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Amber LaRocque
Anatomy-SCI-220 Weeks 6-12 (final stack)
Question | Answer |
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The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle and is outside the epimysium and tendon is called the? | fascia |
The point of attachment that does not move when the muscle contracts is the ? | origin |
Dendrites conduct impulses _____ cell bodies. | toward |
Interneurons reside in the CNS or PNS ? | CNS ONLY |
A neuron that transmits a nerve impulse toward the central nervous system is called ? | sensory neuron |
The brain has how many major divisions? | six |
The pyramids are formed in what part of the brain ? | medulla |
Which part of the brain releases the hormone melatonin? | Pineal gland |
What mineral is essential for the formation of thyroid hormone? | iodine |
Which endocrine gland stores enough of its hormone extracellularly to last several months? | thyroid gland |
Largest purely endocrine gland in the body is ? | thyroid gland |
The type of membranous tissue that lines the heart and blood vessels is the ? | endothelium |
From which vessels do myocardial cells receive blood? | coronary arteries |
The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell that are what? | antigen |
Each cortical nodule is composed of packed lymphocytes that surround a less dense area called a ? | germinal center |
Activities that result in central movement or flow of lymph are called ? | lymphokinetic activities |
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 |
The small openings in the cribriform plate function to ? | allow branches of the olfactory nerve to enter the cranial cavity and reach the brain |
What's the correct sequence of air as it passes through the nose into the pharynx? | Anterior nares vestibule inferior, middle, and superior meatus posterior nares |
Gas exchange, the lungs’ main and vital function, takes place in the? | alveoli |