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Savannah Archuleta
SCI 220 Week 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skeletal Muscles constitute approximately how much of our body weight? | 50% |
| The pectoralis major muscle is an example of what type of muscle? | Convergent |
| The sternocleidomastoid muscle is an example of a muscle named for its: | Points of attachment |
| Another name for a skeletal muscle cell is a: | Muscle fiber |
| Muscles located on the lower leg move the: | Foot |
| Gray matter in the brain and spinal cord consists primarily of: | Cell bodies |
| The largest and most numerous typed of neuroglia are the: | Astrocytes |
| The white matter of the nervous system is made up of: | Myelinated fibers |
| Regeneration of nerve fibers will take place only if the cell body is intact and the fibers have: | A neurilemma |
| Interneurons reside in the: | CNS only |
| The lumbar plexus gives rise to what nerve? | Femoral |
| The spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord and consist of how many pairs? | 31 |
| True or False The autonomic nervous system includes only efferent neurons | False |
| The parts of the cerebrum associated with anger, fear, and sorrow are: | Limbic system |
| The main divisions of the central nervous system are the: | Brain and spinal cord |
| Hormone that inhibits osteoclasts activity in children | Calcitonin |
| An endocrine gland that develops primarily from the endoderm of the pharynx: | Thyroid and parathyroids |
| Gel-like structure embedded with the tips of cochlear hair cells: | Tectorial membrane |
| Largest purely endocrine gland in the body: | Thyroid gland |
| Transparent structure of the eye containing regularly aligned collagen fibers: | Cornea |
| Mechanical devices that permit the flow of blood in one direction only are called: | Valves |
| The structural components of the circulatory system include the: | Heart and blood vessels |
| Which mature cell has no nucleus, mitochondria, or ribosomes? | Erythrocyte |
| After blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart, it enters the: | Left atrium |
| Which types of arteries are also called conducting arteries and include the aorta? | Elastic arteries |
| Antibodies are proteins of the family called: | Immunoglobins |
| The lymph nodes located in the groin are called the: | Inguinal lymph nodes |
| The primary organ of the lymphatic system is the: | Thymus |
| Interferon inhibits the spread of: | Viruses Cancer |
| Lymph capillaries called lacteals are located in the: | Small intestine |
| The eustachian tube connects the middle ear with: | Nasopharynx |
| Olfactory epithelium is found: | Covering the superior turbinate |
| The largest of the paranasal sinuses is the: | Maxillary |
| The structures that deflect air as it passes through the nose are called: | Conchae |
| The respiratory system can be divided into what two parts? | Upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract |