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A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering various aspects of human anatomy, including the skeletal, muscular, nervous, and circulatory systems. It is a valuable resource for students preparing for an anatomy exam, offering a thorough review of key concepts and terminology.
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The lungs are located in the - Correct answer s thoracic cavity Blood production is a function of which system? - Correct answer s skeletal An x-ray technician has been asked to make an x-ray film of the liver. Which of the abdominopelvix regions must be included? - Correct answer s Right hypochondriac, epigastric, and left hypochondriac A plane through the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called: - Correct answer s Sagittal An organ is one organizational layer higher than a - Correct answer s Tissue When many similar cells specialized to perform a certain function, it is referred to as an - Correct answer s Tissue A frontal section divides the body into____portions. - Correct answer s Front and back A plant through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions is - Correct answer s Coronal Two major cavities in the human body are - Correct answer s ventral and dorsal Molecules are - Correct answer s Atoms combine to form larger chemical aggregates Carbon has an atomic number of six. The number of electrons found in the first shell is - Correct answer s Two The most abundant and important compound in the body is - Correct answer s Proteins
An example of catabolic process is - Correct answer s hydrolysis Atomic mass is determined by the number of - Correct answer s Protons and neutrons Which of the following elements is least likely to combine with another element? - Correct answer s Helium Which of the following represents properties of water? - Correct answer s cohesion, high heat of vaporization, strong polarity A solution that contains greater concentration of hydroxide Ions (OH-) than hydrogen ions (H+) is a ______ solutions. - Correct answer s Alkaline (base) Which of the following is not one of the major elements present in the human body? - Correct answer s Zinc Acids: - Correct answer s proton donors, taste sour, release hydrogen ions in aqueous solutions A specialized cell structure that propels the sperm is the: - Correct answer s flagellum Which of the following describes a structure or function of the proteasome?
The inner membrane of what double-membrane structure is contorted into folds called cristae? - Correct answer s mitochondrion The structure of cells that is associated with the enzymatic breakdown (digestion) of foreign material is the: - Correct answer s lysosome Which of the following is not a function of the smooth ER? - Correct answer s Provides a site of ribosome attachment Which cell fiber serves as part of the cell muscles? - Correct answer s Microfilament The mixed secretions of sebaceous and ceremonious glands form a brown waxy substance called the: - Correct answer s Cerumen Around the sixth month of pregnancy, the developing fetus is almost entirely covered by a fine soft hair coat called the: - Correct answer s lanugo A lubricating substance produced by goblet cells is called - Correct answer s mucus The ____ junction "glues" the epidermis and dermis together together and provides mechanical support for the epidermis. - Correct answer s Dermoepidermal Besides water, extracellular matrix contains: - Correct answer s Proteins and proteoglycan Of the many different kinds of protein compounds in the body, which is the most abundant? - Correct answer s Collagen The structure that lies deep to the dermis and forms a connection between the skin and underlying structures of the body is the - Correct answer s Hypodermis The connective tissue membranes that line the spaces between bones and joints are called _______ membranes - Correct answer s synovial
The strongest and most durable type of Cartilage is - Correct answer s fibrocartilage The conducting unit of the nerve tissue is the - Correct answer s neuron Which two bones join to form the posterior part of the hard palate? - Correct answer s Palatine Which of the following is not a bone in the skull? - Correct answer s Clavicle Compact bone contains many cylinder-shaped structural units called - Correct answer s Osteons Which of the following is a bone in the axial skeleton? - Correct answer s Vertebra Which structures are unique to the fetal skull and provide additional space for molding the head shape as the baby passes through the birth canal? - Correct answer s Fontanels Where are the last two pairs of false ribs designated as floating ribs? - Correct answer s Floating ribs do not attach even indirectly to the sternum Which of the following is not a bone in the leg? - Correct answer s Mandible The bone that claims the distinction of being the only bone in the body that articulates with no other bones is the - Correct answer s Hyoid The most common type of Cartilage is - Correct answer s Hyaline Which bone serves as the keystone in the architecture of the cranium? - Correct answer s Sphenoid Which of the following is not a group of pennate muscles? - Correct answer s Tripennate The Achilles tendon is common to both the gastrocnemius and the soleus?
