Tissues, Diagnostic imaging techniques, Pathological terms, Musculoskeletal system

The skeletal muscles _______ force on tendons.

• exert
• pull
• expose
• expand

A disturbance in bone metabolism _______ a skeletal disorder called _______.

• results from-osteomalacia
• is caused by-osteosclerosis
• causes-osteomalacia
• is due to-osteosclerosis

Sports injuries of the hand are not different anatomically from the same injuries _______ through non-sport activities.

• affected
• derived
• sustained
• deprived

Skeletal muscles are not only responsible for voluntary movement but they also ________ posture and ________ a large portion of body heat.

• maintain-generate
• keep-do
• produce-stimulate
• create-make

A small projection that comes off of a larger structure in a branchlike fashion is a _______.

• condyle
• crest
• meatus
• ramus

________ muscles operate voluntarily.

• visceral
• skeletal
• smooth
• cardiac

Turning the palm downward is referred to as _______.

• rotation
• retraction
• supination
• pronation

The combining form of the shoulder blade is ________.

• stern/o
• cost/o
• clavicul/o
• scapul/o

_____ are bones of the axial skeleton.

• ribs, skull, sternum
• clavicle, vertebrae, ribs
• skull, vertebrae, scapula
• sternum, vertebrae, clavicle

Plantar cutaneous reflexes were abnormal, pupils were equal and reacted slowly to light. This patient didn’t have normal reflexes in his plantar, or _______ region.

• palm
• sole
• back
• elbow