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What is the term for the ability of muscle cells to shorten forcefully?
What is the term for the ability of muscle cells to shorten forcefully?
- Elasticity
- Contractibility (correct)
- Excitability
- Extensibility
Which part of a muscle has the ability to recoil back to its original length after being stretched?
Which part of a muscle has the ability to recoil back to its original length after being stretched?
- Muscles (correct)
- Sarcolemma
- Myofibrils
- Sarcoplasmic reticulum
What are myofilaments composed of in a sarcomere?
What are myofilaments composed of in a sarcomere?
- Sarcoplasmic reticulum
- Sarcolemma
- Myosin filaments and actin (correct)
- Sarcoplasm
What is the main function of muscular tissue?
What is the main function of muscular tissue?
What causes the transverse striations in muscle fibers?
What causes the transverse striations in muscle fibers?
What is the main property that allows a muscle to be stretched?
What is the main property that allows a muscle to be stretched?
What is the major protein of the M-line in the muscular tissue?
What is the major protein of the M-line in the muscular tissue?
What is the name of the cytoplasm in the muscle fibers?
What is the name of the cytoplasm in the muscle fibers?
Which term refers to the ability of muscle cells to shorten forcefully?
Which term refers to the ability of muscle cells to shorten forcefully?
What property allows muscles to recoil back to their original length after being stretched?
What property allows muscles to recoil back to their original length after being stretched?
What is the network of membrane called in the sarcoplasm?
What is the network of membrane called in the sarcoplasm?
What is the term for the ability of a muscle to be stretched?
What is the term for the ability of a muscle to be stretched?
What are the two types of myofilaments found in myofibrils?
What are the two types of myofilaments found in myofibrils?
What is the name of the membrane surrounding the muscle fibers?
What is the name of the membrane surrounding the muscle fibers?
What causes transverse striations in muscle fibers?
What causes transverse striations in muscle fibers?
What controls the movement of an organism?
What controls the movement of an organism?
What is the name of the thin and elongated cells that make up muscular tissue?
What is the name of the thin and elongated cells that make up muscular tissue?
Which element is composed of thick filaments in myofibrils?
Which element is composed of thick filaments in myofibrils?
