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Chapter 6 Test Review Flashcards

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  1. The study of the tiny structures found in tissue is called______
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Psychology
  • Histology
A

Histology

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  1. The cells of all living things are composed by a substanced called
    - Nuclei
    - Cytoplasm
    - Membranes
    - Protoplasm
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Protoplasm

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  1. Mitosis occurs when
  • Two cells join to become one
  • One cell splits in two cells
  • The daughter cells are dissolved
  • One cell splits into two identical cells
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One cell splits into two Identical cells.

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  1. Unfavorable conditions that will inhibit a cell’s growth and reproduction include all but which of the following?
  • Lack of oxygen
  • Restricted blood flow
  • Excess toxins
  • Adequate food
A

Adequate food

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  1. The process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones is called_______
    - Catabolism
    - Metabolism
    - Botulism
    - Anabolism
A

anabolism

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  1. Which type of tissue binds together, protects, and supports the various parts of the body?
  • Muscular tissue
  • Liquid tissue
  • Epithelial tissue
  • Connective tissue
A

Connective tissue

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  1. Which type of tissue lines the respiratory organs?
  • Muscular tissue
  • Nerve tissue
  • Epithelial tissue
  • Liquid tissue
A

Epithelial tissue

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  1. Which organ supplies oxygen to the blood?
  • Heart
  • Liver
  • Lungs
  • Brain
A

Lungs

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  1. The ______ system purifies the body by eliminating waste matter.
  • Circulatory
  • Lymphatic
  • Skeletal
  • Excretory
A

Excretory

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  1. The human skeleton eventually has ______ bones after some have fused together.
  • 234 bones
  • 130 bones
  • 412 bones
  • 206 bones
A

206 bones

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  1. About one-third of bone is organic matter, and the other two-thirds are primarily composed of _______
  • Lead compounds
  • Iron compounds
  • Phosphate compounds
  • Minerals
A

Minerals

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  1. Which of the following is an example of an immovable joint. ?
    - Elbows
    - Knees
    - Hips
    - Skull
A

Skull

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  1. The _____ is the inner and larger bone on the forearm, attached to the wrist, and located on the side of the little finger.?
  • Metacarpus
  • Radius
  • Ulna
  • Carpus
A

Ulna

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  1. The phalanges are the bones of the _________
  • Arm and Fingers
  • Fingers and toes
  • Toes and Feet
  • Forearm and hand
A

Fingers and toes

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  1. The ______, also called the accessory bone, forms the kneecap joint.
  • Fibula
  • Tibia
  • Femur
  • Patella
A

Patella

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  1. Which of the following is a tarsal bone?.
    - Fibula
    - Femur
    - Tibia
    - Navicular
A

Navicular

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  1. How many muscles are there in the human body?
  • About 900
  • About 80
  • More than 600
  • Fewer than 200
A

More than 600

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  1. Which type of muscle tissue is found in the internal organs of the body, such as the digestive system.?
  • Straited muscle
  • Cardiac muscle
  • Skeletal muscle
  • Nonstraited muscle
A

Nonstriated muscle

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  1. Which of the following is not one of the three parts of the muscle?
  • Nucleus
  • Belly
  • Orgin
  • Insertion
A

Nucleus

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  1. Muscular tissue can be stimulated by massage which is pressure and friction created by hand, electric vibrator, or ______
  • Nerve impulses
  • Electrical Current
  • Moist Heat
  • Water jets
A

Water jets

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  1. Where is the latissimus dorsi located _______
  • The upper back
  • The Chest
  • The abdomen
  • The lower back
A

The lower back

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22.. The ____ is the large muscle that covers the entire back of the upper arm and extends the forearm

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  1. The_____ are muscles that separates the fingers
  • Extensors
  • Abductors
  • Pronators
  • Adductors
24
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  1. The _____ originates at the upper portion of the fibula and bends the foot down
  • Peroneous longus
  • Tibialis anterior
  • Gastrocenemius
  • Soleus
25
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  1. The _____ moves the lesser toes and help maintain balance while walking
  • Flexor digit minim
  • Extensor digitorum longus
  • Flexor digitorum brevis
  • Abductor Hallucis
A

