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APHY 101 Ivy Tech Exam 4 Midterm
- Find the false statement below, if any, concerning the functions of the
muscular system ANS It produces all types of blood cells.
- What does the word "voluntary" mean, as it pertains to muscle tissue?
ANS It means that the muscle tissue contracts in response to the person willing the action to occur.
- Which of the following sets of characteristics correctly describes smooth
muscle tissue?ANS Non-striated, single nucleus in each cell, involuntary, and arranged in layers.
- Which types of muscle tissue is/are striated? 1 / 2
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ANS Skeletal and cardiac
- The striations found in some muscle tissue are the result of
ANS The banding pattern of actin and myosin filaments.
- Perimysium
ANS A layer of dense connective tissue that surrounds each fascicle in a skeletal muscle.
- Tendon
ANS A cord of dense connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone.
- Troponin
ANS One of the proteins that forms a cap over the binding site on actin molecules, preventing crossbridging during muscle relaxation.
- Sarcolemma ANS The cell membrane of a muscle fiber, which is arranged to
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allow electrical impulse conduction.