Questions and CORRECT Answers
How many bones are in the human body? - Correct Answer- 206
The rib cage is part of which skeleton? - Correct Answer- Axial Skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move independently? - Correct
Answer- 24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? - Correct Answer-
Facet Joints
Wolffs law describes what? - Correct Answer- The way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? - Correct Answer- Osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: - Correct Answer- Plantar
Aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type of
muscle action? - Correct Answer- Eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are in the human body? -
Correct Answer- Seven
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? - Correct Answer-
Proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? - Correct Answer- Recruitment
actions
,An eccentric muscle action occurs when? - Correct Answer- The pulling force of a muscle is
less than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to? - Correct Answer- Contract and apply force to
bones
From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position? - Correct Answer- Closest to the
head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? - Correct Answer- Gluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human body? -
Correct Answer- 650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for? - Correct Answer- Voluntary actions
and reflex actions
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a? - Correct Answer- Tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? - Correct Answer- Type 1 collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a? - Correct
Answer- Fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as? - Correct Answer-
Synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ - Correct Answer- Detect changes in
muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement? -
Correct Answer- Motivation
What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - Correct Answer- Neurons and Glia
, What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - Correct Answer- Axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to
create an action potential? - Correct Answer- Cell Body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland, where
electrical or chemical signals are transmitted? - Correct Answer- Synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary
movements? - Correct Answer- Somatic Nervous System
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? - Correct Answer-
Myelin
Where does the spinal cord end? - Correct Answer- L1-L2
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate muscle?
- Correct Answer- Motor Nerve
How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - Correct Answer- 31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are contained
within the spinal cord? - Correct Answer- Motor Neuron Pool
Sensory information is carried within: - Correct Answer- Ascending tracts
What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - Correct Answer- Integrate
lower motor neuron activity
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - Correct Answer- Motor
cortex and brainstem