A&P: Chapter 7 Practice Questions

The _____________ contains vesicles filled with acetylcholine A) axon terminal B) motor end plate C) neuromuscular junction D) synaptic cleft E) transverse tubule

A) axon terminal

The enzyme acetylcholinesterase causes acetylcholine to A) break down B) synthesize C) bond to actin D) be secreted E) form cross-bridges

A) break down

The specialized sarcolemma that contains acetylcholine receptors is the A) synaptic knob B) motor end plate C) motor unit D) synaptic cleft E) I band

B) motor end plate

Glycolysis A) is an anaerobic process B) is the breakdown of pyruvate to glucose C) acts as the only source of ATP in muscle tissue D) is only active during rest E) occurs in the nucleus

A) is an anaerobic process

Which of the following is characteristic of cardiac muscle? A) cardiac muscle cells are striated B) cardiac muscle cells achieve tetany with every contraction C) cardiac muscle fibers are multi nucleated D) cardiac muscle fibers are faster than skeletal muscles E) neurons that innervate cardiac muscle tissue are under voluntary control

A) cardiac muscle cells are striated

During which phase is the stimulus frequency so high that the relaxation phase is eliminated? A) complete tetanus B) a twitch C) incomplete tetanus D) recovery E) recruitment

A) complete tetanus

The active sites on actin molecules are usually covered up by other molecules. What is the critical material required to uncover the active sites on the actin molecules that will then bind to myosin heads? A) ATP B) calcium C) oxygen D) vitamin A E) titin

B) calcium

Skeletal muscle fibers differ from "typical cells" in that these muscle fibers A) lack a plasma membrane B) have many nuclei C) are very small D) lack mitochondria E) contain endoplasmic reticulum

B) have many nuclei

Which of the following occurs when glycolysis produces pyruvate faster than it can be used by the mitochondria? A) pyruvate levels drop in the cytoplasm B) lactic acid is produced C) pyruvate is converted to sucrose D) lactic acid dissociated into a water molecule and hydrogen E) oxygen is produced

B) lactic acid is produced

Which statement regarding the relaxation phase of a muscle twitch is true? A) the phase begins at stimulation and typically lasts about two milliseconds B) muscle tension falls to resting levels C) the action potential sweeps across the sarcomere during this period D) tension rises to a peak E) cross-bridges are interacting with active sites on actin filaments throughout this period

B) muscle tension falls to resting levels

A sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle of striated muscle fibers is called A) endomysium B) perimysium C) sarcolemma D) epimysium E) sarcoplasmic reticulum

B) perimysium

The terminal cisternae are structural features of the A) myofilaments B) sarcoplasmic reticula C) myofibrils D) I bands E) sarcolemma

B) sarcoplasmic reticula

As a skeletal muscle contraction is initiated, acetylcholine binding alters the motor end plate membrane's permeability to A) acetylcholinesterase B) sodium ions C) calcium ions D) chloride ions E) potassium ions

B) sodium ions

Creatine phosphate serves to A) cause the decomposition of ATP B) supply energy to synthesize ATP C) decompose ADP D) synthesize ADP E) synthesize glucose

B) supply energy to synthesize ATP

What is the function of the transverse tubule? A) the storage of calcium ions B) to transmit electrical impulses to the cell's interior C) to store sodium ions D) to allow cross-bridge attachment E) to produce myofibrils

B) to transmit electrical impulses to the cell's interior

Each myofibril consists of approximately ________________ sarcomeres A) 10 B) 500 C) 10,000 D) 100,000 E) 2-3 million

C) 10,000

Choose the correct statement regarding motor units A) muscle fibers of each motor unit are not mingled with those of other motor units B) During a sustained contraction, all motor units are activated simultaneously C) A motor neuron may control only two or three muscle fibers of the eye muscle(s) D) When muscles contract for sustained periods, maximal tension is maintained E) Most motor neurons control fewer than five muscle fibers

C) A motor neuron may control only two or three muscle fibers of the eye muscle(s)

The area of the sarcomere that is the light region between two successive A-bands is the A) Z line B) M line C) I band D) myofibril E) H band

C) I band

A resting muscle generates most of its ATP by A) conversion of creatine phosphate B) anaerobic respiration C) aerobic respiration D) glycolysis E) heat loss

C) aerobic respiration

During moderate activity, which of the following is true regarding muscle metabolism? A) the ATP produced is used to build energy reserves of ATP and glycogen B) Most ATP is produced through glycolysis, with lactate and hydrogen ions as byproducts C) glucose and fatty acids are catabolized D) mitochondrial activity provides about one-third of the ATP consumed E) mitochondria are not involved

