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Sarcomere is distance between

  1. Two I-bands

  2. A and I bands

  3. Two Z-lines

  4. Z and A bands


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Each myofibril(a unit of the muscle cell) has alternate dark and light bands on it.
  • The light bands contain actin and are called I-band or Isotropic band, whereas the dark band called ‘A’ or Anisotropic band contains myosin.
  •  In the center of each ‘I’ band is an elastic fibre called ‘Z’ line which bisects it. The thin filaments are firmly attached to the ‘Z’ line.
  • The ‘A’ and ‘I’ bands are arranged alternately throughout the length of the myofibrils. 
  • The sarcomere is considered as the functional unit of contraction. The portion of the myofibril between two successive ‘Z’ lines is considered as a sarcomere. Hence sarcomere is the distance between two Z lines.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Two Z-lines'.

The functional unit of contractile system of a striated muscle is

  1. Sarcomere

  2. Z-band

  3. Cross bridge

  4. Myofibril


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Each myofibril(a unit of the muscle cell) has alternate dark and light bands on it.
  • The light bands contain actin and are called I-band or Isotropic band, whereas the dark band called ‘A’ or Anisotropic band contains myosin.
  •  In the center of each ‘I’ band is an elastic fibre called ‘Z’ line which bisects it. The thin filaments are firmly attached to the ‘Z’ line.
  •  The ‘A’ and ‘I’ bands are arranged alternately throughout the length of the myofibrils. 
  • The sarcomere is considered as the functional unit of contraction. The portion of the myofibril between two successive ‘Z’ lines is considered as a sarcomere. Hence The functional unit of the contractile system of a striated muscle is sarcomere.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Sarcomere'.

The condition in which a number of nuclei is present in a muscle fibre is called

  1. Syncytial

  2. Polyploid

  3. Poykaryon

  4. Endoduplication


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Syncytial cell is a cell that is multinucleated. It contains more than one nuclei. It is resulted from multiple cell fusions of uninuclear cells. The muscle fibre is a syncytial cell as it has multiple nuclei, in which each nucleus has originated from single myoblast.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Syncytial.' 

Hiltons muscle is

  1. Aryepiglotticus muscle

  2. Quadriceps muscle

  3. Gracillis muscle

  4. Trapezius muscle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Aryepiglotticus is a muscle of the larynx running in the aryepiglottic fold from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis.
  • Hiltons' muscle is a muscle in which the nerve supplying the muscles extending directly across and acting at a given joint not only supplies the muscle but also innervates the joint and the skin overlying the muscle.
  • Aryepiglotticus muscle is a Hiltons' muscle.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Aryepiglotticus'.

Human body consists of about _________ different types of muscles.

  1. $650$

  2. $460$

  3. $540$

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The 650 muscles in the body support movement  controlling  walking, talking, sitting, standing, eating and other daily functions that people consciously perform .
  •  also help to maintain posture and circulate blood and other substances throughout the body.  so , option A is  correct

The slow twitch muscle fibres which are rich in myoglobin and have abundant mitochondria are?

  1. White skeletal muscles

  2. Cardiac muscles

  3. Red skeletal muscles

  4. Involuntary muscles


Correct Option: A

Latissimus dorsal muscle is a

  1. Chest muscle

  2. Shoulder muscle

  3. Leg muscle

  4. Arm muscle


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Muscle is a  bundle of fibrous tissue in a body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.
  • The total number of muscles in the human body comes in the range of 640-850.
  • Latissimus dorsal muscle is a shoulder muscle.
  • The latissimus dorsi muscle is responsible for extension, adduction, the transverse extension(horizontal abduction), flexion from an extended position, and (medial) internal rotation of the shoulder joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Shoulder joint'.

How many number of muscles are there in human body?

  1. 320

  2. 602

  3. 572

  4. 639


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The human body is comprised of about 639 muscles in total. Muscles are found within the muscular system, which is the body's own network of tissues and fibers responsible for both outward and inward movements of the body.

So, option D is correct.

Which of the following is true regarding unstriated muscles?

  1. Each muscle fibre is long cylindrical and multinucleate

  2. Each muscle fibre is long spindle shaped and uninucleate

  3. The fibers have transverse striations

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Unstriated muscles consists of muscle fibres which are long flattened and uninucleate because these muscles are smooth muscle fibres. They are present in the form of thin sheets and spindle shaped fibres wth only one nucleus in them.

So, the correct answer is 'Each muscle fibre is long spindle shaped and uninucleate'.

Latissius dorsi muscles are

  1. Muscles of fore arm

  2. Muscles of lower jaw

  3. Muscles of the chest

  4. Muscles of the shoulder


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It helps in adduction, extension and medial rotation of the shoulder as in swimming, rowing, climbing, pulling folding the arm behind back and scratching the opposite scapula. It also helps in violent expiratory efforts as coughing, sneezing, etc.