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Anatomy
Chapters 6-12
Question | Answer |
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The spleen is located in the _____ region | left hypochondriac |
A muscle is attached to the femur and tibia. Its function or action is to bend the knee. When it contracts, it is acting as the: | prime mover |
Muscles may be named according to: | points of attachment, function and direction of fibers |
Gray matter in the brain and spinal cord consists primarily of | cell bodies |
Which is true of a reflex arc? | It always consists of an afferent neuron and an efferent neuron. |
In the human nervous system | there are almost equal numbers of glia cells and neurons |
The pyramids are formed in the | medulla |
Which endocrine gland stores enough of its hormone extracellularly to last several months? | the thyroid |
Gustatory cells are located in all of the following areas except You Answered | on the posterior wall of the pharynx. |
The free edges of the atrioventricular valves are anchored to the | papillary muscles. |
Which of the following is not part of the respiratory membrane? | Ciliated respiratory mucosa |