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