IVY TECH- APHY 101 -Exam 3
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026 Updated.
Name the structure highlighted in this anterior view of the knee joint. - Answer Fibular
collateral ligament
Organize the following parts of a muscle from smallest to largest: muscle fiber, fascicle,
myofibril, filament, muscle. - Answer Filament, myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle, muscle
The outermost layer of connective tissue surrounding a skeletal muscle is the - Answer
epimysium
Which of the following is found inferior to the maxilla and has a posterior articulation with the
temporal bone? - Answer mandibular bone
Which of the following best describes the causes of common forms of arthritis? - Answer
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease and osteoarthritis is caused by effects of aging.
Classifying joints as synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, or diarthrotic represents - Answer the
degree of movement possible at the joint.
Which of the following does not describe the function(s) of the skeletal system? - Answer It
generates the movements of the limbs.
Choose the correct statement about muscle contraction. - Answer Actin filaments slide along
myosin filaments.
The zygomatic bone is an example of a(n) - Answer irregular bone.
What is an organ that is protected by bones of the axial skeleton? - Answer the heart
Which of the following is not a step in endochondral bone formation? - Answer Hyaline
cartilage changes to adipose tissue.
Greg trips over a toy and experiences a sharp pain. His physician diagnoses a torn meniscus.
Greg has injured his - Answer knee joint
, Many muscles are named for their location (origin and insertion) in the body, particularly in
relation to bones. In what body region would you expect the frontalis muscle to originate? -
Answer the cranium
Muscle fibers generally only have one motor end plate, but motor neurons innervate many
different muscle fibers in a group. Choose the statement that correctly explains how this affects
muscle contraction. - Answer A signal traveling through one motor neuron can potentially
make multiple fibers in a group contract, generating more force.
The smallest stimulus strength that triggers a contraction in a muscle fiber is called a
__________ stimulus. - Answer threshold
What vitamin is necessary for proper absorption of calcium in the small intestines? - Answer
vitamin D
A synovial membrane - Answer secretes synovial fluid.
In which of the following is rotational movement possible? - Answer Ball-and-socket joint
the femur - Answer longest bone in the body
Define muscle tone. - Answer State of partial contraction of muscles while at rest.
Name the highlighted structure shown in this anterior view of the knee joint. - Answer
Medial meniscus
While standing, twisting your lower limb at the hip so that your toes point off to the side is
called _______ rotation. Twisting your lower limb at the hip so that your toes point toward your
other foot is called _______ rotation. - Answer lateral; medial
From what do intramembranous bones form? - Answer From sheetlike layers of
unspecialized connective tissue
Types of fibrous joints include - Answer syndesmosis, suture, and gomphosis joints.
Cartilaginous joints are connected by - Answer hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage
The acetabulum is - Answer a depression in the hip bone that receives the head of the
femur.
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026 Updated.
Name the structure highlighted in this anterior view of the knee joint. - Answer Fibular
collateral ligament
Organize the following parts of a muscle from smallest to largest: muscle fiber, fascicle,
myofibril, filament, muscle. - Answer Filament, myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle, muscle
The outermost layer of connective tissue surrounding a skeletal muscle is the - Answer
epimysium
Which of the following is found inferior to the maxilla and has a posterior articulation with the
temporal bone? - Answer mandibular bone
Which of the following best describes the causes of common forms of arthritis? - Answer
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease and osteoarthritis is caused by effects of aging.
Classifying joints as synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, or diarthrotic represents - Answer the
degree of movement possible at the joint.
Which of the following does not describe the function(s) of the skeletal system? - Answer It
generates the movements of the limbs.
Choose the correct statement about muscle contraction. - Answer Actin filaments slide along
myosin filaments.
The zygomatic bone is an example of a(n) - Answer irregular bone.
What is an organ that is protected by bones of the axial skeleton? - Answer the heart
Which of the following is not a step in endochondral bone formation? - Answer Hyaline
cartilage changes to adipose tissue.
Greg trips over a toy and experiences a sharp pain. His physician diagnoses a torn meniscus.
Greg has injured his - Answer knee joint
, Many muscles are named for their location (origin and insertion) in the body, particularly in
relation to bones. In what body region would you expect the frontalis muscle to originate? -
Answer the cranium
Muscle fibers generally only have one motor end plate, but motor neurons innervate many
different muscle fibers in a group. Choose the statement that correctly explains how this affects
muscle contraction. - Answer A signal traveling through one motor neuron can potentially
make multiple fibers in a group contract, generating more force.
The smallest stimulus strength that triggers a contraction in a muscle fiber is called a
__________ stimulus. - Answer threshold
What vitamin is necessary for proper absorption of calcium in the small intestines? - Answer
vitamin D
A synovial membrane - Answer secretes synovial fluid.
In which of the following is rotational movement possible? - Answer Ball-and-socket joint
the femur - Answer longest bone in the body
Define muscle tone. - Answer State of partial contraction of muscles while at rest.
Name the highlighted structure shown in this anterior view of the knee joint. - Answer
Medial meniscus
While standing, twisting your lower limb at the hip so that your toes point off to the side is
called _______ rotation. Twisting your lower limb at the hip so that your toes point toward your
other foot is called _______ rotation. - Answer lateral; medial
From what do intramembranous bones form? - Answer From sheetlike layers of
unspecialized connective tissue
Types of fibrous joints include - Answer syndesmosis, suture, and gomphosis joints.
Cartilaginous joints are connected by - Answer hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage
The acetabulum is - Answer a depression in the hip bone that receives the head of the
femur.
