In an effort to make your posture better, you bring your shoulders back, pulling your scapula bones closer together.  Which action is happening in this moment? retraction.png

Match the description to the correct type of contraction.  Some answers may be used more than once or not at all.

A muscle’s ability to recoil and resume its resting length after stretching is referred to as:

Which type of joint allows uniaxial movement?

Read the following paragraph and then answer questions 1-7.Mark has played high school football for four years. He sustained minor injuries throughout his career, but at the last home game, he received a large blow to his shoulder area due to a rough tackle. After getting X-rays and describing his symptoms to the emergency room staff, it was determined that he had anteriorly dislocated his humerus from his scapula.   What is the general name of the location where the humerus and scapula bones meet?

Where are the receptors for acetylcholine (ACh) located?

Match the description to the correct type of muscle fiber.  Some answers may be used more than once or not at all.

What is the most important factor in keeping synovial joints together?

The best incubation time for Crystal violet on a bacterial smear is ____________. 

Lignified structures in bacterial cells easily attract _____________.