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chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Synarthrotic joints are | immovable |
| The largest and most commonly injured joint in the body is the _____ joint. | knee |
| Joints joined by fibrocartilage are called | symphyses |
| According to the sliding filament theory | actin moves past myosin. |
| The joints between the articulating surfaces of the vertebral processes are classified as what type of joint? | gliding |
| If a structural classification is used, joints are named according to the type of _____ tissue that joins the bones together. | connective |
| A contraction in which muscle length remains the same but muscle tension increases is called an | isometric contraction |
| The joint present during the growth years between the epiphyses of a long bone and its diaphysis is the | synchrondrosis. |
| The contractile unit of a muscle cell is the | sarcomere |
| Which of the following is not among the structures that characterize synovial joints? | tendons |
| Exercise may cause an increase in muscle size called | hypertrophy. |
| The structure of the knee joint permits movements of | flexion and extension. |