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What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? - ANSWERPeripheral nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in length and helps
regulate contraction? - ANSWERMuscle spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting information
from other neurons? - ANSWERDendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of the following
chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? - ANSWERAcetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? - ANSWERSomatic
nervous system
Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary? - ANSWERSlow (S)
of Motor Unit
Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle of type IIx muscle
fibers? - ANSWERFast fatigable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in the - ANSWERcerebral cortex
Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same rate as the
muscle where it resides? - ANSWERAlpha-gamma co-activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which includes all the
neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? - ANSWER43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? - ANSWERApproximately 650
,Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? - ANSWERType IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - ANSWERATP hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - ANSWERprotect muscle from friction against other muscles or
bone.
With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small amount of
mitochondria? - ANSWERType IIx
Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is correct? - ANSWERIt
can't be changed to a large degree
It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - ANSWERequal growth of type I and
type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an interconnected structure? -
ANSWERFascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy? -
ANSWERMechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - ANSWERSarcomeres
Elastin, an important elastic protein found in all connective tissues, allows those tissues to -
ANSWERregain their original shape after being stretched out
Which of the following terms refers to the main part or the shaft of a long bone? - ANSWERdiaphysis
The frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into which of the following segments? -
ANSWERAnterior and Posterior
The angle that a joint rotates around its axis is referred to as - ANSWERthe direction of rotation
, What term describes the smallest blood vessels in the human body? - ANSWERcapillaries
What has been found to truly help create more muscular support when performing an intense
exercise or lift? - ANSWERbracing effect of a tight core
Which of the following is the largest lymphatic organ in the human body? - ANSWERspleen
Which of the following is one of the three main functions of the respiratory system? -
ANSWERremoval of waste products of metabolism
The normal amount of air displaced between inhalation and exhalation when no additional force is
applied, is known as - ANSWERtidal volume
The major glands of the endocrine system include the - ANSWERhypothalamus
The amount of blood pumped through the heart per minute is known as which of the following? -
ANSWERcardiac output
Peripheral resistance is defined as - ANSWERthe amount of resistance to blood flow in the arteries.
Plasma makes up about what percentage of blood volume? - ANSWER55%
The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body and moves it into the - ANSWERright
ventricle
Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? - ANSWERBones of the upper and
lower extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - ANSWERFacet joints
Wolff's Law describes the way - ANSWERthe body responds by increasing or decreasing the bone's
diameter
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