Muscle Structure & Function
This worksheet covers the basic structure and function of muscle tissue, including the sliding filament model and types of muscle.
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Muscle Structure & Function Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide clear, concise answers. For multiple-choice questions, select the best option. For fill-in-the-blank questions, complete the sentence with the correct term. For short-answer questions, use the provided lines.
1. Which of the following is the smallest contractile unit of a skeletal muscle?
Muscle fiber
Myofibril
Sarcomere
Fascicle
2. The primary protein component of thick filaments in a sarcomere is:
Actin
Myosin
Troponin
Tropomyosin
3. The is the plasma membrane of a muscle fiber.
4. During muscle contraction, the thin filaments slide past the thick filaments, causing the to shorten.
5. Calcium ions are stored in the within a muscle cell.
6. Briefly explain the role of ATP in muscle contraction and relaxation.
7. Refer to the diagram below showing a cross-section of a muscle fiber. Label the indicated structures.
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D.
Match the muscle type with its characteristic.
8. Skeletal muscle
a. Involuntary, striated, branched cells
9. Cardiac muscle
b. Voluntary, striated, multinucleated cells
10. Smooth muscle
c. Involuntary, non-striated, single nucleus