ANAPHY - PRELIM Flashcards
Which of the following is the synapse
between a somatic motor neuron and a
skeletal muscle fiber?
Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ)
What organelle digests worn-out organelles and extracellular materials?
Lysosome
In describing the special properties of muscular tissues, contractility refers to:
The ability to generate tension to do work
The () is a type of body fluid that is found between cells in tissues.
Interstitial Fluid
An organelle is
A cellular structure with a specific function.
Type of muscle contraction where there is constant tension, but the muscle fiber length shortens?
Concentric Contraction
Which of the following is not considered to be a flat bone?
Vertebrates
Skin aging may be attributed to which of the following?
Loss of elasticity of the skin
Loss of fat in the dermis
Decrease in the number of collagen bundles
This substance gives bone tissue its distinct hardness.
Hydroxyapatite
The following are true of parathyroid hormone, EXCEPT:
Produced in the thyroid gland
The following are the functions of the skeletal system, EXCEPT:
Production of Calcitonin
When someone tells you to lie on your stomach, this special movement is
Pronation
Muscle Contraction occurs because cross-bridges attach to and “walk” along the thin filaments at both ends of a sarcomere, what happens to the sarcomere in this situation?
It expands
What muscle type has a shape that is elongated with blunt ends?
Skeletal Muscle
It is the structural unit of compact bone.
Osteon
Production of gametes occurs through:
Mitosis
Which of the following is the skeletal muscle fiber’s contractile unit?
Myofibril
During childhood, long bones grow wider due to:
Osteoblast activity at bone surface
These cells participate in normalizing Ca levels in the body by releasing calcium stores in the skeletal system.
Osteoclasts
Level of study under Human Structural Biology involving easily observable large structures is () Anatomy.
Gross
What step in protein synthesis means to copy into a complementary sequence of codons in a strand of RNA?
Transcription
Anatomy is the study of () and Physiology is the study of ()
Structure, function
What is the thickest layer of the epidermis?
Stratum Spinosum
Which of the following muscles is named after its shape?
Procerus
Which of the following is true regarding skeletal muscles?
The greater the length of muscle fibers, the wider the range of motion
Estrogen has the following effects on the growing skeleton EXCEPT:
Increase in the height of the pelvis compared to males
Elongation of long bones during childhood takes place at the:
Metaphysis
What layer of the epidermis contains keratohyalin granules?
Stratum Granulosum
Which of the following best describes a muscle?
The muscle constitutes 40-50% of total body weight.
The main parts of a cell are the:
Nucleus, Cytoplasm, and Cell Membrane
The following are structures that make up the Peripheral Nervous System.
Spinal Cord
Melanin against UV light is what function of the skin?
Protection
Vasodilatation of superficial blood vessels on the cheeks is an example of what function of the skin.
Thermoregulation
This color is due to the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells.
Hemoglobin
It attaches bone to bone.
Ligament
Why is ATP important?
ATP is our body’s energy transferring source.
The normal adult human skeleton has how many bones?
206
What is the sum of all the chemical processes that occur in the body?
Metabolism
Skeletal muscles may attach to bone or to other muscles, which of the following attachments is ropelike in shape?
Tendon