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Patty E Sandoval
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is not a posterior muscle that acts on the shoulder girdle? | Pectoralis minor |
| The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Which of the following is true? | The knee is acting as a fulcrum. |
| Which is not a group of pennate muscles? | Tripennate |
| When an athlete injures a muscle of the hamstring group, the injury is on the: | posterior thigh. |
| Which is not a muscle that moves the thigh? | Sacrospinalis |
| Interneurons reside in the: | CNS only. |
| The nervous system is organized to do? | Detect changes in the external environment. Detect changes in the internal environment. Evaluate changes in the environment. |
| Along a neuron, the correct pathway for impulse conduction is: | dendrite, cell body, and axon. |
| 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 autonomic nervous system does not stimulate: | skeletal muscles. |
| The spinal tract is located on the side of the cord, originates in the brain, and terminates in the spinal cord in the _____ tract. | lateral corticospinal |
| Beta receptors: | bind norepinephrine. |
| The cranial nerve that arises from the spinal cord is the: | accessory. |
| The part(s) of the cerebrum associated with anger, fear, and sorrow is (are) the: | limbic system. |
| 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. |
| Pyramid-shaped gland consisting of neural crest-derived cells and endocrine secretory cells. | adrenal gland |
| Endocrine gland of the thorax that is also important in immune function. | thymus gland |
| Fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye. | vitreous humor |
| Which types of arteries are also called conducting arteries and include the aorta? | elastic arteries |
| The _____ drains much of the superficial leg and foot. | great saphenous vein |
| A glycoprotein hormone that is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissues is | erythropoietin. |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called | leukopenia. |
| 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. |
| Which substance can destroy pathogens by lowering the pH to a level at which they cannot function? | Hydrochloric acid |
| The primary organ of the lymphatic system is the | thymus. |
| Lymph ducts empty into the circulatory system, draining into the: | subclavian veins. |
| A type of blood cell produced by lymph nodes is called a(n) | monocyte. |
| Masses of lymphoid tissue located in a protective ring under the mucous membranes in the mouth and the back of the throat are called | tonsils. |
| Lymph capillaries called lacteals are located in the: | small intestine. |
| The small, leaf-shaped cartilage behind the tongue and hyoid bone is the: | epiglottis. |
| The lower border of the cavity of the larynx is formed by the: | cricoid cartilage. |
| The eustachian tube connects the middle ear with the: | nasopharynx. |
| The respiratory system can be divided into what two parts? | Upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract |
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