Nasm Chapter 5

Question 1

Nervous system

Answer 1

Basic unit neuron ( dendrite, axon, cell body)

Question 2

Axial skeleton

Answer 2

A division of the skeletal system consisting of the skull, the rib cage and the vertebral column

Question 3

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 3

A division of the skeletal system consisting of the arms, legs and pelvic girdle.

Question 4

Levers

Answer 4

Rigid rods ( usually a long bone) where muscles attach

Question 5

Lumbar spine:

Answer 5

Largest segment in spinal column

Question 6

Coccyx

Answer 6

Composed of 3-5 small fused bones

Question 7

Sacrum

Answer 7

Composed of 5 vertebrae that fuse together as the body develops

Question 8

Cervical spine

Answer 8

Forms flexible frame work and provides support and motion for the head.

Question 9

Thoracic spine

Answer 9

12 vertebrae’s located in the upper and middle back

Question 10

Osteokinematics

Answer 10

Movement of limb that is visible

Question 11

Ligament

Answer 11

Bone to bone( ACL)

Question 12

Tendon

Answer 12

Bone to muscle ( Achilles)

Question 13

CNS

Answer 13

Brain and spinal column

Question 14

PNS

Answer 14

Everything coming out of the spinal column

Question 15

Mechanoreceptors

Answer 15

Muscle spindle ( think stretch)

Question 16

Three stages of learning ( cognitive)

Answer 16

Learning

Question 17

Three stages of learning (associative)

Answer 17

Beginning to understand

Question 18

Three stages of learning (autonomous)

Answer 18

Learned skill, no thought

Question 19

How many bones in body

Answer 19

206

Question 20

Longest bone in body

Answer 20

Femur

Question 21

Smaller bone

Answer 21

Incus, malleus, stapes