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Anatomy 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Movement is one of the most distinctive and easily observed “characteristics of life.” Correct! True | true |
| Which of the following muscles has fibers on a transverse plane? | Transverse abdominis |
| There are more than 600 muscles in the body. | true |
| Dendrites conduct impulses _____ cell bodies. | toward |
| Fascicles are held together by a connective tissue layer called the: | perineurium |
| Multipolar neurons have: | multiple dendrites and one axon |
| There are _____ ventricles in the brain | four |
| The spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord and consist of _____ pairs. | 31 |
| The layer of the meninges that serves as the inner periosteum of the cranial bone is the: | dura mater |
| Pancreatic cell type that produces insulin. | beta cells |
| Which of the following statements does not correctly describe the spiral organ of Corti? | the tectorial membrane bends with vibrations, whereas the basilar membrane is rigid and fixed |
| Anatomically, how does the right bronchus differ from the left bronchus, and what effect might this have on the aspiration of objects? | The right bronchus is slightly larger and more vertical than the left. This anatomical fact helps explain why aspirated foreign objects frequently lodge in the right bronchus. |
| The more common name for the pharynx is the: | throat |
| The fauces, one of the seven openings found in the pharynx, opens into the: | oropharynx. |