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Vivien JP
Human Anatomy Weeks 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Muscles located on the lower leg move the: | Foot |
| Another name for a sphincter muscle is a _____ muscle. | Circular |
| The covering of individual muscle fibers is the: | Endomysium |
| The pectoralis major muscle is an example of a _____ muscle. | Convergent |
| A muscle with fascicles that insert into the tendon from both sidesis categorized as | Bipennate |
| The innermost muscle of the abdominal wall is the | Transverse Abdominis |
| The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle and is outside the epimysium and tendon is called the | Fascia |
| The term _____ is used to describe a muscle that directly performs a specific movement. | Agonist |
| The biceps brachii has this fascicle arrangement, which maximizes the range of motion possible. | Parallel |
| The muscle that helps hold the scapula against the thorax and is useful in pushing or punching movements is the | Serratus Anterior |
| Along a neuron, the correct pathway for impulse conduction is: | Dendrite, Cell body, and Axon |
| Neurons in the CNS have less chance of regenerating for all of the following reasons except: | Microglia lay down scar tissue |
| The part of the nervous system that transmits impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscle is the: | Somatic nervous system |
| Interneurons reside in the: | CNS only |
| In the human nervous system: | there are almost equal numbers of glia cells and neurons |
| Small distinct regions of gray matter in the CNS are called: | Nuclei |
| The efferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system consist of the ________ nervous systems. | sympathetic and parasympathetic |
| A neuron that has only one axon but several dendrites is classified as a _____ neuron. | Multipolar |
| Regeneration of nerve fibers will take place only if the cell body is intact and the fibers have: | a neurilemma |
| The largest and most numerous types of neuroglia are the: | Astrocytes |
| The areas specializing in language functions are found in the left cerebral hemisphere in: | about 90% of the population |
| The nerve commonly called the vagus nerve is the _____ cranial. | Tenth |
| There are _____ ventricles in the brain. | 4 |
| Several “vital centers” are located in the: | Medulla |
| Which plexus contains nerves that innervate the lower part of the shoulder and the entire arm? | Brachial |
| Which part of the vertebral column has one more pair of nerves coming from it than it has vertebrae? | Cervical |
| Spinal nerves are _____ fibers. | motor and sensory |
| Cerebrospinal fluid circulates through the ventricles, into the central canal, and _____, and is absorbed back into the blood. | subarachnoid space |
| The brain has _____ major divisions. | 6 |
| The spinal ganglion can be found on the _____ of the spinal nerve. | dorsal nerve root |
| Fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye. | vitreous humor |
| The hypophyseal portal veins are primarily located in the: | Infundibulum |
| The nerve carrying taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue is the? | Facial |
| Receptors for hearing are located in the? | Cochlear duct |
| Transparent structure of the eye containing regularly aligned collagen fibers. | Cornea |
| Pyramid-shaped gland consisting of neural crest-derived cells and endocrine secretory cells. | adrenal gland |
| Gel-like structure embedded with the tips of cochlear hair cells. | tectorial membrane |
| Endolymph is made | in the stria vascularis |
| The basilar membrane supports the? | spiral organ |
| Region of the adrenal cortex that secretes DHEA. | zona reticularis |
| The bulk of the heart wall is the thick, contractile middle layer called the? | myocardium |
| The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell | antigen |
| 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 |
| A glycoprotein hormone that is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissues is? | erythropoietin |
| In _____, blood moves from veins to other veins or arteries to other arteries without passing through an intervening capillary network. | vascular anastomoses |
| Which layer of the larger blood vessels is made up of endothelium? | tunica intima |
| Renal veins drain blood from the? | kidneys |
| The type of membranous tissue that lines the heart and blood vessels is the? | endothelium |
| Atria are often called _____ because they receive blood from vessels called veins. | receiving chambers |
| The _____ drains much of the superficial leg and foot. | great saphenous vein |
| The spleen is located in the _____ region. | left hypochondriac |
| The size of lymph nodes varies from _____ mm to more than _____ mm in diameter. | 1; 20 |
| The primary organ of the lymphatic system is the? | thymus |
| An infection in the thumb may result in enlargement of the _____ nodes. | superficial cubital |
| About half of the lymph flowing through the thoracic duct comes from the: | Liver and Small intestine |
| The lymph nodes located in the groin are called the: | inguinal lymph nodes |
| Lymph ducts empty into the circulatory system, draining into the: | subclavian veins |
| The lymph nodes located just above the bend of the elbow are called the _____ lymph nodes. | supratrochlear |
| The internal environment of the human body is protected by the _____, which is(are) referred to as the first line of defense. | skin |
| A type of blood cell produced by lymph nodes is called a(n) | monocyte |
| The respiratory system can be divided into what two parts? | Upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract |
| Paranasal sinuses are normally filled with: | Air |
| The small, leaf-shaped cartilage behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the? | Epiglottis |
| The largest of the paranasal sinuses is the? | Maxillary |
| The lower border of the cavity of the larynx is formed by the? | cricoid cartilage |
| In the right lung, the superior and middle lobes are separated by the? | horizontal fissure |
| 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 |
| The respiratory portion of the nasal passage is lined with a mucous membrane made up of _____ epithelium. | pseudostratified columnar |
| The more common name for the pharynx is the? | throat |
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