Chapter 5, 6, 7

Question 1

Reddish-purple blotches due to leakage of blood from an artery or vein are called

Answer 1

Ecchymosis

Question 2

_______ is the medical condition characterizes by the eruption of group vesicles along the dermatone of a sensory nerve.

Answer 2

Herpes zoster

Question 3

The integumentary contains two types of exocrine glands, sweat and

Answer 3

Sebaceous

Question 4

The primary function of metro crime sweat glands is what?

Answer 4

To cool the surface of the skin

Question 5

A blood clot consists mainly of an insoluble network of

Answer 5

Fibrin

Question 6

An ____ is an injury where a flap of skin and tissues are torn loose or torn off.

Answer 6

Avulsion

Question 7

Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system?

Answer 7

The production of red blood cells within the red marrow

Question 8

What is the expanded portion at each end of a long bone called?

Answer 8

Epiphyses

Question 9

The outer surface of a bone is covered by a(n)

Answer 9

Periosteum

Question 10

Which of the following plays an important part in normal calcium

Answer 10

Vitamin D3

Question 11

Which of the following works with parathyroid hormone (PTH) to elevate calcium levels in the body?

Answer 11

Calcitriol

Question 12

A partial displacement of a bone end from its position within a joint capsule is a what?

Answer 12

Subluxation

Question 13

A ____ fracture has multiple bone fragments at the fracture site.

Answer 13

Comminuted

Question 14

The pelvic girdle is included is included in what division of the skeleton?

Answer 14

Appendicular

Question 15

The ______ connects the cranial cavity with the spinal cavity and has the spinal cord passing through it.

Answer 15

Foramen magnum

Question 16

Which of the following is suspended below the skull and serves as a base for muscles associated with the larynx, tongue, and pharynx?

Answer 16

Hyoid

Question 17

What is the fibrous connective tissue connecting the the bones of the skull at birth called?

Answer 17

Fontanels

Question 18

The ____ is the projection on the atlas (C1) that forms a pivot joint with the axis (C2) to allow a person to rotate their head side to side.

Answer 18

Dens and odontoid process

Question 19

The superior portion of the sternum is called what?

Answer 19

Manubrium

Question 20

The arm, or brachium, contains what single bone?

Answer 20

Humerus

Question 21

The head of the femur connects with what surface of the pelvis?

Answer 21

Acetabulum

Question 22

Which of the following is a function of skeletal muscle?
To produce movement of the skeleton
To maintain body temperature
To maintain homeostasis

Answer 22

A and B

Question 23

_____ is the “key” that “unlocks” the active site of an actin molecule.

Answer 23

Calcium

Question 24

_____ is the neurotransmitter or chemical released by a motor neuron to communicate with other cells.

Answer 24

Acetylcholine

Question 25

Arm muscles, after being in a cast, can develop smaller and weaker muscle fibers in a condition called

Answer 25

Atrophy

Question 26

The breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid in the cytoplasm of the cell is called

Answer 26

Glycolysis

Question 27

The specialized sites that are contacts between cardiac muscle cells are called what?

Answer 27

Intercalated discs

Question 28

The specialized cells that determine the timing of cardiac muscle contractions are called what?

Answer 28

Pacemaker cells

Question 29

Which muscle separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

Answer 29

Diaphragm

Question 30

____ is a yellow-brown or black pigment that accumulates in the epidermal cells.

Answer 30

Melanin