102 Anatomy & Physiology

Question 1

Groups of cells of the same kind make up:

Answer 1

Tissues

Question 2

Organs that eliminate water and waste products are the:

Answer 2

Kidneys

Question 3

The control center of cell activities is called the:

Answer 3

Nucleus

Question 4

The organ responsible for removing toxic byproducts of digestion is the:

Answer 4

Liver

Question 5

The outer surface of the cell that encloses the protoplasm is known as the:

Answer 5

Cell membrane

Question 6

The purpose of the heart is to:

Answer 6

Circulate blood

Question 7

What are the basic units of living matter?

Answer 7

Cells

Question 8

What is another name for histology?

Answer 8

Microscopic Anatomy

Question 9

Which of the organs of the body is the largest?

Answer 9

The skin

Question 10

Another name for the kneecap is:

Answer 10

Patella

Question 11

Bone is composed of 2/3 mineral matter and:

Answer 11

1/3 oragnic matter

Question 12

Mary is performing a scalp massage on a client. Which of the following bones would be affected by the massage Mary is offering?

Answer 12

Frontal

Question 13

Osteology is the study of:

Answer 13

Bones

Question 14

The 14 bones of the foot that form the digits are known as the:

Answer 14

Phalanges

Question 15

The 8 carpals held together with ligaments make up the:

Answer 15

Wrist

Question 16

The bone located behind the eyes and nose that connects all the bones of the cranium is known as the:

Answer 16

Sphenoid bone

Question 17

The bone located on the little-finger side of the lower arm is the:

Answer 17

Ulna

Question 18

The bone that makes up the lower jaw and is the largest bone of the facial skeleton is the:

Answer 18

Mandible

Question 19

Which of the following is the largest bone of the upper arm that extends from the elbow to the shoulder?

Answer 19

Humerus

Question 20

Which two bones join to form the bridge of the nose?

Answer 20

Nasal

Question 21

In the graphic below, what portion of the muscle is indicated by the arrow?

Answer 21

Insertion

Question 22

Muscle makes up approximately what percentage of the body’s weight?

Answer 22

40% to 50%

Question 23

Muscles affected by massage are generally massaged from the:

Answer 23

Insertion attacment to origin attachment

Question 24

Muscles that separate the fingers are called:

Answer 24

Abductors

Question 25

Myology is the study of the structure, function and diseases of the:

Answer 25

Muscles

Question 26

The epicranius is formed by two muscles called the frontalis and the:

Answer 26

Occipitalis

Question 27

The function of the masseter muscle is to:

Answer 27

Close the jaw

Question 28

The muscle of the heart itself and the only muscle of its type in the human body is the:

Answer 28

Cardiac muscle

Question 29

The muscle that controls the eyebrows, drawing them in and downward is the:

Answer 29

Corrugator supercilii

Question 30

The muscles that cause the thumb to move toward the fingers, giving the ability to grasp or make a fist are called:

Answer 30

Opponens

Question 31

The muscles that respond to commands regulated by will are referred to as:

Answer 31

Striated

Question 32

How do lymph nodes indicate infection in the body?

Answer 32

They swell

Question 33

The body system responsible for circulation of the blood, including the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries, is called the:

Answer 33

Cardiovascular system

Question 34

The fluid part of the blood is called:

Answer 34

Plasma

Question 35

Thick-walled vessels that carry pure blood from the heart through the body are:

Answer 35

Arteries

Question 36

What is another name for red blood cells?

Answer 36

Erythrcoytes

Question 37

Which arteries supply blood to the face, head and neck?

Answer 37

Common carotid arteries

Question 38

Which of the following arteries supplies blood to the thumb side of the arm and hand?

Answer 38

Radial

Question 39

Another name for a nerve cell is:

Answer 39

Neuron

Question 40

Jane, a skin care client, comments after a facial with massage service that her tight fatigued muscles now feel relaxed and soothed. Which of the following statements describes what caused this effect?

Answer 40

Simulation of sensitive nerve tissues

Question 41

The brain, spinal cord and spinal and cranial nerves make up the:

Answer 41

Central Nervous System

Question 42

What system is composed of sensory and motor nerves that extend from the spinal cord and brain to other parts of the body?

Answer 42

Peripheral nervous system

Question 43

Which nerves carry messages from the brain to the muscles?

Answer 43

Efferent nerves

Question 44

Which of the following is one of the primary functions of the respiratory system?

Answer 44

Intake of oxygen

Question 45

Which of the following list of components work in harmony to receive and interpret stimuli and send messages away from the nerve cell to the appropriate tissues, muscles and organs?

Answer 45

Brain, spiral cord and nerves