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Human Anatomy weeks 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Another name for a skeletal muscle cell is a: | muscle fiber. |
| Skeletal muscles constitute approximately ____ of our body weight. | 50% |
| The soleus muscle is an example of a _____ muscle. | pennate |
| The afferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system: | carry feedback information to integrating centers in the brain. |
| The largest and most numerous types of neuroglia are the: | astrocytes. |
| The efferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system consist of the ________ nervous systems. | sympathetic and parasympathetic |
| The innermost layer of the meninges is the: | pia mater. |
| Ture or False: Visceral effectors are innervated by sympathetic fibers. | True |
| True or False: The autonomic nervous system includes only efferent neurons. | False |
| Receptors for hearing are located in the | cochlear duct. |
| Transparent structure of the eye containing regularly aligned collagen fibers. | cornea |
| The hormone produced by the heart | increases the excretion of sodium in the urine. |
| The brachiocephalic vein drains blood from the | head, neck, and upper extremity. |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called | leukopenia. |
| From which vessels do myocardial cells receive blood? | coronary arteries |
| Because T cells attack pathogens more directly, T-cell immune mechanisms are classified as _____ immunity. | cell-mediated |
| Lymph capillaries called lacteals are located in the: | small intestine. |
| The lymph nodes located just above the bend of the elbow are called the _____ lymph nodes. | supratrochlear |
| The small, leaf-shaped cartilage behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the: | epiglottis. |
| The eustachian tube connects the middle ear with the: | nasopharynx. |
| The anatomical division of the pharynx that is located behind the mouth from the soft palate above to the level of the hyoid bone below is called the: | oropharynx. |