Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: What is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane called?
Answer Options:
dorsiflexion
abduction
adduction
inversion
Answer: abduction
Question: Connective tissue sacs lined with synovial membranes that act as cushions in places where friction develops are called _______.
Answer Options:
tendon
bursae
Answer: bursae
Question: Synovial fluid is present in joint cavities of freely movable joints. Which of the following statements is true about this fluid?
Answer Options:
It contains hyaluronic acid.
It contains lactic acid.
It contains hydrochloric acid.
It contains enzymes only.
Answer: It contains hyaluronic acid.
Question: The serous membrane found in the heart is the pericardium.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The process of bones increasing in width is known as _______.
Answer Options:
epiphyseal plate closure
concentric growth
appositional growth
closing of the epiphyseal plate
Answer: appositional growth
Question: Static equilibrium involves linear acceleration as well as changes in head rotation.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: A fibrous joint that is a peg-in-socket is called a ________ joint.
Answer Options:
gomphosis
suture
synchondrosis
syndesmosis
Answer: gomphosis
Question: Which of the following is a correct statement about development of joints?
Answer Options:
Joints develop in parallel with bones.
Joints develop independent of bone growth.
By the end of the fourth week, fetal synovial joints resemble adult joints.
All fibrous joints are in the adult form by the time of birth.
Answer: Joints develop in parallel with bones.
Question: As sound levels increase in the spiral organ (of Corti), ________.
Answer Options:
inner hair cells bend the cilia away from the kinocilium
outer hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane
inner hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane
outer hair cells bend the cilia away from the kinocilium
Answer: outer hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane
Question: The hip joint is a good example of a(n) ________ synovial joint.
Answer Options:
uniaxial
biaxial
multiaxial
Answer: multiaxial
Question: What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?
Answer Options:
dense fibrous connective tissue
elastic connective tissue
hyaline cartilage
fibrocartilage
Answer: – hyaline cartilage
Question: What is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane called?
Answer Options:
dorsiflexion
adduction
abduction
inversion
Answer: abduction
Question: An osteon contains osteocytes, lamellae, and a central canal, and is found in compact bone only.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The patellar “knee jerk” reflex is an example of a(n) ________.
Answer Options:
A. stretch reflex
B. stress reflex
C. crossed-extensor reflex
D. extensor thrust reflex
Answer Options:
A. stretch reflex
B. stress reflex
C. crossed-extensor reflex
D. extensor thrust reflex
Answer: A. stretch reflex