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The length of the resting sarcomere is


A) longer than the length of a contracted sarcomere.
B) shorter than the length of a contracted sarcomere.
C) the same length as a contracted sarcomere.
D) the same length as the muscle fiber.
E) the same length as the myofibril.

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Which of the following is mismatched?


A) I band - contains only actin
B) M line - middle of the H zone
C) Z disk - structure between adjacent sarcomeres
D) myosin myofilaments - thin myofilaments
E) actin myofilaments - thin myofilaments

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  -What does  D  represent on the diagram? A) threshold B) depolarization C) depolarization phase of action potential D) repolarization phase of action potential -What does "D" represent on the diagram?


A) threshold
B) depolarization
C) depolarization phase of action potential
D) repolarization phase of action potential

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The sarcolemma is the


A) cell membrane of a muscle fiber.
B) cytoplasm of muscle cells.
C) structural and functional unit of the skeletal muscle cell.
D) contractile thread that extends the length of the muscle fiber.
E) protein strand composed of actin.

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What is a cross-bridge?


A) a protein found along the groove of the F-actin double helix
B) a T tubule and two adjacent terminal cisternae
C) the combination of myosin heads with active sites on actin molecules
D) the movement of myosin head while attached to actin myofilament
E) after exercise,the oxygen taken in that exceeds the oxygen required for resting metabolism

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Betsy took a fall,broke her arm,and when she took the cast off she was alarmed to see that her muscles


A) looked the same as they did before the fall.
B) had undergone atrophy.
C) undergone hypertrophy.
D) seemed to have an increase in blood flow.

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Which of the following is true?


A) Skeletal muscle is capable of spontaneous contraction.
B) Smooth muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs.
C) Cardiac muscle cells have multiple nuclei.
D) Smooth muscle cells are long and cylindrical.
E) There is a small amount of smooth muscle in the heart.

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Which of the following situations occurs in electrically excitable cells?


A) When Na+ ion channels open,K+ ion channels close.
B) The sodium-potassium pump moves sodium into the cell.
C) Depolarization causes voltage-gated sodium ion channels to open.
D) Sodium ion channels are opened by high extracellular calcium levels.
E) The opening and closing of ligand-gated channels cause depolarization.

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What type of muscle tissue has neuromuscular junctions?


A) skeletal muscle
B) smooth muscle
C) cardiac muscle

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Arrange the following list of biochemical events in the correct sequence. (1) An action potential is conducted deep into the muscle fiber by the T tubule. (2) Calcium ions bind to troponin. (3) The membranes of the sarcoplasmic reticulum become more permeable to calcium ions. (4) Calcium ions diffuse into the sarcoplasm around the myofibril. (5) The troponin-tropomyosin complex moves exposing active sites.


A) 1,5,2,3,4
B) 1,3,4,2,5
C) 1,2,3,4,5
D) 1,3,2,5,4
E) 1,4,3,2,5

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Which of the following will respond to a threshold stimulus with an all-or-none contraction?


A) a single muscle fiber
B) a single motor unit
C) a whole muscle
D) a single muscle fiber and a single motor unit
E) a single muscle fiber,a single motor unit,and a whole muscle

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Which of the following causes an unequal ion concentration across the resting plasma membrane?


A) the functioning of the sodium-chloride pump
B) negatively charged proteins do not readily diffuse across the plasma membrane
C) the attraction of chloride ions to other intracellular anions
D) the repulsion of potassium ions by the intracellular anions
E) the attraction of sodium ions to chloride ions

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Muscles exhibit the property of excitability.This means that the muscle


A) shortens its length.
B) recoils to its original resting length.
C) stretches beyond its normal length.
D) responds to stimulation by the nervous system.
E) excites itself.

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  -What does  A  represent on the diagram? A) threshold B) depolarization C) depolarization phase of action potential D) repolarization phase of action potential -What does "A" represent on the diagram?


A) threshold
B) depolarization
C) depolarization phase of action potential
D) repolarization phase of action potential

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What is an oxygen deficit?


A) a protein found along the groove of the F-actin double helix
B) a T tubule and two adjacent terminal cisternae
C) the combination of myosin heads with active sites on actin molecules
D) the movement of myosin head while attached to actin myofilament
E) after exercise,the oxygen taken in that exceeds the oxygen required for resting metabolism

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You are hired to work in a laboratory to measure the rate of human muscle contraction.Which of the following might decrease in quantity in muscle cells undergoing contractions?


A) ATP
B) carbon dioxide
C) water
D) lactic acid
E) sodium

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Which type of muscle tissue is autorhythmic?


A) skeletal muscle
B) smooth muscle
C) cardiac muscle
D) both skeletal and cardiac muscle
E) both cardiac and smooth muscle

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A fasciculus


A) is a bundle of reticular fibers.
B) is surrounded by perimysium.
C) is only found in smooth muscle.
D) possesses an external lamina.
E) is a bundle of collagen fibers.

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What is the role of pacemaker cells?


A) can rapidly develop action potentials
B) shallow invaginations of cell membrane
C) relatively constant tension maintained for a period of time
D) intracellular cytoskeleton
E) enzyme that removes phosphate from myosin

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A sustained muscle contraction is known as


A) tetanus
B) tone
C) treppe
D) twitch
E) paralysis

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