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LaTisha Skeen
Anatomy weeks 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The innermost muscle of the abdominal wall is the | transverse abdominis. |
| The term _____ is used to describe a muscle that directly performs a specific movement. | agonist |
| The point of attachment that does not move when the muscle contracts is the | origin |
| This arrangement of muscle fascicles tends to be triangular in shape. The Pectoralis major is an example of a muscle with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement. | convergent |
| Muscles with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement are either fusiform or straplike in appearance. | parallel |
| A muscle with fascicles that insert into only one side of the tendon is categorized as | unipennate. |
| Muscles that move the forearm include which of the following? | brachioradialis , pronator teres , biceps brachii |
| The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle and is outside the epimysium and tendon is called the | fascia |
| The Sartorius muscle, a thin straplike muscle would have muscle fascicles arranged in | parallel. |
| This tends to be the longest cytoplasmic projection from a neuron. | axon |
| This is the site of communication between neurons | synapse |
| The _____ nervous system is a complex network of nerve pathways embedded in the intestinal wall with a network of integrators and feedback loops that can act somewhat independently. | enteric |
| Which of these glia cells are located in the peripheral nervous system? | Schwann cells |
| Bundles of myelinated fibers make up the | white matter of the nervous system. |
| Excitable cells that conduct the impulses are called | neurons |
| The structural and functional center of the entire nervous system is the _____ nervous system. | central |
| trochlear | accessory |
| Cerebrospinal fluid circulates through the ventricles, into the central canal, and _____, and is absorbed back into the blood. | subarachnoid space |
| The peripheral nervous system includes: | only cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and their branches. |
| Region of the hypophysis that contains secretory endocrine cells derived from the oral ectoderm. | adenohypophysis |
| Melanin-containing layer of the eye's vascular tunic. | choroid |
| Which of the following minerals is essential for the formation of thyroid hormone? | iodine |
| The anatomical stalk of the pituitary is also known as | infundibulum. |
| After blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart, it enters the | left atrium |
| The internal iliac artery supplies blood to the | pelvis |
| The main difference between the composition of lymph and interstitial fluid and the composition of plasma is the _____ percentage of _____ in lymph and interstitial fluid. | lower; proteins |
| The breast—the mammary gland and surrounding tissue—is drained by the: | lymphatics that originate in and drain the skin over the breast with the exception of the areola and nipple. lymphatics that originate in and drain the substance of the breast itself, as well as the skin of the areola and nipple. |
| Interferon inhibits the spread of: | viruses & bacteria |
| Which of the following is not a lymph organ? | pancreas |
| Paranasal sinuses are normally filled with: | air |
| The fauces, one of the seven openings found in the pharynx, opens into the | oropharynx. |
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