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This quiz contains 12 questions from a mix of 1 subtopics.
Which type of muscle is attached to bones to move parts of the body?
cardiac muscle
skeletal muscle
involuntary muscle
smooth muscle
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Which statement best describes the arrangement of smooth muscle?
highly organised with parallel bundles of myofibrils
branching networks of myofibrils
long tubular fibres arranged in stripes
irregular, with no visible myofibrils
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Which muscle type shows intermediate speed and duration of contraction?
cardiac muscle
involuntary muscle
smooth muscle
skeletal muscle
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What stimulates skeletal muscle to contract?
automatic self-stimulation needing no nervous input
hormonal signals
motor neuron impulses
stretching of the muscle in response to pressure
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What is the term used to describe cardiac muscle's ability to contract automatically without nervous stimulation?
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Which type of muscle tissue is responsible for pumping blood through the heart?
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
multi-nucleated
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What type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of blood vessels?
skeletal
cardiac
branched
smooth
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Which muscle type shows branching networks of striated muscle fibres under the microscope?
smooth
multi-nucleated
skeletal
cardiac
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Which muscle type has the fastest contraction speed?
smooth
cardiac
skeletal
multi-nucleated
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What arrangement of nuclei do smooth muscle fibres have?
multiple nuclei
single nucleus
no nuclei
branched nuclei
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Which muscle type shows spindle-shaped, non-striated fibres under a microscope?
smooth
multi-nucleated
skeletal
cardiac
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Which muscle type(s) undergo involuntary contractions?
skeletal and cardiac
cardiac and smooth
only smooth
only skeletal
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