A&P Flashcards
Which part of the cell is the site of energy production?
Mitochondria
Which part of the cell contains waste materials?
Vacuole
Which is the following terms describes the direction towards the head?
Cranial
Which type of cell is found in the lining of the alveoli of the lungs and blood vessels?
Simple squamous
Which type of cell is found lining the bladder?
Transitional
Give one example where you are likely to find transitional epithelium.
The urinary system - bladder
Adipose tissue is categorised under which main tissue type?
Connect tissue
Blood is categorised under which type of tissue?
Connective tissue
Which structure separates the abdomen from the chest cavity?
The diaphragm
Which one of the following forms the lateral boundary of the abdominal boundary?
Abdominal muscles
In which body cavity is the liver located?
Abdominal
Listen two functions of the skeleton?
Body shape, strength, structure - organ suspension
Which bone lies adjacent to the tibia?
Fibula
Which is most cranial section of the vertebral column?
The cervical
Name the three long bones of the forelimb
Radians Ulna Humerus
What is the difference between ligaments and tendons?
Ligaments and tendons are both made of connective tissue and can both be torn or overstretched, but they differ in function.
Ligaments attach bone to bone.
Tendons attach muscle to a bone.
State what type of muscle is found in leg muscles.
Skeletal muscle
State what type of muscle is found in the heart.
Cardiac muscle
State what type of muscle is found in the stomach.
Smooth muscle
Name the fluid in the posterior chamber of the eye.
Aqueous humor
Name three small bones located in the middle ear.
These are the malleus, or hammer, the incus, or anvil and the stapes, or stirrup.
What is the name of the air sacs in the lungs?
Alveoli
What is the function of platelets in the blood.
Clotting
List two difference between arteries and veins.
Arteries are blood vessels responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body. Veins are blood vessels that carry blood low in oxygen from the body back to the heart for reoxygenation.
What is the name of the fibrous sac that surrounds the heart?
Pericardium
Which of the following blood vessels contain oxygenated blood?
Pulmonary vein
What is the function of the villi?
The villi of the small intestine project into the intestinal cavity , greatly increasing the surface area for food absorption and adding digestive secretions.
Which nutrient passes into the lacteal of the villi during absorption?
Fats
What substance is stored and secreted by the gall bladder?
Bile
State one function of the pancreas
Produces insulin and glucagon
State two differences between the penis of the dog and the cat?
The position and feline has barbs
Which stage of the oestrus cycle occurs after oestrus in the bitch?
Metoestrus
Which structure sits in the bowman’s capsule of the kidney?
Glomerulus
In which organ do you find the nephron?
Kidney
Which part of the nephron is situated in the medulla of the kidney?
Loop of Henle and collecting duct
Which endocrine gland secretes the antidiuretic hormone?
Pituitary
Which part of a nerve cell carries impulses away from the cell body?
Axon
