How many bones are in the human body? - answer 206
The rib cage is part of which skeleton? - answer Axial Skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move independently? - answer
24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? - answer
Facet Joints
Wolffs law describes what? - answer The way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? - answer Osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: - answer Plantar
Aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type
of muscle action? - answer Eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are in the human
body? - answer Seven
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? - answer
Proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? - answer Recruitment
actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when? - answer The pulling force of a muscle is
less than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to? - answer Contract and apply force to
bones
From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position? - answer Closest to the
head
,What is the largest muscle in the human body? - answer Gluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human
body? - answer 650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for? - answer Voluntary actions
and reflex actions
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a? - answer Tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? - answer Type 1 collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a? - answer
Fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as? - answer
Synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ - answer Detect changes in
muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement? -
answer Motivation
What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - answer Neurons and Glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - answer Axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to
create an action potential? - answer Cell Body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland,
where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted? - answer Synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary
movements? - answer Somatic Nervous System
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? - answer
Myelin
Where does the spinal cord end? - answer L1-L2
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate
muscle? - answer Motor Nerve
, How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - answer 31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are
contained within the spinal cord? - answer Motor Neuron Pool
Sensory information is carried within: - answer Ascending tracts
What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - answer Integrate
lower motor neuron activity
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - answer Motor cortex
and brainstem
When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated? -
answer Golgi tendon Organ
The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as: - answer
Neuroplasticity
Which of the following is not a function of the basal ganglia? - answer Inhibit lower
motor neurons
An important component of sleep is to: - answer Allow CSF to flush out waste
Which of the following is not a function of the cerebellum? - answer Directly control
lower motor neurons
The reference point for all locations within the human body is known as the - answer
Anatomical Position
Which term describes a position that's toward the top of the head? - answer Cranial
Which term describes a position that's close to the trunk? - answer Proximal
Which plane divides the body into left and right segments and is associated with flexion
and extension movements? - answer Sagittal
Hip abduction and adduction occur in which plane? - answer Frontal
Throwing a baseball is which type of motion? - answer Multiplanar
Movement of a limb in a specific direction is referred to as its: - answer Direction of
rotation
When lifting free weights, the direction of resistance is always: - answer Straight
down to the earth
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