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Anatomy - Muscle Terms-to-Know Quiz
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Terms about muscles from Chapter 8
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anatomy and physiology
anatomy
human biology
anatomy
chapters 7-8
advanced placement
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Question 1
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"The strength of a muscle fiber response increases if another stimulus is applied before relaxation is finished" is best defined by the word:
Answer
forced contraction
summation
tetany
myogram
Question 2
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What is the period of time between a stimulus and response called?
Answer
response stimulation
period of relaxation
summation
latent period
Question 3
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Muscle tone is best defined by...
Answer
motor units that have undergone sustained contraction over and over again
muscles that can respond to a variety of stimulus strengths
the ability to do more fine motor movements
the faster contraction of a muscle compared to another
Question 4
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What is a myogram?
Answer
a test to see how well a muscle performs
doctor's measurement of a muscle
a graphic representation of the velocity and intensity of muscular contractions
representation of all the muscle's in a body
Question 5
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What term is: "a sustained maximum muscle fiber response produced by a high frequency of stimuli that don't allow a muscle to relax"?
Answer
sustained stimuli
latency
muscle tone
tetany
Question 6
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What is an "all-or-none response"?
Answer
when a muscle contracts in the opposite direction
when a muscle fiber responds fully or not at all
when the fibers respond in different ways
when a muscle contracts fully or not at all
Question 7
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A threshold stimulus is...
Answer
a stimuli that isn't acted upon
the limit of the amount of pain a person can handle
the intensity of a stimulation needed to make a contraction occur
the minimum number of muscles moving needed to move a body part
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