Final Exam Review

Question 1

The branch of science that deals with the structure or morphology of body parts is called:

Answer 1

Anatomy

Question 2

A part that is closer to the head than something else is said to be:

Answer 2

Superior

Question 3

The membrane lining the walls of the abdominopelvic cavity is known as the:

Answer 3

Parietal
Peritoneum

Question 4

If someone had encephalitis, they would have:

Answer 4

Inflammation of the brain

Question 5

When a body is in the anatomical position, it is:

Answer 5

face forward, palms forward, feet forward,
standing

Question 6

The suffix –ectomy means:

Answer 6

surgical removal of

Question 7

The spleen is located in which body cavity?

Answer 7

Abdominal cavity

Question 8

True ribs articulate with:

Answer 8

vertebrae and sternum

Question 9

Which bone crosses over the ulna when the palm of the hand faces backwards?

Answer 9

radius

Question 10

What is the name given to the bones of the wrist?

Answer 10

Carpals

Question 11

A mature bone cell is called:

Answer 11

Osteocyte

Question 12

Which of the following ions are stored in bone? (the bone acts as a reservoir for this ion)

Answer 12

calcium

Question 13

The major parts of the axial skeleton are:

Answer 13

head, vertebrae, ribs

Question 14

The only movable bone of the skull is the:

Answer 14

mandible

Question 15

The bone that forms the back of the skull is called the:

Answer 15

occipital bone

Question 16

The special name given to the first of the cervical vertebrae is called:

Answer 16

atlas

Question 17

What are the parts of the coxal bone?

Answer 17

Illium, Ishium, Pubis

Question 18

Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because:

Answer 18

they have a
poor blood supply

Question 19

The outer layer of the skin, the epidermis, is composed of which type of epithelial tissue?

Answer 19

Stratified squamous tissue

Question 20

Bone tissue is also called:

Answer 20

Osseous tissue

Question 21

Smooth muscle is found in the wall of the:

Answer 21

hollow organs such as stomach, intestines,
bladder

Question 22

What is the name of the mucus-secreting cell found in pseudostratified columnar
epithelium?

Answer 22

goblet cell

Question 23

A basement membrane occurs between:

Answer 23

epithelial and connective tissue

Question 24

Tendons and ligaments are composed primarily of what type of tissue?

Answer 24

Dense/fibrous

Question 25

Muscle fatigue is most likely due to an accumulation of:

Answer 25

latic acid

Question 26

What muscles allows you to move your upper arm?

Answer 26

Deltoid, pectoralis

Question 27

Skeletal muscles are attached to bone by a strong fibrous connective tissue called a:

Answer 27

tendon

Question 28

Which type of muscle cell has a single nucleus and is not striated?

Answer 28

smooth muscle

Question 29

The pigment responsible for the reddish brown color of skeletal muscle is called:

Answer 29

myoglobin

Question 30

Muscle tone refers to:

Answer 30

partial muscle contraction

Question 31

What part of your brain is responsible for balance and coordination?

Answer 31

cerebellum

Question 32

List the parts of the eye light travels through on its way to the retina.

Answer 32

Cornea aqueous humor  lens vitreous humor  retina

Question 33

Transmission of nerve impulses from one neuron to another is controlled by substances called

Answer 33

neurotransmitters

Question 34

The two divisions of the peripheral nervous system are:

Answer 34

somatic and autonomic

Question 35

Narrow gaps in the myelin sheath between adjacent Schwann cells are called:

Answer 35

Nodes of Ranvier

Question 36

In which direction does the nerve impulse travel along a neuron?

Answer 36

In through the dendrite, out through the axon

Question 37

The junction between two communicating neurons is called a:

Answer 37

synapse

Question 38

Which type of neuron transmits a nerve impulse from the receptor into the brain or spinal cord?

Answer 38

sensory neuron

Question 39

Glands that release their secretions through ducts are called:

Answer 39

exocrine glands

Question 40

The element necessary for, normal function of the thyroid gland is:

Answer 40

iodine

Question 41

The salivary enzyme amylase functions to digest:

Answer 41

starches/carbohydrates

Question 42

When stomach acids belches back up the esophagus, the individual has a condition known as

Answer 42

acid reflux

Question 43

The liver functions to:

Answer 43

detoxify blood, recycle red blood cells, store glucose, make bile

Question 44

45.One of the major functions of the large intestine is to:

Answer 44

reabsorb water

Question 45

The fingerlike projection of soft tissue that can be seen projecting downward from the soft palate is called the

Answer 45

uvula

Question 46

Peristalsis occurs in which parts of the digestive tract?

Answer 46

all parts. From the esophagus to the anus.

Question 47

What is the name of the valve that controls the movement of food between the stomach and small intestine?

Answer 47

Pyloric sphincter

Question 48

During inspiration, the pressure in the thoracic cavity is:

Answer 48

lower inside than outside the body

Question 49

The functional unit of the lung is the:

Answer 49

alveoli

Question 50

What is the name of the muscle that contracts and moves down, increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity? This muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

Answer 50

Diaphragm

Question 51

The trachea is maintained in the open position by:

Answer 51

cartilage C-rings

Question 52

Which of the following has both an excretory and reproductive function in the human male?

Answer 52

urethra

Question 53

The universal recipient is what type of blood?

Answer 53

AB+

Question 54

Red blood cells are produced in the:

Answer 54

red bone marrow

Question 55

The name of the valve found between the right atria and the right ventricle is called the

Answer 55

tricuspid valve

Question 56

When the right ventricle contracts, blood is pumped into the

Answer 56

pulmonary artery  lungs

Question 57

Blood returns to the heart from the legs through the

Answer 57

inferior vena cava

Question 58

The circulation that carries blood from the heart to the lungs is known as:

Answer 58

pulmonary circulation

Question 59

Which type of blood vessel transports blood from the heart to the arterioles?

Answer 59

arteries

Question 60

What type of blood vessel is the largest and contains valves?

Answer 60

veins

Question 61

The biconcave cells in blood that lack nuclei when they are mature are the:

Answer 61

erythrocytes (red blood cells)

Question 62

Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood?

Answer 62

veins

Question 63

Know about the enzyme pepsin: where it is found, what form it is secreted in, how it is activated, what cells make it...

Answer 63

found in the stomach, secreted in the inactive form of pepsinogen, it is activated by hydrochloric acid, and is made by chief cells

Question 64

The first part of the small intestine is called the:

Answer 64

duodenum