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Karolyn JamesWallace
Anatomy Weeks 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, and endoplasmic reticulum are examples of: | organelles. |
| The gallbladder lies in the: | abdominal cavity. |
| A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions is | coronal. |
| Blood production is a function of which system? | Skeletal |
| A plane through the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called: | sagittal. |
| A frontal section divides the body into _____ portions. | front and back |
| Popliteal refers to the: | area behind the knee. |
| What term is used to describe all of the chemical reactions that occur in body cells? | metabolism |
| Electrolytes are: | called cations if they have a positive charge. |
| The element oxygen has an atomic number of 8, which means it contains: | eight protons. |
| Chemical bonds formed by the sharing of electrons are called: | covalent. |
| Ionic bonds are chemical bonds formed by the: | transfer of electrons from one atom to another. |
| The reaction between hydrogen and oxygen needed to form water is an example of a: | synthesis reaction. |
| DNA is a major constituent of which cell organelle? | Nucleus |
| Tiny indentations of the plasma membrane that resemble caves are called: | caveolae. |
| The structure that separates the contents of a cell from the surrounding tissue is known as: | plasma membrane. |
| The ____ is often called the microtubule organizing center. | centrosome |
| Which of the following organelles is considered a nonmembranous organelle? | Ribosome |
| Which of the following contains osteocytes? | bone |
| Stratified squamous (keratinized) epithelial cells are found in the | epidermis. |
| Cells in a tissue are surrounded by or embedded in a complex extracellular material called a | matrix. |
| Which of the following contains intercalated disks? | cardiac muscle |
| Around the sixth month of pregnancy, the developing fetus is almost entirely covered by a fine soft hair coat called the | lanugo. |
| A lubricating substance produced by goblet cells is called | mucus. |
| The strongest and most durable type of cartilage is | fibrocartilage. |
| _____ fibers are present in all three types of cartilage, but they are most numerous in fibrocartilage. | Collagenous |
| Of the five metacarpal bones that form the framework of the hand, the _____ metacarpal forms the most freely movable joint with the carpal bones. | thumb |
| Which structures are unique to the fetal skull and provide additional space for molding the head shape as the baby passes through the birth canal? | fontanels |
| The joint between the pubic portions of each coxal bone is the | pubic symphysis. |
| The main shaft-like portion of a long bone is the | diaphysis. |
| Anatomically speaking, which bones compose the wrist? | carpals |
| The dense, white fibrous membrane that covers bone except at joint surfaces is the | periosteum. |
| The bone that articulates with the temporal bone in the only movable joint of the skull is the | mandible. |
| This organelle primarily modifies products from the rough ER, and it resembles a stack of hollow saucers, one cupped inside the next. | Golgi apparatus |
| A major function of the cell membrane is to | control what enters and leaves the cell. |
| Which of the following cytoskeleton elements are the largest in diameter? | microtubules |
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