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Week 6-12

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Which of the following statements about the muscles of the head is incorrect? The splenius capitis muscle is sometimes called the prayer muscle because it causes the head to bow.
All of the following muscles are part of the rotator cuff muscles except the: DELTOID infraspinatus. supraspinatus. teres minor.
Which of the following muscles has fibers on a transverse plane? Transverse abdominis
Which of the following body systems assists the muscles in maintaining posture? Digestive Endocrine Excretory
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 nervous system is organized to do which of the following? Detect changes in the external environment. Detect changes in the internal environment. Evaluate changes in the environment.
A neuron that transmits a nerve impulse toward the central nervous system is called a(n): sensory neuron
Astrocytes attach to: neurons blood vessels
The white matter of the nervous system is made up of: myelinated fibers
The afferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system: carry feedback information to integrating centers in the brain.
The spinal ganglion can be found on the _____ of the spinal nerve. dorsal nerve root
The spinal tract is located on the side of the cord, originates in the brain, and terminates in the spinal cord in the _____ tract. lateral corticospinal
Nerve fibers of the spinothalamic tract are: sensory.
The part(s) of the cerebrum associated with anger, fear, and sorrow is (are) the: limbic system
Which of the following is not true of the lateral corticospinal tract fibers? Most inhibit the lower motor neuron.
Which of the following endocrine glands develops primarily from the endoderm of the pharynx? thyroid and parathyroids
Which of the following areas has the highest concentration of cones? the fovea centralis
Which of the following minerals is essential for the formation of thyroid hormone? iodine
Transparent mucous membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelid. conjunctiva
Endolymph-filled structure containing receptors for hearing. cochlear duct
The outermost layer of the larger blood vessels is the tunica adventitia.
Which types of arteries are also called conducting arteries and include the aorta? elastic arteries
During fetal circulation, what opening in the septum, between the right and left atria, directs most of the blood so that it bypasses the fetal lungs? foramen ovale
Microscopic vessels that carry blood from small arteries to small veins are capillaries
The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell antigen
The cisterna chyli originates in the thoracic duct.
The internal environment of the human body is protected by the _____, which is(are) referred to as the first line of defense. skin
The size of lymph nodes varies from _____ mm to more than _____ mm in diameter. 1; 20
Lymphatics resemble veins except that lymphatic: have thinner walls. contain more valves. contain lymph nodes located at certain intervals along their course.
The primary organ of the lymphatic system is the thymus.
The structure in the neck known as the “Adam’s apple” is the: thyroid cartilage.
Paranasal sinuses are normally filled with: air.
The external openings to the nasal cavities can be referred to as: nostrils. anterior nares. external nares.
Which of the following lists the correct sequence of air as it passes through the nose into the pharynx? Anterior nares vestibule inferior, middle, and superior meatus posterior nares
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