Week 5 Quiz
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Your short answer and lab report questions for week 5 have been graded.
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Question 1 of 32
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Which of the following bones is part of the Appendicular Skeleton?
A. Sternum
B. Vertebra
C. Rib
D. Scapula
E. Sacrum
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Question 2 of 323.0/ 3.0 Points
Tendons are a type of fibrous connective tissue. What do tendons connect to bones?
A. Fibroblasts
B. Marrow
C. Other bones
D. Organs
E. Muscles
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Question 3 of 32
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Which of the following is not a function of the skeleton?
A. Storage of minerals and fat
B. Production of parathyroid hormone
C. Organ protection
D. Production of blood cells
E. Movement
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Question 4 of 32
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What are the bone forming cells that secrete organic matrix?
A. Osteocytes
B. Trabeculae
C. Lacunae
D. Osteoclasts
E. Osteoblasts
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Question 5 of 32
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Each bone of the body serves a particular function, and therefore bones __________.
A. are completely formed at birth.
B. are hollow.
C. are mostly straight.
D. are solid.
E. vary in size, shape, and strength.
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Question 6 of 32
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The skeleton is divided into two major divisions, the __________________.
A. Skull and everything else
B. Skull and trunk
C. Trunk and extremities
D. Arms and legs
E. Axial and appendicular
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Part 3 of 12 - 6.0/ 6.0 PointsQuestion 7 of 32
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The total number of bones in one hand and its five fingers is ______. This excludes the wrist.
A. 10
B. 19
C. 12
D. 23
E. 15
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Question 8 of 32
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The pectoral girdle consists of two bones, the ________ and the ________.
A. scapula, clavicle
B. acromion, 1st rib
C. 1st rib, scapula
D. humerus, femur
E. shoulder, clavicle
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Question 9 of 32
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The movement of bone away from the midline of the body is called ________.
A. rotation
B. abduction
C. adduction
D. circumduction
E. extension
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Question 10 of 32
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Which structures of cardiac muscle allows the cells to contract in waves so the heart can work as
a pump?
A. Gap junction
B. Intercalated discs
C. Nucleus
D. Syncytium
E. Desmosome
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Question 11 of 32
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In the Sliding Filament Model of Contraction, actin and myosin filaments slide past one another
using what as an energy source?
A. ATP
B. ADP
C. DNA
D. NADH
E. Carbon Dioxide
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Question 12 of 32
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Which two proteins interact to cause a contraction in skeletal muscle?
A. Keratin and Collagen
B. Adenine and Guanine
C. Actin and Myosin
D. Myosin and Elastin
E. Collagen and Actin
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Question 13 of 32
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The functional unit of a muscle fiber is called what?
A. Sartorius
B. Sarcomere
C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
D. Sarcophagus
E. Sarcolemma
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Question 14 of 32
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Although a number of muscles may be involved in an action, the principal muscle involved is
called the prime mover, or ________. A muscle with the opposite action of the prime mover is
called an _________.
A. agonist; antagonist
B. antagonist; opposer
C. antagonist; agonist
D. agonist; secondary mover
E. None of the above are true.
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Question 15 of 32
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To pull on a bone, that is, to change the angle at its synovial joint, which essentially moves the
skeleton, a skeletal muscle must also be attached to a fixed part of the skeleton. The moveable
end of the muscle that attaches to the bone being pulled is called the muscle’s ________, and the
end of the muscle attached to a fixed (stabilized) bone is called the _______.
A. Origin; insertion
B. Insertion; origin
C. Beginning; end
D. Origin; fixed end
E. Beginning; insertion
Feedback:To pull on a bone, that is, to change the angle at its synovial joint, which essentially
moves the skeleton, a skeletal muscle must also be attached to a fixed part of the skeleton. The
moveable end of the muscle that attaches to the bone being pulled is called the muscle’s
insertion, and the end of the muscle attached to a fixed (stabilized) bone is called the origin.
Question 16 of 32
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Which of the following statements is correct about what happens during flexion?
A. The bone rotates.
B. The angle between bones is decreased.
C. The bone moves toward the center of the body.
D. The bone moves away from the body.
E. The angle between bones is increased.
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Question 17 of 32
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Which of these locations is where the greatest level of integration is taking place in the example
of testing the temperature of something?
