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Jaclynn Cooper
Anatomy 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Muscles that move the wrist, hand, and fingers can be | Extrinsic or intrinsic |
| The muscle that helps hold the scapula against the thorax and is useful in pushing or punching movements is the: | Serratus anterior |
| The long axes of the fascicles run parallel to the long axis of the muscle is a description of this type of fascicle arrangement. | Parallel |
| The innermost muscle of the abdominal wall is the | Transverse abdominis |
| Astrocytes attach to: | Neurons and blood vessels |
| Schwann cells have a function in the PNS that is similar to that of which cells in the CNS? | Oligodendrocytes |
| In the human nervous system: | There are almost equal numbers of glia cells and neurons |
| Which is true of a reflex arc? | It always consists of an afferent neuron and an efferent neuron |
| Fascicles are held together by a connective tissue layer called the | Perineurium |
| The spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord and consist of how many pairs? | 31 |
| Conduction to the autonomic effectors requires only one efferent neuron. True of false? | False |
| Some parasympathetic postganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in nuclei in the brainstem. True of false? | False |
| The brainstem does not include the: | Cerebellum |
| Class of hormones secreted during chronic stress that depress immune function: | Glucocorticoids |
| Bone labyrinth structure containing the utricle and saccule: | Vestibule |
| Fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye: | Vitreous humor |
| The hormone that is produced by the heart: | Increases the excretion of sodium in the urine |
| The type of membranous tissue that lines the heart and blood vessels is the: | Endothelium |
| During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein? | It flows into the inferior vena cava. |
| The heart valves that are located where the trunk of the pulmonary artery joins the right ventricle and where the aorta joins the left ventricle are called? | Semilunar valves |
| The heart has its own special covering, a loose-fitting inextensible sac called the? | Pericardium |
| Bean-shaped structures located at certain intervals along the lymphatic system are: | Lymph nodes |
| Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when an | Antigen's epitopes fit into and bind to an antibody molecule's antigen-binding sites |
| The lymphatic system serves various functions in the body. The two most important functions of this system are? | Fluid balance and immunity |
| The functions of the lymph nodes are? | Defense and hematopoiesis |
| Which of the following is true of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx? | They serve in voice production |
| The approximate length of the trachea, or windpipe, is ___ cm. | 11 |
| Gas exchange, the lungs' main and vital function, takes place in the: | Alveoli |
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