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Kimberley Navas
Anatomy 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A muscle with fascicles that insert into the tendon from both sidesis categorized as | bipennate. |
| Which of the following is not a muscle of the quadriceps femoris group? | Biceps femoris |
| This is the site of communication between neurons. | synapse |
| A signal conduction route to and from the central nervous system is a(n) | reflex arc. |
| In the human nervous system: | there are almost equal numbers of glia cells and neurons. |
| The lymphatic system, like the circulatory system, is a closed circuit. | False |
| Spinal cord tracts provide conduction paths to and from the brain. The tracts that conduct sensory impulses down the cord from the brain are called _____ tracts. | descending |
| How many pairs of spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord? | 31 |
| The brain has _____ major divisions. | 6 |
| The sensory cranial nerves include only the: | olfactory, optic, and vestibulocochlear. |
| Gustatory cells are located in all of the following areas except | on the apical surface of vallate papillae on the tongue. |
| Inhibition of sympathetic vasoconstrictor impulses is considered a major mechanism of | vasodilation. |
| The term used to describe the collection of mechanisms that influence the circulation of blood is: | hemodynamics. |
| The free edges of the atrioventricular valves are anchored to the | papillary muscles. |
| The cisterna chyli: | originates in the thoracic duct. |
| An inflammation of the lower respiratory tract that involves the airways of the lungs is called | pneumonia. |
| The smallest branches of the bronchial tree are: | bronchioles. |