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Anatomy
Weeks 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is not a muscle that moves the foot? | Sartorius |
| The muscle(s) assisting in rotating the arm outward is (are) the: | teres minor, latissimus dorsi, supraspinatus. |
| The latissimus dorsi muscle is an example of a _____ muscle. | spiral |
| Which of the following is not a group of pennate muscles? | Tripennate |
| The teres major and teres minor muscles move the: | arm |
| Muscles that contract at the same time as the prime mover are called: | synergists and fixators |
| The prime mover can also be called the: | agonist |
| The muscle that allows the thumb to be drawn across the palm to touch the tip of any finger is the: | opponens pollicis |
| Groups of skeletal muscle fibers are bound together by a connective tissue envelope called the: | perimysium |
| The flexor muscles that move the fingers are mostly located on the: | anterior medial surface of the forearm |
| A neuron that has only one axon but several dendrites is classified as a _____ neuron. | multipolar |
| Astrocytes attach to: | neurons and blood vessels |
| Dendrites conduct impulses _____ cell bodies. | toward |
| Most unipolar neurons are usually: | ensory neurons |
| Fascicles are held together by a connective tissue layer called the: | perineurium |
| Multipolar neurons have: | multiple dendrites and one axon |
| Schwann cells have a function in the PNS that is similar to that of which cells in the CNS? | Oligodendrocytes |
| There are _____ ventricles in the brain. | Four |
| Beta receptors: | bind norepinephrine |
| Axon terminals that secrete acetylcholine are called cholinergic terminals. | True |
| The spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord and consist of _____ pairs. | 31 |
| Impulses from which system play a part in arousing or alerting the cerebrum? | Reticular activating system |
| The brain has _____ major divisions. | six |
| Region of the adrenal cortex that secretes DHEA. | zona reticularis |
| Bony labyrinth structure containing the utricle and saccule. | vestibule |
| The anatomical stalk of the pituitary is also known as | infundibulum |
| Melanin-containing layer of the eye's vascular tunic. | choroid |
| choroid | spiral organ |
| Region of the hypophysis that contains secretory endocrine cells derived from the oral ectoderm. | adenohypophysis |
| The hypophyseal portal veins are primarily located in the | infundibulum |
| Fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye. | vitreous humor |
| Which of the following areas has the highest concentration of cones? | the fovea centralis |
| Endolymph is made | in the stria vascularis |
| Which layer of the larger blood vessels is made up of endothelium? | tunica intima |
| Neutrophils are highly mobile and phagocytic. They migrate out of blood vessels and into tissue spaces. This process is called | diapedesis |
| A glycoprotein hormone that is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissues is | erythropoietin |
| In _____, blood moves from veins to other veins or arteries to other arteries without passing through an intervening capillary network. | vascular anastomoses |
| Molecules formed by the reactions of the complement cascade assemble themselves on the enemy cell’s surface, which results in | cytolysis |
| Activities that result in central movement or flow of lymph are called | lymphokinetic activities |
| Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when an | Antigen's epitopes fit into and bind to an antibody molecule's antigen-binding sites |
| Because T cells attack pathogens more directly, T-cell immune mechanisms are classified as _____ immunity. | cell-mediated |
| The approximate length of the trachea, or windpipe, is _____ cm. | 11 |
| The fauces, one of the seven openings found in the pharynx, opens into the: | oropharynx |
| Olfactory epithelium is found: | covering the superior turbinate |
| The respiratory portion of the nasal passage is lined with a mucous membrane made up of _____ epithelium. | pseudostratified columnar |
| The lower border of the cavity of the larynx is formed by the: | cricoid cartilage |