What bone is commonly referred to as the knee cap?
The Patella
What type of muscle is used for fast sprinting activity?
Type 2b Muscle fibers
What part of the muscles do muscle spindles work upon to detect stretch and tension?
Muscle belly
What type of bone is the Tibia?
Long bone
How many Cervical Vertebrae do we have?
7
What bone makes up the anterior portion of the forehead?
What is the Frontal Bone
What is the primary purpose of creatine in the muscles?
To carry a phosphate group to make ATP (Energy)
What is the current theory proposed for how muscle contraction occurs?
Sliding Filament Theory
What type of bone is the Parietal bone?
Flat bone
What two structures does a ligament connect to?
Bone-Bone
What bone makes up the lateral forearm and is closest to the thumb?
Radius
What type of Muscle is trained with Long distance running?
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
What Neurotransmitter makes muscles contract?
Acetylcholine
What type of bone is the patella?
Sesamoid
An Athlete has a positive anterior drawer on the knee and has laxity when assessing the affected extremity. What tissue is likely damaged? (Note they have to be relaxed fully for this special test)
Ligament (ACL for the over achievers)
What bone makes up the Toes and Fingers?
Phlanges
What bioenergetics system is used with sprinting activity? (less than 10-20 seconds)
Phosphocreatine System
What are the four functions of muscles?
Contract
Relax
Control Joint Position
Store Muscle Glycogen
What type of bone are the carpals
Short bones
What do osteoclasts do?
Break down bone using HCL-
What bone makes up the thigh bone?
What Muscle fiber is used with moderate intensity moderate duration exercises like a 400m race (~1 minute)?
Type 2a Muscle Fibers
What part of the muscle does the golgi tendon organ sense stretch at?
Tendons
What type of bone is the C2 Vertebrae?
Irregular
An athlete is going through active range of motion and complains of pain in their upper arm. Once the clinician does PROM on the patient, there is less/no pain in the affected extremity. What tissue is likely damaged?
Muscle