CSCCa SCCC Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

CSCCa SCCC Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Epimysium - CORRECT ANSWER deep fascia/connective tissue around muscle belly



Tendon - CORRECT ANSWER connects muscle to bone; attaches to bone periosteum



Bone Periosteum - CORRECT ANSWER specialized connective tissue covering all
bones



Muscle Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER grouped in bundles in the fasiculi



Fasiculi - CORRECT ANSWER bundle of muscle fibers encased in perimysium



Perimysium - CORRECT ANSWER connective tissue surrounding fasiculi



Endomysium - CORRECT ANSWER connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber



Sarcolemma - CORRECT ANSWER membrane of each muscle fiber



Motor Neuron - CORRECT ANSWER nerve cell



Neuromuscular Junction - CORRECT ANSWER junction between a motor neuron and
the muscle it innervates



Motor Unit - CORRECT ANSWER a motor neuron and the muscle it innervates



Myofibril - CORRECT ANSWER inside each muscle fiber; contain myofilaments

, Myosin - CORRECT ANSWER thick filaments containing cross-bridge heads



Actin - CORRECT ANSWER thin filaments arranged in a double helix



Sarcomere - CORRECT ANSWER smallest contractile unit of skeletal muscle



A-Band - CORRECT ANSWER alignment of myosin filaments



I-Band - CORRECT ANSWER areas of two adjacent sarcomeres that contain only
actin filaments; changes size with muscle contraction



Z-Line - CORRECT ANSWER end of each sarcomere



H-Zone - CORRECT ANSWER center of sarcomere where only myosin filaments are
present; can disappear with full muscle contraction



Sarcoplasmic Reticulum - CORRECT ANSWER stores calcium



Bioenergetics - CORRECT ANSWER the flow of energy in a biological system;
conversion of macronutrients into energy



Catabolism - CORRECT ANSWER breakdown of large molecules into smaller
molecules



Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWER synthesis of large molecules from smaller
molecules



Exergonic Reactions - CORRECT ANSWER catabolic; energy releasing