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ANATOMY IS DEFINED AS THE STUDY OF THE
STRUCTURE OF A LIVING ORGANISM AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF ITS PARTS
PHYSIOLOGY IS DEFINED AS THE STUDY OF THE
FUNTION OF A LIVING ORGANISM AND ITS PARTS
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY BEGINS AT WHAT LEVEL?
CHEMICAL
a HYPOTHESIS THAT HAS GAINED A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IS CALLED A
THEORY AND LAW
THE REFERENCE POSITION OF THE BODY WHEN IT IS IN AN ERECT, OR STANDING, POSTURE WITH THE ARMS AT THE SIDES AND PALMS TURNED FORWARD IS CALLED THE
ANATOMICAL POSITION
THE TWO MAJOR BODY CAVITIES ARE CALLED THE
VENTRAL AND DORSAL
THE SPACE THAT ENCLOSED THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD FORMS ONE CONTINUOUS CAVITY CALLED THE
DORSAL CAVITY
THE MIDLINE PLANE THAT DIVIES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES IS THE
MIDSAGITTAL PLANE
THE PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO FRONT AND BACK PORTIONS IS THE
CORONAL OR FRONTAL PLANE
THE CHEST REGION OF THE BODY IS CALLED THE
THORAX
THE ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY IS SUBDIVIDED INTO THE
ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC CAVITIES
REGARDING DIRECTIONAL TERMS, SUPERIOR MEANS
TOWARD THE HEAD
THE RELATIVELY CONSTANT STATE MAINTAINED BY THE BODY IS KNOWN AS
HOMEOSTASIS
MOST HOMEOSTATIC CONTROL LOOPS IN THE BODY INVOLVE
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
INSTEAD OF OPPOSING A CHANGE IN THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, WHICH TYPE OF FEEDBACK LOOP TEMPORARILY AMPLIFIES THE CHANGE THAT IS OCCURRING?
POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP
SUPPORT, PROTECTION, MINERAL STORAGE, AND HEMOPOIESIS ARE ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE WHAT?
BONE
A STRONG FIBROUS MEMBRANE COVERING A LONG BONE EXCEPT AT JOINT SURFACES IS THE
PERIOSTEUM
SPONGY BONE IS CHARACTERIZED BY
OPEN SPACE PARTIALLY FILLED BY AN ASSEMBLAGE OF NEEDLIKE STRUCTURES.
FLAT, IRREGULAR, SHORT AND LONG ARE WHAT?
TYPES OF BONE
THE MAIN SHAFTLIKE PORTION OF A LONG BONE IS THE
DIAPHYSIS
AN AGE RELATED SKELETAL DISEASE THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY LOSS OF VONE MINERAL DENSITY AND INCREASED BONE FRAGILITY
OSTEOPOROSIS
CARTILAGE CELLS ARE CALLED
CHONDROCYTES
BONE-FORMING CELLS ARE CALLED
OSTEOBLASTS
MOST BONES OF THE BODY ARE FORMED FROM CARTILAGE MODELS IN A PROCESS CALLED
ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION
THE HUMAN SKELETON SYSTEM CONSISTS OF TWO DIVISIONS. THEY ARE
AXIAL AND APPENDICULAR
WHICH OF THESE IS NOT IN THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON? VERTEBRAE, TARSALS, FEMUR OR CLAVICLE
VERTEBRAE
WHICH OF THESE IS A FACIAL BONE
ZYGOMATIC
WHICH OF THESE IS NOT A BONE IN THE LEG? MANDIBLE, FEMUR, FIBULA & TIBIA
MANDIBLE
THESE BONES FORM THE FRAMEWORK OF THE HAND
METACARPALS
THIS IS THE LONGEST BONE IN THE BODY
FEMUR
SYNARTHROTIC JOINTS ARE
IMMOVABLE JOINTS
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT CHARACTERIZE FREELY MOVABLE JOINTS: JOINT CAPSULE, ARTICULAR CARTILAGE, TENDONS & LIGAMENTS
TENDONS
THE SHOULDER JOINT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A
BALL & SOCKET JOINT
AN EXAMPLE OF A HINGE JOINT IS
ELBOW JOINT
THE STRUCTURE OF THE KNEE JOINT PERMITS MOVEMENTS OF
FLEXION & EXTENSION
THE THREE TYPES OF MUSCLE TISSUE ARE
SKELETAL, SMOOTH & CARDIAC
THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT THQAT DOES NOT MOVE WHEN THE MUSCLE CONTRACTS IS THE
ORIGIN
EACH SKELETAL MUSCLE IS FILLED WITH TWO KINKS OF MYOFILAMENTS CALLED
MYOSIN & ACTIN
THE CONTRACTILE UNIT OF A MUSCLE CELL IS THE
SARCOMERE
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MUSCLES?
POSTURE, HEAT PRODUCTION, AND MOVEMENT
THE TERM________IS USED TO DESCRIBE A MUSCLE THAT DIRECTLY PERFORMS A PARTICULAR MOVEMENT
PRIME MOVER
AN EXPLAINATION OF HOW A SKELETAL MUSCLE CONTRACTS IF THE
SLIDING FILAMENT THEORY OR MODEL
IF A MUSCLE IS STIUMLATED REPEATEDLY WITHOUT ADEQUATE REST, THE STRENGTH OF THE CONTRACTION DECREASES, RESULTING IN
FATIGUE
THE MINIMAL LEVEL OF STIMULATION REQUIRED TO CAUSE A FIBER TO CONTRACT IS CALLED THE
THRESHOLD STIMULUS
WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS?
TWITCH, TETANIC, ISOTONIC ISOMETRIC
A CONTRACTION IN WHICH MUSCLE LENGTH REMAINS THE SAME BUT MUSCLE TENSION INCREASES IS CALLED A
ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION
EXERCISE MAY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN MUSCLE SIZE CALLED
HYPERTROPHY
HYPERTROPHY CAN BE ENHANCED BY
STRENGTH TRAINING
THE ORBICUOLARIS ORIS MUSCLE CAN BE FOUND IN THE
FACE
THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLES CAN BE FOUND IN THE
TRUNK
THE MUSCLE THAT FLEXES THE ELBOW IS THE
BICEPS BRACHII
BECAUSE THIS MUSCLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING BLOWS DURING FIGHTS, IT IS OFTEN CALLED THE OXER'S MUSCLE
TRICEPS BRACHII
THE FOLLOWING ARE HAMSTRING MUSCLES EXCEPT: SEMITENDINOSUS, RECTUS FEMORIS, SEMIMEMBRANOSUS, BICEPS FEMORIS
RECTUS FEMORIS
THE MOVEMENT THAT MAKES THE ANGLE BVVETWEEN TWO BONES AT THEIR JOINT SMALLER THAN IT WAS AT THE VEGINNING OF THE MOVEMENT IS CALLED
FLEXION
MOVEMENT AROUND A TONGITUDINAL AXIS IS
ROTATION