Human Anatomy 6th Edition by Kenneth Saladin – Test Bank

Chapter 11 The Muscular System II: Axial Musculature

1) The ________ is the connective tissue covering around a single muscle fascicle.

Answer: perimysium
Section: 11.01
Topic: Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.1a Name and describe the connective tissues of a muscle.
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2) Major muscle compartments are separated from each other by ________ septa.

Answer: intermuscular
Section: 11.01
Topic: Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.1a Name and describe the connective tissues of a muscle.
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3) In the upper and lower appendages, the fasciae divide the muscles into ________.
A) compartments
B) septa
C) bundles
D) chambers

Answer: A
Section: 11.01
Topic: Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.1a Name and describe the connective tissues of a muscle.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation; Screen Reader Compatible

4) Which of the following is a connective tissue sheath that surrounds an individual muscle fiber?
A) Epimysium
B) Fascia
C) Tendon
D) Endomysium
E) Perimysium

Answer: D
Section: 11.01
Topic: Microscopic anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.1a Name and describe the connective tissues of a muscle.
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5) The________ is the connective tissue covering around a single muscle fiber.

Answer: endomysium
Section: 11.01
Topic: Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.1a Name and describe the connective tissues of a muscle.
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6) Muscle fibers are arranged in bundles called ________.
A) compartments
B) fascicles
C) retinacula
D) aponeuroses
E) groups

Answer: B
Section: 11.01
Topic: Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.1a Name and describe the connective tissues of a muscle.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation; Screen Reader Compatible

7) Groups of muscles are separated by which of the following?
A) Epimysium
B) Fascicles
C) Perimysium
D) Fasciae
E) Endomysium

Answer: D
Section: 11.01
Topic: Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 11.1a Name and describe the connective tissues of a muscle.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation; Screen Reader Compatible

8) What shape would you classify a muscle that is composed of fascicles all running in the same direction?
A) Convergent
B) Pennate
C) Rectilinear
D) Fusiform
E) Parallel

Answer: E
Section: 11.01
Topic: Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 3. Apply
Learning Outcome: 11.1b Describe how muscles are classified by shape and by orientation of their fibers.
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9) Which of the following muscles is classified as pennate?
A) Biceps brachii
B) Semimembranosus
C) Orbicularis oculi
D) Sartorius
E) Pectoralis major

Answer: B
Section: 11.01
Topic: Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle
Bloom’s: 3. Apply
Learning Outcome: 11.1b Describe how muscles are classified by shape and by orientation of their fibers.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation; Screen Reader Compatible

10) The rectus femoris is an example of what muscle shape?
A) Fusiform
B) Parallel
C) Triangular
D) Elongated
E) Bipennate