CRQ Anatomy 4

Question 1

The main function of the large intestine is to

A) reabsorb water and electrolytes

B) digest food

C) absorb food nutrients

D) stimulate digestive juices

Answer 1

A) reabsorb water and electrolytes

Question 2

The double- layered structure that hangs from the lower border of the stomach, covering the intestines, is the

A) mesentery

B) lesser omentum

C) greater omentum

D) ligamentum

Answer 2

C) greater omentum

Question 3

The membrane lining of the abdominal cavity that covers the surface of most of the abdominal organs is the

A) mesentery

B) greater omentum

C) lesser omentum

D) peritoneum

Answer 3

D) peritoneum

Question 4

The valve at the junction of the small and large intestine is the

A) sphincter of Oddi

B) ileocecal sphincter

C) pyloric sphincter

D) duodenal sphincter

Answer 4

B) ileocecal sphincter

Question 5

The portion of the stomach near the esophagus is the

A) cardiac

B) fundic

C) body

D) pyloric

Answer 5

A) cardiac

Question 6

A peritoneal fold encircling the greater part of the small intestines, which connects the intestine to the posterior abdominal wall,is the

A) lesser omentum

B) greater omentum

C) visceral peritoneum

D) mesentery

Answer 6

D) mesentery

Question 7

The balloonlike portion of the stomach that extends above the level of the junction with the esophagus is called the

A) pylorus

B) fundus

C) cardia

D) body

Answer 7

B) fundus

Question 8

The muscle serving as a valve to prevent regurgitation of food from the intestine back into the stomach is known as

A) sphincter of oddi

B) ileocecal sphincter

C) cardiac sphincter

D) pyloric sphincter

Answer 8

D) pyloric sphincter

Question 9

Pharyngeal tonsils is another name for

A) adenoids

B) palatine tonsils

C) uvula

D) masseters

Answer 9

A) adenoids

Question 10

Chisel-shaped teeth whose sharp edges cut food are

A) cuspids

B) bicuspids

C) incisors

D) molars

Answer 10

C) incisors

Question 11

The parotid glands are located

A) under and in front of each ear

B) on the inner surface of the mandible

C) deep in the floor of the mouth

D) in the sublingual area

Answer 11

A) under and in front of each ear

Question 12

The functional unit of the kidney is the

A) glomerulus

B) nephron

C) medulla

D) cortex

Answer 12

B) nephron

Question 13

Urinary retention is

A) lack of control of micturition

B) inability of the kidneys to produce urine

C) failure of ureters to carry urine to the bladder

D) failure to urinate

Answer 13

D) failure to urinate

Question 14

The loose skin covering the glans penis like a sheath is called the

A) crura

B) prepuce

C) bulb

D) tunica albuginea

Answer 14

B) prepuce

Question 15

The supporting structure of the male reproduction system is the

A) inguinal canal

B) cremaster muscle

C) vas deferens

D) spermatic cord

Answer 15

D) spermatic cord

Question 16

The distal end of the penis is slightly enlarged and is called the

A) glans penis

B) prepuce

C) foreskin

D) corpora cavernous penis

Answer 16

A) glans penis

Question 17

In a male, the structure surrounding the entrance to the urethra just below the urinary bladder is

A) Cowper’s gland

B) the prostate gland

C) the bulbourethral gland

D) the seminal vesicle

Answer 17

B) the prostate gland

Question 18

The function of the seminal vesicles is to

A) nourish and protect sperm

B) store sperm

C) manufacture sperm

D) secrete sperm

Answer 18

A) nourish and protect sperm

Question 19

The muscular tube that passes through the inguinal canal, enters the abdominal cavity, and ends behind the urinary bladder where it fuses with a seminal vessicle duct is called the

A) ejaculatory duct

B) spermatic cord

C) epididymis

D) vas deferens

Answer 19

D) vas deferens

Question 20

The long, coiled tube in which sperm mature is the

A) vas deferens

B) epididymus

C) ejaculatory duct

D) seminal vesicle

Answer 20

B) epididymus

Question 21

When viscera has protruded outside of the body, this condition is called

A) dehiscence

B) evisceration

C) ischemia

D) fistula

Answer 21

B) evisceration

Question 22

What connects bone to bone?

A) Ligament

B) Tendon

C) Muscle

D) Bursa

Answer 22

A) Ligament

Question 23

The shaft of the long bone is_________ and the end of the long bone is________.

A) diaphysis,epiphysis

B) epiphysis,diaphysis

C) symphysis,diaphysis

D) symphysis,epiphysis

Answer 23

A) diaphysis,epiphysis

Question 24

An imperforation or closure of a normal opening is called a/n

A) hypertrophy

B) atresia

C) stenosis

D) atrophy

Answer 24

B) atresia