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A person who is facing forward with hands at their sides and palms facing forward is said to be in the _____ position.
a.) supine
b.) prone
c.) anatomical
d.) frontal
e.) sagittal |
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During a physical examination, a physician taps on your back with his fingers. This procedure is properly known as
a.) tapping
b.) inspection
c.) palpation
d.) percussion
e.) echolocation |
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Which of the following terms refers to the front or chest and abdominal regions of the body?
a.) anterior
b.) posterior
c.) dorsal
d.) ventral
e.) both a and d |
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The wrist is _____ to the elbow.
a.) proximal
b.) distal
c.) lateral
d.) medial
e.) none of the above |
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Which of the followoing regions corresponds to the lower back?
a.) pelvic
b.) cephalic
c.) gluteal
d.) lumbar
e.) thoracic |
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Which of the following is NOT usually part of a doctor's basic physical examination?
a.) inspection
b.) palpation
c.) percussion
d.) transaction
e.) ausculatation |
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Which of the following is a function of skeletal muscle?
a.) produce movement
b.) maintain posture
c.) maintain body temperature
d.) both a and b only
e.) all of the above |
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The dense layer of collagen fibers that surround an entire skeletal muscle is the
a.) tendon
b.) epimysium
c.) endomysium
d.) perimysium
e.) fascicle |
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The bundle of collagen fibers at the end of a skeletal muscle that attaches the
a.) fascicle
b.) tendon
c.) ligament
d.) epimysium
e.) myofibril |
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Skeletal muscle fibers are formed from embryonic cells called
a.) sarcomeres
b.) myofibrils
c.) myoblasts
d.) fascicles
e.) myomeres |
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The series of membranous channels that surround each myofibril is the
a.) sarcolemma
b.) sarcoplasmic reticulum
c.) myolemma
d.) sarcoplasm
e.) transverse tubule |
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| b.) sarcoplasmic reticulum |
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The area of the sarcomere containing the thick filaments is the
a.) Z line
b.) M line
c.) H band
d.) A band
e.) I band |
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The area of the sarcomere that contains only thin filaments is the
a.) Z line
b.) M line
c.) H band
d.) A band
e.) I band |
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The area in the center of the A band that contains only thick filaments is the
a.) Z line
b.) M line
c.) H band
d.) I band
e.) zone of overlap |
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At rest, active sites on the actin are blocked by
a.) myosin molecules
b.) troponin molecules
c.) tropomyosin molecules
d.) calcium ions
e.) ATP molecules |
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| c.) tropomyosin molecules |
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Each skeletal muscle fiber is controlled by a neuron at a single
a.) synaptic knob
b.) sarcomere
c.) neurmuscular junction
d.) synaptic cleft
e.) transverse tubule |
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| c.) neuromuscular junction |
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Active sites on the actin become available for finding when
a.) actin binds to troponin
b.) troponin binds to tropomyosin
c.) calcium binds to troponin
d.) calcium binds to tropomyosin
e.) myosin binds to troponin |
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| c.) calcium binds to troponin |
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In response to action potentials arriving from the transverse tubules, the sarcoplasmic reticulum releases
a.) acetylcholine
b.) sodium ions
c.) potassium ions
d.) calcium ions
e.) sodium ions |
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