Human Anatomy Quiz

What type of body movement increases the angle between two bones?

• Extension

• Adduction

• Abduction

• Flexion

______ means moving away from the midline, and ______ means moving towards the midline.

• Abduction, adduction

• Adduction, abduction

• Flexion, extension

• Rotation, circumduction

What is it called when you move the sole of the foot laterally?

• Adduction

• Eversion

• Flexion

Rotating your forearm laterally so the palm faces forward is called:

• Inversion

• Supination

• Pronation

• Flexing

True or False: A synergist is a muscle that opposes the reverse prime mover.

A rectus muscle is an example of a muscle named based on:

• Number of origins

• Location of its origin

• Where it is located

• Direction of its muscle fibers

Increasing the maturation of the nervous system results in:

• Knowledge

• Appetite

• Head size

• Muscle control

The special senses include:

• Vision

• Equilibrium

• Neither are correct

• Both are correct

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What percentage of all sensory receptors are in the eyes?

• 35%

• 50%

• 70%

• 25%

Which glands in the eyelash produce an oily secretion that lubricates the eye?

• Tarsal

• Metatarsal

• Lacrimal

• None are correct