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Haversian canalsA) run across the lamellae B) terminate in lacunae C) run the length of the bone D) are concentrated in the spongy bone 2
Spongy bone isA) found in the interior of both the ends and long parts of bones B) restricted to the long parts of bones C) transitional between the ends and long parts of bones D) restricted to the ends of bones 3
Intercalated discs containing gap junctionsA) are the Z bands of skeletal muscles B) are where two cardiac muscles are fused together C) separate smooth muscles from each other D) make up the pacemaker in the heart 4
The motion that gives tetrapod mammals the greatest speed is withA) front feet first B) back feet first C) an asymmetrical gait D) all four feet together 5
The skeletal event that terminates a person's vertical growth isA) the replacement of spongy bone by compact bone in the growth plate B) the death of Haversian cells in the growth plate C) the filling of Haversian canals with calcium in the growth plate D) the complete conversion of the growth plate from cartilage to bone 6
When a muscle is at rest, Ca++ ions are concentrated within the spaces of theA) actin filaments B) myosin filaments C) Z lines D) sarcoplasmic reticulum E) synovial capsule 7
During muscle contraction, Ca++ ions bind toA) troponin B) tropomyosin C) myosin D) acetylcholine E) actin 8
When a muscle is at rest, what blocks myosin from binding to actin?A) acetylcholine B) ATP C) Ca++ D) troponin E) tropomyosin 9
During muscle contraction, which of the following shortens?A) Z lines B) sarcomere C) actin and myosin filaments D) all of the above E) none of the above 10
During bone development, _______________ cells become _______________ cells.A) osteocyte, osteoblast B) osteoblast, osteocyte C) osteocyte, lamellae D) osteoblast, lamellae E) lamellae, Haversian canal 11
Chitin is associated withA) hydraulic skeletons B) exoskeletons C) endoskeletons D) all of the above E) none of the above 12
Which of the following statements is true?A) Fast-twitch muscle fibers have high levels of myoglobin. B) The lactate threshold for average healthy people is about 25-30%. C) Endurance training tends to cause muscle hypertrophy. D) Weight lifting promotes the development of oxidative muscle fibers more than glycolytic muscle fibers. E) Creatine phosphate is used by skeletal muscle to supply the phosphate needed to make ATP from ADP. 13
Freely movable joints are also calledA) synovial joints B) sutures C) cartilaginous joints D) cross-bridges E) sarcomeres 14
Muscles are connected to bones byA) cross-bridges B) ligaments C) tendons D) sutures E) marrow 15
When muscles contract, which bones move?A) bones attached to the insertion end of the muscles B) bones attached to the origin end of the muscles C) any bones attached anywhere to the muscles D) none; muscles can't move bones 16
An actin filament consists of how many rows of actin proteins wrapped around each other?A) 2 B) 4 C) 10 D) hundreds E) thousands 17
Which of the following types of animals have an endoskeleton?A) earthworms B) echinoderms C) arthropods D) all of the above E) none of the above 18
What changes shape when myofilaments contract?A) actin filaments B) Z lines C) myosin heads D) all of the above E) none of the above 19
What is attached to Z lines in a sarcomere?A) myosin heads B) actin filaments C) myosin tails D) cross-bridges E) neurons 20
The contracting units of a myofibril are calledA) muscle cells B) flexors C) extensors D) sarcoplasms E) sarcomeres 21
When an increasing number of motor units become involved during a contraction, it is calledA) recruitment B) summation C) tetanus D) synergists E) antagonists 22
New bone is formed by cells calledA) osteocytes B) lamellae C) osteoblasts D) Haversians E) fontanels 23
Which of the following is not part of the appendicular skeleton?A) pectoral girdle B) pelvic girdle C) femur D) skull E) all of the above are appendicular 24
Muscle contraction is caused by:A) the twisting of the actin filament B) the shortening of the actin filament C) the shortening of the myosin filament D) the actin filament pulling on the myosin filament E) the myosin filament pulling on the actin filament 25
Which of the following is correctly matched?A) actin -- major component of the A band of a sarcomere B) calmodulin -- calcium binding protein of smooth muscle C) myosin -- major component of thin filaments D) tropomyosin -- calcium binding protein of skeletal muscle E) troponin -- interferes with the binding of myosin to actin 26
Red blood cells form in:A) compact bone B) spongy bone C) osteoblasts D) Haversian canals E) none of the above 27
The role of calcium in skeletal muscle contraction is to bind with regulator proteins associated with actin, allowing cross bridges with myosin to form.A) True B) False 28
Cardiac muscle lacks an orderly arrangement of actin and myosin filaments.A) True B) False 29
When skeletal muscle contracts, the A bands shorten.A) True B) False 30
Hydraulic skeletons can be used only for amoeboid locomotion.A) True B) False 31
Calcium prevents the attachment of myosin to the binding sites on the actin molecule.A) True B) False 32
The ribs and vertebral column are part of the axial skeleton.A) True B) False 33
Tropomyosin is released at the neuromuscular junction, initiating a reaction that causes the muscle to contract.A) True B) False