Anatomy Comprehensive Exam Flashcards
Which of the following bones is not a cranial bone:
- Spenoid
- Frontal
- Mandible
- Temporal
- Occipital
Mandible
Which is the “Master gland”:
Pituitary gland
Freshly re-oxygenated blood is returned from the lungs by way of the:
Pulmonary veins
Which of the following body parts would be considered the most medial:
- Nose
- Eyes
- Feet
- Hands
- Ears
Nose
A shallow depression in a bone is called:
Fossa
Towards the back of the body, and synonymous with distal is:
Posterior
The trunk of the body is referred to as the:
Torso
The bone on the thumb side of the forearm is called the:
Radius
Bile travels from the liver to the gall bladder by way of the:
Cystic duct
Which vessels have valves:
Veins
Away from the mid-line of the body, or on the outside is called:
Lateral
Arteries terminate all over the body as:
Arterioles
Contractions that produce a circular, wave-like movement that propels food down the digestive tract is called:
Peristalsis
There are how many pairs of true ribs:
7
The spine, acromion and coracoid process is found on which bone:
Scapula
These are the smallest of the vertebrae and are located in the neck region:
Cervical
Glands that have no ducts:
Endocrine
The red blood cells are called:
Erythrocytes
The pharynx is part of which system(s):
- Digestive
* Respiratory
How many bones are there in the human skeleton:
206
The eye is which direction to the bridge of the nose:
Lateral
The largest gland of the body:
Liver
This bone is actually formed by the fusion of 5 separate bones and is called the:
Sacrum
The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity is called the:
Peritoneum
The gall bladder is attached to the:
Liver
A location close to the surface of the body:
Superficial
The oval prominence of the radius is called the:
Tuberosity
The internal carotid artery is the main blood supply to the:
Brain
Glands which have ducts:
Exocrine
The digestive organs are lubricated by the:
Chyme
A vertical plane which cuts through the body to divide it into two symmetrical halves is called:
Medial plane
A term that identifies one of the two divisions of the skeleton is:
- Axial
* Appendicular
Veins are continuations of:
Venules
The Olecranon forms the:
Elbow
A term that suggests a location close to the surface of the body or a body part is:
Superficial
The cranial vault contains the:
Brain
The reticular layer of the dermis:
Consists of collagen and elastic fibers and is responsible for most of the structural strength of the skin
The basilic vein terminates by becoming the:
Brachiocephalic vein
This organ mixes food with saliva:
Tongue
The direction toward the foot end of the body is:
Inferior
The 5 bones of the hand are called:
Metacarpals
When an artery separates into two branches, what anatomical situation has taken place:
Bifurcation
The white blood cells are called:
Leukocytes
The small intestines are a division of which of the following:
Duodenum
The portion of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach is the:
Esophagus
The appendix is attached to which part of the colon:
Cecum
Coronary arteries may become blocked
- and cause atherosclerotic lesions
- and cause an infarct in the heart
- and produce angina pectoris
- by a thrombus, producing a thrombosis
One of the body systems:
- Pathology
- Reproductive
- Visceral
- Mediastinal
- Metatarsal
Reproductive
The first part of the small intestine is:
Duodenum
The external iliac vein is a continuation of the:
Femoral vein
The upper portion of the stomach is called the:
Fundus
What bone contains the olecranon process:
Ulna
The fundus is one of the divisions of what organ:
Stomach
This plane is a lengthwise cut which is exactly in the mid-line:
Midsagittal plan
Bile assists with the digestion of and emulsifies:
Fats
An artery that supplies blood to the hand is the:
Ulnar artery
Carpals are found in the:
Wrist
The walls of this organ are re-enforced by additional muscular layers:
Stomach
The small intestines are responsible for which part of digestion:
Absorption
The pancreatic duct enters the small intestine at the:
Duodenum
The valve located in the orifice between the stomach and small intestines is:
Pyloric sphincter
Toward the upper part of a structure of the body is called:
Superior
The plane that runs horizontally across and at a right angle to the long axis, which divides the body into superior and inferior parts is called the:
Transverse plane
The phalanges articulate with the:
Metacarpals
Villi are found in the small intestine and their purpose is for:
Absorption
What are functions of the lymphatic system
- Part of the body’s defense system
- Helps to maintain tissue fluid balance
- Absorbs fat and other substances form the digestive tract
Respiration refers to:
- Gas exchange between the tissues and the blood
- Gas exchange between the air in the lungs and blood
- Gas exchange between blood and tissue
- Ventilation, the movement of air into and out of the lungs
The contents of the small intestine enters the large intestine through the:
Ileocecal valve
The upper portion of the esophagus is called the:
Pharynx
An artery involved in the make-up of the circle of willis:
Common carotid
The rectum begins at the end of the:
Descending colon
Which of the following bones is not part of the axial skeleton:
- Sternum
- Hyoid
- Skull
- Clavicle
- Ribs
Clavicle
A bone of the upper jaw:
Maxilla
