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Which of the following is not a cranial bone



A. Sphenoid


B. Ethmoid


C. Parietal


D. Maxilla

D. Maxilla

The suture between the parietal and temporal bones is the _________ suture

squamous

The mastoid process belongs to which bone?

temporal

The carotid canal passes through which bone?

temporal

This bone helps to form the nasal septum

ethmoid

which of the following bones is not a facial bone?


A. Mandible


B. Lacrimal


C. Hyoid


D. Zygomatic

C. Hyoid

This facial bone helps to form the nasal septum

vomer

This facial bone helps form the hard palate

maxilla

Into which hole to dentists inject lidocaine to prevent paid while working on the lower teeth

mandibular foramina

which nasal concha is a facial bone?


A. Superior


B. Middle


C. Inferior


D. They are all facial bones

Inferior

This vertebra has no body

Atlas

Which type of rib does not connect to the sternum

floating ribs

The superior portion of the sternum is the _______

manubrium

If you see a foramen in the transverse process of a vertebra, which type of vertebra are you observing?

cervical

Demifacets are a characteristic of which type of vertebrae

thoracic

The pectoral girdle is composed of the:

clavicle and scapula

the radial groove is located on which bone?

humerus

the glenoid cavity is part of which bone?

scapula

Children are often told to keep this process off the table while eating

olecranon

On which bone is the head found at the distal end

ulna

which bone is not part of the pelvic girdle?


A. ilium


B. Ischium


C. Pubis


D. Sacrum

sacrum

The lesser trochanter is found on which bone?

femur

the heel bone is called the ______

calcaneus

the lateral malleolus is part of which bone?

fibula

which tarsal bone is the keystone of the medial longitudinal arch?

talus

which of the following bones does not directly articulate with any other bones of the skeleton?


A. Rib 12


B. Patella


C. Hyoid


D. Scapula


Hyoid

the two main types of joint classification are _______ and ______

structure and function

The hip joint is an example of an ______

diarthrosis

A fibrous joint connected by ligaments is classified as a ________

syndesmosis

Which of the following is a cartilaginous joint?


A. Suture


B. Synarthrosis


C. Gomphosis


D. Symphysis

Symphysis

Which of the following is an examply of a synarthrosis


A. Diarthrosis


B. Suture


C. Symphysis


D. Syndesmosis

Suture

Synovial joints are examples of _______


diarthroses

A unique feature of synovial joints is ______

a joint cavity

All of the following are synovial joints except:


A. temporomandibular


B. interphalangeal


C. intervertebral


D. Elbow

intevertebral

All of the following are part of a synovial joint except ______


A. bursae


B. ligaments


C. articular cartilage


D. synovial fluid

bursae

The viscous, egg-white consistency of synovial fluid is due to ______

hyaluronic acid

What movement has occurred when you bend your fingers to make a fist

flexion

The opposite movement of supination is ____

pronation

This movement is a combination of several movements

circumduction

When the sole of your foot is turned medially, _______ has occured

inversion

bitting into food involves which two types of movement

depression and elevation

all of the following except _____ are types of synovial joints


A. condyloid


B. plane


C. saddle


D. suture

suture

these are the most freely moveable type of synovial joint

ball and socket

THe carpals form this type of joint with each other

plane

Hinge joints are classified as ______

uniaxial

The proximal ends of the radius and ulna form which type of joint

pivot

The collateral ligaments are found in which of the following joints?


