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Ana Ortega
Anatomy week #13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which two bones compose the shoulder girdle? | Clavicle and scapula |
| Which bone is the longest and heaviest bone in the body? | Femur |
| The lymphatic system, like the circulatory system, is a closed circuit? | False |
| In the human nervous system? | there are almost equal numbers of glia cells and neurons |
| The layer of the meninges that serves as the inner periosteum of the cranial bone is the? | Dura mater |
| The spinal ganglion can be found on the _____ of the spinal nerve? | Dorsal nerve root |
| Nerve fibers of the spinothalamic tract are? | Sensory |
| Endocrine gland of the thorax that is also important in immune function? | Thymus gland |
| Class of hormones secreted during chronic stress that depress immune function? | Glucocorticoids |
| The outermost layer of the larger blood vessels is the tunica? | Adventitia |
| Blood flow from the heart through blood vessels to all parts of the body and back to the heart is referred to as _____ circulation? | Systemic |
| 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 |
| Fascicles are held together by a connective tissue layer called the? | Perineurium |
| Dendrites conduct impulses _____ cell bodies? | Toward |
| About half of the lymph flowing through the thoracic duct comes from the? | Small intestine |