BIOL 2404 Bones and Muscles Worksheet
Each worksheet is worth 25 points total. Point values are listed for each question.
Only answers with corresponding numbers are to be submitted as an email attachment in a MS Word document. See calendar for due date.
Anatomy Section 10 points total
Bones
(0.5 points each)
Identify the following bones or regions
__________1. forms most of the hard palate
__________2. forms the chin
__________3. cheekbone
__________4. bear facets for articulation with ribs, part of thorax
__________5. rounded process for articulation
__________6. large, pointed process for muscle attachment
7. Define suture
8. Define joint
9. What is a fontanel?
10. What type of tissue makes up an intervertebral disc?
Muscles
(0.5 points each)
Identify the following muscles
__________11. elbow flexor
__________12. forms the buttock
__________13. used in blinking and squinting
__________14. extends the knee
__________15. muscles between the ribs that elevate the thoracic cage
__________16. broad flat muscle of the back, adducts arm
17. What is the difference between the prime mover and the agonist?
18. Name two ways that muscles are named
19. Define flex
20. Define extend
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Physiology Section 10 points total
Bone
(0.5 points each)
21. Define osteon
22. Name two minerals found in bone tissue and their function
23. Name the fiber of bone and its function
24. Name two functions of bone
25. What is the function of the pectoral and pelvic girdles?
26. What is the purpose of a fibrous joint?
27. What is the purpose of a cartilaginous joint?
28., 29. Name four components of a Synovial joint
30. Define ligament
Muscle
(0.5 points each)
31. Define origin
32. Define insertion
33. Define tendon
34. Define sarcomere
35. What is the function of the actin myofibrils?
36. What is the function of the myosin myofibrils?
37. What is the source and purpose of ATP in skeletal muscle?
38. What is the neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction
and what is it’s purpose?
39. Name a connective tissue wrapping of skeletal muscle and its function
40. Name two histological characteristics of skeletal muscle
Medical Terminology Section 3 points total
41. leiomyosarcoma
42. osteomalacia
43. ankylosis
44. arthrodesis
45. chondritis
46. tendotomy
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Essay Section 2 points total
47. What is a herniated disc?
48. Why is the sphenoid bone the keystone bone of the cranium?
49. What is the difference between a sprain and a strain?
50. Why is it that the electrical impulse cannot pass from neuron to muscle cell?