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Kristina Limburg
Anatomy Weeks 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term _____ is used to describe a muscle that directly performs a specific movement. | agonist |
| The biceps brachii has this fascicle arrangement, which maximizes the range of motion possible. | parallel |
| The muscle(s) assisting in rotating the arm outward is (are) the: | teres minor. |
| 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? | Rectus & Femoris |
| The _____ nervous system is a complex network of nerve pathways embedded in the intestinal wall with a network of integrators and feedback loops that can act somewhat independently. | enteric |
| Name a glia cells that is located in the peripheral nervous system? | Schwann cells |
| Neurons in the CNS have less chance of regenerating for the following reasons: | There is no neurolemma in cells of the CNS & astrocytes fill in the path of regrowth. |
| The following are functions of the central nervous system (CNS)? | Integrating sensory information, Evaluating the information & Initiating an outgoing response |
| The inner protective covering of the brain is called the | meninges |
| The lower end of the spinal cord, with its attached spinal nerve roots, gives the appearance of a horse’s tail called the | cauda equina |
| Which part of the vertebral column has one more pair of nerves coming from it than it has vertebrae? | Cervical |
| Small branches from the cervical plexus join which two cranial nerves? | Hypoglossal and accessory |
| Membrane attached to the stapes | oval window |
| Gustatory cells are located in all of the following areas | on the posterior wall of the pharynx, on the fungiform papillae of the anterior tongue & on the inner surface of the cheeks |
| The following endocrine glands develops primarily from the endoderm of the pharynx? | thyroid and parathyroids |
| Bony labyrinth structure containing the utricle and saccule | vestibule |
| The localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue is called | perfusion pressure |
| Which two factors promote the return of venous blood to the heart? | blood-pumping action of respirations and skeletal muscle contractions |
| In _____, blood moves from veins to other veins or arteries to other arteries without passing through an intervening capillary network. | vascular anastomoses |
| Erythrocytes begin their maturation sequence in red bone marrow from nucleated cells known as: | hematopoietic stem cells |
| Interferon inhibits the spread of: | viruses & bacteria |
| About half of the lymph flowing through the thoracic duct comes from the: | liver & small intestine |
| Each cortical nodule is composed of packed lymphocytes that surround a less dense area called a | germinal center |
| The small leaf-shaped cartilage that projects upward behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the | epiglottis |
| The microscopic cilia function to | move mucus toward the pharynx |
| The upper respiratory tract includes all of the following structures: | larynx, oropharynx, & nasopharynx |
| The divisions of the thoracic cavity include all of the following | left pleural cavity, right pleural cavity, & mediastinum |
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