2015 anatomy midterm Flashcards

1
Q

What is true about belt desmosomes?

a. Membrane proteins are fused
b. Interacts with actin filaments
c. Tightly surrounds cells at the apical pole

A

b. Interacts with actin filaments

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2
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What is the name of the joint between teeth and the jaw?

a. Sutures
b. Syndesmoses
c. Gomphoses

A

c. Gomphoses

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3
Q

Which of the following is the most distal?

a. Foot
b. Ankle
c. Shoulder
d. Elbow

A

a. Foot

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4
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Which of the following joints have a capsule around it?

a. Syndesmosis
b. Amphiarthrosis
c. Synovial
d. Synarthrosis

A

c. Synovial

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5
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When a person is standing erect, and their arms are semi-pronated, what side are his palms facing?

a. Superiorly
b. Posteriorly
c. Medially
d. Anteriorly

A

c. Medially

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6
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Gastrulation and formation of the 3 germ layers is initiated by?

a. Primitive streak
b. Endoderm
c. Notochord
d. Mesenchyme

A

a. Primitive streak

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7
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Which of the following is considered the first response to infection?

a. Lymphocyte
b. Neutrophil
c. Macrophage
d. Basophil

A

b. Neutrophil

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8
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Which is the first part of spermatogenesis that results in haploid cells?

a. Primary spermatocyte
b. Secondary spermatocyte
c. Spermatid

A

b. Secondary spermatocyte

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9
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Which of these is a feature of secondary villi?

a. Cytotrophoblast with mesenchymal core
b. Syncytiotrophoblast into the myometrium
c. Cytotrophoblast with blood vessels in its core

A

a. Cytotrophoblast with mesenchymal core

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10
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Which of these is present in the arterial wall?

a. Loose CT and transitional epithelium
b. Reticular fibers and dense CT
c. Elastic fibers and simple squamous endothelium

A

c. Elastic fibers and simple squamous endothelium

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11
Q

What structure is surrounded by zona pellucida?

a. Oocyte
b. Cumulus oophorus
c. Membrane Granulosa
d. corpus loteum

A

a. Oocyte

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12
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What determines the severity of the damage to the fetus/embryo when a mother gets the rubella virus?

a. Duration of the virus
b. Frequency of the infection
c. The time it occurs during development

A

c. The time it occurs during development

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13
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Which plane passes through the intervertebral disk between lumbar vertebra 3 and 4 (L3-L4)?

a. Transtubercular plane
b. Transpyloric plane
c. Transumbilical plane
d. Interspinous plane

A

c. Transumbilical plane

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14
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Which plane transects the fundus of the gall bladder (or the distal part of the stomach)?

a. Transulnar plane
b. Transpyloric plane
c. Transumbilical plane

A

b. Transpyloric plane

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15
Q

Where is the arch of the aorta located?

a. Inferior mediastinum
b. Superior mediastinum
c. Posterior mediastinum
d. Anterior mediastinum

A

b. Superior mediastinum

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16
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Which is the correct sequence?

a. Capacitation > acrosomal reaction > cleavage > implantation
b. Acrosome reaction > capacitation > implantation > cleavage
c. Acrosome reaction > cleavage > implantation > capacitation

A

a. Capacitation > acrosomal reaction > cleavage > implantation

17
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What describes exocrine gland?

a. Presence of sinusoids
b. Presence of ducts
c. Absence of ducts

A

b. Presence of ducts

18
Q

Which white blood cell can perform phagocytosis?

a. Neutrophil
b. Monocyte
c. Basophil
d. Lymphocyte

A

a. Neutrophil

19
Q

Which cell can move from one location to another in CT?

a. Macrophage
c. Mast cell
b. Basophil
d. Fibroblast

A

a. Macrophage

20
Q

What is the function of a fibroblast?

a. Secretes heparin and histamine
b. Produces proteins of the connective tissue
c. Contains fat

A

b. Produces proteins of the connective tissue

21
Q

In males, What is the analog of granulosa cells?

a. Leydig cells
b. Myoid cells
c. Thecal cells
d. Sertoli cells

A

d. Sertoli cells

22
Q

Which is a structure that arises from the paraxial mesoderm?

a. Skin
b. Vertebra
c. Kidneys
d. Liver

A

b. Vertebra

23
Q

Under ultrasound, a fetus showed fused hind limbs and kidneys, lumbar and sacral vertebrae were absent. What congenital anomaly did the fetus show?

a. Sarcoccygeal teratoma
b. Angelman’s syndrome
c. Sirenomelia

A

c. Sirenomelia

24
Q

A male presents with enlarged breast and sparse body hair. He has a genotype of XXY, which of the following does he have?

a. Turner’s syndrome
b. Klinefelter’s syndrome
c. Edward’s syndrome

A

b. Klinefelter’s syndrome

25
Q

Lack of collagen type IV causes hematuria because of structural changes in the glomerular basement membrane and end-stage kidney disease, what is the name of this disease?

a. Alport syndrome
b. Klinefelter’s syndrome
c. EDS
c. OI

A

a. Alport syndrome

26
Q

During which week does organogenesis start?

a. Second week
b. Third week
c. Fourth week

A

b. Third week

27
Q

What is the name of the junction that stops molecules from passing between the apical and lateral surface of epithelial cells?

a. Tight junctions
b. Gap junctions
c. Desmosomes

A

a. Tight junctions

28
Q

What is true about mucus acini?

a. Flat basal nucleus
b. Round nucleus
c. Apex is eosinophilic

A

a. Flat basal nucleus

29
Q

Which structure passes through the central tendon of the diaphragm?

a. Esophagus
b. Inferior vena cava
c. Aorta

A

b. Inferior vena cava

30
Q

What lines blood vessels?

a. Simple cuboidal epithelium
b. Simple squamous epithelium
c. Transitional epithelium

A

b. Simple squamous epithelium

31
Q

What is the function of fibroblasts in connective tissue?

a. phagocytosis
b. secretion of histamine
c. production of extracellular matrix proteins
d. release of histamine

A

c. production of extracellular matrix proteins