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Hall_Lucy - Test - The Muscular System Flashcards

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  1. Why do skeletal muscles work in pairs?
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muscle cells can only contract

NB# 41. BP - Muscular System

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  1. What type of muscles are not under your conscious control?
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involuntary

NB# 41. BP - Muscular System

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  1. Where in your body can you find a joint?
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your skull, your wrist, your fingers, and your vertical column
NB# 44. WKST - The Muscular System

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  1. On the chicken wing, is the bottom of the upper arm a flexor or extensor?
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flexor

NB# 48. Questions - A Look Beneath The Skin

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  1. On the chicken wing, where is the bicep located?
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on the top side of the chicken wing by the shoulder

NB# 48. Questions - A Look Beneath The Skin

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  1. On the chicken wing, where is the tricep located?
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on the bottom side of the chicken wing by the shoulder

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  1. On the chicken wing, is the top of the upper arm a flexor or extensor?
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extensor

NB# 48. Questions - A Look Beneath The Skin

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  1. On the chicken wing, where is the ulna located?
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the bone on the bottom of the lower arm

NB# 48. Questions - A Look Beneath The Skin

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  1. What muscle is used to extend the leg at the knee?
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quadriceps femoris

NB# 39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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  1. Where is the achilles tendon located?
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in your ankle

NB# 39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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  1. What muscle raises the shoulders?
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trapezius

NB# 39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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  1. What muscle is strained when you have shin splints?
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tibias anterior

NB# 39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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  1. What muscle is used to straighten your leg?
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hamstrings

NB# 39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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  1. What muscle extends or straightens the forearm?
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triceps brachii

NB# 39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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  1. What muscle is a large muscle used in jumping or climbing the stairs, when you are bent over it straightens you up by extending at the hip?
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gluteus maximus

NB# 39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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  1. What are the major muscles used to close the jaw?
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masseter, temporalis

NB# 46. CLF - Muscles of the Face

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  1. What is flexion?
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flexion - the action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint
39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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  1. What is extension?
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extension - the action of moving a limb from a bent to a straight position
39. CLF - Exterior Muscles of the Body

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