insertion
  • Muscular insertion (correct)
  • Periosteal insertion
  • Which of the following is the basic unit of muscle tissue?

  • Nerve fiber
  • Muscle fiber (correct)
  • Connective tissue
  • Blood vessel
  • What type of tissue penetrates muscle tissue in addition to connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerve fibers?

    <p>Lymph vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of muscles in the given text?

    <p>Facilitating respiration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of muscle is responsible for the movement of the eyeball?

    <p>Skeletal muscle with a richer supply of neurons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between a single motor nerve cell and the muscle fibers it innervates in the postural muscles of the back?

    <p>A single neuron innervates over 1,000 muscle fibers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of skeletal muscle tissue mentioned in the text?

    <p>Skeletal muscle is under the control of the spinal or cranial nerves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the basic functional unit of skeletal muscle tissue?

    <p>Motor unit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of cutting the nerve to a skeletal muscle?

    <p>The muscle will become paralyzed and may atrophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mechanism by which skeletal muscle usually contracts?

    <p>Nervous innervation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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