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Anamaria Gutierrez
Anatomy week 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A muscle with fascicles that insert into the tendon from both sides is categorized as | bipennate. |
| The long axes of the fascicles run parallel to the long axis of the muscle is a description of this type of fascicle arrangement. | parallel. |
| Which of these glia cells are located in the peripheral nervous system? | Schwann cells. |
| These regions of the neuron direct electrical currents toward the cell body. | dendrite. |
| The two efferent divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the | sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. |
| The enteric nervous system is made up of a complex network of nerve plexuses that control the visceral effectors in the | intestinal wall. |
| Pyramid-shaped gland consisting of neural crest-derived cells and endocrine secretory cells. | adrenal gland. |
| The basilar membrane supports the | spiral organ. |
| Gustatory cells are located in all of the following areas except | on the apical surface of vallate papillae on the tongue. |
| Blood viscosity stems mainly from the red blood cells but also partly from the _____ in blood. | protein molecules present |
| Inhibition of sympathetic vasoconstrictor impulses is considered a major mechanism of | vasodilation. |
| The primary organ of the lymphatic system is the | thymus. |
| Adaptive immunity, part of the body’s third line of defense, is orchestrated by two different classes of a type of white blood cell called the | lymphocyte. |
| The type of immune mechanism that provides a general defense by acting against anything recognized as “not self” is called: | nonspecific immunity. |
| Each cortical nodule is composed of packed lymphocytes that surround a less dense area called a | germinal center. |
| The upper respiratory tract includes all of the following structures except the: | trachea. |
| 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. |
| The eustachian tube connects the middle ear with the: | nasopharynx. |