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Teresa G
Midterm Study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, and endoplasmic reticulum are examples of: | Organelles |
| A plane through the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called: | Sagittal Plane |
| A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions is: | Coronel Plane |
| Several kinds of tissues working together are termed an: | Organ |
| When many similar cells specialize to perform a certain function, it is referred to as a: | Tissue |
| An example of a catabolic process: | Hydrolysis |
| The octet rule refers to the: | Stability of the atom when there are eight electrons in the outermost energy level. |
| The enzyme catalase is an important chemical in the functioning of the: | Perioxisomes |
| The epidermis is composed of several types of epithelial cells. One type, called keratinocytes, become filled with a tough, fibrous protein called: | Keratin |
| Each hair follicle has a small bundle of involuntary muscles attached to it called the: | Arrector Pili Muscle |
| Anatomically speaking, which bones compose the wrist? | Carpals |
| The contractile unit of a muscle cell is the: | Sarcomere |
| The energy required for muscular contraction is obtained by hydrolysis of: | ATP (adenosine triphosphate) |
| Which type of movement occurs between the carpal and tarsal bones and between the articular facets of adjoining spinal vertebrae? | Gliding |
| The muscle's ability to stretch or extend and to return to its resting length is called: | Extensibility |
| What is an example of a uniaxial joint? | Elbow Joint |
| The minimal level of stimulation required to cause a fiber to contract is called the: | Threshold Stimulus |
| The joint present during the growth years between the epiphyses of a long bone and its diaphysis is the: | Syndrochonrosis |
| The four kinds of protein that make up myofilaments are: | Myosin, Actin, Tropomyosin, and Troponin. |
| Synovial Joints are: | Freely Movable |
| Synarthrotic Joints are: | Immovable |
| A contraction in which muscle length remains the same but muscle tension increases is called an: | Isometric Contraction |
| According to the sliding filament: | Actin moves past myosin |
| Which two bones compose the shoulder girdle? | Clavicle and Scapula |
| The medial part of the anterior chest wall is supported by a dagger-shaped bone called the: | Sternum |
| The muscle that allows the thumb to be drawn across the palm to touch the tip of any finger is the: | Opponens pollicis |
| The Achilles tendon is common to both the gastrocnemius and the soleus. | True |
| The muscle that raises or lowers the shoulders or shrugs them is the: | Trapezius |
| The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Its fibers run parallel to the body. Which of the following terms might be part of its name? | Flexor |
| The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Its fibers run parallel to the body. Which of the following terms might be part of its name? | Rectus and Femoris |
| Which of the following is not a posterior muscle that acts on the shoulder girdle? | Pectoralis Minor |
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