Deck 10: Muscle and Nervous Tissues

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a function of smooth muscle?

A)Peristalsis in visceral organs such as the small intestine and ureters
B)Changing the size of the pupil when the lighting conditions change
C)Causing "goose bumps" in response to cold temperature or fear
D)Causing the movements associated with airflow
E)Pumping of the blood through the heart

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Dendrites, an axon, and a soma are all components of ________.

A)smooth muscle cells
B)neuroglia
C)cardiac muscle cells
D)neurons
E)skeletal muscle cells

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Nerve cells are also called neuroglia.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Muscle cells are also called muscle fibers.

Question 5

Spindle-shaped cells are characteristic of ________ tissue.

A)nervous
B)smooth muscle
C)cardiac muscle
D)striated muscle
E)skeletal muscle

Question 6

Intercalated discs contain both desmosomes and gap junctions.

Question 7

Branched muscle fibers and intercalated discs are characteristic of ________ muscle tissue.

A)smooth
B)voluntary
C)cardiac
D)multinucleated
E)skeletal

Question 8

Cardiac muscle is found in the walls of the heart and blood vessels.

Question 9

Both neurons and neuroglia are able to generate and conduct nerve impulses.

Question 10

Which type(s)of muscle tissue is/are striated?

A)Skeletal only
B)Smooth only
C)Skeletal and cardiac
D)Skeletal and smooth
E)Cardiac only

Question 11

Neuroglia are the supporting cells for neurons.

Question 12

When observing micrographs of muscle tissue, the most prominent striations can be seen in cardiac muscle tissue.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true of skeletal muscle?

A)Skeletal muscle is the only type of muscle tissue that is voluntary.
B)Skeletal muscle is the only type of muscle tissue that is multinucleated.
C)Skeletal muscle is responsible for posture, breathing, and heat production.
D)All skeletal muscles are attached directly to the bones of the skeleton by means of tendons.
E)All of these are true of skeletal muscle.

Question 14

When observing a micrograph of nervous tissue, it can be seen that neuroglia are ________ than neurons.

A)smaller and less abundant
B)larger and less abundant
C)equal in size and more abundant
D)larger and more abundant
E)smaller and more abundant

Question 15

What is/are the function(s)of the gap junctions found between cardiac muscle cells?

A)They provide routes for electrical impulses to be passed from one cell to another.
B)They prevent adjacent cells from coming apart.
C)They initiate the heart beats.
D)They are routes of delivery for oxygen and nutrients to the cardiac muscle cells.
E)They stop electrical impulses from being passed from cell to cell.