Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. A person who has been diagnosed with a sprained ankle has an injury to the ligaments that attach to that joint.
2. A movement of the forearm in which the palm of the hand is turned from posterior to anterior is supination.
3. The wrist joint can exhibit adduction and eversion movements.
4. Cruciate ligaments are important ligaments that stabilize all ball-and-socket joints.
5. Flexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot approaches the shin is called dorsiflexion.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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a. lesser omentum b. falicform ligament c. mesentery d. mesocolon
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A. nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, vesicles, cell membrane. B. nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear envelope, cell membrane. C. vesicles, Golgi apparatus, mitochondrion, cell membrane. D. cell membrane, vesicles, Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleus.
The absolute and relative refractory periods of an action potential determine other parameters of action potentials such as causing unidirectional conduction and limiting their frequency. Describe what is happening during each of the refractory periods
Then use this information to describe how the different periods affect conduction and frequency. What will be an ideal response?
Which is TRUE about the muscle fibers found in a muscle spindle?
A. Their contraction is stimulated by alpha motor neurons and inhibited by gamma motor neurons. B. When stimulated to fire, they always inhibit flexor muscles. C. They function to maintain tension on spindle receptors. D. They are not true muscle fibers because they cannot contract. E. They are innervated by alpha motor neurons.