Muscular system

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Which type of muscle tissue is found in the heart wall?

  • Smooth muscle
  • Skeletal muscle
  • Cardiac muscle (correct)
  • Connective tissue

What type of muscle tissue is responsible for pushing things through organs?

  • Skeletal muscle
  • Cardiac muscle
  • Adipose tissue
  • Smooth muscle (correct)

Which type of muscle tissue is voluntary and attached to bones for movement?

  • Smooth muscle
  • Cardiac muscle
  • Skeletal muscle (correct)
  • Nervous tissue

What is the size of skeletal muscle fibers?

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

What are the striations in skeletal muscle fibers made of?

<p>Thin and thick filaments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are skeletal muscle fibers multinucleate?

<p>To control structural protein production (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do myoblasts become multinucleate in skeletal muscle development?

<p>They fuse together (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of myosatellite cells in muscle injury?

<p>Enlarging, dividing, and fusing with damaged muscle fibers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of myosatellite cells that did not fuse in development?

<p>Enlarging, dividing, and fusing with damaged muscle fibers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of perimysium in skeletal muscle organization?

<p>Divides skeletal muscle into compartments (fascicles) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the collagen fibers of epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium converge at the end of a muscle?

<p>To form tendons and aponeuroses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of endomysium in skeletal muscle organization?

<p>Surrounds individual muscle fibers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do arterioles supply blood in the skeletal muscle organization?

<p>To capillary network in endomysium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the pathway of nerve fibers in skeletal muscle organization?

<p>Penetrate epimysium, branch through perimysium, enter endomysium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do blood vessels and nerves enter in skeletal muscle organization?

<p>Together, branch through perimysium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of titin in muscle tissue?

<p>Acts as an elastic component associated with myosin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are mitochondria located in muscle tissue?

<p>Scattered among myofibrils (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when myofibrils contract in muscle tissue?

<p>The entire cell shortens and pulls on the tendon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of T tubules in muscle cells?

<p>Conducting electrical impulses for muscle contraction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure formed by the combination of 2 terminal cisternae and 1 T tubule?

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

What is the role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in muscle cells?

<p>Stores, releases, and retrieves Ca2+ ions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What structural feature of sarcomeres is directly responsible for muscle contractions?

<p>Interactions between thick and thin filaments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary component of the A band in a sarcomere?

<p>Overlapping thick and thin filaments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the H Band located within the sarcomere?

<p>On either side of the M line (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Z line in the structure of a sarcomere?

<p>It marks the boundary between adjacent sarcomeres (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region of the sarcomere contains only thin filaments and extends from one A band to the next?

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

What is the significance of the M Line in the sarcomere?

<p>It connects thick filaments and stabilizes their position (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which feature contributes to the striated appearance of muscle cells?

<p>The alignment of Z lines across myofibrils (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the I Band during muscle contraction?

<p>It shortens as the sarcomere contracts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What protein covers the active sites on G-actin, preventing actin-myosin interaction at rest?

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

What protein binds to one G-actin, holding the troponin-tropomyosin complex in position?

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

What protein has a receptor that binds 2 calcium ions to initiate a contraction?

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

Which protein forms a long strand holding F-actin together and extends along the F-actin strand between G-actin molecules?

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

What molecule has active sites where myosin (in thick filament) can bind for contractions?

<p>G-actin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of titin in muscle tissue?

<p>Anchoring thick filaments to the M line and maintaining proper alignment with thin filaments (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the titin strands during muscle contraction?

<p>They recoil after stretching (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During muscle contraction, what is the primary role of the myosin heads?

<p>Interact with actin filaments, forming cross-bridges and producing motion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the core of titin within the thick filament?

<p>Keeps thick and thin filaments in proper alignment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of titin in muscle tissue?

<p>Acts as an elastic protein that recoils after stretching (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does titin extend within the sarcomere in muscle tissue?

<p>From the M line to the Z line within the I band (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the myosin heads during muscle contraction?

<p>They interact with actin filaments, forming cross-bridges and pivot to produce motion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the core of titin within the thick filament?

<p>Keeps thick and thin filaments in proper alignment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What remains unchanged in width during muscle contraction according to the Sliding Filament Theory?

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

What prevents myosin from binding to actin in a relaxed muscle?

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

During muscle contraction, the shortening of which structure leads to the muscle fiber shortening?

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

Which bands narrow as the thin filaments slide toward the center of the sarcomere during muscle contraction?

<p>I bands and H bands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is held in place by troponin in a relaxed muscle?

<p>Tropomyosin strands (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During a muscle contraction, which band remains constant in width according to the Sliding Filament Theory?

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

What happens to the I bands during muscle contraction?

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

What changes occur to the H bands and I bands during muscle contraction?

<p>H bands and I bands narrow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the Z lines during muscle contraction?

<p>They move closer together (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs to the zones of overlap between thin and thick filaments during muscle contraction?

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

What is the primary function of the sodium-potassium pump in the maintenance of resting membrane potential?

<p>Bringing membrane potential back to 'rest' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What accounts for approximately 93% of ion movement across the cell membrane under resting conditions?

<p>Passive forces (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of potentials are responsible for long-distance signals in excitable membranes?

<p>Action potentials (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if the continuous leakage of Na+ and K+ across the membrane is allowed?

<p>Resting membrane potential may vanish (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of an excitable cell?

<p>It can produce action potentials (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells generally use only small changes in membrane potential to initiate their responses?

<p>Epithelial cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the period where no other action potential can be generated in the cell?

<p>Absolute refractory period (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue generally uses propagating action potentials to initiate their responses?

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

What is the term for the period where another action potential can be generated, but a large stimulus is needed?

<p>Relative refractory period (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cells are characterized by having a high number of voltage-gated ion channels?

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

What is the term for the period where no other action potential can be generated in a cell?

<p>Absolute refractory period (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells generally use only small changes in membrane potential to initiate their responses?

<p>Epithelial cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cells are characterized by having a high number of voltage-gated ion channels and using propagating action potentials to initiate their responses?

<p>Heart cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the membrane potential moving from a positive value to -70mV?

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

Which type of cells have few voltage-gated ion channels and generally use only small changes in membrane potential to initiate their responses?

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

What is the primary function of the Sodium-Potassium pump in the context of the Resting Membrane Potential?

<p>Preventing the continuous leakage of Na+ &amp; K+ to maintain RMP (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What accounts for approximately 93% of ion movement across the cell membrane under resting conditions?

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

What is the primary role of transient changes in resting membrane potential in excitable cells?

<p>Producing electrical signals for short-distance cell communication (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the all-or-none law in the context of action potentials?

<p>Determining whether an action potential will occur (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the unequal charge distribution in excitable cells?

<p>It polarizes the cell (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the period when the cell rapidly repolarizes and K+ gates open?

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

What causes hyperpolarization of the membrane during the action potential process?

<p>Excessive efflux of K+ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs once the peak of action potential is reached?

<p>Voltage-gated Na+ channels close (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the membrane potential during depolarization?

<p>Inside of the cell reverses from a negative to a positive charge (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when the membrane potential moves from a negative value to a positive peak of +30mV?

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

What happens after the peak of the action potential when the cell rapidly repolarizes?

<p>Na+ gates close and K+ gates open (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the hyperpolarization of the membrane in the neuron?

<p>Excessive efflux of K+ due to open potassium gates (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What prevents further depolarization once the hyperpolarization occurs?

<p>Excessive efflux of K+ due to open potassium gates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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