A _____ is a type of joint in which two bones are held together by a disc of fibrocartilage.
symphysis
Cartilaginous joints are connected by ____
hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage
The origin of a muscle is ____
on the immovable or fixed end of the bone.
Which of the following statements about slow oxidative muscles is not true?
fatigue fast
Which of the following terms and descriptions is correctly paired?
adduction--movement of body parts toward the midline
___ is the thick filament involved in skeletal muscle contraction.
myosin (spell)
The contractile elements of skeletal muscle cells are sarcomeres.
true
Opposition is a movement of the human thumb that is important for the utilization of tools.
true
During an isotonic contraction of a muscle, the muscle shortens while the tension in the muscle increases, as in straightening the legs when rising from a sitting position to a standing position.
false