ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of motor units physically seperated by a
membrane from other groups of motor units
Smooth muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - Governed by the autonomic nervous system and
includes the muscles that line the digestive tract and protect blood vessels
Cardiac muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - Which includes the heart, as smooth muscle is
modulated by the autonomic nervous syste
Skeletal muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - Blends tendinous insertions that attach to bones
pulling on them, which generates desired movement
Motor unit - CORRECT ANSWER - Consists of a single neuron and all the muscle fibers
innervated by it
Myofibrils - CORRECT ANSWER - Small bundles of myofilaments
Myofilaments - CORRECT ANSWER - The elements of the muscle that shorten upon
contraction
Myosin - CORRECT ANSWER - Short thick filaments that make up part of myofilaments
Actin - CORRECT ANSWER - Long thin filaments that make up part of myofilaments