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Which muscles help with the initial breakdown of food?
a. muscles of facial expression
b. muscles of mastication
c. muscles that move the tongue
d. muscles of the pharynx - Answer-b. muscles of mastication
An athlete is most likely to sprain their ankle through which movement?
a. flexion
b. extension
c. eversion
d. inversion - Answer-d. inversion
What is the letter associated with the dark bands in a sarcomere?
a. A
b. Z
c. H
d. I - Answer-a. A
In one limb, how many more carpal bones are there than tarsal bones?
a. 1
b. 0
c. 3
d. 2 - Answer-a. 1
Which muscle forms the traditional "six-pack" of a well-toned abdominal wall?
a. external oblige
b. internal oblique
c. transversus abdominus
d. rectus abdominis - Answer-d. rectus abdominus
Pronation is accomplished at the
a. shoulder
b. radius and ulna
, c. elbow
d. wrist - Answer-b. radius and ulna
Subcutaneous fat (the fatty layer just beneath the skin) is also known as
a. the lamina propriea
b. reticular tissue
c. adipose tissue
d. mesenchyme - Answer-c. adipose tissue
A ___ plane cuts perpendicularly along the long axis of the body or organ
a. coronal
b. transverse
c. frontal
d. sagittal - Answer-b. transverse
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium would be found lining
a. portions of the respiratory system
b. ducts of sweat glands
c. large kidney tubules
d. the larger vessels - Answer-a. portions of the respiratory system
The neurons that stimulate muscle contraction are called ___ neurons
a. contractile
b. sensory
c. association
d. motor - Answer-d. motor
Occasionally the sternocleidomastoid muscle on one side of the neck is injured when a
baby's head is pulled excessively during a difficult birth, tearing its fibers. Explain the
consequences of this injury - Answer-
All connective tissues have three features in common. They are
a. cells, protein fibers, and mucus
b. cells, a liquid portion, and protein fibers
c. cells, protein fibers, and ground substance
d. protein fibers, a liquid portion, and ground substance - Answer-c. cells, protein fibers,
and ground substance
Muscle fiber contraction results from
a. the sarcomere relaxes and expands
b. Interaction of the thick and thin filaments in each sarcomere
c. inflation of the muscle fibers with blood
d. release of tension from the thick and thin filaments - Answer-b. interaction of the thick
and thin filaments in each sarcomere