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The procedure for manual muscle testing typically takes approximately 3 seconds.  If Alicia assesses Mr. Brown’s Quadriceps muscle strength at a 4/5, that means that he demonstrated what type of muscle contraction in order to earn that grade?

A therapist positions a patient in prone in preparation for manual muscle testing. Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding testing of the medial hamstrings:

During the MMT of knee flexion, you notice the leg externally rotating.  This indicates that what specific muscle(s) must be stronger?   

You are performing an MMT of hip adduction as part of a reassessment.  If you allow the patient to rest her top leg on the table in front of her, rolling her torso forward as you perform the test for hip adduction of the bottom leg, what might end up being substituted?

What protects stomach cells from acid?

Which metabolic process means to break a larger molecule down into smaller molecules?          

A graph is shown of the pressure of dinitrogen pentoxide, N2O5,  in a reaction vessel during a certain chemical reaction. Match the terms to the best estimate of the correct value.  Not all numbers will be used.  Hint:  count squares to estimate values.

Carbon dioxide gas is dissolved in water to make carbonated beverages.  If the pressure in a can of soda pop is increased, what happens to the amount of  CO2  that dissolves?

At 40°C, the vapor pressure of ethylene glycol is 120. Torr.  If  {U} moles of urea is mixed with {EG} moles of ethylene glycol, what will the new vapor pressure be for this mixture at 40°C?  Hint:  If your answer is smaller than 50, you have an error. Do not include the units in your answer.

Suppose that you combine the following three solutions/liquids in the same beaker:                   {X}. mL   0.40 M  KBr                   {Y}. mL   0.10 M  MgBr2                   20. mL   water What is the concentration of bromide anion, Br-, in the combined solution in M? Enter the number only, not the units. Do not use scientific notation.