The latissimus dorsi muscle is an example of a _____ muscle - Correct answer s spiral Which of the following muscles has fibers on a transverse plane? - Correct answer s transverse abdominis A muscle that assists with mastication is the: - Correct answer s masseter Which of the following muscles does not move the upper arm - Correct answer s Trapezius The muscle that flexes the semipronated and semisupinated forearm is the:
Astrocytes attached to the: - Correct answer s Neurons and blood vessels The nervous system can be divided: - Correct answer s According to its structure, according to the direction of information flow, and by control of the effectors Along a neuron, the correct pathway for impulse conduction is: - Correct answer s dendrite, cell body, axon A neuron that has the only one axon but several dendrites is classified as a___neuron. - Correct answer s Multipolar There are___ventricles in the brain. - Correct answer s Four Some parasympathetic post ganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in nuclei in the brain stem. - Correct answer s False Conduction to the autonomic effectors requires only one efferent neuron. - Correct answer s False If you were to damage some of the preganglonic fibers that enter the celiac ganglion, what effect would this have on the sympathetic stimulation? - Correct answer s Hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla may not reach the variation the various sympathetic factors, that's delaying the effects of sympathetic stimulation. The peripheral nervous system includes: - Correct answer s cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and their branches Also bodies of the autonomic nervous system are located in the CNS. - Correct answer s False The brainstem does not include the: - Correct answer s cerebellum The pyramids are formed in the: - Correct answer s medulla Impulses from which system play a part in arousing or alerting the cerebellum? - Correct answer s Reticular activating system
The autonomic nervous system includes only efferent neurons. - Correct answer s False Transparent structure of the eye containing regularly aligned collagen fibers. - Correct answer s cornea Class of hormones secreted during chronic stress that depressed immune function: - Correct answer s Glucocorticoids Describe the spinal organ of Corti? - Correct answer s The hairs of the receptor cells are embedded in the tectorial membrane, high frequency sound stimulate hair cells at the basal end of the basilar membrane, the spinal organ is part of the cochlear duct which equals the scala media. Gustatory cells are located in - Correct answer s On the posterior wall of the ferrets, on the fungiform papillae of the anterior tongue and on the inner surface of the cheeks Transparent mucous membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelid. - Correct answer s conjunctiva The basilar membrane supports the - Correct answer s spiral organ Receptors for hearing are located in the - Correct answer s cochlear duct Melanin-containing layer of the eye's vascular tunic. - Correct answer s choroid Region of the hypophysis that contains secretory endocrine cells derived from the oral ectoderm - Correct answer s adenohypophysis Which of the following has the highest concentration of cones? - Correct answer s The fovea centralis Factors that affect the strength of myocardial contraction's are - Correct answer s Inotropic factors The normal cardiac impulse that he states the mechanical contraction of the heart arises in the - Correct answer s SA node
After blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart it enters the - Correct answer s Left atrium Blood from the brachiocephalic vein drain into - Correct answer s Head, neck, and upper extremity Which division of the autonomic nervous system sends fibers to the heart?
The internal environment of the human body is protected by the___, which is the first line of defense - Correct answer s Skin Which of the following is a powerful poison I asked directly on any cell and quickly kills it? - Correct answer s Lymphotoxin The body's defense mechanisms can be organized into one of the two major categories that we made in mechanisms; these are - Correct answer s Innate and adaptive immunity Pryogen molecules trigger the fever response by promoting the production of - Correct answer s Prostaglandins Molecules formed by the reaction of the complement cascade assemble themselves on the enemy cell surface, which result in - Correct answer s Cytolysis A tumor of the lymphoid tissue is called: - Correct answer s lymphoma The primary organ of the lymphatic system is - Correct answer s thymus Which of the following is not a function of the respiratory system? - Correct answer s Distribute oxygen to cells In the right lung, the superior and middle lobes are separated by the: - Correct answer s horizontal fissure paranasal sinuses are normal filled with: - Correct answer s Air The function of surfactant is to - Correct answer s prevent each alveolus from collapsing as air moves in and out during respiration. Which of the following is true of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx? - Correct answer s They serve in voice production. The function of the vibrissae in the vestibule is to: - Correct answer s provide an initial "filter" to screen particulate matter from air that is entering the system. Which of the following does not distribute air? - Correct answer s alveolus
The structures that deflect as it passes through the nose are called: - Correct answer s Conchae Which of the following is not a true statement? - Correct answer s Raising the ribs decreases the depth and width of the thorax The structure of the neck known as the Adams Apple is - Correct answer s thyroid cartilage Which of the following is not an atomic all part of the small intestine? - Correct answer s Cecum The flap of tissue suspended from the midpoint of the posterior border of the soft palate is the - Correct answer s uvula The type of tissue design for absorption of secretion through it found throughout much of the G.I. tract is - Correct answer s Simple columnar epithelium The fan-shaped projection of peritoneum that connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the: - Correct answer s mesentery The hard palate consist of portions of - Correct answer s Four bones: two maxillae and two palatines The extrinsic tongue muscles differ from the intrinsic tongue muscles in that the ____ outside the tongue - Correct answer s extrinsic muscles insert into the tongue but have their origin Approximately how much saliva do the three pairs of compound tubuloalveolar glands secrete each day? - Correct answer s 1 liter Which of the following papillae of the tongue lack taste buds? - Correct answer s filiform Which of the following is not a lobe of the liver? - Correct answer s medial lobe
The numerous small elevations on the tongue that support taste buds are called - Correct answer s Papillae ADH has the greatest effect on the resorption of water in the - Correct answer s Distal tubule Which of the following is not part of the glomerular capsular membrane? - Correct answer s Parietal layer of Glomerular capsule Which hormone test to decrease the amount of urine produced? - Correct answer s Aldosterone and ADH How many openings are in the urinary bladder? - Correct answer s three Which of the following are classified as an accessory organ of the urinary system? - Correct answer s Ureters, urinary bladder, urethra The mechanism for voiding begins with: - Correct answer s relaxation of the internal sphincter Which of the following ions is not normally secreted into the distal or collecting tubule's? - Correct answer s Sodium The portion of the nephron to be well that essentially always inpermeable to water is the - Correct answer s Ascending nephron loop Which structure of the kidney narrows as it exits the kidney to become the ureter? - Correct answer s renal pelvis Of all the blood pumped per minute by the heart, approximately ____ goes through the kidneys. - Correct answer s 1/ Which of the following is not a supporting structure of the male reproductive system? - Correct answer s prostate The region between the vaginal orifice and the anus is called the? - Correct answer s Perineum The layer that is incomplete because it covers the service and only part of the body is the - Correct answer s Parietal peritoneum
In the male reproductive system, the essential organs of reproduction are called - Correct answer s testes In the male, LH stimulates - Correct answer s interstitial cells to produce testosterone That urethral orifice is____to the vaginal opening. - Correct answer s Anterior The fundus of the ureter is - Correct answer s Above the area where the tubes enter Mechanical support and protection for developing germ cells in the testes are provided by - Correct answer s Sertoli cells The tube connecting the ovaries to the uterus is called the - Correct answer s Uterine tubes, Oviducts, fallopian tubes