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At peak muscular activity, pyruvate produced via glycolysis is converted to _________.

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Lactate

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Epithelial tissues come in several shapes. Which ones are they?

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Squamous, cuboidal, columnar

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The term “avascular” means:

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does not have arteries or veins

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This condition is caused by severe bone loss.

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osteoporosis

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Epithelial tissue:

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covers all exposed surfaces

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In an isotonic contraction, the skeletal muscle changes ______.

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Length

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This connective tissue layer surrounds an individual muscle fiber

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Perimysium

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Nervous tissue:

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Propagates electrical impulses

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The appendicular skeleton allows us to do the following:

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Manipulate objects

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Melanocytes store

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Melanin

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The synapse between an axon and a skeletal muscle fiberis known as:

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Synaptic cleft

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This type of muscle contains intercaleted discs

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Cardiac muscles

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In muscle , there is a reduction of muscle size, tone, and power due to the ______-of activity.

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Atrophy — lack

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In _______ ossification, miniature hyaline cartilage models are gradual replaced by bone.

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Endochondral

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Is the smallest functional unit of a muscle fiber:

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Sacromere

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Bone growth length is called _____

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Interstitial

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All motor neurons that control skeletal muscles are:

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Multipolar neurons

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Receptors in the PNS do all the following except:

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May be single cells or complex sensory organs

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In the functional divisions of the PNS, the afferent division does the follwing:

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Carry sensory information to the CNS

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In the autonomic nervous system:

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The sympathetic division has a stimulating effect

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The Central Nervous System (CNS) includes the brain and the spinal cord.

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True

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Nervous tissue contains two kinds of cells. What are they?

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Nueron/neuroglia

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The following sesamoid bone that grows within a tendon:

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Patella

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The Central Nervous System (CNS includes the brain and spinal cord.

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True

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The true pelvis includes
The pelvic inlet & outlet
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Sound travels in _____-shaped curves
S-shaped
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A brief and spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers is known as a/an:
Fasciculation
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Spogy bone
End of long bone
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Epiphysis
End of long bone
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Metaphysis
Middle (between epiphysis & diaphysis)
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Diaphysis
Length of long bone
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Medular cavity
Within the middle of long bone
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The surface layer of the brain is composed of gray matter.
True
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Match the function of cones in the following answer choices
Color vision
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Equilibrium (balance) is managed by the:
Vestibular complex
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Identify the muscle cels that are embryonic in nature and thus are the precursors to mature muscle cells.
Myoblasts
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The thin filaments of myofibrils consist of the protein:
Actin
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Biggest part of neuron
Soma/Cell body
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Short branches that come out of nueron (cell body/soma)
Dendrites
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Axon hillock
Part where cell body/soma and axon connect
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Axon
Long "arm" of nueron
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Telodendria
Short branches that come out of axon
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Axon terminal
"Button-like" ending of axon
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Adrenaline is a hormone associated with which of the folowing efferent divisions of the PNS (autonomic nervous system, or ANS)?
Sympathetic division
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Brain size is correlated with higher intelligence and higher cognitive abilities.
False
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What is the largeststructure of the neuron?
Cell body/Soma
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The I bands of sacromere are ______ bands.
Light
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A muscle unit (bundle) is known as a:
Fascicle
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The functions of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are to support the brain, cushion delicate neural structures, and nutrient transportation.
True
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Which structure of the sarcomere stores and releases calcium?
Sacroplasmic reticulum (SR)
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The diencephalon contains the thalamus and the hypothalamus.
True
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The smallest functional unit of a skeletal muscle is known as a:
Sacromere
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The auditory ossicles (incus, malleus, and stapes) are found in the:
Middle ear
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One of the most important and the principal neurotransmitter found in the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is:
Acetylcholine
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E A triad in skeletal muscle consists of:
Two terminal cisternae and a T tubule
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The direction of the action potential is propagated from the ______ to the _______.
Presynaptic, postsynaptic
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Identify the protein in the thick filaments of skeletal muscle fibers that recoil after stretching.
Titin
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Which of the following muscle tissues is not striated?
Smooth muscle
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This multinucleate bone cell secretes acids and protein-digesting enzymes that dissolve the matrix,thus releasing the storedminerals.
Osteoclast
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The equivalent of the cytoplasm in musclefibers is known as alan:
Sacroplasm
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The tympanic membrane (eardrum) is found in the:
External ear
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The A band of sacromeres are _____ bands.
Dark
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The intervertebral disks are primarily composed of:
Fibrocartilage
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Which of the following muscle types are multinucleated?
Skeletal muscle
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Which of the following is the outermost layer of the brain?
Dura mater
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This brain structure produces cerebrospinal fluid:
Choroid plexus
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A hole through a bone is termed a
Foramen
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This part of the brain is associated with breathing:
Madula oblongata
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Muscle cells tend tO have this form of energy:
Glycogen
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This disease/condition is characterized by poor coagulation. Therefore, the individual affected has poor wound healing time:
Hemophilia
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Cervical vertebrae #1 in the human body. Which one is this called?
Atlas
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Zika is a viral illness that has particular clinical importance in pregnant women. Which of the following is the condition that it may cause on an unborn fetus?
Microcephaly
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Cross-bridge formations are relevant in:
Skeletal muscle
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Adrenaline is also known as:
Epinephrine
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How many cranial nerves does the human body have?
12
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Epithelial tissue is categorized into _______ categories.
2
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An anatomical term that means the same as ventral:
Anterior
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Ossification of bone primarily involves this mineral:
Calcium

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