A. skeletal muscle
B. spinal cord
C. thalamus
D. cerebral cortex
E. None of the above.
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Question 18 of 32
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The _________ nervous system is responsible for conscious perception and voluntary motor
responses. The _________ nervous system is responsible for involuntary control of the body.
A. central; peripheral
B. peripheral; central
C. somatic; autonomic
D. autonomic; somatic
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Question 19 of 32
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A synapse is the location where the axon of a neuron connect with another neuron or a muscle
fiber. The following characteristic(s) are always present in chemical synapses:
A. presynaptic element
B. neurotransmitter (packaged in vesicles)
C. synaptic cleft
D. receptor proteins
E. All the above are present.
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Question 20 of 32
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Which of these locations is where the impulses to cause a movement, for example away from a
stimulus, are initiated?
A. skeletal muscle
B. spinal cord
C. thalamus
D. cerebral cortex
E. Both B and D are correct.
Feedback:The primary motor cortex is the area of the which initiates a movement to take place.
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Question 21 of 32
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A more familiar name for the major sense named audition is _________.
A. taste
B. sight
C. smell
D. hearing
E. balance
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Question 22 of 32
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Which type of drug would be an antidote to atropine poisoning?
A. nicotinic agonist
B. anticholinergic
C. nicotine
D. muscarinic agonist
E. α-blocker
Feedback:A muscarinic agonist can be an antidote to atropine poisoning.
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Question 23 of 32
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Contraction of a skeletal muscle that results from a single stimulus is called a ________.
A. tetanus
B. contraction phase
C. motor unit
D. twitch
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Question 24 of 32
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When wave summation occurs, _______.
A. individual muscle twitches are separated
B. the muscle force generated increases
C. the muscle force generated decreases
D. the muscle fiber has received a single stimulus event
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Question 25 of 32
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In the lab, a researcher finds that the threshold stimulus to induce an action potential in a muscle
fiber’s sarcolemma was 3.0 volts. Which of the following would result in muscle tension?
A. 1.0 volt
B. 2.0 volts
C. 3.0 volts
D. 4.0 volts
E. 3.0 volts and 4.0 volts
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Question 26 of 32
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Which of the following terms are NOT used interchangeably?
A. muscle cell — muscle fiber
B. motor unit — motor neuron
C. muscle tension — muscle force
D. in vivo — in the body
Feedback:Learning Objective: Define a motor unit.
Please review Lab Exercise 2, Activity 1.
Question 27 of 32
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Why does wave summation occur?
A. Muscle twitches are not yet overlapping.
B. A large amount of time elapses between stimulations.
C. Muscle fibers are partially contracted when the next stimulus arrives.
D. Muscle fibers have been allowed to fully relax.Feedback:Correct!
Question 28 of 32
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Which of the following is NOT a phase of a muscle twitch?
A. shortening phase
B. contraction phase
C. relaxation phase
D. latent period
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Question 29 of 32
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Which of the following describes the relaxation phase?
A. The sarcomeres are increasing in length, and the force generated increases.
B. The sarcomeres are increasing in length, and the force generated decreases.
C. The sarcomeres are decreasing in length, and the force generated increases.
D. The sarcomeres are decreasing in length, and the force generated decreases.
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Part 11 of 12 - 8.0/ 8.0 Points
Answer the following question in your own words without using any resources. Your answer
should be written in complete sentences using correct grammar, spelling, and terminology.
Question 30 of 32
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Define the term "motor unit."
a single motor neuron and the muscles fibers innervated
Feedback:Learning Objective: Define a motor unit.
Please review Lab Exercise 2, Activity 1.
Question 31 of 32
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Briefly describe the effect of increasing stimulus intensity on the duration of the latent period.
increasing the stimulus intensity had no effect on the latent period. It remained constant
regardless of the intensity.
Feedback:Learning Objective: Describe the effect of stimulus intensity on the duration of the
latent period.
Please review Lab Exercise 2, Activity 1.
Part 12 of 12 - 5.0/ 5.0 Points
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Attach your completed Lab Exercise 2, Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent
Period lab report (PEX-02-01_FirstnameLastname.pdf) as the answer to this question.
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