C) glucose and fatty acids are catabolized

Which of the following occurs as a result of motor units in a particular muscle being always active, even though their contractions do not produce enough movement to cause contraction? A) treppe B) tetany C) muscle tone D) fatigue E) a twitch

C) muscle tone

Non-striated, involuntary muscle is A) cardiac B) red skeletal C) smooth D) white skeletal E) intermediate skeletal

C) smooth

Which statement regarding isometric contractions is true? A) tension rises during a contraction B) the skeletal muscle's length changes C) the tension produced never exceeds the load D) tension remains at a constant level until relaxation occurs E) examples are walking and running

C) the tension produced never exceeds the load

Place these steps of muscle contraction in the correct order. 1. Action potential is generated along the sarcolemma 2. Nerve impulse arrives at synapse 3. Calcium is released into muscle cell cytoplasm 4. Acetylcholine is produced 5. Actin and myosin molecules continuously cross-link, with actin molecules being pulled inward A) 2,3,4,1,5 B) 4,2,1,5,3 C) 1,2,4,3,5 D) 2,4,1,3,5 E) 1,2,4,5,3

D) 2,4,1,3,5

The region of a sarcomere containing myosin, going from one end of the myosin molecules to the other end of the myosin molecules, is the A) Z line B) M line C) H band D) A band E) I band

D) A band

The stiffness that occurs at death, when actin and myosin molecules stay linked to each other in a contracted state, is due to a lack of A) cAMP B) DNA C) RNA D) ATP E) tRNA

D) ATP

Which of the following is one of the steps that ends a contraction? A) Sarcoplasmic reticulum absorbs sodium ions B) Acetylcholine binds to receptors on the sarcolemma C) Calcium ions bind to troponin D) Acetylcholine is broken down by acetylcholinesterase E) An action potential spreads across the entire surface of the muscle fiber

D) Acetylcholine is broken down by acetylcholinesterase

The striated appearance of skeletal muscle results from A) the transverse tubule pattern B) the sarcoplasmic reticulum C) cisternae placement D) actin and myosin arrangement E) the perimysium arrangement

D) actin and myosin arrangement

In response to action potentials arriving from the transverse tubules, the sarcoplasmic reticulum releases A) acetylcholine B) sodium ions C) potassium ions D) calcium ions E) acetylcholinesterase

D) calcium ions

Regarding muscle fiber elongation, A) many active mechanisms exist for muscle fiber elongation B) muscle contraction is passive; whereas, elongation is active C) opposing muscle movements are not a factor D) gravity may help lengthen a muscle fiber after elongation E) elastic forces are generated where a muscle fiber elongates

D) gravity may help lengthen a muscle fiber after elongation

Which of the following occurs when tension production rises to a peak and very brief periods of relaxation occur? A) resting period B) latency C) tension plateau D) incomplete tetanus E) complete tetanus

D) incomplete tetanus

Regarding lactic acid regulation, which cells in the body consume extra oxygen and produce ATP for the conversion of excess lactate absorbed from the blood back to glucose? A) neurons B) cardiac muscle cells C) skeletal muscle fibers D) liver cells E) erythrocytes

D) liver cells

Exhaustion of energy reserves or decline in pH due to production and dissociation of lactic acid causes A) muscle contraction B) the conduction of neural information to the muscle fiber C) muscle relaxation D) muscle fatigue E) the striated appearance of skeletal muscle

D) muscle fatigue

The skeletal muscles store calcium ions in the terminal cisternae of the A) sarcolemma B) sarcomere C) sarcosome D) sarcoplasmic reticulum E) sarcoplasm

D) sarcoplasmic reticulum

Regarding a skeletal muscle fiber, wherever a T-tubule encircles a myofibril, the tubule is tightly bound to A) the nucleus B) the sarcolemma C) the endomysium D) the sarcoplasmic reticulum E) thick filaments

D) the sarcoplasmic reticulum

Which statement regarding skeletal muscle is true? A) Skeletal muscles are directly, but not indirectly, attached to bones B) Skeletal muscles do not contain connective tissue C) Skeletal muscles do not maintain body temperature D) Skeletal muscles do not contain nervous tissue E) Skeletal muscles contain blood vessels

E) Skeletal muscles contain blood vessels

Upon the nerve impulse arriving at the axon terminal, A) active sites on actin are exposed B) active sites on myosin are exposed C) actin heads will bind to myosin D) muscle relaxation occurs E) acetylcholine is released

E) acetylcholine is released

Smooth muscle cells A) have to be innervated by motor neurons B) are larger than cardiac muscle cells C) are multinucleate D) contain intercalated discs E) are spindle-shaped

