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KeAmber's Stack 2
Human Anatomy WEEK 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The latissimus dorsi muscle is an example of a _____ muscle. | convergent |
| The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Its fibers run parallel to the body. Which of the following terms might be part of its name? | Flexor |
| Neurons in the CNS have less chance of regenerating for all of the following reasons except: | All of these lessen the chance of healing in the CNS. |
| Which of the following compounds cannot cross the blood-brain barrier? | Dopamine |
| The part of the nervous system that transmits impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscle is the: | somatic nervous system. |
| The afferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system: | carry feedback information to integrating centers in the brain. |
| The spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord and consist of _____ pairs. | 31 |
| The areas specializing in language functions are found in the left cerebral hemisphere in: | about 90% of the population. |
| Which mature cell has no nucleus, mitochondria, or ribosomes? | Erythrocyte |
| Which division of the autonomic nervous system sends fibers to the heart? | sympathetic and parasympathetic |
| 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 |
| The cisterna chyli: | filters the chyle coming from the small intestine. |
| Interferon inhibits the spread of: | viruses. |
| The primary organ of the lymphatic system is the | thymus. |
| The size of lymph nodes varies from _____ mm to more than _____ mm in diameter. | 1; 20 |
| 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. |
| Which of the following is not an accessory structure of the respiratory system? | Trachea |
| The approximate length of the trachea, or windpipe, is _____ cm. | 11 |
| The total number of lobes in both lungs is: | 5 |
| Which of the following is not lined with a ciliated mucous membrane? | Vestibule |
| 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 |