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What is the defining characteristic of a muscle?
What is the defining characteristic of a muscle?
- Ability to contract (correct)
- Ability to relax
- Ability to elongate
- Ability to expand
Which type of muscle is spindle-shaped, smooth, and generally found in two layers?
Which type of muscle is spindle-shaped, smooth, and generally found in two layers?
- Skeletal muscle
- Cardiac muscle
- Voluntary muscle
- Smooth muscle (correct)
Which type of nerve system controls smooth muscles?
Which type of nerve system controls smooth muscles?
- Parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system (correct)
- Central nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
- Somatic nervous system
Where are smooth muscles typically found in the body?
Where are smooth muscles typically found in the body?
What shape do cardiac muscle fibers typically have?
What shape do cardiac muscle fibers typically have?
Which type of muscle includes fibers that form the cardiac conducting system?
Which type of muscle includes fibers that form the cardiac conducting system?
What is the main difference between cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle?
What is the main difference between cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle?
How are skeletal muscles different from smooth muscles?
How are skeletal muscles different from smooth muscles?
What is the main function of skeletal muscles?
What is the main function of skeletal muscles?
Why are skeletal muscles called 'striated'?
Why are skeletal muscles called 'striated'?
Where are skeletal muscles NOT typically found?
Where are skeletal muscles NOT typically found?
What differentiates the origin from the insertion of a skeletal muscle?
What differentiates the origin from the insertion of a skeletal muscle?
What is the type of muscle that provides for a wide range of movements, like the deltoid muscles?
What is the type of muscle that provides for a wide range of movements, like the deltoid muscles?
What is the function of the fleshy (belly) part of a muscle?
What is the function of the fleshy (belly) part of a muscle?
Which of the following connective tissues attaches muscles to bones?
Which of the following connective tissues attaches muscles to bones?
What is the type of muscle that is broad at its origin and tapers to a narrower insertion, exemplified by the pectoralis major muscle?
What is the type of muscle that is broad at its origin and tapers to a narrower insertion, exemplified by the pectoralis major muscle?
Myalgia is characterized by:
Myalgia is characterized by:
How are the fibers arranged in muscles with oblique fibers?
How are the fibers arranged in muscles with oblique fibers?
Which type of muscle fiber arrangement resembles half a feather?
Which type of muscle fiber arrangement resembles half a feather?
Which type of muscle is arranged in a circle and allows closure of the eyes and mouth?
Which type of muscle is arranged in a circle and allows closure of the eyes and mouth?
What is the classification of the sternomastoid muscle based on its fiber orientation?
What is the classification of the sternomastoid muscle based on its fiber orientation?
The fixed part of a skeletal muscle is known as the:
The fixed part of a skeletal muscle is known as the:
Which type of muscle fiber arrangement has muscle fibers that slope from both sides into a central tendon?
Which type of muscle fiber arrangement has muscle fibers that slope from both sides into a central tendon?
Myasthenia gravis is characterized by:
Myasthenia gravis is characterized by:
What is the contractile and fleshy part of a skeletal muscle called?
What is the contractile and fleshy part of a skeletal muscle called?
Which muscle type is also known as striated muscles?
Which muscle type is also known as striated muscles?
Which muscle type attaches to the bone using a fibrous cord?
Which muscle type attaches to the bone using a fibrous cord?
In which muscle attachment pattern do fibers attach to both sides of a tendon?
In which muscle attachment pattern do fibers attach to both sides of a tendon?
Which muscle type is an example of the convergent type of muscles?
Which muscle type is an example of the convergent type of muscles?
