BIO 150 DCCC EXAM 3 NEWEST EXAM 2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERSVERIFIED 100% || LATEST UPDATE Delaware County Community College

BIO 150 DCCC EXAM 3 N E W E S T E X A M 2 0 2 6
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS\VERIFIED 100% || LATEST
UPDATE Delaware County Community
College



Kinesiology


ANSWERS: study of musculoskeletal movement


Dorsiflexion


ANSWERS: bending of the foot or the toes upward

,Plantar flexion


ANSWERS: bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes
toward the ground




thermogenesis


ANSWERS: generation of heat


Peristalsis


ANSWERS: the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the
alimentary tract that moves food along


Functions of the muscular system


ANSWERS: Movement, stability, control of body openings and
passages, thermogenesis, glycemic control


Belly (body) of a muscle is


ANSWERS: The muscle itself

,Origin of a muscle


ANSWERS: muscle end attached to the bone that does not move
when the muscle contracts


Insertion of a muscle


ANSWERS: end of muscle attached to bone that moves during
contraction

Muscle agonist


ANSWERS: muscles that cause or control movement (primary
mover)

Muscle synergist


ANSWERS: assists prime mover (usually tightens)

, muscle antagonist


ANSWERS: muscles that oppose a given movement


How muscles are named

ANSWERS:
- size
-shape
-location
-number of heads
-orientation of the fibers
-action


Properties of muscle tissue


ANSWERS: electrical excitability, contractility, extensibility, elasticity


Electrical excitability of muscle tissue


ANSWERS: Responds to certain stimuli by producing impulses


Contractility of muscle tissue


ANSWERS: ability to shorten and generate force