BIOS252 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+
◉ aerobic respiration. Answer: Respiration that requires oxygen,
occurs in mitochondria
◉ anerobic glycolysis. Answer: Rapid breakdown of Carbs, either
glycogen or glucose, occurring without the presence of oxygen.
◉ creatine kinase. Answer: muscle enzyme found in skeletal and
cardiac muscle; elevated blood levels associated with heart attack,
muscular dystrophy, and other skeletal muscle pathologies
◉ isotonic contraction. Answer: A muscle contraction that pulls on
the bones and produces movement of body parts.
◉ concentric contraction. Answer: muscle shortens
◉ eccentric contraction. Answer: muscle lengthens
,◉ isometric contraction. Answer: Muscle contracts but there is no
movement, muscle stays the same length
◉ origin of skeletal muscle. Answer: attachment to stationary end of
muscle
◉ insertion of skeletal muscle. Answer: attachment to mobile end of
muscle
◉ Muscles of the rotator cuff (SITS). Answer: supraspinatus,
infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
◉ muscles of the hamstrings. Answer: biceps femoris,
semitendinosus, semimembranosus
◉ First class lever system. Answer: fulcrum between load and effort
◉ second class lever. Answer: the load is between the fulcrum and
the effort
◉ third class lever. Answer: The fulcrum is at one end of the bar and
the effort is between the fulcrum and the resistance
◉ biceps brachii. Answer: flexes forearm
, ◉ triceps brachii. Answer: extends forearm
◉ pectoralis major. Answer: Adducts and flexes humerus
◉ deltoid. Answer: shoulder abduction
◉ orbicularis oculi. Answer: closes eye
◉ orbiclaris oris. Answer: closes lips
◉ gluteus maximus. Answer: extends thigh
◉ tibalis anterior. Answer: dorsiflexion and inversion of foot
◉ muscle shapes. Answer: fusiform, parallel, triangular, unipennate,
bipennate, multipennate, circular
◉ Unipennate. Answer: fascicles insert into one side of tendon
◉ Occpitofrontalis. Answer: frontal belly to wrinkle forehead
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+
◉ aerobic respiration. Answer: Respiration that requires oxygen,
occurs in mitochondria
◉ anerobic glycolysis. Answer: Rapid breakdown of Carbs, either
glycogen or glucose, occurring without the presence of oxygen.
◉ creatine kinase. Answer: muscle enzyme found in skeletal and
cardiac muscle; elevated blood levels associated with heart attack,
muscular dystrophy, and other skeletal muscle pathologies
◉ isotonic contraction. Answer: A muscle contraction that pulls on
the bones and produces movement of body parts.
◉ concentric contraction. Answer: muscle shortens
◉ eccentric contraction. Answer: muscle lengthens
,◉ isometric contraction. Answer: Muscle contracts but there is no
movement, muscle stays the same length
◉ origin of skeletal muscle. Answer: attachment to stationary end of
muscle
◉ insertion of skeletal muscle. Answer: attachment to mobile end of
muscle
◉ Muscles of the rotator cuff (SITS). Answer: supraspinatus,
infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
◉ muscles of the hamstrings. Answer: biceps femoris,
semitendinosus, semimembranosus
◉ First class lever system. Answer: fulcrum between load and effort
◉ second class lever. Answer: the load is between the fulcrum and
the effort
◉ third class lever. Answer: The fulcrum is at one end of the bar and
the effort is between the fulcrum and the resistance
◉ biceps brachii. Answer: flexes forearm
, ◉ triceps brachii. Answer: extends forearm
◉ pectoralis major. Answer: Adducts and flexes humerus
◉ deltoid. Answer: shoulder abduction
◉ orbicularis oculi. Answer: closes eye
◉ orbiclaris oris. Answer: closes lips
◉ gluteus maximus. Answer: extends thigh
◉ tibalis anterior. Answer: dorsiflexion and inversion of foot
◉ muscle shapes. Answer: fusiform, parallel, triangular, unipennate,
bipennate, multipennate, circular
◉ Unipennate. Answer: fascicles insert into one side of tendon
◉ Occpitofrontalis. Answer: frontal belly to wrinkle forehead
