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Anatomy review
week 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Muscles that move the upper arm originate on the | clavicle and scapula |
| The Achilles tendon is common to both the gastrocnemius and the soleus. | True |
| The posterior arm muscle that extends the forearm is the: | triceps brachii |
| The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Its fibers run parallel to the body. Which of the following terms might be part of its name? | Flexor |
| The pectoralis major muscle is an example of a _____ muscle. | convergent |
| The action of the brachialis muscle is to _____ the forearm. | flex |
| 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 |
| The soleus muscle is an example of a _____ muscle. | Pennate |
| The flexor muscles that move the fingers are mostly located on the: | anterior medial surface of the forearm |
| Fascicles are held together by a connective tissue layer called the: | perineurium. |
| One of the components of the blood-brain barrier is: | astrocytes. |
| The part of the nervous system that transmits impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscle is the: | somatic nervous system. |
| Neurons in the CNS have less chance of regenerating for all of the following reasons except: | microglia lay down scar tissue. |
| Cerebrospinal fluid circulates through the ventricles, into the central canal, and _____, and is absorbed back into the blood. | subarachnoid space |
| The main divisions of the central nervous system are the: | brain and spinal cord. |
| Cerebrospinal fluid is found in all of the following except the: | subarachnoid space. |
| Which of the following is not a branch of the trigeminal nerve? | Zygomatic nerve |
| Largest purely endocrine gland in the body. | thyroid gland |
| Bony labyrinth structure containing the utricle and saccule. | vestibule |
| Which of the following is not part of the flow of taste sensation along the gustatory pathway to the cerebral cortex? | hypothalamic appetite centers |
| Gel-like structure embedded with the tips of cochlear hair cells. | tectorial membrane |
| Which of the following minerals is essential for the formation of thyroid hormone? | iodine |
| Membrane attached to the stapes. | oval window |
| Region of the adrenal cortex that secretes DHEA. | zona reticularis |
| Receptors for hearing are located in the | cochlear duct. |
| 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 |
| Adaptive immunity, part of the body’s third line of defense, is orchestrated by two different classes of a type of white blood cell called the | lymphocyte. |
| During their residence in the thymus, pre-T cells develop into _____, cells that proliferate as rapidly as any in the body. | thymocytes |
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