Pneumonics / Chapt. 1
Brushing your teeth, taking a shower, eating, and exercising are all examples of ADL's. What does the pneumonic "ADL" stand for?
Activities of Daily Living.
What is the strong connective tissue that connects muscle to bone?
Tendon
Which division of the nervous system sends and receives information, and contains the brain and spinal cord?
Central Nervous System (CNS)
What do you call a circular movement, like rotating the foot around the ankle?
A: Rotation - B: Inversion - C: Circumduction - D: Non of the above
Circumduction
What do you call the bending of a joint that decreases the angle?
Flexion
What does the pneumonic "CNS" stand for?
Central Nervous System.
There is an average of _______ muscles in the adult human body?
656 muscles (consisting of 3 types: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac).
What part of the digestive system does most of the absorption occur?
A: Stomach - B: Small Intestines - C: Liver - D: Large Intestines
Small Intestines
When the scapular bone is moved downward, it is called?
A: Elevation - B: Scapular Rotation - C: Depression - D: Protraction
Depression
What do you call the movement away from the body or body part's midline, lifting your arm up to the horizontal position at your side?
Abduction
What does the pneumonic "PNS" stand for?
Peripheral Nervous System.
The average adult has how many bones?
206 bones. (Although humans are born with 350 bones, that number will decrease by adulthood.
The cartilage coated ends of bones are kept apart by a thin film that keeps the bones from scratching against each other. This is called?
Synovial Fluid
What is the term that describes using both sides of the body at the same time (ex: both arms or both legs)?
A: Single Joint - B: Unilateral - C: Bilateral - D: Flexion
Bilateral
Moving away from the midline of the body is referred to as what?
Lateral
_______ is the condition of your current state of being, related to the absence of disease or injury?
A: Wellness - B: ADL's - C: Health - D: Both A & C
Health. (health can be described as encompassing the current state of physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual)
What is the tough, but flexible connective tissue that covers the end of each bone?
Cartilage
What is the 4 part process of digestion in order?
If the first step is ingestion, the second, third, and fourth steps are what?
Ingestion - Digestion - Absorption - Utilization
What term describes "toward the extremities"?
A: Peripheral - B: Superficial - C: Distal - D: Inferior
Peripheral
The muscles sometimes referred to as "neutralizers" provide for assistance of the prime mover/s by neutralizing the force of the movement through the plane of motion?
A: Antagonist - B: Synergist - C: Protagonist - D: Non of the above
Synergists
What does the pneumonic "SPICES" stand for?
Social - Physical - Intellectual - Cognitive - Emotional - Spiritual
Blood travels away from the heart, carrying oxygenated blood to the body, though ____? and deoxygenated blood comes back to the heart through ____?
Arteries / Veins
The ____________ is made up of glands, and releases chemical messengers called hormones ?
Endocrine System
The triceps are _________ to the biceps.
A: Agonist - B: Synergist - C: Antagonist - D: Superficial
Antagonist
This plane of motion is responsible for rotation, and separates the body between upper and lower.
A: Sagittal Plane - B: Frontal Plane - C: Transverse Plane - D: Coronal Plane
Transverse Plane