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Types of Muscles

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What is the ability of muscle tissue to respond to a stimulus?

Elasticity

Extensibility

Contractility

Excitability (correct)

What is the primary function of muscle tissue?

To protect internal organs

To move body parts or internal organs (correct)

To filter blood

To regulate body temperature

What is the strongest muscle in the human body?

Hamstring muscle

Masseter muscle (correct)

Bicep muscle

Quad muscle

How many types of muscles are there in the human body?

Three Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of muscle tissue to return to its normal length after stretching?

Elasticity Signup and view all the answers

What type of muscle tissue comprises the majority of the heart wall?

Cardiac muscle tissue Signup and view all the answers

What type of muscle is attached to the skeleton by tendons?

Skeletal Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle has multinucleated cells?

Skeletal Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of skeletal muscle in the body?

To produce movement Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a muscle that helps the agonist?

Synergist Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a muscle that opposes the action of the agonist?

Antagonist Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle has spindle-shaped cells?

Smooth Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of tendons in the skeletal muscle system?

To connect muscles to bones and enable movement Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the connective tissue covering that surrounds each muscle fiber (cell)?

Endomysium Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the attachment site of a muscle on a more movable bone?

Insertion Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of skeletal muscle contraction in terms of thermoregulation?

To convert energy into heat and maintain body temperature Signup and view all the answers

What is the arrangement of muscle fibers within a skeletal muscle?

Fibers are arranged into bundles called fascicles Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the muscle cell membrane?

Sarcolemma Signup and view all the answers