Flexor digitorum brevis

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  1. The scientific study of the structure, function, and pathology of the nervous system is known as________
    - Psycology
    - Anatomy
    - neurology
    - Physiology
27
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  1. The principal components of the nervous system include all but which of the following?
    - Spinal cord
    - Nerves
    - Brain
    - Carpus
28
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  1. The spinal cord originates in the _____
  • Spinal Column
  • Verebrate
  • Brain
  • Trunk
29
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  1. There are how many pairs of the cranial nerves?
  • 16
  • 4
  • 22
  • 12
30
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  1. The treelike branches of the nerve fibers extending from the nerve cell that carry impulses toward the cell and receive impulses from other nerve cells are called ______
  • Valves
  • Neutrons
  • Axons
  • Dendrites
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  1. Which type of nerves carries impulses from the sense organ to the brain
  • Digital
  • Receptor
  • Motor
  • Afferent
32
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  1. The _______ nerve, with it’s branches, supplies the fingers
  • Ulnar
  • Radial
  • Digital
  • Median
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  1. The _____ nerve extends from behind the knee to wind around the head of the fibula to the front of the leg, where it divider into two branches.
  • Deep proneal
  • Anterior tibial
  • Musculocutaneous
  • Common peroneal
A

Common proneal

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  1. The sural nerve supplies impulses to the skin of the ______
    - Foot and leg
    - Neck and chest
    - Hands and arms
    - Shoulders and back
A

Foot and leg

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  1. The lymphatic’s are also known as ______
  • Lymph cells
  • Lymph spaces
  • Lymph nods
  • Lymph vessels
A

Lymph vessels

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  1. What is the primary function of lymph _____
  • To deliver oxygen and deliver nutrients to tnr cells
  • To initiate clotting when the skin is out
  • To collect oxygen from the lungs and deliver it to the blood
  • To carry waste and impurities away from the cells
A

To carry waste and impurities away from the cells

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  1. About how much does a human heart weight?
  • 4 pounds
  • 16 ounces
  • 2 pounds
  • 9 ounces
38
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  1. The chambers of the heart include _________
A

The artia and ventricles

39
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  1. When oxygen-rich blood returns to the heart , it enters the
  • Right ventricle
  • Left ventricle
  • Right atrium
  • Left atrium
A

Left atrium

40
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  1. When blood leaves the heart to flow throughout the body. It exist from the ______
  • Right Atrium
  • Right ventricle
  • Left Atrium
  • Left Ventricle
A

Left ventricle

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  1. Compared to arteries, veins are located ________
  • Farther from the outer skin surface
  • Very deep within the body
  • The same distance from the outer skin surface
  • Closer to the outer skin surface
A

Closer to the outer skin surface

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42, Blood comprises about ____ of the body’s total weight

  • 1/50
  • 3/16
  • 1/3
  • 1/20
43
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  1. Blood is _____
  • Alkaline
  • Sweet
  • 98 percent of water
  • sticky
44
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  1. Blood in the arteries is_______
  • Blue
  • Dark Red
  • Purple
  • Bright Red
A

Bright red

45
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  1. What are leukocytes ________
  • A type of hemoglobin
  • Red blood cells
  • A type of platelet
  • White blood cells
A

White blood cells

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  1. Platelets are _____
  • Larger than red blood cells
  • Responsible for carrying food to cells
  • Responsible for destroying disease
  • Smaller than red blood cells
A

Smaller than red blood cells

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  1. Blood helps to equalize the body temperature; seals leaks found in injured blood vessel; carries water, oxygen, and food to all cells; carries away carbon dioxide and other waste products; and _______
  • Helps to equalize the body’s temperature
  • Combines proteins and sugars to make platelets
  • Closes opening found in the epidermis
  • Works with the immune system to protect the body
A

Works with the immune system to protect the body

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  1. What is the most complex organ of the endocrine system,?
    - Pancreas
    - Thyroid gland
    - Pineal gland
    - Pituitary gland
A

Pituitary gland

49
Q
  1. The organ that eliminates waste containing perspiration is the ____
  • Liver
  • Lungs
  • Kidney
  • Skin
50
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  1. If deprived of oxygen, a person will die within _______
  • Hours
  • Seconds
  • Days
  • Minutes

Chapter 6 General Anatomy and Physiology (2 decks)

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