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Anatomy Comprehensive Exam Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following bones is not a cranial bone:

  • Spenoid
  • Frontal
  • Mandible
  • Temporal
  • Occipital
A

Mandible

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2
Q

Which is the “Master gland”:

A

Pituitary gland

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3
Q

Freshly re-oxygenated blood is returned from the lungs by way of the:

A

Pulmonary veins

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4
Q

Which of the following body parts would be considered the most medial:

  • Nose
  • Eyes
  • Feet
  • Hands
  • Ears
A

Nose

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5
Q

A shallow depression in a bone is called:

A

Fossa

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6
Q

Towards the back of the body, and synonymous with distal is:

A

Posterior

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7
Q

The trunk of the body is referred to as the:

A

Torso

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8
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The bone on the thumb side of the forearm is called the:

A

Radius

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9
Q

Bile travels from the liver to the gall bladder by way of the:

A

Cystic duct

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10
Q

Which vessels have valves:

A

Veins

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11
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Away from the mid-line of the body, or on the outside is called:

A

Lateral

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12
Q

Arteries terminate all over the body as:

A

Arterioles

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13
Q

Contractions that produce a circular, wave-like movement that propels food down the digestive tract is called:

A

Peristalsis

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14
Q

There are how many pairs of true ribs:

A

7

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15
Q

The spine, acromion and coracoid process is found on which bone:

A

Scapula

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16
Q

These are the smallest of the vertebrae and are located in the neck region:

A

Cervical

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17
Q

Glands that have no ducts:

A

Endocrine

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18
Q

The red blood cells are called:

A

Erythrocytes

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19
Q

The pharynx is part of which system(s):

A
  • Digestive

* Respiratory

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20
Q

How many bones are there in the human skeleton:

A

206

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21
Q

The eye is which direction to the bridge of the nose:

A

Lateral

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22
Q

The largest gland of the body:

A

Liver

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23
Q

This bone is actually formed by the fusion of 5 separate bones and is called the:

A

Sacrum

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24
Q

The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity is called the:

A

Peritoneum

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25
Q

The gall bladder is attached to the:

A

Liver

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26
Q

A location close to the surface of the body:

A

Superficial

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27
Q

The oval prominence of the radius is called the:

A

Tuberosity

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28
Q

The internal carotid artery is the main blood supply to the:

A

Brain

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29
Q

Glands which have ducts:

A

Exocrine

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30
Q

The digestive organs are lubricated by the:

A

Chyme

31
Q

A vertical plane which cuts through the body to divide it into two symmetrical halves is called:

A

Medial plane

32
Q

A term that identifies one of the two divisions of the skeleton is:

A
  • Axial

* Appendicular

33
Q

Veins are continuations of:

A

Venules

34
Q

The Olecranon forms the:

A

Elbow

35
Q

A term that suggests a location close to the surface of the body or a body part is:

A

Superficial

36
Q

The cranial vault contains the:

A

Brain

37
Q

The reticular layer of the dermis:

A

Consists of collagen and elastic fibers and is responsible for most of the structural strength of the skin

38
Q

The basilic vein terminates by becoming the:

A

Brachiocephalic vein

39
Q

This organ mixes food with saliva:

A

Tongue

40
Q

The direction toward the foot end of the body is:

A

Inferior

41
Q

The 5 bones of the hand are called:

A

Metacarpals

42
Q

When an artery separates into two branches, what anatomical situation has taken place:

A

Bifurcation

43
Q

The white blood cells are called:

A

Leukocytes

44
Q

The small intestines are a division of which of the following:

A

Duodenum

45
Q

The portion of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach is the:

A

Esophagus

46
Q

The appendix is attached to which part of the colon:

A

Cecum

47
Q

Coronary arteries may become blocked

A
  • and cause atherosclerotic lesions
  • and cause an infarct in the heart
  • and produce angina pectoris
  • by a thrombus, producing a thrombosis
48
Q

One of the body systems:

  • Pathology
  • Reproductive
  • Visceral
  • Mediastinal
  • Metatarsal
A

Reproductive

49
Q

The first part of the small intestine is:

A

Duodenum

50
Q

The external iliac vein is a continuation of the:

A

Femoral vein

51
Q

The upper portion of the stomach is called the:

A

Fundus

52
Q

What bone contains the olecranon process:

A

Ulna

53
Q

The fundus is one of the divisions of what organ:

A

Stomach

54
Q

This plane is a lengthwise cut which is exactly in the mid-line:

A

Midsagittal plan

55
Q

Bile assists with the digestion of and emulsifies:

A

Fats

56
Q

An artery that supplies blood to the hand is the:

A

Ulnar artery

57
Q

Carpals are found in the:

A

Wrist

58
Q

The walls of this organ are re-enforced by additional muscular layers:

A

Stomach

59
Q

The small intestines are responsible for which part of digestion:

A

Absorption

60
Q

The pancreatic duct enters the small intestine at the:

A

Duodenum

61
Q

The valve located in the orifice between the stomach and small intestines is:

A

Pyloric sphincter

62
Q

Toward the upper part of a structure of the body is called:

A

Superior

63
Q

The plane that runs horizontally across and at a right angle to the long axis, which divides the body into superior and inferior parts is called the:

A

Transverse plane

64
Q

The phalanges articulate with the:

A

Metacarpals

65
Q

Villi are found in the small intestine and their purpose is for:

A

Absorption

66
Q

What are functions of the lymphatic system

A
  • Part of the body’s defense system
  • Helps to maintain tissue fluid balance
  • Absorbs fat and other substances form the digestive tract
67
Q

Respiration refers to:

A
  • Gas exchange between the tissues and the blood
  • Gas exchange between the air in the lungs and blood
  • Gas exchange between blood and tissue
  • Ventilation, the movement of air into and out of the lungs
68
Q

The contents of the small intestine enters the large intestine through the:

A

Ileocecal valve

69
Q

The upper portion of the esophagus is called the:

A

Pharynx

70
Q

An artery involved in the make-up of the circle of willis:

A

Common carotid

71
Q

The rectum begins at the end of the:

A

Descending colon

72
Q

Which of the following bones is not part of the axial skeleton:

  • Sternum
  • Hyoid
  • Skull
  • Clavicle
  • Ribs
A

Clavicle

73
Q

A bone of the upper jaw:

A

Maxilla

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