A&P 1 101 Module 5 Exam (RATED A+) Muscular Questions and Answers-
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1. False (Only 3: skeletal, smooth, cardiac): T/F? There are five types of muscletissue
found in the body
2. False (involuntary): T/F? Smooth and cardiac muscle tissue are both under
voluntary control.
3. False (This is a peripheral nerve): T/F? The lumbar plexus is part of the centralnervous
systemThe musculocutaneous nerve is part of the central nervous system
4. True: T/F? A sensory signal is a signal that is sent from a muscle to the centralnervous
system.
5. false: T/F? A motor signal is a signal that is sent from a muscle to the centralnervous
system.
6. True: T/F? The lumbar plexus contains nerves that innervate the thigh.
7. false: T/F the cervical plexus contains nerves that innervate the thigh
8. bone to bone: Ligaments connect which types of tissue?
9. muscle to bone: tendons connect what type of tissue
10. Neurotransmitter: Aceytlcholine is what type of substance?
11. Myosin: During a muscle contraction which protein myofilament containscross-
bridges?
12. Myosin: What is the name of the thick myofilament?
13. actin: What is the name of the thin myofilament?
14. Calcium ions return to the sarcoplasmic reticulum and the muscle relax-es.:
what causes muscle muscle contraction to stop?
15. E. a & b (Orbicularis oculi & frontalis) (eye closure & raising eyebrows): - Your
patient sustained an injury to their facial nerve (CN VII). Which actions would be
impaired?
16. Sternocleidomastoid (bilateral neck flexion, unilateral turns face): Your pa- tient is
having difficulty when asked to bring his chin to his chest. He is also having difficulty
turning his face from side to side. What muscle is most likely impaired?
17. E. A & C (Tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus [dorsiflexion]): - Your
patient is in a seated position with his feet flat on the floor. He is having difficulty lifting his
toes off the floor. What muscle(s) is impaired from contracting?
18. Spinalis: A person sustained a back injury to the muscle group closest to thespine.
What muscle group was injured?
19. True: True or False: When a muscle contracts, the Z lines within a sarcomerecome
closer together towards the M line.
20. False (thin filaments): True or False: The I bands contain thick filaments.
21. Gastrocnemius: Which muscle contracts to enable the main effort required tostand
on your toes?
22. Femur: when the gluteus maximus contracts, which bone is pulled posteriorlyby this
muscle?
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23. Tibia: When Vastus Lateralis contracts, which bone is pulled anteriorly?
24. E. A & C (Wrist flexion; flexion of digits 2-5): When flexor digitorum profundus
contracts, what action(s) occurs?
25. Iliacus, hip flexion: Contraction of results in ?
26. A & D (internal rotation, flexion): When piriformis contracts, what action(s) willnot
occur at the hip?
27. G. B&E (Internal rotation; flexion): When superior gemellus contracts, what
action(s) will not occur at the hip?
28. Frontalis: A?
29. Temporalis (L): B?
30. obicularis oculi: C?
31. orbicularis oris: D?
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Portage Learning
1. False (Only 3: skeletal, smooth, cardiac): T/F? There are five types of muscletissue
found in the body
2. False (involuntary): T/F? Smooth and cardiac muscle tissue are both under
voluntary control.
3. False (This is a peripheral nerve): T/F? The lumbar plexus is part of the centralnervous
systemThe musculocutaneous nerve is part of the central nervous system
4. True: T/F? A sensory signal is a signal that is sent from a muscle to the centralnervous
system.
5. false: T/F? A motor signal is a signal that is sent from a muscle to the centralnervous
system.
6. True: T/F? The lumbar plexus contains nerves that innervate the thigh.
7. false: T/F the cervical plexus contains nerves that innervate the thigh
8. bone to bone: Ligaments connect which types of tissue?
9. muscle to bone: tendons connect what type of tissue
10. Neurotransmitter: Aceytlcholine is what type of substance?
11. Myosin: During a muscle contraction which protein myofilament containscross-
bridges?
12. Myosin: What is the name of the thick myofilament?
13. actin: What is the name of the thin myofilament?
14. Calcium ions return to the sarcoplasmic reticulum and the muscle relax-es.:
what causes muscle muscle contraction to stop?
15. E. a & b (Orbicularis oculi & frontalis) (eye closure & raising eyebrows): - Your
patient sustained an injury to their facial nerve (CN VII). Which actions would be
impaired?
16. Sternocleidomastoid (bilateral neck flexion, unilateral turns face): Your pa- tient is
having difficulty when asked to bring his chin to his chest. He is also having difficulty
turning his face from side to side. What muscle is most likely impaired?
17. E. A & C (Tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus [dorsiflexion]): - Your
patient is in a seated position with his feet flat on the floor. He is having difficulty lifting his
toes off the floor. What muscle(s) is impaired from contracting?
18. Spinalis: A person sustained a back injury to the muscle group closest to thespine.
What muscle group was injured?
19. True: True or False: When a muscle contracts, the Z lines within a sarcomerecome
closer together towards the M line.
20. False (thin filaments): True or False: The I bands contain thick filaments.
21. Gastrocnemius: Which muscle contracts to enable the main effort required tostand
on your toes?
22. Femur: when the gluteus maximus contracts, which bone is pulled posteriorlyby this
muscle?
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Portage Learning
23. Tibia: When Vastus Lateralis contracts, which bone is pulled anteriorly?
24. E. A & C (Wrist flexion; flexion of digits 2-5): When flexor digitorum profundus
contracts, what action(s) occurs?
25. Iliacus, hip flexion: Contraction of results in ?
26. A & D (internal rotation, flexion): When piriformis contracts, what action(s) willnot
occur at the hip?
27. G. B&E (Internal rotation; flexion): When superior gemellus contracts, what
action(s) will not occur at the hip?
28. Frontalis: A?
29. Temporalis (L): B?
30. obicularis oculi: C?
31. orbicularis oris: D?
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