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Which of the following is not among the structures that characterize synovial joint?
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Wilma Coulter

Anatomy Week 6

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Which of the following is not among the structures that characterize synovial joint? tendons
Muscle tone is maintained by negative feedback mechanisms.
Repeated stimulation of muscle in time lessens its excitability and contractibility and may result in fatigue.
The joint present the growth years between the epiphyses of a long bone and its diaphysis is the synchrondrosis
The minimal level of stimulation required to cause a fiber to contract is called the threshold stimulus.
___________occurs when the foot is titled upward, thus decreasing the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg. Dorsiflexion
Anaerobic respiration results in the formation of an incompletely catabolized molecule called lactate
Which type of movement occurs between the carpal and tarsal bones and between the articular facets of adjoining spinal vertebrae? gliding
Joints joined by fibrocartilage are called symphyses
If a structural classification is used, joints are named according to the type of __________tissue that joints the bones together. connective
Which of the following is an example of a uniaxial joint? elbow joint
Which structure allows the electrical signals to travel along the sarcolemma and move deeper into the cell? transverse tubule
Some synovial joints contain a closed pillow-like structure called a(n) bursa
The contractile unit of a muscle cell is the sarcomere
Exercise may cause an increase in muscle size called hypertrophy
Synarthrotic joints are immovable
The joints between the articulating surfaces of the vertebral processes are classified as what type of joint? gliding
The energy required for muscular contraction is obtained by hydrolysis of ATP
The largest and most commonly injured joint in the body is the joint. knee
The four kinds of protein that make up myofilaments are myosin, actin, tropomyosin, and troponin.
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