Physiology Flashcards

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A pH of 7 is said to be:

A

Water (neutral)

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1
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What is muscle tone?

A

State of partial contraction

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2
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Rigor Morris is caused by:

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Death. Sustained lack of oxygen

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3
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Is it possible for a voluntary muscle to be “involuntary”?

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Yes, reflexes

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4
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Tetanus is:

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A sustained contraction that fails to relax

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5
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The most common way to hypertrophy a muscle is to:

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Repeatedly overwork the muscle

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6
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Where does the krebs cycle occur?

A

Mitochondria

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7
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Glycolysis produces ________ net molecules of ATP

A

2

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8
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The production of ATP without oxygen is called:

A

Glycolysis (anaerobic)

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9
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A disorder caused by bacteria that causes sustained contraction or lockjaw is:

A

Tetanus

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10
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The Krebs cycle requires_______ and produces _______

A

Oxygen / ATP

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11
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Peruvian acid without oxygen will oxygen will produce what in the muscle?

A

Lactic acid

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12
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A pH below 7 is said to be:

A

Acidic

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13
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Hypertrophy is:

A

Enlarged muscles due to over work

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14
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Pushing against a wall is an example of what kind of exercise?

A

Isometric

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15
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Is it possible for an involuntary muscle to voluntary?

A

Yes, mind over matter

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16
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All or none means

A

The muscle fiber contracts completely or not at all

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17
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The patellar reflex will cause:

A

The knee to jerk

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18
Q

Abuse of anabolic steroids will cause:

A

Large skeletal muscles, large heart muscle, baldness

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19
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The Krebs cycle produces ______ net molecules of ATP

A

36

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20
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Where does lactic acid production occur?

A

Cytoplasm

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21
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A pH above 7 is said to be:

A

Alkaline (basic)

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22
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A person who has exercised to the point of building up lactic acid must replace the oxygen by:

A

Breathing

23
Q

Atrophy is:

A

Shrunken muscles due to lack of use

24
Q

Running is an example of what kind of exercise?

A

Isotonic

25
Q

The most important type of muscle for walking is

A

Skeletal

26
Q

Picking up a pencil from a table is an example of what kind of exercise?

A

Isotonic

27
Q

Translate linea alba from the Latin to English

A

White Line

28
Q

The most common cause of death after anabolic steroid use is:

A

Heart attack

29
Q

Aerobic respiration requires:

A

Oxygen

30
Q

Calcium ions that diffuses into the sarcomere cause:

A

Myosin heads to attach to actin and contract

31
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The sliding filament theory is

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Actin and myosin slide across each other to shorten sarcomeres

32
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The thin filament in the sarcomere is called

A

Actin

33
Q

Both cardiac and skeletal muscles are multi-nucleated, why?

A

Code for lots of proteins

34
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An extension of endo, peri- and epi mysium on a flat bellied muscle is called

A

An aponeurosis

35
Q

Body temperature is produced by

A

Skeletal muscle

36
Q

This type of muscle is found only in the heart

A

Cardiac

37
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These muscles are voluntary, striated, and multi-nucleated

A

Skeletal muscles

38
Q

The neuromuscular junction is

A

Where the muscle and nerve come close together

39
Q

The neuromuscular transmitter associated with muscles is

A

Acetylcholine

40
Q

What are the two proteins found in a sarcomere?

A

Actin and myosin

41
Q

Cross bridges are on which myofibril protein?

A

Myosin

42
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The thick filament in a sarcomere is called

A

Myosin

43
Q

Sarcomeres are divided by

A

Z lines

44
Q

A hernia is

A

A tear in a flat bellied muscle

45
Q

An “outtie” is

A

An umbilical hernia

46
Q

What kind of muscle is found at the mouth and anus, voluntary or involuntary?

A

Voluntary

47
Q

The linea alba is

A

A white lime created by an aponeurosis to hold the rectus abdominis together

48
Q

Endomysium is a connective tissue that covers

A

The myofibril

49
Q

An extension of epimysium on a round bellied muscle is called

A

Tendon

50
Q

The two types of involuntary muscle are

A

Cardiac and smooth

51
Q

Posture is a function of

A

Skeletal muscle

52
Q

Exercise where muscles contract to move bones

A

Isotonic

53
Q

These muscles are involuntary with large single nuclei

A

Smooth muscles

54
Q

The digestive system and blood vessels are composed of this type of muscle

A

Smooth muscles

55
Q

A pH of 7 is said to be

A

Water (neutral)

56
Q

Exercise with a muscle that doesn’t move a bone

A

Isometric