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sci220 part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the pectoralis major is an example of a muscle with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement | convergent |
| the fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle and is outside the epimysium and tendon is called the | fascia |
| muscles that move the forearm include | brachioradialis, pronator teres, biceps brachii |
| astrocytes attach to: | neurons, blood vessels |
| a neuron that has only one axon but several dendrites is classified as a ___ neuron | multipolar |
| in the human nervous syte | there are almost equal numbers of glia cells and neurons |
| functions fo central nervous system | integrating sensory information, evaluating the information, initiating an outgoing response, |
| dendrites conduct impulses __ cell bodies | toward |
| the brain has ___ major divisions | six |
| visceral effectors are innervated by sympathetic fibers | true |
| transparent mucous membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelid | conjunctiva |
| melanin-containing layer of the eye's vascular tunc | choroid |
| region of the hypophysis that contains secretory endocrine cells derived from the oral ectoderm | adenohypophysis |
| after blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart, it enters the | left atrium |
| the normal cardiac impulse that initiates mechanical contraction of the heart arises in the | SA node |
| 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 |
| ___ is used to determine the volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood | hematocrit |
| a type of blood cell produced by lymph nodes is called a | monocyte |
| antibodies are proteins of the family called | immuniglobulins |
| the cisterna chyli | originates in the thoracic duct |
| interferon inhibits the spread of | viruses and B cell antibodies that attack cancer |
| more common name for pharynx | throat |
| the external openings to the nasal cavities can be referred toa s | nostrils, anterior nares, external nares |
| hollow nasal cavity is separated by a midline partition called the | septum |
| paranasal sinuses are normalled filled with | air |
| total number of lobes in the lungs | 5 |