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Anatomy 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Another name for a skeletal muscle cell is a(n): | muscle fiber |
| 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 & The movement is an example of a second-class lever |
| Groups of skeletal muscle fibers are bound together by a connective tissue envelope called the? | perimysium |
| Which of the following is not a group of pennate muscles? | Tripennate |
| The muscle that extends and adducts the arm is the? | latissimus dorsi |
| Most unipolar neurons are usually? | sensory neurons |
| Which of the following compounds cannot cross the blood-brain barrier? | Dopamine |
| The part of the nervous system that transmits impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscle is the? | somatic nervous system |
| Which part of the vertebral column has one more pair of nerves coming from it than it has vertebrae? | Cervical |
| The layer of the meninges that serves as the inner periosteum of the cranial bone is the? | dura mater |
| Which of the following is not a plexus of the spinal nerves? | Thoracic |
| The nerve carrying taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue is the? | facial. |
| The anatomical stalk of the pituitary is also known as? | infundibulum |
| Which types of arteries are also called conducting arteries and include the aorta? | elastic arteries |
| The heart valves that are located where the trunk of the pulmonary artery joins the right ventricle and where the aorta joins the left ventricle are called? | semilunar valves |
| Lymph capillaries called lacteals are located in the? | small intestine |
| The smallest branches of the bronchial tree are? | bronchioles |
| In the right lung, the superior and middle lobes are separated by the? | horizontal fissure? |