Which of the following statements are correct regarding skeletal muscle?
A: Muscle bundles are held together by collagenous connective tissue layer called fascicle.
B: Sarcoplasmic reticulum of muscle fibre is a store house of calcium ions.
C: Striated appearance of skeletal muscle fibre is due to distribution pattern of actin and myosin proteins.
D: M line is considered as functional unit of contraction called sarcomere.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. C and D only 2. A, B and C only
3. B and C only 4. A, C and D only
Subtopic:  Skeletal Muscle: Basic Anatomy | Skeletal Muscle: Myofilaments | Skeletal Muscle: Sarcomere |
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Which one of the following pairs of chemical substances, is correctly categorised?

1. Pepsin and prolactin - Two digestive enzymes secreted in the stomach
2. Troponin and myosin - Complex proteins in striated muscles
3. Secretin and rhodopsin - Polypeptide hormones
4. Calcitonin and thymosin - Thyroid hormones
Subtopic:  Skeletal Muscle: Myofilaments |
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ATPase enzyme needed for muscle contraction is located in:

1. Troponin

2. Myosin

3. Actin

4. Actinin 

Subtopic:  Skeletal Muscle: Myofilaments |
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The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is:

1. tropomyosin

2. myosin

3. α-actinin

4. troponin

Subtopic:  Skeletal Muscle: Myofilaments |
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ATPase of the muscle is located in

1. actinin

2. troponin

3. myosin

4. actin

Subtopic:  Skeletal Muscle: Myofilaments |
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Name the ion responsible for unmasking of active sites for myosin for cross-bridge activity during muscle contraction:

1. Calcium 2. Magnesium
3. Sodium 4. Potassium
Subtopic:  Skeletal Muscle: Myofilaments | Sliding Filament Theory |
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Which of the following is correct statement ?

1. Actin and regulatory proteins are located in thin filament.
2. Z-lines anchor myosin (thick) filament to the ends of the sarcomere.
3. Sarcoplasmic reticulum stores acetylcholine.
4. Myosin cross bridges contain calcium binding sites.

Subtopic:  Skeletal Muscle: Myofilaments |
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