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What is "ossification"?
The process by which bone forms from cartilage or connective tissue
Which large muscle forms the rounded contour of the shoulder?
Deltoid
What term describes muscle activity that you consciously control?
Voluntary muscle activity
Sebaceous glands are absent from which two major body surfaces?
Palms of the hands & soles of the feet
What is the term for a stretched or torn muscle or tendon?
Strain
Muscle contractions help maintain body temperature by producing what?
Heat
What does the MEDULLA of a bone contain?
Red & yellow marrow
What muscle group on the front of the thigh extends the knee?
Quadriceps
Holding a wall sit without moving is an example of which type of muscle contraction?
Isometric contraction
True or False: The skin is considered an organ.
True. It is the largest organ in the body.
What fracture pattern occurs when a bone twists and the break winds around its shaft?
Spiral fracture
What is the name of area of the bone where we find the "growth plate"?
Epiphysis
Which forearm bone is on the thumb side when the body is in anatomical position?
Radius
What muscle group on the back of the thigh flexes the knee?
Hamstrings
Raising and lowering a dumbbell through a biceps curl is commonly classified as which type of exercise?
Isotonic contraction
How does sweating help cool your body?
Sweat evaporates from your skin, carrying heat away.
What type of fracture occurs when a bone breaks into three or more pieces?
Comminuted fracture
Which muscle attachment is generally less movable: the origin or the insertion?
Origin
A newborn typically has approximately how many bones before many fuse during growth?
About 270
Which large, superficial calf muscle helps point the foot downward and raise the heel?
Gastrocnemius
Which type of training most directly promotes increased muscle strength and often increased muscle size?
Resistance training
What layer of the skin contains Keratinocytes, Melanocytes, Merkel Cells, and Langerhan Cells?
Epidermis
What term describes an exaggerated outward curve of the thoracic spine, producing a rounded upper back?
Kyphosis
Using the adult Rule of Nines, what percentage of body surface area is represented by one entire leg plus the entire head and neck?
27%: 18% for the leg + 9% for the head and neck.
What is the name for a place in the body where two bones come together?
Joint
Which broad back muscle extends and adducts the arm, helping pull it down toward the body?
Latissimus Dorsi
How does regular aerobic exercise, such as jogging or swimming, help your muscles?
It improves muscle endurance, allowing muscles to work longer before getting tired.
What is one change that happens as people get older that makes it harder to stay warm in cold weather, and one change that makes it harder to cool down in hot weather?
Cold: reduced subcutaneous fat/insulation
Heat: reduced sweating or less effective skin blood-flow responses.
What term describes an exaggerated inward curve of the lumbar spine, commonly called swayback?
Lordosis
What is a primary cause of muscle fatigue?
Lack of oxygen during intense exercise, leading to fatigue