MCQs in Muscular Tissue

1- The sarcomere is the distance between two :

a- Successive Z lines
b- Successive G lines
c- Successive Y lines
d- Successive W lines

2- Regarding cardiac muscle fiber, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
a- They branch and anastomose with neighboring fibers
b- Their size is larger than skeletal muscle fibers
c- Each cell has one or two central pale nuclei
d- All fibers are red fibers

3- Endomysium surrounds :
a- An entire muscle
b- Individual muscle fibers
c- Muscle bundles
d- Individual myofibrils
e- All of the above

4- The sarcoplasm of smooth muscle cell contains the following

structures EXCEPT:
a- Actin, myosin & intermediate filaments
b- Dense bodies
c- Well-developed T-tubules
d- Numerous mitochondria, Golgi, RER & SER

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 5- Motor unit :
a- Are found only in cardiac muscle
b- Are larger in muscles responsible for delicate movement
c- Consists of a muscle fiber and all the nerves that supply it
d- Consists of a motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it supplies

6- Found in H band :
a- Thick filaments
b- Thin filaments
c- Both a & b
d- Neither a nor b

7- The muscle which contains tropomyosin is :

a- Skeletal muscle
b- Smooth muscle
c- Cardiac muscle
d- All of the above

8- The major protein M-Line is :

a- Myomesin
b- Creatine kinase
c- Titin
d- Nebulin

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 9- Each thick filament is surrounded by 6 thin filaments in :
a- Skeletal muscles
b- Smooth muscles
c- Cardiac muscles
d- All of the above

10- Cardiac muscles characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

a- Have a single expanded cisternae
b- T-tubules at A-I junction
c- Presence intercalated disks
d- Sarcoplasmic reticulum not well developed

11- Muscle spindles contain all of the following EXCEPT:

a- Intrafusal fibers
b- Nuclear chain fibers
c- Extrafusal fibers
d- Nuclear bag fibers
e- Flower spray endings

12- All of the following are true for skeletal muscle cell EXCEPT:
a- They are multinucleated
b- They are branched
c- They show cross striations
d- They are under voluntary control

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 13- All of the following are components of actin filament EXCEPT:
a- F-actin
b- Troponin
c- Tropomyosin
d- Tropocollagen

14- All of the following are true for cardiac muscle fibers EXCEPT:
a- Presence of intercalated discs
b- Presence of the triad
c- Presence of cross striations
d- Presence of single central rounded nucleus

15- All of the following are true for smooth muscle cells EXCEPT:
a- Involuntary
b- Spindle shaped
c- Have T-tubules
d- Have single central nucleus

16- The sarcomere is characterized by the following EXCEPT:

a- Lies between two Z-lines
b- Contains thin and thick myofilaments
c- Thick myofilaments attached to Z-lines
d- In muscle contraction the two Z-lines approach to each other

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 Key Answer

1 a 9 d
2 b 10 b
3 a 11 c
4 c 12 b
5 d 13 d
6 a 14 b
7 d 15 c
8 a 16 c

Collected by

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