Kines Chapter Review 1
About 50 to 60 percent of the volume of cortical bone is porous.
False
Aging causes progressive gain of collagen and increases bone brittleness.
False
There are approximately 552 muscles in the human body.
False
Adduction movement at the wrist in the frontal plane of the little finger side of the hand toward the medial forearm is called ________.
Volar flexion
Abduction takes place around the ________ axis.
anteroposterior
An instrument used to measure the change in joint angles is a(n) ________.
goniometer
Bone size and shape are influenced by both the direction and magnitude of forces that are habitually applied to them.
true
Bones continue to grow longitudinally as long as the epiphyseal plates are open.
true
Bone is composed of all of the following except ________.
water