A&P Revision

Question 1

Which part of a cell is the site of energy production?

Answer 1

Mitochondria

Question 2

Which one of the following structures forms the lateral boundary of the abdominal cavity?

Answer 2

Abdominal muscles

Question 3

Where in the body are you likely to find transitional epithelium?

Answer 3

The urinary system - ureters, urethra bladder

Question 4

Adipose tissue is categorised under which tissue type?

Answer 4

Connective

Question 5

Name two functions of the skeleton

Answer 5

Shape & structure, suspension or organs

Question 6

What type of joint is the hip?

Answer 6

Ball and socket

Question 7

State the different between a tendon and a ligament.

Answer 7

Ligaments bind bone to bone - tendons bind muscle to bone

Question 8

State what type of muscle is in muscles that move in the leg

Answer 8

Striated or skeletal muscle

Question 9

State what type of muscle is found in the heart

Answer 9

Cardiac muscle

Question 10

State what type of muscle is found in the stomach

Answer 10

Smooth or unstriated muscle

Question 11

What is the name of the air sacs in the lungs?

Answer 11

Alveoli

Question 12

Which structure separates the abdomen from the chest cavity?

Answer 12

Diaphragm

Question 13

What is the function of platelets in the blood?

Answer 13

Clotting

Question 14

True or false, arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood towards the heart

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Which of the following blood vessels contain oxygenation blood?

Answer 15

Pulmonary vein

Question 16

Which body system is responsible for collecting or ‘mopping up’ fluid that escapes into the tissues and is not absorbed directly back into circulation?

Answer 16

Lymphatic system

Question 17

What is the function of villi?

Answer 17

Absorption

Question 18

What substance is stored and secreted by the gall bladder?

Answer 18

Bile

Question 19

What nutrient passes into the lacteals of the villi?

Answer 19

Fats

Question 20

State one function of the pancreas

Answer 20

To produce insulin

Question 21

Which structure sits in the bowman’s capsules of the kidney

Answer 21

Glomerulus

Question 22

Which part of the male urinary system is also part of the reproductive system?

Answer 22

Urethra

Question 23

Which endocrine gland secretes anti-diuretic hormone?

Answer 23

Pituitary

Question 24

Name the fluid in the anterior chamber of the eye?

Answer 24

Aqueous humor

Question 25

Name the superficial layer of the skin?

Answer 25

Epidermis