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Question 1

A group of several organs that work together to produce an action that cannot be achieved by an individual organ functioning alone is called a

Answer 1

System

Question 2

What are the two main cavities found in the axial division of the body?

Answer 2

Ventral and Dorsal cavities

Question 3

The region of the abdomen that lies immediately superior to the umbilical region is called the…

Answer 3

Epigastric region

Question 4

Which regions of the abdomen are commonly referred to as the right and left upper quadrants?

Answer 4

Right and left hypochondriac regions.

Question 5

A plane that splits the body lengthwise along the midline into two equal halves is known as a…

Answer 5

Median plane

Question 6

Which plane divides the body or a body part into superior and inferior segments?

Answer 6

Transverse plane

Question 7

The region of a cell that contains its genetic material and directs all cellular activity is the…

Answer 7

Nucleus

Question 8

Which process for moving substances across a cell membrane is a physiological method and requires the cell to expend energy?

Answer 8

Exocytosis

Question 9

What term means “a state of balance” and is sometimes used interchangeably with the word
“equilibrium”?

Answer 9

Homeostasis

Question 10

The surface of epithelial tissue connected to underlying structures is usually anchored by…

Answer 10

Basement membrane

Question 11

Epithelial tissues classified by the shape of their cells may fall into all these categories except…

Answer 11

Striated

Question 12

What type of tissue comprises the outer layers of the skin?

Answer 12

Epithelial

Question 13

Which type of tissue is cartilage?

Answer 13

Connective

Question 14

The connective tissue that stores fat, protects organs, and helps insulate the body is…

Answer 14

Adipose tissue

Question 15

What property of muscle tissue creates movement in the body?

Answer 15

Contractility

Question 16

What type of muscle is controlled by the involuntary nervous system and helps form the internal organs?

Answer 16

Smooth

Question 17

What type of muscle is controlled by the voluntary nervous system and helps move the head, arms, legs, and other body structures.

Answer 17

Striated

Question 18

The layer of a serous membrane that contacts and covers the organs of the body is called the…

Answer 18

Visceral layer

Question 19

What type of membrane lines the cavities and passageways of the body that have openings to the outside?

Answer 19

Mucous

Question 20

What type of membrane lines the ends of bones in freely movable joints?

Answer 20

Synovial

Question 21

Glands that have no ducts and secrete substances directly into the bloodstream or tissue fluid are called…

Answer 21

Endocrine glands

Question 22

Sweat galands are…

Answer 22

Exocrine glands

Question 23

How many layers does the dermis have?

Answer 23

Two

Question 24

The skin performs all these functions in the human body except…

Answer 24

Creating movement

Question 25

Hair is formed from the germinal matrix at the base of a tube-like projection in the skin called…

Answer 25

Follicle

Question 26

Germinal cells that reproduce to create new nail cells are produced in a half-moon-shaped area under the nail called the…

Answer 26

Lunula

Question 27

What fibrous membrane bone structure contains the blood vessels that nourish the bone and the osteoblasts that generate bone tissue?

Answer 27

Periosteum

Question 28

The end of a long bone is called…

Answer 28

An epiphysis

Question 29

A projection of long bone that functions as an articulation point with another bone is a…

Answer 29

Condyle

Question 30

All these are common functions of a bone except…

Answer 30

Lymph production

Question 31

What are the bands of fibrous tissue that connect one bone to another called?

Answer 31

Ligaments

Question 32

Pads of fibrous cartilage found in the joint cavity of some joints that act as shock absorbers or cushions are called…

Answer 32

Menisci

Question 33

The three bones of the middle ear are called…

Answer 33

Ossicles

Question 34

Which facial bone forms the jawbone and is the largest and strongest bone in the face?

Answer 34

Mandible

Question 35

Which bone is not directly attached to any other bone?

Answer 35

Hyoid

Question 36

The bone that forms the thumb side of the forearm is the…

Answer 36

Radius

Question 37

The bones that form the palm of the hand are called…

Answer 37

Metacarpals

Question 38

Which bone is not a component of the coxal (innominate) bone?

Answer 38

Coccyx

Question 39

What bone is the larger, weight-bearing bone of the lower leg?

Answer 39

Tibia

Question 40

The bones that form the ankle and part of the arch of the foot are called the…

Answer 40

Tarsals

Question 41

The proximal, widest, and least movable part of the muscle is the…

Answer 41

Origin

Question 42

Muscles are generally attached to bones by…

Answer 42

Tendons

Question 43

The type of nerve cell that stimulates muscles to contract is known as a…

Answer 43

Motor neuron

Question 44

Most skeletal muscles in the body contain…

Answer 44

both red and white muscle fibers.

Question 45

Muscles that are weak and lack good tone are called…

Answer 45

Flaccid

Question 46

What types of muscles pull a bone or body part away from the body's midline?

Answer 46

Abductors

Question 47

A circular muscle that reduces the diameter of an opening in the body is called a…

Answer 47

Sphincter

Question 48

The sternocleidomastoid muscles are responsible for…

Answer 48

Flexing and rotating the head

Question 49

What is the primary chewing, or mastication, muscle?

Answer 49

Masseter

Question 50

What is the name of the thick, fan-shaped muscle located on the upper part of the anteri chest that helps draw the body upward when climbing?

Answer 50

Pectoralis major

Question 51

What is the primary muscle of respiration?

Answer 51

Diaphragm

Question 52

Which muscle lies just below the external oblique in the anterior abdominal wall?

Answer 52

Internal oblique

Question 53

One of the main muscles that forms the base or floor of the pelvis is the…

Answer 53

Levator ani

Question 54

Which muscle extends the forearm at the elbow?

Answer 54

Triceps brachii

Question 55

Which muscle is the longest muscle in the body and enables you to sit cross-legged?

Answer 55

Sartorius

Question 56

When muscles turn the sole of the foot towards the midline of the body, the foot is considered in…

Answer 56

Inversion

Question 57

Which two muscles form the calf of the leg?

Answer 57

Gastrocnemius and soleus.

Question 58

Which two muscles enable you to stand on your toes?

Answer 58

Gastrocnemius and soleus.

Question 59

Most nerves in the body contain…

Answer 59

Both sensory and motor neurons

Question 60

The sequence of neural processes that occur during a reflex response to sensory input is reception…

Answer 60

transmission, integration, and response.

Question 61

The outermost layer of connective tissue covering the brain and spinal cord is the…

Answer 61

Dura mater

Question 62

What is the second largest division of the adult brain?

Answer 62

Cerebellum

Question 63

The spinal cord normally terminates between the first and second…

Answer 63

Lumbar vertebrae

Question 64

What structure is inferior to the spinal cord and serves as the area used for spinal taps and spinal anesthesia induction?

Answer 64

Subarachnoid space

Question 65

The number of pairs of cranial nerves that arise from the brain is…

Answer 65

12

Question 66

Which cranial nerve relays impulses from the inner ear to the brain regarding equilibrium?

Answer 66

Auditory

Question 67

Spinal nerves are named for the…

Answer 67

Level at which they leave the spinal cord and pass through the intervertebral foramina.

Question 68

The branches the spinal nerves split into after leaving the spinal column are called…

Answer 68

Rami

Question 69

A network of nerves is known as a…

Answer 69

Plexus

Question 70

Sympathetic and parasympathetic terms describe divisions of the…

Answer 70

autonomic nervous system (ANS).