Muscle Contraction and Bone Anatomy Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is a maximal sustained muscle contraction called?

  • Twitch
  • Threshold
  • Tone
  • Tetanus (correct)

Which bone in the body does not articulate with another bone?

  • Zygomatic bone
  • Hyoid bone (correct)
  • Floating rib
  • Mandible

What condition, common in older women, causes bones to become weak and thin?

  • Osteoporosis (correct)
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Bursitis

Which of the following regions of vertebrae is in the correct order from anterior to posterior?

<p>Cervical → thoracic → lumbar → sacrum → coccyx (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What attaches muscle to bone?

<p>Ligaments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone tissue has lacunae, concentric circles around a central canal, and is found in the middle portion of a long bone?

<p>Compact bone (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cells begin as stem cells in the red bone marrow and specialize to break down bone and release calcium into the blood?

<p>Osteoclasts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bone is found in the pelvic girdle?

<p>Coxal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

<p>Scapula (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the thin line at letter 'c' in Figure 19.2 representing?

<p>Actin filament (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a correct association of facial bones?

<p>Temporal—temples (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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