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final anatomy 76-100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cerebrospinal fluid circulates through the ventricles, into the central canal, and _____, and is absorbed back into the blood. | subarachnoid space |
| Which of the following is not a plexus of the spinal nerves? | thoracic |
| Cerebrospinal fluid is found in all of the following except the: | subdural space |
| The spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord and consist of _____ pairs. | 31 |
| Gustatory cells are located in all of the following areas except | on the apical surface of vallate papillae on the tongue. |
| The basilar membrane supports the | spiral organ |
| Visceral effectors are innervated by sympathetic fibers. | False |
| The hormone produced by the heart | increases the excretion of sodium in the urine. |
| The hypophyseal portal veins are primarily located in the | infundibulum |
| Transparent structure of the eye containing regularly aligned collagen fibers. | cornea |
| Region of the adrenal cortex that secretes DHEA. | zona reticularis |
| Gel-like structure embedded with the tips of cochlear hair cells. | tectorial membrane |
| Which endocrine gland stores enough of its hormone extracellularly to last several months? | the thyroid |
| Region of the hypophysis that contains secretory endocrine cells derived from the oral ectoderm. | adenohypophysis |
| Endolymph is made | in the stria vascularis. |
| The _____ is(are) supplied with blood from the left subclavian artery. | head and upper extremities |
| A glycoprotein hormone that is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissues is | erythropoietin |
| Which layer of the larger blood vessels is made up of endothelium? | tunica intima |
| The heart has its own special covering, a loose-fitting inextensible sac called the | pericardium |
| The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell | antigen |
| _____ is used to determine the volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood. | Hematocrit |
| The bulk of the heart wall is the thick, contractile middle layer called the | myocardium |
| Which types of arteries are also called conducting arteries and include the aorta? | elastic arteries |
| The normal ECG is composed of all of the following except a | E wave |
| Erythrocytes begin their maturation sequence in red bone marrow from nucleated cells known as: | hematopoietic stem cells. |