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ch.1-7 Test
Question | Answer |
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True/False- A midsagittal plane vertically divides the body through the midline into two equal left and right portions or halves? | True |
True/False**A horizontal or transverse plane is any plane dividing the body into left and right portions? | False |
True/False--A sagittal plane is any plane parallel to the midsagittal or median plane, vertically dividing the body into unequal right and left portions ? | True |
True/False--The organs of any cavity are referred to as the viscera | True |
True/False--The term parietal refers to the walls of a cavity | True |
True/False--Pleural is the term that refers to the covering of the lungs | True |
True/False--Mast cells function in the production of heparin and histamine | True |
True/False--Adipose tissue is tightly packed, dense connective tissue | False |
Specialized connective tissue that lines the cavities of freely moving joints is called the synovial membrane | True |
True/False-- The skin weighs about 6 lbs | True |
Epithelial cells are anchored to each other and to underlying tissues by a specialized membrane called ? | Basement Membrane |
Glands that have ducts that lead the secreted material away from the glands to the surface of a passageway or the skin are known as | Exocrine Glands |
Ductless glands that secrete hormones are known as? | Endocrine Glands |
The serous membrane that lines the entire abdominal cavity is the? | Peritoneum |
The inner lining of the heart is called the? | Endocardium |
The outermost layer of the skin is called the ? | Epidermis |
The pigment responsible for variations in skin coloring is? | Melanin |
Individuals who have no pigment in their skin or appendages of the skin with resultant white hair, pink eyes, and very fair skin, suffer from ? | Albinsim |
burn involving the epidermis only? | 1st degree |
Burn involving the epidermis and the dermis? | 2nd Degree |
Burn involving the epidermis and the dermis and usually requires skin grafts? | 3rd Degree |
A chronic skin disorder that is characterized by red patches covered with thick dry silvery scales? | Psoriasis |
The same virus that causes chicken poxs? | Shingles |
Highly contagious, staphylococcal skin disease of children characterized by small blisters that rupture easily and produce a honey colored crust | Impetigo |
The most common type of skin cancer | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
The visible portion of the hair? | Shaft |
what can be prevented by wearing proper shoes and correctly aligned trimming the toe nail? | Onychocryptosis |
What is known as Baldness | Alopecia |
Disorder of the skeletal system characterized by decrease in bone mass with easy bone fractures | Osteoporosis |
Rupture of the fibrocartilage surrounding an inter-vertebral disk | Herniated Disk |
Largest sesamoid bones in the kneecap known as? | Patella |
Breaking a bone is known as a ? | Fracture |
accentuated outward curvature of the back (hunchback) is known as? | Kyphosis |
Inward curvature of the back (swayback) is known as? | Lordosis |
Abnormal curvature of the spine in the thoracic region is known as? | Scoliosis |
First 7 ribs? | True Ribs |
Ribs 8-10 | False Ribs |
Ribs 11-12 | Floating Ribs |
Connects bone to bone | ligament |
Connects muscle to bone | tendon |