Exam 24: The Muscular System

The perimysium is connective tissue surrounding a group of muscle fibers called a ________.

The _______ is a tough, sheet-like structure made of fibrous connective tissue that typically attaches muscles to other muscles.

The ____ muscle moves the abdominal wall.

The biceps brachii attaches to two places on the scapula and to one site on the radius. When the biceps brachii contracts, the radius moves and the arm bends at the elbow. The ________ of the biceps brachii is where it attaches to the scapula.

Individual muscle cells are surrounded by which of the following?

The tough, cord-like structures made of fibrous connective tissue that connect muscles to bones are called ________.

-Number 2 in the figure represents the ________ muscle.

-Number 3 in the figure is the ________ muscle.

Muscle cells, or ________, are called muscle fibers because of their long lengths.

Small amounts of ATP are produced when pyruvic acid is converted to ____.

Which muscle is most responsible for movement?

A man staggers into the clinic. He is known to be a heavy cocaine and alcohol user. Part of the clinical data gathered includes a urine sample, which is very dark in color. He complains of weakness and has a "small" seizure in the exam room. The practitioner suspects that he may have ____.

-Numbers 5 and 6 demonstrate ____.

The cell membrane of a muscle fiber is called a(n) ________.

Which of the following produces body movement?

Which of the following is true regarding the cardiac muscle?

Which symptoms are common in trichinosis?

When skeletal muscle is used strenuously for several minutes, oxygen ________ occurs.

Which of the following does not apply to visceral smooth muscle?

-Numbers 1 and 2 demonstrate ____.