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Anatomy Weeks 6-12
Nightingale College
| In pushing (pressing) a weight from shoulder height to above the head, which of the following muscles is least utilized? | Biceps Brachii |
| A muscle is attached to the femur and tibia. Its function or action is to bend the knee. When it contracts, it is acting as the: | Prime Mover |
| The pectoralis major muscle is an example of a _____ muscle. | Convergent |
| The latissimus dorsi muscle is an example of a _____ muscle. | Spiral |
| The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Its fibers run parallel to the body. Which of the following terms might be part of its name? | Flexor |
| Which of the following is the deepest connective tissue layer of a nerve? | Endoneurium |
| Nerves that contain mostly afferent fibers are called _____ nerves. | Sensory |
| A neuron that transmits a nerve impulse toward the central nervous system is called a(n): | Sensory Neuron |
| Schwann cells have a function in the PNS that is similar to that of which cells in the CNS? | Oligodendrocytes |
| The largest and most numerous types of neuroglia are the: | Astrocytes |
| The pyramids are formed in the: | Medulla |
| Spinal nerves are _____ fibers. | Motor & Sensory |
| The main divisions of the central nervous system are the: | Brain & Spinal Cord |
| The innermost layer of the meninges is the: | Pia Mater |
| Which part of the brain releases the hormone melatonin? | Pineal Gland |
| Transparent mucous membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelid? | Conjunctiva |
| Which endocrine gland stores enough of its hormone extracellularly to last several months? | Thyroid |
| Hormone that inhibits osteoclast activity in children? | Calcitonin |
| Pyramid-shaped gland consisting of neural crest-derived cells and endocrine secretory cells? | Adrenal Gland |
| The nerve carrying taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue is the: | Facial |
| The brachiocephalic vein drains blood from the: | Head, neck, upper extremity |
| Neutrophils are highly mobile and phagocytic. They migrate out of blood vessels and into tissue spaces. This process is called: | Diapedesis |
| After blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart, it enters the: | Left Atrium |
| _____ is used to determine the volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood. | Hematocrit |
| Which division of the autonomic nervous system sends fibers to the heart? | Sympathetic & Parasympathetic |
| Antibodies are proteins of the family called: | Immunoglobulins |
| Which antibody is synthesized by immature B cells and then inserted into their plasma membranes? | Immunoglobulin M |
| Because T cells attack pathogens more directly, T-cell immune mechanisms are classified as _____ immunity? | Cell-Mediated |
| Lymphocytes that kill many types of tumor cells and cells infected by different kinds of viruses are known as: | Natural Killer Cells |
| The presentation of an antigen by an antigen-presenting cell activates the T cell. The cell then divides repeatedly to form a clone of identical sensitized T cells that form: | Effector T cells & Memory Cells |
| The eustachian tube connects the middle ear with the: | Nasopharynx |
| The structure in the neck known as the “Adam’s apple” is the: | Thyroid Cartilage |
| Paranasal sinuses are normally filled with: | Air |
| The lower border of the cavity of the larynx is formed by the: | Cricoid Cartilage |
| The small, leaf-shaped cartilage behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the: | Epiglottis |
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