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The human skeleton is a typical vertebrate


A) exoskeleton.
B) hydrostatic skeleton.
C) axial skeleton only.
D) endoskeleton.

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Shown below is an electron micrograph of part of a myofibril from a relaxed muscle fiber.Which of the labeled regions will NOT shorten when the muscle contracts? Shown below is an electron micrograph of part of a myofibril from a relaxed muscle fiber.Which of the labeled regions will NOT shorten when the muscle contracts?   A) A band B) Sarcomere C) H band D) I band


A) A band
B) Sarcomere
C) H band
D) I band

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Which of the following is required to detach myosin from actin?


A) calcium
B) ATP
C) phosphate
D) troponin

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Select the incorrect statement about muscle and muscle fibers.


A) Long distance runners tend to have more slow-twitch muscle fibers than fast-twitch fibers.
B) A quick contraction and relaxation of an isolated skeletal muscle is called tetanus.
C) Fast-twitch fibers have fewer capillaries and mitochondria than slow-twitch fibers.
D) Slow-twitch muscle fibers have high concentrations of myoglobin.

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Impulses conducted along the transverse tubules of the muscle fiber stimulate


A) the release of ATP.
B) the binding of actin to the Z lines.
C) tropomyosin and troponin binding.
D) the release of calcium ions.

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