A. Elbow


B. Knee


C. Elbow and Knee


D. Elbow, Knee, and Shoulder

Elbow and knee

which joint in your body is the most easily dislocated?

temporomandibular

The trochlear notch helps stabilize which joint?

elbow

the tendon of the long head of the biceps strengthens which joint

shoulder

which body joint is the most susceptible to sports injuries

knee

which synovial joint in your body is only partially enclosed in a joint capsule

knee

what is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle termed

sarcomere

a sheetlike extension of the epimysium is caled an ______

aponeurosis

thick filaments are found in the _______ of the sarcomere

A band

In a resting muscle cell, the myosin-binding sites are blocked by _______

tropomyosin

T tubules are an extension of the _______

sarcolemma

When a muscle cell is at rest, most of the intracellular calcium is found stored in the _______

sarcoplasmic reticulum

calcium ions in the sarcoplasm will bind to ______

troponin

What substance must bind to myosin heads in order for the heads to detach from the thin filaments

ATP

calcium is released from the terminal cisterns in response to_____

an action potential

How does calcium reenter the terminal cisterns after muscle contraction is finished

active transport

A single contraction in response to a single threshold stimulus is defined as ______

a twitch

The force exerted by a contracting muscle is ______

muscle tension

The time that elapses between the stimulation of a muscle and the contraction of that muscle is defined as the _______

latent period

Which is not a factor that affects the force of muscle contraction


A. relative size of muscle fibers


B. number of muscle fibers stimulated


C. degree of muscle stretch


D. method of muscle stimulation

D. method of muscle stimulation

skeletal muscle contractions increase in strength due to _______

recruitment of motor units

the energy source that is used directly for muscle contraction is _______

ATP

Muscle soreness maybe due in part to which pathway of ATP production

anaerobic glycolysis

After about 30 minutes of exercise, which substance becomes the major source of fuel?

fatty acid

which activity would be most dependent upon creatine?


A. Tennis


B. Soccer


C. Jogging


D. Diving

D. diving

__________ is the length of time a muscle can continue to contract using aerobic pathways

aerobic endurance

contraction of which sheet of smooth muscle results in dilation

longitudinal layer

smooth muscle cells can contract as a unit due to the presence of ______

gap junctions

calcium binds to this substance in smooth muscle contraction

calmodulin

smooth muscle contains _______ that correspond to the Z discs of skeletal muscle

dense bodies

What unique characteristic of smooth muscle allows your stomach to stretch as you eat and not contract immediately to expel food

stress-relaxation response

which of the following is a characteristic of slow oxidative muscle fibers


A. large diameter


B. few mitochondria


C. high myoglobin content


D. poor blood supply

high myoglobin content

when naming muscles based on the location of attachment, what is named first?

origin

which of the following is not a functional classification of muscle


A. agonist


B. antagonist


C. protagonist


D. synergist

protagonist

synergistic muscles that immobilize a joint are also classified as ______

fixators

sphincter muscles have which fascicular pattern

circular

which fascicular arrangement tends to be found in the most powerful muscles

pennate

what provides the effort in the lever system in a human body

muscles

_______ serve as a fulcrum on your body

joints

levers that operate at a mechanical advantage are called _______ levers

power

levers that operate with great speed and are always at a mechanical disadvantage, are the _______

third class levers

most of the skeletal muscles in our bodies are part of _________ lever systems

third-class

bones connected by the coronal suture

frontal and parietal

keystone bone of cranium

sphenoid

keystone bone of the face

maxillary

bones that form the hard palate

maxillary and palatine

bone that allows the spinal to pass

occipital

bone that forms the chin

mandible

bones that contain paranasal sinuses

ethmoid


frontal


maxillary


sphenoid

bones that contains mastoid sinuses

temporal

bone of the axial skeleton to which the pectoral girdle attaches

sternum

bone that contains markings that include the glenoid cavity and acromion

scapula

bone whose features include the ala, crest, and greater sciatic notch

ilium

bone that is double curved and acts as a shoulder strut

clavicle

hip bone that articulates with the axial skeleton

ilium

the "sit-down" bone

ischium

anteriormost bone of the pelvic girdle

pubis

articulates with the acetabulum and the tibia

femur

forms the lateral aspect of the ankle

fibula

bone that "carries" the hand

radius

name of the wrist bones

carpals

bone which an end shaped like a monkey wrench

ulna

bone that articulates with the capitulum of the humerus

radius

what type of joints exhibit a joint cavity

synovial

what type of joints are sutures and syndesmoses

fibrous joints

what type of joints have bones that are connected by collagen fibers

fibrous joints

what type of goints include synchondroses and symphyses

cartilageinous

what king of joints are all diarthrotic

synovial

what type of joints are mostly amphiarthrotic

cartilaginous

what types of joints have bones that are connected by a disc of hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage

