anatomy7final Flashcards
- Which artery supplies the lateral surface of the brain and the temporal pole?
B) middle cerebral artery
- What is another name for the “Circle of Willis” (blood supply to the brain)?
C) Cerebral arterial supply
- Which of the following areas of the respiratory system contain cilia?
A) Trachea
- The larynx is also known as the:
D) Voice box
- Which of the following is true concerning voice production?
B) True vocal cords are avascular
- Which of the following is true in relation to the larynx?
C) Contains vocal cords for voice production
- Which lobes of the right lung, does the oblique fissure divide?
B) The upper and middle lobes of the right lung
- This is a club-shape elastic cartilage, anterior to the comiculate cartilage?
B) Cuneiform cartilage
- This structure is 10 to 12 cm long and 2.5 cm wide?
D) Trachea
- What is the function of the tonsils?
C) They help expose antigens to the immune system
- Which of the following pertains to the nasopharynx?
The nasopharynx is covered by the epiglottis when we swallow, so food does not enter the nose
- The pharynx extends from …
C) Base of the skull to C6
- Which bone(s) form the roof of the nasal cavity?
B) Ethmoid and sphenoid
- The name of the vertical groove just inferior to the apex of the nose is …
A) Philtrum
- Which bones form the floor of the nasal cavity?
D) Palatine and maxillary
- The floor of the orbit forms which part of the maxillary Paranasal sinuses?
C) Roof
- Your trachea is also known as …
A) Windpipe
- Pharyngeal tonsils are located in which part of the pharynx?
D) Nasopharynx
- Which part of the respiratory tract consists of the four layers called mucosa, submucosa, hyaline cartilage and adventitia?
C) Trachea
- Where is the apex of the lungs located?
B) Deep to the clavicle
- In which lobes of the lung do the horizontal fissures divide?
D) Upper and middle lobes of the right lung
- Which type of serous membrane covers the lungs …
B) Visceral pleura
- This part of the respiratory system contains C – shaped cartilage rings …
B) Bronchioles
- This type of cell is the main site for gas exchange in the lungs …
A) Type 1 alveolar cells
- What is the respiratory mucosa?
D) Membrane that lines the air distribution tubes in the respiratory system.
- Based on the arteries that supply the lungs, which arteries are oxygen rich?
B) Bronchial arteries
- Interstitial fluid is known as lymph when it
A) Enters the lymphatics
- Which of the following describes the route that lymph takes, as it moves through a lymph node?
B) Afferent lymphatic vessels > subscapular sinus > trabecular sinus > medullary sinus
- Which of the following is a function of the lymphatic system?
D) Facilitating an immune response
- Which of the following is one of the lymph sacs, from which the lymphatic vessels develop?
B) Retroperitoneal lymph sac
- What is normal colour of lymph?
C) clear pale yellow
- What causes interstitial fluid to flow into the lymph capillaries?
A) Pressure gradients
- This lymphatic trunk is usually unpaired (single trunk) …
C) Intestinal trunk (s)
- Which of the following is a function of the spleen?
D) Stores breakdown products of RBC for later use
- What amount of interstitial fluid can be found in tissue spaces, on any given day?
B) 3 litres
- In which of the following areas can lymph capillaries be found?
D) Between blood capillaries in loose connective tissue
- The thoracic duct has an enlarged pouch-like structure which is a storage area for lymph, called …
B) Cisterna Chyli
- Where does red bone marrow develop?
A) Flat bones and the epiphyses of long bones
- Most of this lymph organ is replaced by adipose and areolar connective tissue in adulthood …
C) Thymus
- The thymus produces hormones that aid in the maturing of this type of white blood cell
A) T – cells
- Approximately how many lymph nodes are there in the human body?
D) 600
- These axillary nodes receive lymph from all other axillary nodes …
B) Apical nodes
- These nodes receive lymph from the anterior thoracic wall, including the breast
A) Pectoral nodes
- What forms the white pulp in the spleen?
C) Lymphatic tissue
- This part of the lymphatic system is approximately 38 – 40 cm long …
B) Thoracic duct
- After interstitial fluid enters the lymphatic system which route will the lymph take?
B) Lymph capillary > lymph node > lymph trunk > lymph duct > subclavian vein
- All lymph draining from the lymphatic system, eventually enters which veins?
D) Subclavian veins
- At which level of the lumbar spine in the inferior end of the thoracic duct located?
C) L1-L2
- Which parts of the body drain into the right lymphatic duct?
B) Right upper extremity, right side of thoracic and right side of head
- Which part of the lymphatic system has smooth muscle, that assists in movement of lymph flow?
c) Lymph trunks
- The stroma of the spleen is made up of these structures?
A) Trabeculae, reticular fibers & fibroblasts
- Another name for lymphatic nodules is?
B) Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
- Which part of the lymph node contains densely packed follicles (collections of B-cell lymphocytes)
C) Outer cortex
- Contraction of the heart muscle is also called …
systole
- What is the largest artery in the body?
C) Aorta
- These types of arteries contain a large amount of smooth muscle which aids in vasoconstriction and vasodilation to help adjust blood flow
D) Muscular arteries
- If your spleen was removed which of the following would take over its function?
D) Liver
- What is the definition of an artery?
C) A blood vessel that leads away from the heart
- What is another name for the bicuspid valve?
A) Mitral valve
- Which chamber of the heart forms most of the base of the heart?
A) Left atrium
