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Anatomy Q2

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Joints that are freely movable?   Diarthroses  
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Joints that are only slightly movable?   Amphiarthroses  
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Joints that are immovable?   Synarthroses  
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Outer layer of the articular capsule of a synovial joint?   Fibrous capsule  
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Most important factor influencing the stability of a synovial joint?   Muscle tone  
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The shoulder and hip are both examples of what type of synovial joint?   Ball and socket  
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The intertarsal and intercarpal bones are examples of what type of synovial joint? They allow for short gliding movements.   Plane joints.  
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Depressing the foot or pointing the toes?   Plantar flexion  
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Moving a limb away from the midline of the body.   Abduction  
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Moving a part of the body forward on a plane OR a nonangular movement of jutting out the jaw?   Protraction  
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Decreasing the angle between two bones.   Flexion  
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Rotating the forearm laterally so that the ulna and radius are parallel. The palm of the hand faces anteriorly.   Supination  
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Turning the sole of the foot laterally or outward.   Eversion  
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What is the structural classification of the pubic symphysis?   Cartilaginous. It allows for slight movement.  
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The study of muscles?   Myology  
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The structural classification of a suture?   Fibrous tissue. (Synostoses)  
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The muscle that raises the upper eyelid?   Levator Palpebrae Superioris  
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Origin is the sphenoid bone and insertion is the eyelid?   Levator Palpebrae Superioris  
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The muscle described as a sphincter muscle that is around the mouth?   Orbicularis Oris  
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The "frowning muscle" that draws the eyebrows down and in?   Corrigator  
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Another name for the muscle known as the epicranius?   Occipito-Frontalis  
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The chewing muscles that aid in grinding movements?   The medial and lateral pterygoids.  
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Origin is the sphenoid bone and insertion is the mandible?   The medial and lateral ptyergoids.  
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Two muscles that have an antagonistic effect in regards to the hyoid bone?   Digastricus and omohyoid.  
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Origin is the sternum and clavicle, the insertion is the mastoid process, temporal, and superior nuchal line of the occipital?   SCM.  
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What is the lateral head of the quadratus labii superioris?   Zygomaticus minor  
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What is the intermediate head of the quadtratus labii superioris?   Levator labii superioris  
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The muscle that compresses the cheek?   Buccinator  
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The temporalis and masseter are muscles that have a _________ effect?   Synergistic  
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The "shock and horror" muscle that depresses the mandible and lip?   Platysma  
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Anterior muscle that is a prime mover of arm flexion and adduction?   Pectoralis major  
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Lower back muscle that is a prime mover of arm extension and adduction?   Latissimus dorsi  
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What muscles are involved in the compression of the abdomen? There are three.   Internal obliques, external obliques, and the transversus.  
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Internal obliques, External obliques, Transversus. Which is intermediate, deep, and superficial?   Internal: intermediate, External: superficial, Transversus: deep.  
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What are the rotator cuff muscles?   Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis.  
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Anterior arm muscle that is aprime mover of elbow flexion?   Biceps brachii  
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Muscle of the lower extremity that is a prime mover of thigh extension?   Rectus femoris  
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Muscle that is a a prime mover of wrist flexion?   Flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris.  
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Another name for the diaphragm?   The phrenic muscle  
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What is the point of insertion for the transversus?   Linea alba/Pubic crest  
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Which muscles are considered quadricep muscles?   Rectus femoris (Anterior), Vastus intermedius (Medial), Vastus medialis (Medial), Vastus lateralis (Lateral)  
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Posterior arm muscle that is a prime mover of extension?   Triceps brachii  
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Muscle that is antagonistic to the buccinators?   Depressor anguli oris  
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The strongest chewing muscle?   Temporalis  
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The "laughing muscle"?   Zygomaticus major  
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The point of insertion for the occipitalis?   Galea aponeurotica  
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What is another name for the depressor anguli oris?   Triangularis  
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The point of insertion for muscles of supination?   Biceps brachii, the tuberosity of the radius and the fascia of the forearm.  
