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