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Anatomy and Physiology Extra Credit Questions Flashcards

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1
Q

With respect to blows to the head, why is the frontal bone angled?

A

Provide protection

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With respect to blows to the head, why is the occipital bone one of the thickest bones of our skull?

A

to protect cerebellum

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3
Q

Why are blows to the temporal bone more dangerous?

A

can cause death

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4
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Why is the ethmoid bone important with respect to snoring in some people?

A

imperfection in cribiform plate

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5
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Why is the sella turica one of the sphenoid bone important if you have a pituitary gland tumor?

A

forms a bony seat for the pituitary gland.

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6
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How do braces on your teeth provide pressure to change the orientation of teeth in the aleveolar margin?

A

the peridontal membrane stretches, loosening the tooth.

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7
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How does an over bite or underbite affect speech or ability to play a trumpet?

A

you can’t close your mouth correctly.

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8
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What muscle of the mastication lies under this arch?

A

the masseter

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9
Q

Why does Dr. Wilson have a bony and slightly crooked nose?

A

he broke it.

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10
Q

Why might you cry after getting a great lab exam score score and sniffle soon after crying?

A

water fills into your nose and it is your drainage.

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11
Q

With fetal alcohol exposure and embryonic development, what happens if the palate does not form?

A

crowded or impacted teeth, speech problems, breathing trouble.

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12
Q

What is the function of the vomeronasal organ?

A

senses

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13
Q

How many bones form the edges of the orbit?

A

7

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14
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Why do the sutures and frontanels of the fetal skull ABSOLUTELY have to remain flexible at birth?

A

allows brain to grow quickly and protects from minor impacts.

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15
Q

What is hydroencephaly?

A

buildup of fluid in cavities deep within the brain.

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16
Q

Why might you hear popping or hissing noises as the air pressure equilibrates with the air in your nasal passage through tiny passages that drain these sinuses?

A

buildup and release of pressure.

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17
Q

Easily fractures during neck injuries often resulting in paralysis?

A

cervical spinal cord injuries

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18
Q

Where does the head of the femur attach?

A

acetabulum

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19
Q

What is sacroiliitis?

A

inflammation of the sacroiliac joint

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20
Q

Why do we often bruise our tailbone after a fall and why does it hurt so much?

A

there is no cushion

21
Q

How does a pathologist determine if death was murder(strangulation) not accidental?

A

body temperature, rigor mortis , hyoid bone, lividity.

22
Q

What is osteoporosis?

A

compression from lost bone mass.

23
Q

What is osteoarthritis?

A

bone spurs or fusion.

24
Q

What organ does the sternum protect?

A

heart, lungs, and blood vessels.

25
Q

What vital physiological function does the ribs provide to your lung?

A

the ribs attaches our respiratory muscles in order to aid in breathing.

26
Q

Why are broken ribs so painful?

A

your ribs move when you breath which causes a lot of pain.

27
Q

Why did the mother’s pubic symphysis need to be flexible at birth?

A

to let the baby through/ stretch.

28
Q

what is compact tissue?

A

the harder, outer tissue of bones.

29
Q

What is cancellous tissue?

A

the sponge-like tissue inside bones.

30
Q

What is subchondral tissue?

A

the smooth tissue at the ends of bones, which is covered with another type of tissue called cartilage, cartilage is the specialized, gristly connective tissue that is present in adults.

31
Q

What is the periosteum?

A

the tough thin outer membrane covering the bones.

32
Q

What is the trabeculae?

A

Provide strength but keep bones lighter in weight.

33
Q

What are osteoblasts?

A

cell found within the bone that deposits new bone tissues.

34
Q

What are osteoclasts?

A

a very large cell within bone that dissolves bone and remove unwanted tissue.

35
Q

Why are osteoclast so active in the bones of an inactive 89 year old?

A

the reduction of the osteoblast activity.

36
Q

What are hematopoietic cells?

A

found in bone marrow, its function is to produce red blood cells, with blood cells and platelets.

37
Q

What are fat cells?

A

found within bone marrow, although they mostly fill space.

38
Q

What does anterior mean?

A

facing forward or forward surface.

39
Q

What does posterior mean?

A

the surface of facing the rear.

40
Q

What does lateral mean?

A

outside surface.

41
Q

What does medial mean?

A

inside surface.

42
Q

What does proximal mean?

A

close to the center of the body.

43
Q

What does distal mean?

A

the region of the bone farther from the origin.

44
Q

What does superficial mean?

A

the outer edge.

45
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What does deep mean?

A

farther towards the middle.

46
Q

What is the sagittal plane?

A

front to back.

47
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What is the parasagittal plane?

A

left or right of the center.

48
Q

What is the coronal plane?

A

thumb to thumb, ear to ear

49
Q

What is the transverse plane?

A

technical term for cross section.

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