cartilaginous

which type of joints are nearly all synarthrotic

fibrous joints

which types of joints are the shoulder, hip, jaw, and elbow

synovial

freely moveable joints are ______

diarthroses

anatomical characteristics shared by all synovial joints include all EXCEPT


A. articular cartilage


B. a joint cavity


C. an articular capsule


D. presence of fibrocartilage

D. presence of fibrocartilage

Factors that influence the stability of a synovial joint include:


A. shape of articular surgaces


B. presence of strong reinforcing ligaments


C. tone of surrounding muscles


D. All of these

D. All of these

The description "Articular surfaces deep and secure; capsule heavily reinforced by ligaments and muscle tendons; extremely stable joint" best describles:


A. the elbow joint


B. hip joint


C. knee joint


D. shoulder joint

B. Hip joint

immobility of a joint due to fusion of its articular surfaces = _____

ankylosis

An autoimmune disorder in which joints are affected bilaterally and which involves pannus formation and gradual joint immobilization is ____

rheumatoid arthritis

the connective tissue covering that encloses the sarcolemma of an individual muscle fiber is called the ____

endomysium

A _________ is a bundle of muscle fibers enclosed by a connective tissue sheath

fascicle

______ filaments contain actin

thin

________ filament contains ATPases

thick

______ filaments attach to the Z disc

thin

______ filaments contain myosin

thick

_____ filaments contain troponin

thin

______ filaments do not like in the I band

thick

The function of the ________ in muscle contraction is to transmit the action potential deep into the muscle cells

T-tubules

The sites where the motor nerve impulse is transmitted from the nerve endings to the skeletal muscle cell membranes are the ________

neuromuscular junctions

Contraction elicited by a single brief stimulus is called a _______

twitch

A smooth, sustained contraction resulting from very rapid stimulation of the muscle, in which no evidence of relaxation is seen is called a ______

fused tetanus

characteristics of isometric contractions include all but:


A. shortening


B. increased muscle tension throughout the contraction phase


C. absence of shortening


D. used in resistance training

A. shortening

what provides ATP the fastest during muscle contraction

a coupled reaction of creatine phosphate with ADP

which muscle contraction does not require oxygen

creatine phosphate with ADP and anaerobic glycolysis

which phase of muscle contraction provides the highest yield of ATP per glucose molecule

aerobic respiration of glucose

which phase of muscle contraction results in the formation of lactic acid

anaerobic glycolysis

which phase of muscle contraction has carbon dioxide and water as products

aerobic respiration of glucose

which phase of mucscle contaction is most important in endurance sports

aerobic respiration of glucose

the neurotransmiitter released by somatic motor neuron is ________

acetylcholine

the ions that enter the skeletal muscle cell during the generation of an action potential are ______

sodium ions

________ holds a reserve supply of oxygen in the muscle

myoglobin

aerobic exercise results in all of the following except:


A. increased cardiovascular system efficiency


B. more mitochondria in the muscle cells


C. increased size and strength of existing muscle cells


D. increased neuromuscular system coordination


C. increased size and strength

The smooth muscle type found in the walls of digestive and urinary system organs and that exhibits gap junctions and pacemaker cells is


A. multi unit


b. unitary

unitary


A muscle that assists an agonist by causing a like movement or by stabilizing a joint over which an agonist acts is a ______

synergist

The arrangement of muscle fibers in which the fibers are arranged at an angle to a central longitudinal tendon is _______

pennate