Module 1: Sections 9.01-9.02

Identify structure indicated by "B" in this photomicrograph of a cross section of part of a skeletal muscle.

Perimysium

Match the following skeletal muscle structure with the correct description: Epimysium.

Surrounds an entire muscle

Match the following skeletal muscle structure with the correct description: Perimysium.

Surrounds each muscle bundle (fascicle)

Match the following skeletal muscle structure with the correct description: Endomysium.

Surrounds each muscle fiber

Which of the following characteristics is unique to smooth muscle?

Absence of striations

Match the functional characteristic of muscle with the appropriate descriptive term: Ability of a muscle to resume its resting length after being stretched.

Elasticity

Identify the structure indicated by "A" in this photomicrograph of a cross section of part of a skeletal muscle.

Epimysium

Match the description to the muscle function: Release of energy during metabolism.

Generation of heat

Match the following skeletal muscle structure with the correct description: Deep fascia.

Lies between neighboring muscles

Match the muscle function to its description: Making one tiny adjustment after another to counteract the never-ending downward pull of gravity.

Maintaining posture

Select the description of an aponeurosis.

Sheet-like indirect attachment that anchors a muscle

Match the following description with the appropriate type of muscle: Subject to conscious control.

Skeletal muscle

Match the following description with the correct type of muscle: Striated and voluntary.

Skeletal muscle

Which of the following muscle types is both voluntary and striated?

Skeletal muscle only

Match the following description to the appropriate type of muscle: Not subject to voluntary control, is nonstriated, and contractions are slow and sustained.

Smooth muscle

Match the following description to the muscle type: Visceral, one nucleus per cell, and nonstriated.

Smooth muscle

Match the following description with the correct type of muscle: Nonstriated, involuntary, found in the walls of hollow visceral organs.

Smooth muscle

Which of the following muscles is voluntary?

The muscle that extends the arm at the elbow

The layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the entire skeletal muscle is the __________.

epimysium

Match the following description with the appropriate type of muscle: Usually contracts at a fairly steady rate and can contract without stimulation from the nervous system.

Cardiac muscle

Match the following description with the correct type of muscle: Striated and involuntary

Cardiac muscle

Select the characteristic of muscle tissue that sets it apart from all other tissue types.

Contractility

Which of the following is not a characteristic of skeletal muscle?

It can contract for long periods of time without tiring.