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Anatomy Week 7-13
Question | Answer |
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The largest and most numerous types of neuroglia are the: | astrocytes. |
Fascicles are held together by a connective tissue layer called the: | perineurium. |
Impulses from which system play a part in arousing or alerting the cerebrum? | Reticular activating system |
The part(s) of the cerebrum associated with anger, fear, and sorrow is (are) the: | limbic system. |
The anatomical stalk of the pituitary is also known as | infundibulum. |
Fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye. | vitreous humor |
The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell | antigen. |
Mechanical devices that permit the flow of blood in one direction only are called | valves. |
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 organ has several functions, including defense, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, and blood reservoir? | spleen |
Each cortical nodule is composed of packed lymphocytes that surround a less dense area called a | germinal center. |
In the right lung, the superior and middle lobes are separated by the: | horizontal fissure. |
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. |
Which of the following lists the correct sequence of air as it passes through the nose into the pharynx? | Which of the following lists the correct sequence of air as it passes through the nose into the pharynx? |