Kinds of movement and muscle types — practice questions

Question 1 · difficulty L1 · recall

Movement of sperm is an example of:

• A. peristalsis
• B. ciliary movement
• C. smooth-muscle movement
• D. flagellar movement

Question 2 · difficulty L1 · recall

Movement produced by coordinated beating of cilia:

• A. ciliary movement
• B. muscular movement
• C. skeletal rotation
• D. amoeboid movement only

Question 3 · difficulty L1 · recall

Which type of movement is shown by leucocytes that move through tissues using pseudopodia?

• A. Ciliary movement
• B. Amoeboid movement
• C. Flagellar movement only
• D. Peristalsis

Question 4 · difficulty L2 · understanding

Which example best illustrates ciliary movement in humans?

• A. Contraction of the ventricle
• B. Bending of the elbow
• C. Movement of an ovum through the oviduct
• D. Movement of a neutrophil by pseudopodia

Question 5 · difficulty L2 · understanding

Which feature distinguishes skeletal muscle from smooth muscle?

• A. Smooth muscle is striated and multinucleate
• B. Skeletal muscle lacks actin and myosin
• C. Smooth muscle is always attached to bones
• D. Skeletal muscle is striated and usually under voluntary control

Question 6 · difficulty L3 · application

Food moves along the digestive tract because layers of non-striated muscle contract rhythmically. Which muscle type produces this movement?

• A. Smooth muscle
• B. Skeletal muscle
• C. Cardiac muscle
• D. Red blood cells

Question 7 · difficulty L3 · application

A muscle tissue is striated but its contractions are involuntary and rhythmic throughout life. Which type is it?

• A. Skeletal muscle
• B. Cardiac muscle
• C. Smooth muscle
• D. Tendon

Question 8 · difficulty L4 · analysis

Movement X depends on pseudopodia, movement Y depends on coordinated beating of cilia, and movement Z depends on shortening of contractile muscle fibres. Which sequence is correct?

• A. Muscular, ciliary, amoeboid
• B. Ciliary, amoeboid, muscular
• C. Amoeboid, ciliary, muscular
• D. Amoeboid, muscular, ciliary

Question 9 · difficulty L5 · analysis

A tissue sample has spindle-shaped cells, no visible striations and involuntary contractions. A second sample has branched striated cells that contract rhythmically without conscious control. Which pair is correct?

• A. Smooth muscle and skeletal muscle
• B. Skeletal muscle and smooth muscle
• C. Cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle
• D. Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle