Deck 16: The Bones and Soft Tissues

Question 1

A group of muscles, called the ____, help steady a movement or stabilize joint activity.

A) antagonists
B) synergists
C) prime movers
D) origins

Answer 1

synergists

Question 2

Nerve cells are conductive.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A strain is the result of the twisting or pulling of a muscle or tendon.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The first stage of treatment for a strain is rehabilitation.

Question 5

Puncture wounds are at risk of infection because they are difficult to clean, and they provide a warm, moist place for bacteria to grow.

Question 6

A(n) ____, or cut, is a tear in the skin that results from an injury.

A) abrasion
B) laceration
C) contusion
D) avulsion

Question 7

The nerve cell has either an axon or a dendrite.

Question 8

Damage to a nerve interrupts the nerve's signals to the brain and can impair motor function and sensation as a result.

Question 9

For the treatment of strains, RICE should be used for the first ____ hours after injury.

A) 8-12
B) 12-24
C) 24-48
D) 48-36

Question 10

The average growth in females continues until about 21 years.

Question 11

Treatment of strains has ____ stages.

A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2

Question 12

When the nerve impulses reach the end of the axon, the chemical neurotransmitter ____ is released.

A) endorphin
B) glutamine
C) dopamine
D) acetylcholine

Question 13

The muscles of the body are arranged ____.

A) singly
B) in pairs
C) in triplets
D) in groups of four

Question 14

Sensory neurons, or ____ neurons, emerge from the skin or sense organs and carry messages or impulses toward the spinal cord and brain.

A) afferent
B) efferent
C) motor
D) interneurons

Question 15

Cardiac muscle is found only in the ____.

A) lungs
B) legs
C) heart
D) brain

Question 16

A nerve scar is known as a(n) ____.

A) hematoma
B) neuroma
C) abrasion
D) contusion

Question 17

When nerve fibers are cut or broken, the end of the fiber farthest from the brain dies, although the ______ stays healthy.

A) myelin sheath
B) dendrite
C) connection
D) motor unit

Question 18

All nerve cells are excitable.

Question 19

Body movements are determined by one or more of the four principal types of muscles.

Question 20

Strains are always acute.

Question 21

Match each statement with the correct item below:
compound fractures

A)includes two limb girdles (the shoulders and pelvis) and the attached limb bones
B)can be complete or incomplete breaks in the bone
C)occur when the bone penetrates the skin
D)under voluntary control and it aids in movement
E)consists of the skull, the spine, the ribs, and the sternum

Question 22

The bones of the skull are examples of ____________________ bones, as are the ribs.

Question 23

Match each statement with the correct item below:
inflammation

A)produced by the skeletal system
B)consists of a motor neuron plus all the muscle fibers it stimulates
C)make up the skeletal system
D)cells become completely different than what they were when they originated
E)reaction to invasion by an infectious agent

Question 24

Match each statement with the correct item below:
levers

A)produced by the skeletal system
B)consists of a motor neuron plus all the muscle fibers it stimulates
C)make up the skeletal system
D)cells become completely different than what they were when they originated
E)reaction to invasion by an infectious agent

Question 25

A(n) ____________________ is a direct blow or blunt injury that does not interrupt (break) the skin.

Question 26

A(n) ____________________ is where the messages go from one cell to the next cell.

Question 27

____________________ is the act of wound healing.

Question 28

A typical long bone contains a shaft, or ____________________.

Question 29

Match each statement with the correct item below:
skeletal muscle

A)includes two limb girdles (the shoulders and pelvis) and the attached limb bones
B)can be complete or incomplete breaks in the bone
C)occur when the bone penetrates the skin
D)under voluntary control and it aids in movement
E)consists of the skull, the spine, the ribs, and the sternum

Question 30

Match each statement with the correct item below:
motor unit

A)produced by the skeletal system
B)consists of a motor neuron plus all the muscle fibers it stimulates
C)make up the skeletal system
D)cells become completely different than what they were when they originated
E)reaction to invasion by an infectious agent

Question 31

Match each statement with the correct item below:
white blood cells

A)produced by the skeletal system
B)consists of a motor neuron plus all the muscle fibers it stimulates
C)make up the skeletal system
D)cells become completely different than what they were when they originated
E)reaction to invasion by an infectious agent

Question 32

Match each statement with the correct item below:
appendicular skeleton

A)includes two limb girdles (the shoulders and pelvis) and the attached limb bones
B)can be complete or incomplete breaks in the bone
C)occur when the bone penetrates the skin
D)under voluntary control and it aids in movement
E)consists of the skull, the spine, the ribs, and the sternum

Question 33

____________________ or irritability is a characteristic of both muscle and nervous cells (neurons).

Question 34

A(n) ____________________ consists of blood and fluid that pool within a tissue space, a compartment, or an organ.

Question 35

Match each statement with the correct item below:
transdifferentiation

A)produced by the skeletal system
B)consists of a motor neuron plus all the muscle fibers it stimulates
C)make up the skeletal system
D)cells become completely different than what they were when they originated
E)reaction to invasion by an infectious agent

Question 36

A grade II, or moderate, ____________________ causes partial tearing of the ligament and is characterized by bruising, moderate pain, and swelling.

Question 37

____________________ and scrapes occur when several layers of skin are torn loose or totally removed.

Question 38

Match each statement with the correct item below:
simple fractures

A)includes two limb girdles (the shoulders and pelvis) and the attached limb bones
B)can be complete or incomplete breaks in the bone
C)occur when the bone penetrates the skin
D)under voluntary control and it aids in movement
E)consists of the skull, the spine, the ribs, and the sternum

Question 39

Match each statement with the correct item below:
axial skeleton

A)includes two limb girdles (the shoulders and pelvis) and the attached limb bones
B)can be complete or incomplete breaks in the bone
C)occur when the bone penetrates the skin
D)under voluntary control and it aids in movement
E)consists of the skull, the spine, the ribs, and the sternum

Question 40

Bones continually absorb and replace cells, a process known as ____________________.