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study guide 6-12
Human Anatomy with Lab week 6-12
Term | Definition |
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Which of the following is not a function of the pharynx? | Determines the quality of the voice |
The function of surfactant is to? | prevent each alveolus from collapsing as air moves in and out during respiration. |
Masses of lymphoid tissue located in a protective ring under the mucous membranes in the mouth and the back of the throat are called | tonsils |
Which of the following is true of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx? | They serve in voice production. |
Atria are often called _____ because they receive blood from vessels called veins. | receiving chambers |
Endolymph is made in the stria vascularis. | Endolymph is made in the stria vascularis. Which of the following is not part of the flow of taste sensation along the gustatory pathway to the cerebral cortex? hypothalamic appetite cen |
The main divisions of the central nervous system are the | : brain and spinal cord. |
Effectors that have single innervation by the autonomic nervous system are innervated only by the parasympathetic division. | False |
Spinal nerves are _____ fibers. motor and sensory | motor and sensory |
There are _____ ventricles in the b | sensory neurons. |
Neurons in the CNS have less chance of regenerating for all of the following reasons except: | microglia lay down scar tissue |
The Sartorius muscle, a thin straplike muscle would have muscle fascicles arranged in | parallel. |
Muscles with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement are either fusiform or straplike in appearance. | parallel |
The afferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system: | carry feedback information to integrating centers in the brain. |
There are _____ ventricles in the brain. | Four |
Most unipolar neurons are usually | sensory neurons. |
Which is true of a reflex arc? | It always consists of an afferent neuron and an efferent neuron. |
Muscles that move the upper arm originate on the: | : clavicle and scapula. |
Region of the adrenal cortex that secretes DHEA | zona reticularis |
Receptors for hearing are located in the | cochlear duct |
The heart valves that are located where the trunk of the pulmonary artery joins the right ventricle and where the aorta joins the left ventricle are called | semilunar valves |
the anatomical division of the pharynx that is located behind the mouth from the soft palate above to the level of the hyoid bone below is called the | oropharynx. |
Paranasal sinuses are normally filled with: | air. |
Activities that result in central movement or flow of lymph are called | immunoglobulins |
The lower border of the cavity of the larynx is formed by the | cricoid cartilage. |
A graphic record of the heart’s electrical activity is a(n) | ECG |