Skeletal Muscle Tissue Quiz!! Institute of human anatomy

What is the process in which single cells fuse together to create a larger cell?

• Apoptosis

• Meiosis

• Syncytium

• Mitosis

What is the term for the increase in volume of cells while muscles are increasing in size?

• Atrophy

• Hyperplasia

• Apoptosis

• Hypertrophy

What are the contractile proteins called that increase in intracellular components during muscle hypertrophy?

• Fibrin and Elastin

• Hemoglobin and Myoglobin

• Sarcomeres

• Keratin and Collagen

What are the cells called that have the ability to fuse with skeletal muscle cells and contribute their nuclei?

• Myocytes

• Syncytium Cells

• Stem Cells

• Satellite Cells

What is the term for the programmed cellular death when a cell gets smaller during atrophy?

• Hyperplasia

• Apoptosis

• Necrosis

• Mitosis

What is the advantage of retaining myonuclei in muscles?

• Easier to build muscle mass

• Easier to regain lost muscle mass

• No advantage

• Increases risk of muscle injury

Protein markers on the outside of genes that act as an on/off switch are influenced by what?

• Environment

• Food/Water

• Thanos

• Calorie intake

What term is used to describe the muscles' ability to retain information and rebound in the event of the loss of muscle mass?

• Muscle Strength

• Muscle Endurance

• Muscle Flexibility

• Muscle Memory

What factors enable muscles to bounce back easier after retention?

• Polynomials

• Epigenetic

• Environmental

• Cardiac