Muscular System Functions Quiz

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Which characteristic of muscle tissue allows it to shorten and thicken?

Contractility (correct)

Extensibility

Elasticity

Excitability

Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system?

Movement

Guarding entrances and exits of the body

Maintaining posture

Digesting food (correct)

Which type of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?

Smooth muscle tissue

Skeletal muscle tissue (correct)

All types of muscle tissue

Cardiac muscle tissue

What is the microscopic appearance of skeletal muscle tissue?

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Which type of muscle tissue makes up the walls of organs and blood vessels?

Smooth muscle tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic that allows muscle tissue to lengthen?

Extensibility Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue cells connect to each other at intercalated discs?

Cardiac muscle tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic of muscle tissue allows it to return to its resting state after contracting or lengthening?

Elasticity Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the muscular system that enables movement?

Contractility - the ability to shorten and thicken Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue is under conscious (voluntary) control?

Skeletal muscle tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is the microscopic appearance of cardiac muscle tissue?

Short, branching cells with a single nucleus, connected at intercalated discs Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic of muscle tissue allows it to lengthen?

Extensibility Signup and view all the answers

Which function of the muscular system involves maintaining body temperature?

Movement Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of muscle tissue that allows it to receive and respond to stimulation?

Excitability Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue makes up the walls of organs and blood vessels?

Smooth (visceral) muscle tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which function of the muscular system involves supporting soft tissues within body cavities?

Maintaining posture Signup and view all the answers

Muscular System Functions Quiz

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Which characteristic of muscle tissue allows it to shorten and thicken?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system?

Which type of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?

What is the microscopic appearance of skeletal muscle tissue?

Which type of muscle tissue makes up the walls of organs and blood vessels?

What is the characteristic that allows muscle tissue to lengthen?

Which type of muscle tissue cells connect to each other at intercalated discs?

Which characteristic of muscle tissue allows it to return to its resting state after contracting or lengthening?

What is the primary function of the muscular system that enables movement?

Which type of muscle tissue is under conscious (voluntary) control?

What is the microscopic appearance of cardiac muscle tissue?

Which characteristic of muscle tissue allows it to lengthen?

Which function of the muscular system involves maintaining body temperature?

What is the characteristic of muscle tissue that allows it to receive and respond to stimulation?

Which type of muscle tissue makes up the walls of organs and blood vessels?

Which function of the muscular system involves supporting soft tissues within body cavities?

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