Which type of muscle tissue is multinucleated?
A. skeletal muscle
B. smooth muscle
C. cardiac muscle
D. both skeletal and cardiac muscle
E. both cardiac and smooth muscle
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Question 2) Which type of muscle tissue has spindle-shaped cells?
A. skeletal muscle
B. smooth muscle
C. cardiac muscle
D. both skeletal and cardiac muscle
E. both cardiac and smooth muscle
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Question 3) Skeletal muscle fibers
A. possess striations.
B. can contract but are not extensible or excitable.
C. do not require nerve innervation to contract.
D. increase dramatically in number after birth.
E. are found in the walls of the stomach.
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Question 4) Which type of muscle tissue possesses striations?
A. skeletal muscle
B. smooth muscle
C. cardiac muscle
D. both skeletal and cardiac muscle
E. both cardiac and smooth muscle
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Question 5) Identify the statement concerning general functional characteristics of muscle that is true.
A. Muscle tissue shortens forcefully but lengthens passively.
B. Muscle tissue shortens passively but lengthens forcefully.
C. Muscle tissue can get shorter, but can not get longer.
D. Muscle tissue can get longer, but can not get shorter.
E. None of these statements are true.
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Question 6) Identify the statement concerning skeletal muscle that is true.
A. It comprises about 20 of the body's weight.
B. It propels urine through the urinary tract.
C. Its function is largely under involuntary control.
D. It is a kind of connective tissue.
E. It is responsible for locomotion.
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Question 7) Muscles exhibit the property of excitability. This means that the muscle
A. shortens its length.
B. recoils to its original resting length.
C. stretches beyond its normal length.
D. responds to stimulation by the nervous system.
E. excites itself.
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Question 8) The capacity of a muscle cell to shorten forcefully is known as
A. contractility.
B. excitability.
C. extensibility.
D. elasticity.
E. flexibility.
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Question 9) Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are similar in that they both
A. are under involuntary control.
B. are striated.
C. are widely distributed in the body.
D. have multiple nuclei.
E. are under voluntary control.
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Question 10) Which of the following actions is caused by contraction of skeletal muscle?
A. contraction of the heart
B. moving your feet in walking
C. movement of food through the digestive tract
D. emptying of the urinary bladder
E. vasoconstriction
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