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Anatomy + Physiology
Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a major function of the urinary system? | ELIMINATING NITROGEN-CONTAINING METABOLIC WASTES |
| The dorsal body cavity houses: | THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
| The thoracic cavity is _____________ to the abdominopelvic cavity | SUPERIOR |
| Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue? | SKELETAL MUSCLE |
| Nails and hair are made up of: | KERATIN |
| Which of the following does not belong to the appendicular skeleton? | STERNUM |
| The cells responsible for depositing (building) new bone matrix are called: | OSTEOBLASTS |
| There are approximately 600 bones in an adult human body | FALSE |
| Which of the following sequences are arranged in the correct order from smallest to largest size structure for muscles? | MYOFILAMENT, MYOFIBRIL, MUSCE FIBRE, FASCICLE |
| The tricuspid valve is located between: | RIGHT ATRIUM AND RIGHT VENTRICLE |
| The heart layer also called the visceral serous pericardium is: | EPICARDIUM |
| The sinoatrial node of the cardiac conduction (electrical) system is located in: | THE RIGHT ATRIUM |
| In a fetus, which bypass shunts blood directly from the aorta to the pulmonary trunk (to avoid the lungs)? | THE DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS |
| Where does airflow in the respiratory tract immediately after leaving the nasal cavity? | NASOPHARYNX |
| What muscles contract in the process of quiet (not forced) exhalation? | THE DIAPHRAGM AND THE INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES |
| How are most of the carbon dioxide transported in the blood? | AS BICARBONATE ION |
| Which of the following are effectors not directly controlled by the autonomic nervous system? | SKELETAL MUSCLE |
| Which brain lobe(s) is/are responsible for processing auditory information? | TEMPORAL |
| What neuronal structure is important in connecting with sensory receptors as well as other neurons? | THE DENDRITES |
| How many autosomal chromosomes does every non-gamete cell in your body have | 44 |
| The gel-like substance that reinforces the eyeball and prevents it from collapsing is called: | THE VITREOUS HUMOUR |
| About how many fluids and other ions and nutrients get reabsorbed by the nephrons in the kidneys? | MORE THAN 95% |
| Where is the detrusor muscle found in the urinary tract? | IN THE BLADDER |
| Most reabsorption in a nephron takes place in the distal convoluted tubule | FALSE |
| The two organs that secrete important digestive enzymes and chemicals that enter the alimentary canal at the duodenum are: | THE LIVER AND PANCREAS |
| Carbohydrate digestion begins in the: | MOUTH |
| The stomach is unlike other parts of the alimentary canal because it has three layers of smooth muscle | TRUE |
| What structure of the ear houses the sensory cells that allow you to detect sounds? | THE CHOCHLEA |
| Which layer of the eye contains the rods and cones? | THE RETINA |
| Which is not essential to survive? | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE |
| The heart is located __________ to the diaphragm | SUPERIOR |
| The muscles are ____________ to the bone | SUPERFICIAL |
| The shoulder is ___________ to the elbow | PROXIMAL |
| In anatomical position, the thumb is ________ to the index finger | LATERAL |
| The vertebral region is __________ to the scapular region | MEDIAL |
| The gluteal region is located on the _______ surface of the body | POSTERIOR |
| Anatomical terms that apply to the backside of the body in the anatomical position include | POSTERIOR AND DORSAL |
| A neurosurgeon orders a spinal tap for a patient. Into what body cavity will the needle be inserted? | DORSAL |
| Which of the following groupings of the abdominopelvic regions is medial? | HEART HYPOGASTRIC, UMBILICAL, EPIGASTRIC |
| Adult cell types you might expect to have gap junctions include | HEART MUSCLE |
| Which of the following are possible functions of the glycoproteins in the plasma membrane? | DETERMINE BLOOD GROUPS AND BINDING SITES FOR TOXINS AND BACTERIA AND INCREASE ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY |
| A cell with abundant peroxisomes would most likely be involved in | DETOXIFICATION ACTIVITIES |
| A cell stimulated to increase its steroid production will have abundant | SMOOTH ER |
| For diffusion to occur, there must be | A SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE AND A CONCENTRATION DIFFERENCE |
| In which of the following tissue types might you expect to find goblet cells? | SIMPLE COLUMNAR |
| Which epithelium is “built” to withstand friction? | STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS |
| What kind of connective tissue acts as a sponge, soaking up fluid when oedema occurs? | AREOLOAR CONNECTIVE |
| What type of connective tissue prevents muscles from pulling away from bones during contraction? | DENSE CONNECTIVE |
| Which of the following terms describes cardiac muscle? | STRIATED, INTERCALATED DISKS, INVOLUNTARY, BRANCHING |
| Cancer is the same as | ALL MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS |
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