Physiology Flashcards

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A pH of 7 is said to be:

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Water (neutral)

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What is muscle tone?

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State of partial contraction

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Rigor Morris is caused by:

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Death. Sustained lack of oxygen

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

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Yes, reflexes

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Tetanus is:

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A sustained contraction that fails to relax

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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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Where does the krebs cycle occur?

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Mitochondria

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Glycolysis produces ________ net molecules of ATP

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2

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The production of ATP without oxygen is called:

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Glycolysis (anaerobic)

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

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Tetanus

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The Krebs cycle requires_______ and produces _______

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Oxygen / ATP

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

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Lactic acid

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12
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A pH below 7 is said to be:

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Acidic

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Hypertrophy is:

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Enlarged muscles due to over work

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

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Isometric

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Is it possible for an involuntary muscle to voluntary?

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Yes, mind over matter

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All or none means

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The muscle fiber contracts completely or not at all

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17
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The patellar reflex will cause:

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The knee to jerk

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Abuse of anabolic steroids will cause:

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Large skeletal muscles, large heart muscle, baldness

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The Krebs cycle produces ______ net molecules of ATP

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Where does lactic acid production occur?

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Cytoplasm

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A pH above 7 is said to be:

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Alkaline (basic)

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

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Atrophy is:

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Shrunken muscles due to lack of use

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Running is an example of what kind of exercise?
Isotonic
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The most important type of muscle for walking is
Skeletal
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Picking up a pencil from a table is an example of what kind of exercise?
Isotonic
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Translate linea alba from the Latin to English
White Line
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The most common cause of death after anabolic steroid use is:
Heart attack
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Aerobic respiration requires:
Oxygen
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Calcium ions that diffuses into the sarcomere cause:
Myosin heads to attach to actin and contract
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The sliding filament theory is
Actin and myosin slide across each other to shorten sarcomeres
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The thin filament in the sarcomere is called
Actin
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Both cardiac and skeletal muscles are multi-nucleated, why?
Code for lots of proteins
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An extension of endo, peri- and epi mysium on a flat bellied muscle is called
An aponeurosis
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Body temperature is produced by
Skeletal muscle
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This type of muscle is found only in the heart
Cardiac
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These muscles are voluntary, striated, and multi-nucleated
Skeletal muscles
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The neuromuscular junction is
Where the muscle and nerve come close together
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The neuromuscular transmitter associated with muscles is
Acetylcholine
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What are the two proteins found in a sarcomere?
Actin and myosin
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Cross bridges are on which myofibril protein?
Myosin
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The thick filament in a sarcomere is called
Myosin
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Sarcomeres are divided by
Z lines
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A hernia is
A tear in a flat bellied muscle
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An "outtie" is
An umbilical hernia
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What kind of muscle is found at the mouth and anus, voluntary or involuntary?
Voluntary
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The linea alba is
A white lime created by an aponeurosis to hold the rectus abdominis together
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Endomysium is a connective tissue that covers
The myofibril
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An extension of epimysium on a round bellied muscle is called
Tendon
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The two types of involuntary muscle are
Cardiac and smooth
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Posture is a function of
Skeletal muscle
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Exercise where muscles contract to move bones
Isotonic
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These muscles are involuntary with large single nuclei
Smooth muscles
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The digestive system and blood vessels are composed of this type of muscle
Smooth muscles
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A pH of 7 is said to be
Water (neutral)
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Exercise with a muscle that doesn't move a bone
Isometric