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Choose the incorrect statement about the skeletal muscles
Their activities are under the voluntary control of the nervous system
They are known as voluntary muscles
They are primarily involved in locomotory actions and changes of body postures
None of the above
Myofilaments or myofibrils are
Obliquely arranged filaments of muscle fibre
Parallely arranged filaments of muscle fibre
Horizontally arranged filaments of muscle fibre
Radially arranged filaments of muscle fibre
Largest muscle in the human body is
Gluteus Maximus
Heart
Biceps Brachii
Rectus Abdominis
A patient presents with muscle weakness and fatigue. Biochemical analysis reveals a defect in the calcium-binding protein crucial for muscle contraction, specifically within the thin filaments. Which protein is MOST likely affected?
Tropomyosin
Troponin T
Troponin I
Troponin C
What is the role of calcium ions in muscle contraction?
Binds to myosin, initiating the power stroke
Binds to troponin, exposing myosin-binding sites on actin
Hydrolyzes ATP to provide energy for contraction
Triggers the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction
Contractile fibrils of the muscles are called
Neurofibrils
Collagen fibres
Myofibrils
Yellow fibres
Skeletal muscles are closely associated with the โฆAโฆ components of the body. They have โฆBโฆ appearance under the microscope and hence are called โฆCโฆ muscles
Choose the correct options to fill A, B and C, so as to complete the given NCERT statement
A: Skeletal, B: Striated, C: Striated
A: Visceral, B: Non-striated, C: Smooth
A: Cardiac, B: Striated, C: Cardiac
A: Skeletal, B: Non-striated, C: Smooth
Functional unit of skeletal muscle is called
Sarcomere
Muscle Fiber
Fascicle
Tendon
Aerobic muscles called โฆAโฆ and anaerobic muscles are called โฆBโฆ . Here A and B refers to
A-red fibres; B-white fibres
A-white fibres; B-red fibres
A-white fibres; B-black fibres
A-red fibres; B-black fibres
Which of the following statements is true with reference to the structure of a muscle fibre?
H-zone is present in the middle of A-band
A-band is present in the middle of sarcomere
M-line is present in the middle of H-zone
All of the above