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Daddie Varlai
Anatomy Week 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The brainstem, like the spinal cord, performs sensory, motor, and reflex functions. True or False? | True |
| A condition in which the CSF produces abnormal fluid pressure in the brain, sometimes causing tremendous swelling of the head is called ____. | Hydrocephalus. |
| The place where nerve information is transmitted from one neuron to another is called a ____. | Synapse |
| Where is the Gilia located? | Brain, spinal cord, and nerves. |
| What are the two organs make up the CNS? | The brain and the spinal cord. |
| What is the function of the brachialis? | Flexes the forearm |
| The ___ allows the thumb to be drawn across the palm to touch the palmar surface of any finger. | Opponens pollicis. |
| The muscles that move the wrist, hand, and fingers can be ___ or____. | Extrinsic muscles or Intrinsic muscles. |
| Axial muscles originate on the axial skeleton. True or False | True |
| What is the function of the Trapezius? | It raises or lowers the shoulders and shrugs them. |
| The muscle that helps hold the scapula against the thorax to prevent “winging” and is a strong abductor that is useful in pushing or punching movements is called the___. | Serratus anterior |
| The _____ lies under the larger pectoralis major muscle on the anterior chest wall. | Pectoralis minor |
| Name the tough connective tissue cord that serves to attach a muscle to a bone. | Tendon |
| T/F. The six muscle shapes are often used to describe and categorize skeletal muscles | True |
| Sheets of fibrous connective tissue form double-walled tubes called ______ that enclose certain tendons, notably those of the wrist and ankle. | Tendon sheaths |
| The skeletal muscle cells, or muscle fibers, are covered by a delicate connective tissue membrane called the | Endomysium |