MSK FINAL EXAM | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026/2027
What term refers to movement toward the midline of the body - correct answer ✔✔adduction
Ventral refers to the front of the body and ________ refers to the back of the body - correct
answer ✔✔dorsal
Movement in the ______ plane occurs about the ________ axis - correct answer ✔✔sagittal,
mediolateral
Ipsilateral refers to - correct answer ✔✔the same side of the body
What are the functions of bone? - correct answer ✔✔aid in the production of blood cells
serve as a site of attachments for tendons and liagments
protect vital organs
What term refers to a bone that is embedded within a tendon? - correct answer ✔✔sesamoid
The most superficial later of a bone is the - correct answer ✔✔periosteum
The medullary canal is - correct answer ✔✔located at the center of the diaphysis of long bones
Concentric rings of compact bone around Haversion canals are called - correct answer
✔✔Lamellae
,Small cavitites in compact bone that each contain an osteocyte are called - correct answer
✔✔Lacunae
Which cells are responsible for resportion of bone? - correct answer ✔✔Osteoclasts
Wolff's Law explains that - correct answer ✔✔increased load on bone will cause an increase in
bone density
The scafolding of bone structure that absorbs forces and provides marrow spaces is - correct
answer ✔✔Travecular bone
kinematics refers to - correct answer ✔✔the motion of joints
The suture joints connecting the bones of the skull are classified as - correct answer
✔✔synarthroidal joints
Diarthroidal joints are characterized by - correct answer ✔✔The articulating surfaces are
covered with hyaline cartilage
A synovial membrane which provenets synovial fluid from escaping
a fibrous ligamentous joint capsule surrounding the outside of the joint
Example of a ball and socket joint - correct answer ✔✔The hip
The enlargement of muscle fibers is called - correct answer ✔✔hypertrophy
Which muscle type can be contracted voluntarily? - correct answer ✔✔skeletal muscle
, What are the functions of skeletal muscle - correct answer ✔✔Generate heat to aid in
thermoregulation
maintain body posture
cause movement of the joints
The proximal attachment site of a msucle is typically called the - correct answer ✔✔origin
A group of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium is caled a - correct answer ✔✔fascicle
An alpha motor neuron and the muscle fibers that it innervates comprise a - correct answer
✔✔motor unit
Sensory receptors within skeletal muscle are called - correct answer ✔✔muscle spindles
The process of decreasing the size of muscle fibers in response to deconditioning is called -
correct answer ✔✔atrophy
A muscle contraction in which there is no joint movement or change in total muscle-tendon -
correct answer ✔✔isometric contraction
a muscle which performs the opposite function of a muscle that is a prime mover is an - correct
answer ✔✔antagonist
The primary connective tissue connecting muscle to bone is - correct answer ✔✔tendon
The autonomic nervouse system consists of the - correct answer ✔✔sympathetic and
parasympathetic systems
ANSWERS 2026/2027
What term refers to movement toward the midline of the body - correct answer ✔✔adduction
Ventral refers to the front of the body and ________ refers to the back of the body - correct
answer ✔✔dorsal
Movement in the ______ plane occurs about the ________ axis - correct answer ✔✔sagittal,
mediolateral
Ipsilateral refers to - correct answer ✔✔the same side of the body
What are the functions of bone? - correct answer ✔✔aid in the production of blood cells
serve as a site of attachments for tendons and liagments
protect vital organs
What term refers to a bone that is embedded within a tendon? - correct answer ✔✔sesamoid
The most superficial later of a bone is the - correct answer ✔✔periosteum
The medullary canal is - correct answer ✔✔located at the center of the diaphysis of long bones
Concentric rings of compact bone around Haversion canals are called - correct answer
✔✔Lamellae
,Small cavitites in compact bone that each contain an osteocyte are called - correct answer
✔✔Lacunae
Which cells are responsible for resportion of bone? - correct answer ✔✔Osteoclasts
Wolff's Law explains that - correct answer ✔✔increased load on bone will cause an increase in
bone density
The scafolding of bone structure that absorbs forces and provides marrow spaces is - correct
answer ✔✔Travecular bone
kinematics refers to - correct answer ✔✔the motion of joints
The suture joints connecting the bones of the skull are classified as - correct answer
✔✔synarthroidal joints
Diarthroidal joints are characterized by - correct answer ✔✔The articulating surfaces are
covered with hyaline cartilage
A synovial membrane which provenets synovial fluid from escaping
a fibrous ligamentous joint capsule surrounding the outside of the joint
Example of a ball and socket joint - correct answer ✔✔The hip
The enlargement of muscle fibers is called - correct answer ✔✔hypertrophy
Which muscle type can be contracted voluntarily? - correct answer ✔✔skeletal muscle
, What are the functions of skeletal muscle - correct answer ✔✔Generate heat to aid in
thermoregulation
maintain body posture
cause movement of the joints
The proximal attachment site of a msucle is typically called the - correct answer ✔✔origin
A group of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium is caled a - correct answer ✔✔fascicle
An alpha motor neuron and the muscle fibers that it innervates comprise a - correct answer
✔✔motor unit
Sensory receptors within skeletal muscle are called - correct answer ✔✔muscle spindles
The process of decreasing the size of muscle fibers in response to deconditioning is called -
correct answer ✔✔atrophy
A muscle contraction in which there is no joint movement or change in total muscle-tendon -
correct answer ✔✔isometric contraction
a muscle which performs the opposite function of a muscle that is a prime mover is an - correct
answer ✔✔antagonist
The primary connective tissue connecting muscle to bone is - correct answer ✔✔tendon
The autonomic nervouse system consists of the - correct answer ✔✔sympathetic and
parasympathetic systems
