A&P567

Question 1

Def melanin

Answer 1

brown, yellow-brown, or black pigment that accumulates in the epidermal cells

Question 2

Def ecchymosis

Answer 2

bruising; reddish-purple blotches due to leakage of blood from an artery or ven

Question 3

Def herpes zoster

Answer 3

medical condition characterized by eruption of groups of vesicles along the dermatome of a sensory nerve

Question 4

Two types of exocrine glands

Answer 4

1. Sweat

2. Sebaceous

Question 5

Primary function of merocrine glands

Answer 5

To cool surface of the skin

Question 6

Blood clot consists mainly of insoluble network of…

Answer 6

Fibrin

Question 7

Def avulsion

Answer 7

flap of skin is torn off or torn loose

Question 8

Def epiphyses

Answer 8

Expanded portion at each end of a long bone

Question 9

Outer surface of a bone covered by…

Answer 9

periosteum

Question 10

Function of skeletal system involving cells

Answer 10

production of red blood cells within red marrow

Question 11

Vitamin that plays role in normal calcium metabolism

Answer 11

D3

Question 12

What works with parathyroid hormone to elevate calcium levels in the body?

Answer 12

Calcitriol

Question 13

Partial displacement of a bone end from its position within a joint capsule is…?

Answer 13

Subluxation

Question 14

___ fracture has multiple bone fragments at the fracture site?

Answer 14

segmental

Question 15

Pelvic girdle included in what skeletal division

Answer 15

Appendicular

Question 16

The ___ connects the cranial cavity with the spinal cavity and has the spinal cord passing through it?

Answer 16

Foramen magnum

Question 17

Bone suspended below the skull and serves as a base for muscles associated with larynx, tongue and pharynx?

Answer 17

Hyoid

Question 18

Fibrous connective tissue that connects bones of the skull at birth is called…?

Answer 18

Fontanels

Question 19

The ____ is the projection on the atlas (c1) that forms a pivot joint with the axis (c2) to allow a person to rotate their head side to side?

Answer 19

Dens and odontoid process

Question 20

Superior portion of the sternum?

Answer 20

Manubrium

Question 21

Brachium contains a single bone called…?

Answer 21

Humerus

Question 22

Head of femur connects with what curved surface of the pelvis?

Answer 22

Acetabulum

Question 23

Functions of skeletal muscle?

Answer 23

Produce movement of skeleton and maintain body temperature

Question 24

“Key” that unlocks the active site of an actin molecule?

Answer 24

Calcium

Question 25

Neurotransmitter or chemical released by a motor neuron to communicate with other cells?

Answer 25

Acetylcholine

Question 26

Muscles in a cast can get smaller and weaker through…?

Answer 26

Atrophy

Question 27

Breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid in the cytoplasm of the cell is called?

Answer 27

Glycolysis

Question 28

Specialized sites that are contacts between cardiac muscle cells are…?

Answer 28

intercalated discs

Question 29

Specialized cells that determine timing of cardiac muscle contractions are…?

Answer 29

Pacemaker cells

Question 30

Muscle that separates thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

Answer 30

Diaphragm