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Point of insertion for the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles?   Posterior calcaeus via calcaneal tendon (achilles)  
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The point of insertion for the diaphragm?   Central tendon  
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Another name for the depressor labii inferioris?   Quadratus  
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The adductor longus is a muscle of the?   Thigh  
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The immovable point of attachment of a muscle?   The origin  
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The movable point of attachment of a muscle?   The insertion  
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The SCM is named according to what?   It's origin and insertion.  
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The brachialis is named according to what?   It means "arm"  
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Muscle that acts to turn the palm of the hand posteriorly?   The supinator  
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The galea aponeurotica is associated with this muscle?   Occipito-Frontalis  
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The trapezius is a muscle of the?   Back  
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The psoas major is a posterior muscle of the?   Abdomen  
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The teres major is a muscle of the?   Shoulder  
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The three anterolateral abdominal wall muscles are?   External obliques, internal obliques, and transversus.  
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The anteromedial abdominal muscle of the abdomen is?   The rectus abdominus  
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The pronator teres is a muscle of what?   The forearm  
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The flexor capri radialis is a lteral muscle of the?   Forearm  
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The adductor magnus is located on the medial aspect of the?   Thigh  
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The large two headed muscle of the arm?   Biceps brachii  
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The three headed muscle of the arm?   Triceps brachii  
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This attaches bone to bone?   Ligaments  
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The chief components of the central nervous system?   Brain and spinal cord  
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The chief components of the peripheral nervous system?   Cranial nerves and spinal nerves  
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The part of the autonomic nervous sytem that is most active in the "fight, flight, or fright" response?   Sympathetic division  
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Direction sensory signals are carried by nerve fibers _________ the CNS.   Toward  
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Another name for a nerve cell?   Neuron  
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Sensory signals are afferent or efferent?   Afferent  
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A dendrite is a _____________ for the neuron?   Receiving unit  
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The elongated process of a nerve cell, concerned primarily with the transmission of impulses?   Nerve fibers  
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When many axons, or nerve fibers, are arranged together in parallel bundles, they are called?   Nerves  
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Another term for the brain?   Ensephalon  
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The expansion of the brain's central cavity are filled with cerebral spinal fluid. These are called?   Ventricles  
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The foramen of monro joins the lateral ventricles with the _________ ventricle.   Third  
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The area around the entire CNS that is connected with the ventricles and contains CSF?   Subarachnoid space  
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The fissure that divides the cerebrum into two equal hemispheres?   Longitudinal fissure  
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The frontal lobe is separated from the parietal lobe by the?   Central sulcus  
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The grey matter of the cerebral hemispheres is found in the __________?   Cerebral cortex  
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The name of the fiber tracts that run between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum?   Corpus callosum  
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The three parts of the diencephalon?   Thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus  
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This structure is also called the "gateway" to the cerebral cortex?   Thalamus  
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The most caudal portion of the brain stem?   Medulla oblongata  
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Cranial nerves VIII, IX, X, XI, XII attached to what?   The brain stem  
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The area of the brain that controls equilibrium and muscle coordination?   Cerebellum  
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The name of the middle layer of the meninges?   Arachnoid mater  
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The layer of the meninges that consists of both the perosteal layer and the meningeal layer?   Dura mater  
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Cerebrospinal fluid is produced where?   The choroid plexuses  
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The collection of nerves and roots at the end of the vertebral canal?   Cauda equina  
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The total number of pairs of spinal nerves?   31  
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Total number of pairs of cranial nerves?   12  
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The number of pairs of nerves in the cervical-brachial plexus?   3  
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The cranial nerve that extends beyond the head and neck is called the?   Vagus nerve  
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The cranial nerve that innervates the eye, maxillary, and mandibular regions is the?   Trigeminal nerve  
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