Review Questions

Question 1

If you wanted to separate the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity which plane would you use?

Answer 1

Transverse

Question 2

Tissue that has pillar shaped cells arranged tightly together.

Answer 2

Columnar epithelium

Question 3

The epidermis is classified as

Answer 3

Tissue

Question 4

What is the middle region of the humerus?

Answer 4

Diaphysis

Question 5

The sequence of the vertebral column from superior to inferior

Answer 5

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx

Question 6

What is true of skeletal muscle

Answer 6

It attaches to bones by tendons, muscle contraction helps keep the body warm, skeletal muscles continuously contract to maintain posture.

Question 7

If an impulse is traveling from a sense receptor toward the spinal cord, it is traveling along what type of neuron?

Answer 7

Sensory neuron

Question 8

What does the parathyroid hormone regulate?

Answer 8

Calcium

Question 9

Where are the pressoreceptors and chemoreceptors located?

Answer 9

Carotid body

Question 10

Bile is secreted into which organ?

Answer 10

Small intestine

Question 11

What is the role of progesterone in the female nervous system?

Answer 11

Stimulates the development of the endometrium

Question 12

What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? A)chloride B)sodium C)Calcium D)Magnesium

Answer 12

C)Calcium

Question 13

What location would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be found? A)thoracic cavity B) Mediastinum C)Liver D)Pelvic Cavity

Answer 13

D)Pelvic cavity

Question 14

What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? A)diaphragm B)Mediastinum C)Liver D) Lungs

Answer 14

A) Diaphragm

Question 15

Simple columnar epithelium is what function? A) secretion or absorption B) changes shape when stretched C)diffusion

Answer 15

A)Secretion or absorption

Question 16

Tissue found on internal surface of stomach with no extra cellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What tissue is this? A)epithelial B)connective C)Cartilage D)Nervous

Answer 16

A)Epithelial tissue

Question 17

Nerve tissue is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to as what? A)Osteoblasts B) Neuroglia C) Osteocytes D) Arterioles

Answer 17

B)Neuroglia

Question 18

Which tissue provides the framework for the body by providing support and structure? A)Epithelial B)Connective C)Nervous D)Muscle

Answer 18

Connective tissue

Question 19

What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs? A)Atom B)Organelle C)Cell D)DNA

Answer 19

Cell

Question 20

What type of cell division takes place in the gonads? A)Mitosis B)Meosis C)Binary fission D)Asexual division

Answer 20

Meiosis

Question 21

In what area of the body would you find an especially thick stratum corneum? A)back of the hand B)heel of the foot C)abdomen D)over the shin

Answer 21

Heel of the foot

Question 22

Glands of skin that produce a thin watery secretion? A) sebaceous gland B)eccrine gland C)Apocrine gland D) endocrine gland

Answer 22

Eccrine

Question 23

The hip is —–to the knee. A) proximal B) anterior C) superior D) distal

Answer 23

Proximal

Question 24

What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion?

Answer 24

Eccrine glands

Question 25

Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production of which of the following? A) sebum B) keratin C)vit A D) vit D

Answer 25

Vitamin D

Question 26

What are the functions of the skeletal system? Select all that apply A)support the body B)hemopoiesis C)conduct impulses d)provide protection

Answer 26

Supports the body, hemopoiesis, provides protection

Question 27

Tissue with Open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of needle like structures. A)spongy bone B)Compact bone C)Cartilage D)Adispose tissue

Answer 27

Spongy bone

Question 28

The only movable bone of the skull

Answer 28

Mandible

Question 29

Mineral responsible for regulating fluid in the body? A)chloride B)Sodium C)Calcium D)Magnesium

Answer 29

Sodium

Question 30

Why are skeletal muscles called voluntary muscles?

Answer 30

They are under conscious control

Question 31

All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over which of the following?A) Neuroglia B)efferent pathways C)Afferent pathways D)Neurons

Answer 31

Neurons

Question 32

Motor or ------ neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS? A)Afferent B)efferent C)central D)peripheral

Answer 32

Efferent

Question 33

What functions of the medulla oblongata warrant such a dire prognosis in a patient that has contracted bulbar poliomyelitis? A)contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel diameter & respiration B) contains neural connections of the reticular activating system C) contains the pineal gland which controls the vital centers D)contains the corpora quadrigemina

Answer 33

The medulla oblongata contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel diameter and respiration

Question 34

What are chemical messengers that control growth, differentiation and the metabolism of specific target cells called? A)hormones B) neurons C)glands D)second messengers

Answer 34

Hormones

Question 35

List the tropic hormones. Select all that apply A)somatotropin B)follicle stimulating hormone C)Antidiuretic hormone D)thyroid stimulating hormone

Answer 35

Somatotropin, follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone

Question 36

The heart has an intrinsic beat that is initiated by what?

Answer 36

Sinoatrial node

Question 37

Vasodilation and vasoconstriction result from which of the following?

Answer 37

Relaxation and contraction of smooth muscle in the arterial wall

Question 38

What is the blood vessel where exchanges take place between blood and the cells of the body?

Answer 38

Capillary

Question 39

What is the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood through the alveoli called?

Answer 39

External respiration

Question 40

In order for in order for inhalation to occur what must happen?

Answer 40

Contraction of the diaphragm which enlarges the chest cavity and draws air into the lungs

Question 41

Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood does what?

Answer 41

It is converted to bicarbonate ions by carbonic anhydride within red blood cells

Question 42

How does the trachea remain open like a hollow tube?

Answer 42

Supporting cartilaginous rings keep it open

Question 43

The stomach muscle churns and mixes food, turning the mass into a soupy substance called what?

Answer 43

Chyme

Question 44

What is the function of aldosterone?

Answer 44

It conserves sodium in the body

Question 45

All the nutrients that enter the hepatic portal vein are routed where for decontamination?

Answer 45

Liver

Question 46

Which are the functional units of the kidney?

Answer 46

Nephrons

Question 47

What are the two functions of the male and female sex organs?

Answer 47

Production of gametes and production of hormones

Question 48

In men spermatozoa develope within the --- of each testis.

Answer 48

Seminiferous tubules

Question 49

Testicular activity is under the control of which hormone?

Answer 49

Both FSH and LH

Question 50

Which hormone initiates the preparation of the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy?

Answer 50

Estrogen

Question 51

During pregnancy what organ produces the hormones that maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk production?

Answer 51

Placenta