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

What is the mechanism by which skeletal muscle usually contracts?

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

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