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Anatomy week 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The action of the brachialis muscle is to _____ the forearm. | flex |
| The muscle that allows the thumb to be drawn across the palm to touch the tip of any finger is the: | opponens pollicis. |
| Along a neuron, the correct pathway for impulse conduction is: | dendrite, cell body, and axon. |
| Which is true of a reflex arc? | It always consists of an afferent neuron and an efferent neuron. |
| Visceral effectors are innervated by sympathetic fibers | true |
| The brain has _____ major divisions. | six |
| Class of hormones secreted during chronic stress that depress immune function. | glucocorticoids |
| Which area has the highest concentration of cones? | the fovea centralis |
| Interferon inhibits the spread of: | viruses and bacteria |
| 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. |