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The humerus articulates proximally with the clavicle   False  
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An age-related skeletal disease that is characterized by loss of bone mineral density and increased bone fragility is   Osteoporosis  
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the diaphysis   Provides a bulbous shape for attachment of muscle  
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One similarity between the structures of the foot and hand is the equivalent degrees of movement of both the thumb and the big toe.   False  
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The cells responsible for active erosion of bone minerals are called   Osteoclasts  
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Which structures are unique to the fetal skull and provide additional space for molding the head shape as the baby passes through the birth canal?   Fontanels  
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Calcification of the organic bone matrix occurs when   Complex calcium salts are deposited in the matrix  
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Which of the following may cause skeletal variations   All of the above may cause skeletal variations (Inadequate supply of calcium and vitamin D, Mechanical stress, Age)  
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During childbirth, a baby passes through an imaginary plane called the   Pelvic outlet  
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Which of the following is not one of the primary functions performed by bones   Hormonal production  
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After the age of 50, the density of bone   Decreases slowly because of a shift in the remodeling activity  
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The humerus articulates proximally with the   Scapula  
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The cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation are   Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus  
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Because of how the clavicle articulates with the scapula, all shoulder movements involve the sternoclavicular joint   True  
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In bone growth, the medullary cavity is enlarged because of the activity of   Osteoclasts  
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An example of a hinge joint is(are) the   Interphalangeal joints  
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Which of the following is not an end-product of the breakdown of ATP   All of the above are end-products of the breakdown of ATP (An inorganic phosphate, Energy that can be used in muscle contraction, ADP)  
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Which of the following proteins found in myofilaments contains the cross-bridges   Myosin  
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The strength of a muscle contraction is influenced by the   All of the above are correct (amount of load, initial length of muscle fibers, recruitment of motor units)  
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The protein molecule that has heads jutting out for cross-bridging is   myosin  
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Most body movements are _____ contractions   Isotonic  
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The rotator cuff muscles and tendons form a cufflike arrangement around the _____ joint   Shoulder  
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Which structure functions to temporarily store calcium ions   Sarcoplasmic reticulum  
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All of the following are characteristics of smooth muscle except   Thin and thick filaments are aligned in sarcomeres like skeletal muscles  
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White fibers are also called _____ fibers   Fast  
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Stretching the foot down and back and pointing the toe is called   Plantar flexion  
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The ability of muscle cells to respond to nerve stimuli is called   Irritability  
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Physiological muscle fatigue may be caused by   All of the above ( a relative lack of ATP, high levels of lactate, failure of the sodium-potassium pumps)  
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Tilting the foot upward, decreasing the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg, is called   Dorsiflexion  
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A contraction in which the tension within the muscle remains the same but the length changes is called a(n) _____ contraction   Isotonic  
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Acetylcholine is in the same class of neurotransmitters as   None of the above  
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No impulse can be sent through a neuron   During the absolute refractory period  
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The only ion(s) that can diffuse across a neuron’s membrane when the neuron is at rest is (are)   Potassium  
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Which is true of an action potential   The outside of the plasma membrane is negatively charged, and the inside is positively charged  
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Which of the following is not used by the body as a neurotransmitter   Peroxide  
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Within the nervous system, coding for the strength of a stimulus is accomplished through   The frequency of nerve impulses  
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Which neuron could transmit a nerve impulse the fastest   A large-diameter neuron with myelin  
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The fastest nerve fibers in the body can conduct impulses up to approximately _____ meters per second   130  
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A slight shift away from the resting membrane potentials in a specific region of the plasma membrane is called a _____ potential   Local  
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Stimulus-gated channels open in response to   Sensory stimuli  
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A synapse consists of   All of the above ( a synaptic knob, a synaptic knob, the plasma membrane of a postsynaptic neuron)  
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Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapses of   Neuropeptides  
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Which of the following is not one of the main chemical classes of neurotransmitters   Triglycerides  
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Which of the following is true of spatial summation   Neurotransmitters released simultaneously from several presynaptic knobs converge on one postsynaptic neuron  
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A synaptic knob would be located on a(n)   Axon  
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A mixed nerve is one that   Carries both sensory and motor fibers  
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The cerebellum performs all of the following functions except   Controls cardiac function  
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If the ventral nerve root of a spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose _____ related to that pathway   Willed movement  
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All of the following cranial nerves are involved in proprioception except the   Vagus  
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Audition is a function of the _____ lobe   Temporal  
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