Final Quiz

Question 1

An eccentric contraction is described as

Answer 1

a muscle produces tension, but the length of the muscle is increasing

Question 2

A round window

Answer 2

acts as a mechanical release for waves within the cochlea

Question 3

In hyperpolarization what types of ions diffuse out of the cell?

Answer 3

K+

Question 4

What membrane covers the surface of a mature bone?

Answer 4

Periosteum

Question 5

Connective tissue is separated into subgroups based on

Answer 5

Structure of extracellular matrix

Question 6

Ligaments attach

Answer 6

Bone to bone

Question 7

A synergist is

Answer 7

group of muscles that work together to cause movement

Question 8

Articular cartilage provides a smooth surface where

Answer 8

bones meet

Question 9

What occurs when the parasympathetic system is stimulated?

Answer 9

Increased motility of digestive tracts

Question 10

In electrically excitable cells, depolarization causes

Answer 10

Voltage gated sodium ions channels to open

Question 11

Intercostal nerves are formed from the

Answer 11

Ventral rami of thoracic spinal nerve

Question 12

an organelle is

Answer 12

a small structure within a cell

Question 13

The most sensitive taste buds are found in ______papillae

Answer 13

Foliate

Question 14

Reticular formation is composed of

Answer 14

nuclei scattered throughout the brainstem

Question 15

What do both aqueous and vitreous humor do?

Answer 15

nourish eye

Question 16

Bowing is an example of

Answer 16

Flexion

Question 17

Vagus nerve carries parasympathetic impulses to the

Answer 17

Thoracic and abdominal viscera

Question 18

if 5 action potentials arrive at the same synapse in very close succession, what it is called?

Answer 18

Temporal summation

Question 19

What type of exocrine gland uses exocytosis to secrete?

Answer 19

Merocrine