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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. How many bones are in the human body?: 206
2. The rib cage is part of which skeleton?: Axial Skeleton
3. How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move
independently?: 24
4. Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what?:
Facet Joints
5. Wolffs law describes what?: The way bones can grow or shrink
6. New bone material is formed by what?: Osteoblasts
7. The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the:: Plantar
Aponeurosis
8. During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are
performing which type of muscle action?: Eccentric action
9. According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are in
the human body?: Seven
10. What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide?:
Proprioception and pain
11. Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle?: Recruitment
actions
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12. An eccentric muscle action occurs when?: The pulling force of a muscle is
less than the resistance force
13. The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to?: Contract and apply force to
bones
14. From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position?: Closest to
the head
15. What is the largest muscle in the human body?: Gluteus maximus
16. Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the
human body?: 650
17. Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for?: Voluntary actions
and reflex actions
18. Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a?: Tendon
19. What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon?: Type 1
collagen 20. Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a
perimysium, is called a?: Fascicle
21. During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as?:
Synergists
22. What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ: Detect changes
in muscle tension
23. Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of
movement?: Motivation
24 What two types of cells make up the nervous system?: Neurons and Glia
25. What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal?: Axon
26. What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough
information to create an action potential?: Cell Body
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27. What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron
and gland, where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted?: Synapse 28.
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing
voluntary movements?: Somatic Nervous System
29. What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish
appearance?: Myelin
30. Where does the spinal cord end?: L1-L2
31. Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord
to innervate muscle?: Motor Nerve
32. How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord?: 31
33. What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons,
that are contained within the spinal cord?: Motor Neuron Pool
34. Sensory information is carried within:: Ascending tracts
35. What is a primary function of interneurons during movement?: Integrate
lower motor neuron activity
36. Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain?: Motor
cortex and brainstem
37. When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is
activated?: Golgi tendon Organ
38. The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as::
Neuroplasticity
39. Which of the following is not a function of the basal ganglia?: Inhibit lower
motor neurons
40. An important component of sleep is to:: Allow CSF to flush out waste
41. Which of the following is not a function of the cerebellum?: Directly control
lower motor neurons