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Mylissa Peck
Anatomy Ch. 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the instertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knees. Which of the following is true? | The knee is acting as a fulcrum. |
| Poor posture puts an abnormal strain on bones and may eventually produce deformities. | True |
| There are more that 600 muscles in the body. | True |
| The covering of individual muscle fibers is the: | Endomysium |
| Which of the following muscles has fibers on a transverse plane? | Transverse Abdominis. |
| Muscles that move the upper arm originate on the: | Clavicle and scapula. |
| Muscles located on the lower leg move the: | Foot. |
| Spinal cord tracts provide conduction paths to and from the brain. The tracts that conduct sensory impulses down down the cord from the brain are called_____tracts. | Descending |
| The inner protective covering of the brain is called the: | Meninges |
| Formation of the cerebrospinal fluid occurs in the: | Choroid plexus. |
| The enteric nervous system is made up of a complex network of plexuses that control the visceral effectors in the: | Intestinal wall. |
| The dorsal root of each spinal nerve is easily recognized as a swelling called the: | Dorsal root ganglion. |
| The three divisions of the brain that make up the brainstem are the: | Medulla oblongata, midbrain, and pons. |
| Bony labyrinth structure that containing the utricle and saccule: | Vestibule |
| The anatomical stalk of the pituitary is the also known as: | Infundibulum |
| Transparent mucous membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelid: | Conjunctiva |
| Hormone that inhibits osteoclast activity in children: | Calcitonin |
| Largest purely endocrine gland in the body: | Thyroid gland. |
| Membrane attached to the stapes: | Oval window |
| The nerve carrying taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue is: | Facial |
| Which of the following areas has the highest concentration of cones? | The fovea centralis. |
| Transparent structure of the eye containing regularly aligned collagen fibers: | Cornea |
| Fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye: | Vitreous humor. |
| The lymph nodes located in the groin are called the: | Inguinal lymph nodes |
| Masses of lymphoid tissue located in a protective ring under the mucous membranes in the mouth and back of throat are called: | Tonsils |
| The lymphatic system, like the circulatory system, is a closed circuit: | True |
| About half of the lymph flowing through the thoracic duct comes from the: | Live and small intestine. |
| A type of blood cell produced by lymph nodes is called a(n): | Monocyte |
| Which of the following is not a lymph organ? | Pancreas |
| Whic of the following is a true statement: | Lymph from the entire body, except the upper right quadrant, drains eventually into the thoracic duct. |
| The cisterna chyli: | Originates in the thoracic duct. |
| Olfactory epithelium is found: | Covering the superior turbinate |
| Which of the following is true of the cribiform plate? | It separates the nasal and cranial cavities. |
| The more common name for the pharynx is the: | Throat |
| Which of the following is not an accessory structure of the respiratory system: | Trachea |
| The hollow cavity is separted by a midline partition called the: | Septum |
| The upper respiratory tract includes all of the following structures except: | Trachea |
| The respiratory portion of the nasal passage is lined with a mucous membrane made up of____epithelium: | Pseudostratified columnar |
| Which of the following lists the correct sequence of air as it passes through the nose into the pharynx? | Anterior nares vestibule inferior, middle and superior meatus posterior nares. |
| The largest of the paranasal sinuses is the: | Maxillary |
| The eustachian tube connects the middle ear with the: | Nasopharynx |
| The structure in the neck known as the "Adam's Apple" is the: | Thryoid cartilage. |
| The total number lobes in the lungs is: | 5 |
| Which of the following is not lined with a ciliated mucous membrane? | Vestibule |
| The structures that deflect air as it passes through the nose are called: | Conchae |
| Paranasal sinuses are normally filled with: | Air |
| In the right lung, the superior and middle lobes are separated by the: | Horizontal fissure |
| All of the following are true regarding the structure of surfactant except: | Produced in the main stem bronchus. |
| Which of the following is true of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx? | They serve in voice production |
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