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Intro to MSK Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following directions refers to in the midline?

A. Medial

B. Lateral

C. Contralateral

D. Median

A

Median

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Which of the following is the decrease of angle between two structures or bones usually on the sagittal plane?

A. Flexion

B. Dorsiflexion

C. Plantarflexion

D. Lateral Flexion

A

Flexion

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3
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Which of the following is an example of an irregular bone?

A. Tarsals

B. Patella

C. Facial bones

D. Squamous skull

A

Facial bones

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4
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Which of the following bones is classified by being embedded in the tendon?

A. Flat bone

B. Sesamoid bone

C. Irregular bone

D. Sutural

A

Sesamoid bone

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Which of the following is the cartilagenous region between the epiphysis at the end of the bone, and the metaphysis? It is also known as the secondary osification center

A. Diaphysis

B. Epiphyseal line

C. Epiphyseal plate

D. None of the above

A

Epiphyseal plate

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What are the following cartilages classified by?

Hyaline cartilage

Elastic Cartilage

Fibrocartilage

A

Hyaline cartilage: presence of hyaluronic acid

Elastic cartilage: presence of elastic fibers

Fibrocartilage: abundance of collagen fibers

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What are the 3 types of uniaxial synovial joint types? What are the 2 biaxial joint types?

A

Uniaxial

Planar

Hinge (Ginglymus)

Pivot (Trochoid)

Biaxial

Condyloid

Saddle (sellar)

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Hinge joints are uniaxial that can only permit flexion and extension. Which of the following joints is an example of a hinge joint?

A. Elbow joint

B. Acromioclavicular joint

C. Atlantoaxial joint

D. Carpometacarpal joint

E. Metacarpophalangeal joint

A

Elbow joint

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PLane joints only permit gliding or sliding movement, which of the following is an example of a plane joint?

A. Elbow joint

B. Acromioclavicular joint

C. Atlantoaxial joint

D. Carpometacarpal joint

E. Metacarpophalangeal joint

A

Acromioclavicular joint

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A saddle joint, also known as a sellar joint, is biaxial and permits movement on two planes that makes it APPEAR that it can allow circumduction. Which of the following is an example of a saddle joint?

A. Elbow joint

B. Acromioclavicular joint

C. Atlantoaxial joint

D. Carpometacarpal joint

E. Metacarpophalangeal joint

A

Carpometacarpal joint

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Condyloid joint is biaxial that allows flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, and circumduction. Which of the following is an example of a condyloid joint?

A. Elbow joint

B. Acromioclavicular joint

C. Atlantoaxial joint

D. Carpometacarpal joint

E. Metacarpophalangeal joint

A

Metacarpophalangeal joint

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A pivot joint, or a trochoid joint, is uniaxial and allows rotation due to a bony process giting into a ligamentous process. Which of the following is an example of a pivot joint?

A. Elbow joint

B. Acromioclavicular joint

C. Atlantoaxial joint

D. Carpometacarpal joint

E. Metacarpophalangeal joint

A

Atlantoaxial joint

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13
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The radius and ulna are considered to be a compound joint due to the two joint types it’s associated with. What are the two joint types associated with the radius and ulna?

A

Pivot joint

Fibrous syndesmosis

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Which of the following is the correct classification of artery type for Aorta, brachiocephalic trunk, common carotid, subclavian?

A. Elastic arteries

B. Muscular arteries

C. Arterioles

D. None of the above

A

Elastic arteries

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15
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Which of the following arteries can be described as having a narrow lumen and thick muscular walls?

A. Elastic arteries

B. Muscular arteries

C. Arterioles

D. None of the above

A

Arterioles

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16
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There is no smooth muscle pressence in what type of vessels?

A

Capillaries

17
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Which of the following glia cells myelinate the axons in the CNS?

A. Astrocytes

B. Oligodentroglia

C. Microglia

D. Ependymal cells

A

Oligodentroglia

18
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Which of the following glia cells produce the cerebrospinal fluid and line the cavities filled with CSF?

A. Astrocytes

B. Oligodentroglia

C. Microglia

D. Ependymal cells

A

Ependymal cells

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20
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Which of the following descriptions correctly characterizes cardiac muscle?

A. branched with intercalated disks

B. Transverse striations

C. Smooth no striations

D. All the above

A

branched with intercalated disks

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22
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Which of the following types of arteries has the greatest control of peripheral resistance?

A. Large ARteires

B. Muscular arteries

C. Arterioles

A

Arterioles

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