CRQ Anatomy 4 Flashcards
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
A) reabsorb water and electrolytes
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
C) greater omentum
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
D) peritoneum
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
B) ileocecal sphincter
The portion of the stomach near the esophagus is the
A) cardiac
B) fundic
C) body
D) pyloric
A) cardiac
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
D) mesentery
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
B) fundus
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
D) pyloric sphincter
Pharyngeal tonsils is another name for
A) adenoids
B) palatine tonsils
C) uvula
D) masseters
A) adenoids
Chisel-shaped teeth whose sharp edges cut food are
A) cuspids
B) bicuspids
C) incisors
D) molars
C) incisors
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
A) under and in front of each ear
The functional unit of the kidney is the
A) glomerulus
B) nephron
C) medulla
D) cortex
B) nephron
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
D) failure to urinate
The loose skin covering the glans penis like a sheath is called the
A) crura
B) prepuce
C) bulb
D) tunica albuginea
B) prepuce
The supporting structure of the male reproduction system is the
A) inguinal canal
B) cremaster muscle
C) vas deferens
D) spermatic cord
D) spermatic cord
The distal end of the penis is slightly enlarged and is called the
A) glans penis
B) prepuce
C) foreskin
D) corpora cavernous penis
A) glans penis
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
B) the prostate gland
The function of the seminal vesicles is to
A) nourish and protect sperm
B) store sperm
C) manufacture sperm
D) secrete sperm
A) nourish and protect sperm
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
D) vas deferens
The long, coiled tube in which sperm mature is the
A) vas deferens
B) epididymus
C) ejaculatory duct
D) seminal vesicle
B) epididymus
When viscera has protruded outside of the body, this condition is called
A) dehiscence
B) evisceration
C) ischemia
D) fistula
B) evisceration
What connects bone to bone?
A) Ligament
B) Tendon
C) Muscle
D) Bursa
A) Ligament
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
A) diaphysis,epiphysis
An imperforation or closure of a normal opening is called a/n
A) hypertrophy
B) atresia
C) stenosis
D) atrophy
B) atresia
