Muscle Physiology

Practice Questions

NCLEX-RN › Muscle Physiology

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Which of the following is the smallest unit of contractile tissue in cardiac and skeletal muscle cells?

2

All of the following features are unique to cardiac muscle cells except:

3

Which of the following molecules binds to troponin during muscle contraction, triggering tropomyosin to move away from the actin binding sites and allowing the myosin head to form a cross bridge?

4

During contraction, the A band of the sarcomere does which of the following?

5

The individual unit of muscle contraction in a muscle fibril is referred to as the __________.

6

In the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction, all but which of the following are functions of ATP?

7

Which is the only muscle type that is non-striated?

8

The muscle body is encased in which of the following?

9

The sliding filament theory of muscle contraction involves the __________ attaching to __________ and then pulling during the power stroke.

10

Which of the following is the name of the modified endoplasmic reticulum found in muscle cells?

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