Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
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How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?
Answer: 206
The adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones, reduced from about 270 at birth due to fusion.
Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach and intestines?
Answer: Smooth muscle
Smooth muscle is involuntary and non-striated, lining hollow organs like the stomach and intestines.
What is the name of the tough fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone?
Answer: Tendon
Tendons are dense fibrous connective tissue structures that connect skeletal muscles to bones.
Which bone is the longest and strongest in the human body?
Answer: Femur
The femur, or thigh bone, is the longest and strongest bone in the human body, bearing significant weight during movement.
What type of joint allows movement in all directions, including rotation?
Answer: Ball-and-socket joint
Ball-and-socket joints, such as the hip and shoulder, allow the greatest range of motion including rotation in multiple planes.
What is the primary protein that makes up the thick filaments in skeletal muscle sarcomeres?
Answer: Myosin
Myosin forms the thick filaments in the sarcomere and contains the cross-bridge heads that bind to actin during muscle contraction.