Skeletal Muscles

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Muscle bundles or fascicles are held together by a common collagenous tissue layer called

Q.

Smooth muscles occur in _________________.

1. Uterus

2. Artery

3. Vein

4. All the above

Q.

What is considered to be the origin of muscles?

Q. In which of the following body parts are skeletal muscles not found?

1. Diaphragm
2. None of these
3. Upper part of pharynx
4. Tongue

Q. The striated skeletal muscles are bundled together in _______ fashion.

1. parallel
2. perpendicular
3. oblique
4. spiral

Q. ________ tissue is closely attached to the bones.

1. Skeletal muscle
2. Bone
3. Cartilage
4. Smooth muscle

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______________________ muscles are attached to to the skeleton and are also called skeleton muscles.

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What are visceral striated muscles?

Q. Which contractile tissue is found within the walls of blood vessels?

1. epithelial
2. smooth muscle
3. skeletal muscle
4. cardiac muscle

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Biceps is an example of ____________

1. cardiac

2. involuntary

3. skeletal

4. smooth

Q. Cylindrical muscle fibres which show alternate light and dark bands are

1. cardiac muscle fibres
2. tendons
3. striated muscle fibres
4. smooth muscle

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Give reasons for the following statements.
Muscle cells help in the movement of bone.

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How many muscles work together to move a bone?

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four

Q. Which of the following muscle tissue is found in the upper part of pharynx and external anal sphincter?

1. Skeletal muscle
2. Smooth muscle
3. Cardiac muscle
4. None of these

Q. The functional unit of contractile system of a striated muscle is

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The largest muscle of the human body is

1. Stapedium

2. Quadriceps

3. Gluteus maximus

4. Masseter

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What does the presence of striations feature?

Q.

Name the type of the muscular tissue that brings about the movement of the arm.

Q. What is corpora quadrigemina? Name the functions associated with it.

Q. Which type of muscle is found in heart?

1. Straited muscle
2. Voluntary muscle
3. Cardiac muscle
4. Skeletal muscle

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Muscles that are attached to bones and move according to ones own will.

Q. Which of the following muscle tissue is found in the upper part of pharynx and external anal sphincter?

1. Skeletal muscle
2. Smooth muscle
3. Cardiac muscle
4. None of these

Q. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
Contraction of a .......... muscle draws a limb towards the body midline while contraction of a .......... muscle draws a limb away from the body midline.

Q. ________ tissue is closely attached to the bones.

1. Skeletal muscle
2. Bone
3. Cartilage
4. Smooth muscle

Q. Read the following statements and select the correct option.
A. Blood cells secrete fibres of structural proteins called collagen or elastin.
B. Neuroglial cells protect and support the nephrons.
C. Osteocytes are present in spaces called lacunae.
D. Striated muscle fibres are bundles together in a parallel fashion.
E. Biceps are involuntary and striated.

1. C and D statements are wrong.
2. A and C statements are wrong.
3. B and C statements are wrong.
4. A, B and E statements are wrong.

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The muscles with striations found attached to bones, which helps in voluntary movements of the body are_____.

1. Skeletal muscle

2. Smooth muscle

3. Cardiac muscle

4. Neural muscle

Q. Contraction and relaxation are unique features of_______________

1. Epithelial tissue
2. Connective tissue
3. Muscle tissue
4. Nervous tissue

Q. Cardiac muscles are characteristic in that they contract

1. Slowly and get fatigued
2. Quickly and get fatigued
3. Slowly and do not get fatigued
4. Rhythmically and do not get fatigued

Q. The smallest muscle in the human body is

1. stapedius
2. gluteus maximus
3. stapes
4. masseter

Q. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.