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Revise Anatomy!
Multiple Choice Questions
Question | Answer |
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What shape is a smooth muscle cell? | Fusiform |
What kind of epithelium lines the bladder and ureters? | Transitional |
What term of orientation means 'closer to the tail'? | Caudal |
What is the name of the fold or peritoneum that suspends the intestines? | Omentum |
In which organelle is energy produced inside the cell? | Mitochondrion |
Which term of orientation relates to the rear surface of the hind paw that bears the foot pads? | Plantar |
What is the aqueous material that fills the interior of the cell called? | Cytoplasm |
What is the name for the pigment found in the skin? | Melanin |
Which component of the cell contains the genetic information? | Nucleus |
What is the term meaning 'loss of hair'? | Alopecia |
Which type of muscle is characterised by the presence of intercalated discs? | Cardiac |
What is the term for a joint that does not allow movement? | Synarthrosis |
What type of bone is the os penis? | Splanchnic |
What is the name of the first cervical vertebra? | Atlas |
What is the largest sesamoid bone in the body? | Patella |
The cell cycle consists of a number of stages. What is the stage when the cell rests between cell divisions known as? | Interphase |
What is the other name for the dentary bone? | Mandible |
Long bones contain compact and spongy bone. What is an alternative term meaning spongy bone? | Cancellous |
What kind of bone cell removes bone tissue by removing its mineralised matrix and breaking up the organic bone in the process of resorption? | Osteoclast |
What is another term for 'skin'? | Integument |
Which movement is the 'movement of a limb away from the median plane of the body'? | Abduction |
What is the name of the pigment found in skin? | Melanin |
The sensitive lamellae in the equine foot can become inflamed in which condition? | Laminitis |
What is the term meaning 'greasy skin'? | Seborrhoea |
What term describes the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to one of higher solute concentration? | Osmosis |
What is the carpal pad more commonly known as? | Stopper |
The process by which cells divide for growth and repair is known as what? | Mitosis |
What is the golden brown pigment found in cells as a result of the breakdown of haemoglobin called? | Haemosiderin |
Which organelles involved in protein synthesis are found free in the cytoplasm and attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum? | Ribosomes |
Which long bone has a process called the olecranon at its proximal end? | Ulna |