You are looking at an unlabeled microscope slide of muscle tissue.  While looking at the slide under a microscope, you notice that the muscle cells are branched, striated, and contain intercalated discs.  Even though the slide is not labeled, you know that the slide must contain ____________________.

Which of the following are functions of skeletal muscles?     I: producing movement to move the head and limbs     II: pumping blood throughout the body    III: moving food through the digestive tract    IV: maintaining posture and body position    V: generating heat

All of the following prefixes refer to muscle, except:

In an effort to make your posture better, you bring your shoulders back, pulling your scapula bones closer together.  Which action is happening in this moment? retraction.png

Match the description to the correct type of contraction.  Some answers may be used more than once or not at all.

A muscle’s ability to recoil and resume its resting length after stretching is referred to as:

Which type of joint allows uniaxial movement?

Read the following paragraph and then answer questions 1-7.Mark has played high school football for four years. He sustained minor injuries throughout his career, but at the last home game, he received a large blow to his shoulder area due to a rough tackle. After getting X-rays and describing his symptoms to the emergency room staff, it was determined that he had anteriorly dislocated his humerus from his scapula.   What is the general name of the location where the humerus and scapula bones meet?

Where are the receptors for acetylcholine (ACh) located?

Match the description to the correct type of muscle fiber.  Some answers may be used more than once or not at all.