What part of the skeleton includes the head, thorax, and trunk?
In a first class lever, the axis sometimes changes from the…
In a first class lever, the axis sometimes changes from the right side to the left side without changing its purpose and mechanical advantage.
Which of the following joints is NOT a fibrous joint?
Which of the following joints is NOT a fibrous joint?
What type of bone makes up the hard, dense, outer shell of b…
What type of bone makes up the hard, dense, outer shell of bone?
List the five peripheral nerves from the brachial plexus in…
List the five peripheral nerves from the brachial plexus in order from lateral to medial.
What type of joint structure connects muscle to bone?
What type of joint structure connects muscle to bone?
Generally, a contracture can be termed a “tight muscle” tha…
Generally, a contracture can be termed a “tight muscle” that has undergone adaptive shortening.
The portion of the gray matter that transmits motor impulses…
The portion of the gray matter that transmits motor impulses is identified as the:
When performing a pushup, the agonists are the elbow extens…
When performing a pushup, the agonists are the elbow extensor muscles. The shoulder girdle musculature acts as a __________ to the scapula.
Your patient is in the early stage of recovery from a total…
Your patient is in the early stage of recovery from a total hip replacement (THR). Due to the patient’s total hip precautions, you have the patient perform hip strengthening exercises without changing the length of the muscle. The patient is performing __________ exercises.