NC Chiropractic Assistant Level I Clinical Exam||
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_____________ are the type of bone cells that break
down bone structure during bone building
and bone healing processes. - Answer-osteoclasts
The tissue that covers body surfaces, cavities and ducts
is: - Answer-epithelial
The type of cartilage found in intervertebral discs
is_____________ - Answer-fibrocartilage
The type of joint that is distinguished by having a fluid-
filled joint cavity is called
a_____________joint. - Answer-synovial
The movement of the sole of the foot outward or laterally
is called: - Answer-eversion
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Contractitility is a general trait of the human muscle -
Answer-true
Which muscle originates on the sternum and terminates
on the mastoid process of the
temporal bone? - Answer-sternocleiodmastoid
The thenar and hypothenar muscles are located... -
Answer-in the hand
The _____________ nerve conducts impulses from the
eyes' photoreceptors. - Answer-optic
The sciatic nerve is the largest in the human body. -
Answer-true
Deoxygenated blood carried in the vena cava empties into
the______________of the
heart. - Answer-right atrium
The_____________serve(s) as a blood reservoir and also
house(s) lymphocytes that
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are critical to body immunity - Answer-spleen
Which of the following is the major nerve of the posterior
leg? - Answer-sciatic
The sciatic nerve runs directly beneath the
_____________ muscle. - Answer-piriformis
The main muscles of hip extension are the gluteals. -
Answer-true
The spinal cord ends at the level of L1 - L2 where it
becomes the: - Answer-cauda equina
Excess body heat can be lost most rapidly through: -
Answer-evaporation
There are_____________ vertebra in the lumbar spine of
a human skeleton. - Answer-5
The Sacrum is a bone located in the _____________ -
Answer-pelvis
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the science of _____________ is concerned with the
structure of the human body. - Answer-anatomy
Scoliosis involves a lateral curvature of the spine with
vertebral rotation. - Answer-true
Injuries to the intervertebral disks are common in the
thoracic spine. - Answer-false
Plantar warts are caused by _____________ - Answer-
viruses
Active AIDS/HIV can be readily transmitted via blood-to-
blood contact - Answer-true
The fundamental unit of all living things is_____ - Answer-
cell
Which one of the following is an ORGAN? - Answer-Skin
and Kidney (a and b)