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Question
Which of the following structures belong to the inner ear?
A. Tympanic membrane
B. Helix
C. Incus
D. Semicircular duct
E. Tensor tympani muscle
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B. Lordosis
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A. Sphenoid
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A. A bone growing within some cartilages in response to pressure
B. A bone that forms within some tendons in response to stress
C. A bone that forms in the cranium in response to trauma
D. A bone made of hyaline cartilage
E. A bone made of dense regular connective tissue
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The average number of bones in the adult skeleton is __________.
A. 56
B. 106
C. 156
D. 206
E. 256
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A. Gracilis
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A. Extensor digitorum longus
B. Tibialis anterior
C. Semimembranosus
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Carpal tunnel pressure is sometimes relieved by surgically excising part or all of which structure?
A. Palmar aponeurosis
B. Extensor retinaculum
C. Flexor retinaculum
D. Extensor aponeurosis
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An injury that results in complete functional loss of the ulnar nerve will affect which of the following muscles?
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B. Abductor pollicis brevis
C. Flexor carpi radialis
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A. Omohyoid
B. Thyrohyoid
C. Sternothyroid
D. Stylohyoid
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Which muscle(s) of respiration is(are) innervated by the phrenic nerve?
A. Diaphragm
B. External intercostals
C. Internal intercostals
D. Innermost intercostals
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The ________ originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the angle of the mandible.
A. masseter
B. buccinator
C. temporalis
D. genioglossus
E. stylohyoid
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Which of the following muscles is the prime mover for inhalation?
A. Internal intercostals
B. External intercostals
C. Diaphragm
D. Stylohyoid
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A. Prime movers
B. Antagonists
C. Synergists
D. Fixators
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A. Fusiform
B. Intrinsic
C. Involuntary
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A. Stability
B. Heat production
C. Control of openings
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A. dorsiflexion; plantar flexion
B. inversion; eversion
C. medial excursion; lateral excursion
D. opposition; reposition
E. retraction; protraction
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A. rotation
B. circumduction
C. extension
D. flexion
E. elevation
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When you hold out your hands with the palms up, __________ your wrists will tip your palms toward you.
A. hyperextending
B. circumducting
C. rotating
D. flexing
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A. Their mechanical advantage may be either greater or less than 1.0.
B. Their mechanical advantage is always less than 1.0.
C. Their output force is always greater than the input force.
D. Their resistance is between the joint (fulcrum) and the distal end of the bone (effort).
E. The joint (fulcrum) is at the opposite end from the tendinous insertion (effort).
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A. lambdoid suture
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C. coronal suture
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Drugs called calcium channel blockers may be used to lower blood pressure by causing arteries to vasodilate. How do you suppose these drugs work?
A. They prevent calcium from entering the sarcoplasmic reticulum of smooth muscle.
B. They stimulate the calcium pump in smooth muscle, thus removing calcium from the calmodulin.
C. They prevent calcium from exiting the sarcoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscle.
D. They prevent calcium from entering cardiac muscle, thus slowing down the heart rate.
E. They prevent calcium from entering smooth muscle, thus allowing the muscle to relax.
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As you are lifting a box, someone places extra weight on top of it. For your muscle to continue contracting and lifting the box, the muscle must __________.
A. recruit more muscle fibers
B. lower its threshold
C. reduce its wave summation
D. shift from isometric to isotonic contraction
E. shift from slow-twitch to fast-twitch mode
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The triads of a muscle fiber consist of __________.
A. two A bands and one I band
B. two T tubules and one terminal cisterna
C. two terminal cisternae and one T tubule
D. two thin myofilaments and one thick myofilament
E. two thick myofilaments and one thin myofilament
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Which of the following would be caused by a contraction of smooth muscle?
A. Goose bumps
B. Blood leaving the left ventricle of the heart
C. Elevating the eyebrows
D. Blinking the eyelids
E. Deep inspiration
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After childbirth, a woman begins experiencing tremendous pain in her groin, making it difficult for her to walk. An X-ray shows a fracture extending from her symphysis pubis to the inferior ramus of the pubis. As a result of the fracture, which group of muscles might be impaired?
A. Hip flexors
B. Thigh abductors
C. Hip extensors
D. Lateral rotators
E. Thigh adductors
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An Olympic sprinter readies for a race. After the sound of the starting gun, he propels himself forward from the starting block and immediately grimaces in pain, grabbing for the back of his thigh. Within 48 hours he begins noticing extensive bruising on the back of his thigh extending into the back of the knee. He now has difficulty rising from a seated position and flexing his knee. Bending at the waist generates more pain. Which muscle is likely injured?
A. Gluteus maximus
B. Popliteus
C. Biceps femoris
D. Gastrocnemius
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A male sustains a crushing injury to his foot. After weeks of care, he begins to notice that he cannot bend the little toe on his right foot. Which of he following would be a logical diagnosis? A. Atrophy of the flexor hallucis brevis
B. Atrophy of the fibularis brevis
C. Atrophy of the soleus
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Several digestive enzymes are secreted as zymogens because __________.
A. it saves one step in their synthesis
B. gastric cells do not have the necessary enzymes for their synthesis
C. they start digesting intracellular proteins of the gastric cells more quickly
D. they act only in the stomach lumen and do not digest intracellular proteins
E. they can start digesting dietary proteins more quickly