Quiz on Muscle Tissues

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle tissue?

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Connective muscle

What do all types of muscle tissue have in common?

• They have different electrochemical events of contraction.

• They have the same electrochemical and mechanical events of contraction.

• They have different mechanical events of contraction.

• They have the same structural composition.

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Connective muscle

Which type of muscle tissue is typically associated with voluntary movements?

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Connective muscle

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of internal organs such as the stomach?

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Connective muscle

Where is cardiac muscle located in the body?

• In the lungs

• In the heart

• In the liver

• In the kidneys

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cardiac muscle fibers?

• Branched

• Multinucleated

• Striated

• Intercalated discs

What type of muscle fiber is characterized by being branched, uninucleated, and striated?

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Connective tissue

What unique structure is found in cardiac muscle fibers that helps in the connection between cells?

• Sarcomeres

• Myofibrils

• Intercalated discs

• Tendons

Which of the following is a characteristic of cardiac muscle fibers?

• Amitotic

• Multinucleated

• Lacks mitochondria

• Uses anaerobic respiration