Cell and Muscle Histology Quiz
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Which characteristic is unique to cardiac muscles?
A. Contain centrally located nuclei
B. Striated
C. Often branched
D. Multinucleated
E. Lack T-tubule
Which feature typifies T-tubules?
A. Evaginations of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
B. Sequester calcium during muscle relaxation, releasing it during contraction
C. Carry depolarization to the muscle fiber interior
D. Overlie the A-I junction in cardiac muscle cells
E. Rich supply of acetylcholine receptors
Which characteristic is unique to smooth muscle?
A. T-tubules lie across Z lines
B. Cells have centrally located nuclei
C. Each thick filament is surrounded by six thin filaments
D. Thin filaments attach to dense bodies
E. Cells are multinucleated
What muscle is also known as visceral muscle?
A. Smooth muscle
B. Skeletal muscle
C. Cardiac muscle
What is the functional unit of a muscle?
A. Epithelial cell
B. Mesenchymal cell
C. Myoblast
D. Sarcomere
In smooth muscle, calcium released by the smooth ER initiates contraction by binding to what protein?
A. Actin
B. Calmodulin
C. Desmin
D. Myosin light chain kinase
E. Tropomyosin
What do you call #2?
A. A-band
B. I-band
C. M-line
D. Z-disc
E. H-zone
Myelinated motor nerves innervate the muscle via
A. Acetylcholine
B. Norepinephrine
C. GABA
D. Epinephrine
What do you call #3?
A. A-band
B. I-band
C. M-line
D. Z-disc
E. H-zone
What is the sarcolemma?
A. Cytoplasm of muscle cells
B. Smooth ER of the muscle cells
C. Membrane and external lamina of muscle cells
D. Repetitive functional unit of muscles
All of these are thin filaments except for:
A. Myosin
B. Actin
C. Tropomyosin
D. Troponin
Which of the protein pairs are found in thick and thin filaments respectively?
A. Actin-myosin
B. Troponin-tropomyosin
C. Desmin-vimentin
D. Myosin-actin
What type of muscle is found in the walls of the organs?
A. Smooth muscle
B. Cardiac muscle
C. Smooth and cardiac muscles
D. Skeletal muscles
E. Smooth and skeletal muscles
The basal lamina of a muscle fiber is part of which structure?
A. Perimysium
B. Epimysium
C. Fascia
D. Endomysium
E. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
What proteins are absent in smooth muscles?
A. Tropomyosin and troponin
B. Troponin and myosin
C. Tropomyosin and myosin
D. Troponin and actin