E) are spindle-shaped

Muscle cells A) actively lengthen B) generate compression C) possess a mechanism that regulates the tension amount by changing the number of contracting sarcomeres D) vary tension production based on the amount of sodium ions bound to actin E) can only contract

E) can only contract

Which statement regarding "heat loss" is true? A) muscle activity does not generate heat B) shivering in a cold environment results in higher levels of heat loss C) when skeletal muscles are contracting at peak levels, body temperature drops D) heat loss is reduced when blood flow to the skin increases E) muscle contractions play an important role in the maintenance of normal body temperature

E) muscle contractions play an important role in the maintenance of normal body temperature

After death, rigor mortis lasts until A) ATP is produced B) T-tubules recapture calcium ions C) sodium ions are released by the sarcoplasmic reticulum D) sarcomeres lengthen E) myofilaments are broken down

E) myofilaments are broken down

Botulism A) is the result of an attack on acetylcholine receptors by the immune system B) is usually tied to a genetic predisposition C) is a viral illness D) results from the loss of acetylcholine receptors at the motor end plate E) results from a bacterial toxin that prevents the release of acetylcholine at the axon terminals

E) results from a bacterial toxin that prevents the release of acetylcholine at the axon terminals

Acetylcholinesterase is found within the A) nucleus B) sarcolemma C) myofibril D) sarcomere E) synaptic cleft

E) synaptic cleft

A single stimulus-contraction-relaxation sequence in a muscle fiber is known as a(n) A) incomplete tetanus B) latent period C) complete tetanus D) summation E) twitch

E) twitch

Smooth muscle A) does not use calcium B) is not resistant to fatigue C) contracts faster than skeletal muscle D) does not undergo tetanus E) uses primarily aerobic metabolism

E) uses primarily aerobic metabolism

The additional oxygen required during the recovery period to restore the normal pre-exertion levels is called the A) oxygen debt B) refractory oxygen amount C) anaerobic oxygen threshold D) aerobic oxygen threshold E) aerobic oxygen conversion

A) oxygen debt

Myofibrils are made primarily of A) actin and myosin B) epimysium C) ATP and ADP D) troponin E) tropomyosin

A) actin and myosin

A muscle __________ contains a sarcolemma, sarcoplasm, myofilaments, and myofibrils A) fiber B) intercalated disc C) T-tubule D) myofibril E) motor end plate

A) fiber

Calcium ions are released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum during the __________ phase of contraction A) latent B) contraction C) twitch D) relaxation E) recovery

A) latent

The heart has to be able to regulate it's contractions. Heart muscle, unlike skeletal muscle, cannot go into a tetanus. This is because A) the heart muscle has to be able to consistently contract and pumps blood in a controlled fashion B) heart muscle is not resistant to fatigue C) heart muscle contracts faster than skeletal muscle D) heart muscle cannot use glycogen E) the heart uses aerobic metabolism

A) the heart muscle has to be able to consistently contract and pump blood in a controlled fashion

Muscle fascicles are separated by A) endomysium B) perimysium C) epimysium D) sarcolemma E) periosteum

B) perimysium

The area between Z lines is the A) sarcolemma B) sarcomere C) sarcoplasmic reticulum D) myofibril E) myofilament

B) sarcomere

Tropomyosin strands are held in position by which of the following? A) actin molecules B) myosin molecules C) troponin molecules D) ATP molecules E) calcium ions

C) troponin molecules

A layer of collagen fibers that surrounds an entire muscle is called A) endomysium B) perimysium C) sarcolemma D) sarcomere E) epimysium

E) epimysium

Why do individual muscle twitches have to be added together, as in summation or tetanus? A) only added twitches produce any muscle contraction: a fiber undergoing a muscle twitch does not contract at all B) there has to be a critical mass of muscle twitches for calcium to be released into the muscle cell C) not enough acetylcholine will be produced for contraction without multiple twitches D) multiple twitches add up to an increase in muscle fiber tension, which increases the strength of the muscle E) not enough ATP is generated by one muscle twitch

D) Multiple twitches add up to an increase in muscle fiber tension, which increases the strength of the muscle

Which of the following statements describes how muscles help maintain homeostasis? A) The contractions of skeletal muscles pull on tendons and move elements of the skeleton B) Skeletal muscles are responsible for guarding the openings of the digestive and urinary tracts C) Skeletal muscles are responsible for the pumping action of the heart D) Skeletal muscles support the weight of some internal organs E) Skeletal muscle contractions help maintain body temperature

E) Skeletal muscle contractions help maintain body temperature