CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY BIOS 252
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. Whenmcomparedmtomamclassicmlevermsystem,mthemsynovialmjointsmofmourmMusculoskeletalms
ystemmplaymthemrolemofmthem_________?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFulcrum
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmeventmwillmoccurmwhenmdepolarizingmgradedmpotential'smreachmth
emmembranemofmthemaxonmHillock,mcausingmitsmmembranempotentialmtomreachmthreshold?m
-mCORRECTmANSWERmVoltage-gatedmNa+mchannelsmopenmrapidly
3. Themattachmentmofmthemmusclesmtendonmtomthemstationarymbonemismcalledmthem________
_?m;mThemattachmentmofmthemmusclesmothermtendonmtomthemmovablembonemismcalledmthe_
_________?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmOriginm;mInsertion
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmfascicularmarrangementsmwouldmbestmbemdescribedmasmfasciclesma
rrangedmonmonlymonemsidemofmthemtendon?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmUnipennate
5. Whichmtypemofmsynapseminvolvesmthemsecretionmofmamneurotransmittermacrossmthemsynaps
emtomstimulatemthempost-synapticmcell?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmChemical
6. Yourmfriendmnodsm'yes'mtomyou,mgoingmthroughmflexion,mextension,mandmhypermextensionmi
nmtheirmenthusiasticmresponse.mThismmovementmatmthemfulcrummrepresentsmam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFirst-classmlevermsystem
7. Themsarcoplasmicmreticulummstoresm-mCORRECTmANSWERmCalciummions
8. WhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmamfunctionmofmsmoothmmusclemtissue?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBlinkingmthemeyelid
, 9. Inmanmisometricmcontraction,mthem,unclemdevelopsmtensionmbutmdoesmnot?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmShorten
10. _________mismthemsummationmofmpostsynapticmpotentialsminmresponsemtomstimulimthatmoc
curmatmdifferentmlocationsminmthemmembranemofmampostsynapticmcellmatmthemsamemtimem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSpatialmsummation
11. Whichmofmthemfollowingmmoleculesmenergizesmthemmyosinmclub-
headmsomthatmitmcanmpullmthemactinmmolecule?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmATP
12. Whichmofmthemfollowingmmusclesmismthemmajormagonistmformplantar-flexionmofmthemfootm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGastrocnemius
13. Whichmmusclemismresponsiblemformmovementmofmthemeyemmedicallym(adduction)?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMedialmrectus
14. EPSPsm(excitatorympostsynapticmpotentials)moccurmwhenm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSodiummchannelsmaremopenedmandmsodiummentersmthemcell
15. Inmskeletalmmusclemcells,mthemtransversemtubulemismanmextensionmofmthem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSarcolemma
16. Anminhibitorymneurotransmitterm________mthempostsynapticmmembranem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmhyperpolarizes
17. _______mcellsmfunctionmasmimmune/phagocyticmcellsmwithinmthemcentralmnervousmsystemm
-mCORRECTmANSWERmMicroglial
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. Whenmcomparedmtomamclassicmlevermsystem,mthemsynovialmjointsmofmourmMusculoskeletalms
ystemmplaymthemrolemofmthem_________?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFulcrum
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmeventmwillmoccurmwhenmdepolarizingmgradedmpotential'smreachmth
emmembranemofmthemaxonmHillock,mcausingmitsmmembranempotentialmtomreachmthreshold?m
-mCORRECTmANSWERmVoltage-gatedmNa+mchannelsmopenmrapidly
3. Themattachmentmofmthemmusclesmtendonmtomthemstationarymbonemismcalledmthem________
_?m;mThemattachmentmofmthemmusclesmothermtendonmtomthemmovablembonemismcalledmthe_
_________?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmOriginm;mInsertion
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmfascicularmarrangementsmwouldmbestmbemdescribedmasmfasciclesma
rrangedmonmonlymonemsidemofmthemtendon?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmUnipennate
5. Whichmtypemofmsynapseminvolvesmthemsecretionmofmamneurotransmittermacrossmthemsynaps
emtomstimulatemthempost-synapticmcell?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmChemical
6. Yourmfriendmnodsm'yes'mtomyou,mgoingmthroughmflexion,mextension,mandmhypermextensionmi
nmtheirmenthusiasticmresponse.mThismmovementmatmthemfulcrummrepresentsmam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFirst-classmlevermsystem
7. Themsarcoplasmicmreticulummstoresm-mCORRECTmANSWERmCalciummions
8. WhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmamfunctionmofmsmoothmmusclemtissue?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBlinkingmthemeyelid
, 9. Inmanmisometricmcontraction,mthem,unclemdevelopsmtensionmbutmdoesmnot?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmShorten
10. _________mismthemsummationmofmpostsynapticmpotentialsminmresponsemtomstimulimthatmoc
curmatmdifferentmlocationsminmthemmembranemofmampostsynapticmcellmatmthemsamemtimem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSpatialmsummation
11. Whichmofmthemfollowingmmoleculesmenergizesmthemmyosinmclub-
headmsomthatmitmcanmpullmthemactinmmolecule?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmATP
12. Whichmofmthemfollowingmmusclesmismthemmajormagonistmformplantar-flexionmofmthemfootm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGastrocnemius
13. Whichmmusclemismresponsiblemformmovementmofmthemeyemmedicallym(adduction)?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMedialmrectus
14. EPSPsm(excitatorympostsynapticmpotentials)moccurmwhenm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSodiummchannelsmaremopenedmandmsodiummentersmthemcell
15. Inmskeletalmmusclemcells,mthemtransversemtubulemismanmextensionmofmthem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSarcolemma
16. Anminhibitorymneurotransmitterm________mthempostsynapticmmembranem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmhyperpolarizes
17. _______mcellsmfunctionmasmimmune/phagocyticmcellsmwithinmthemcentralmnervousmsystemm
-mCORRECTmANSWERmMicroglial