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57 Cards in this Set
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# The study of joints is
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arthrology.
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# Fibrous joints include:
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gomphoses
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# Which pubic joint will spread up to an inch during childbirth:
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symphysis
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# Forensic specialists can use these bones to determine if someone is of Japanese descent:
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wormian
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# The hormone that causes softening of connective tissue, making up the joints is found during late pregnancy is:
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relaxin
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6. Hyaline cartilage is found in:
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synchondroses between the rib and sternum
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# Muscle to bone:
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tendon
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# The trapeziometacarpal joint at base of the thumb is this type of joint:
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saddle joint
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# Which body movement straightens the angle of a joint
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: extension
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# To thrust the jaw forward is:
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protraction
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# Which arthritis is cause by an autoimmune attack:
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rheumatoid arthritis
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# To return fingers to anatomical position is:
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adduction
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____muscles are in the human body.
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600
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# Which connective tissue directly surrounds individual muscle cells:
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endomysium
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# The attachment to stationary end of muscle is:
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muscle origin
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# Which produces most of force:
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prime mover
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# The exit point for the spinal nerve is:
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intervertebral foramina
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# Contraction of the external intercostals causes ribs to:
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move up and outward during inspiration
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# Which hernia occurs in men due to vessels and nerves passing to testes and maintaining a partial opening between muscle:
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inguinal
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# The preferred way to deal with carpal tunnel syndrome is:
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change the way the job is performed
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# What is the common characteristic shared by muscle and nerve cells:
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excitability
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# Which layer of muscle connective tissue is the outermost:
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fascia
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# Which term refers to muscle cell itself:
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myofibers
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# What is the glucose storage molecule in muscle cells:
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glycogen
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# In the above question the glucose storage molecule can be found stored in this organ:
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liver
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# Thin filaments are made up of:
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actin
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# Which is not an ion involved in depolarizing the cell membrane:
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Ca**#
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A group of muscle fibers is stimulated to contract by:
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somatic motor fibers
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# The strength of muscle contraction can be increased by:
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all the above !!! make sure you look this up!!
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# Which ions are responsible for maintaining the electrical potential (the negative charge) of a muscle cell:
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Na** and K*
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# Which toxin causes spastic paralysis:
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pesticides
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# The optimal length of muscle fibers before contraction starts is maintained by:
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the central nervous system
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# Which develops strength without changing muscle length:
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isometric
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# The ATP pathway that produces lactic acid as a waste product is:
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anaerobic fermentation
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# The increase in mitochondria and capillary density is observed more in:
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endurance training
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# Maybe connected by gap junctions and contraction may be modified by hormones or CO2 describes:
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smooth muscles
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# The role of titin (connectin) among muscle filaments are:
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they run through the core of each thick filament and bind Z discs together
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# Which muscle also uses norepinephrine as a transmitter:
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smooth muscle
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# The functional unit of a muscle is:
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sarcomere
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esticides cause paralysis by:
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binding to AChE and preventing ACh breakdown
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# The binding of ACh to receptors causes this action:
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opening of chemical channels on the motor end plate
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# The main role of T tubules in smooth muscle cells is:
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there are none in smooth muscle
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# Rigor mortis makes a body stiff after death, it is due to:
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lack of ATP to pump Ca** back into sarcoplamic reticulum
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# You can generate most muscle tissue and lift the greatest weight if:
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the muscle being used is ½ extended
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# Complete tetanus of a muscle (such as muscle twitch experiment) would result if:
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the frequency of stimulus is such that there is no time for recovery before the next stimulus
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# Which is not a source of energy during exercise:
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myoglobin
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47. Which is a cause of fatigue:
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all of these
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48. “Independent contraction, terminal nerve branches synapse on
individual myocytes, found in the largest arteries and pulmonary air passages” describes which type of smooth muscle: |
multiunit smooth muscle
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Desmosomes and gap junctions are found in the intercalated discs of this cell type:
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cardiac muscle
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# Reabsorption of calcium occurs in the:
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bone
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# Which fracture is commonly found in children:
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greenstick
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# Which of these Vitamin D that is activated in kidney:
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calcitriol
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# Lack of this hormone causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults:
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calcitriol
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# Granulation tissue formed during bone fracture healing is due to:
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invasion of the area by fibroblasts and capillaries
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# Best age for a woman to begin taking measures to prevent osteoporosis is:
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25
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# Antibodies mimicking thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), increase thyroid hormone, exophthalmos all describe:
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Toxic goiter (Grave’s disease)
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# Synovial fluid is made of hyaluronic acid and:
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albumin
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