View the animation below, then complete the quiz to test your knowledge of the concept.
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1 | The sequence for smooth muscle contraction is... |
| A) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to troponin, complex binds with myosin light-chain kinase, which uses ATP to phosphorylate myosin cross-bridges, which bind to actin filaments, resulting in contraction. |
| B) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to calmodulin in cytosol, which binds with myosin cross-bridges, resulting in contraction. |
| C) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to calmodulin in cytosol, which moves tropomyosin from blocking active sites on actin filament, which binds with myosin cross-bridges, resulting in contraction. |
| D) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to troponin, which moves tropomyosin from blocking active sites on actin filament, which binds with myosin cross-bridges, resulting in contraction. |
| E) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to calmodulin in cytosol, complex binds with myosin light-chain kinase, which uses ATP to phosphorylate myosin cross-bridges, which bind to actin filaments, resulting in contraction. |
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2 | The sequence for skeletal muscle contraction is... |
| A) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to troponin, complex binds with myosin light-chain kinase, which uses ATP to phosphorylate myosin cross-bridges, which bind to actin filaments, resulting in contraction. |
| B) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to calmodulin in cytosol, which binds with myosin cross-bridges, resulting in contraction. |
| C) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to calmodulin in cytosol, which moves tropomyosin from blocking active sites on actin filament, which binds with myosin cross-bridges, resulting in contraction. |
| D) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to troponin, which moves tropomyosin from blocking active sites on actin filament, which binds with myosin cross-bridges, resulting in contraction. |
| E) | increased cytosolic calcium, which binds to calmodulin in cytosol, complex binds with myosin light-chain kinase, which uses ATP to phosphorylate myosin cross-bridges, which bind to actin filaments, resulting in contraction. |
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3 | Which of the following statements is true concerning calcium ions? |
| A) | in smooth muscle it binds with calmodulin. |
| B) | in skeletal muscle it binds with calmodulin. |
| C) | in smooth muscle it binds with troponin. |
| D) | in skeletal muscle it binds with tropomyosin. |
| E) | in smooth muscle it binds with myosin light-chain kinase. |
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4 | Smooth muscle and skeletal muscle fibers both have their contractions triggered by calcium ions. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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5 | Both smooth muscle contractions and skeletal muscle contractions involve thin (actin) filaments sliding over the thick (myosin) filaments. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |