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Exam 1 Flashcards

0
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The adrenal, pituitary, & thyroid glands are all organs dedicated to what system?

A

Endocrine

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The study of cells is known as…

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Cytology

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The spleen & tonsils are organs included in the ——system?

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Lymphatic

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3
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The pharynx has a function in the digestive system as well as this system….

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Respiratory

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Which organ system provides support, protection of soft tissue, mineral storage, and blood formation?

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Skeletal

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5
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Ovaries are part of the female reproductive system, but they also have an ____ function.

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Endocrine

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6
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The pancreas has both a____ and an____ function.

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Digestive

Endocrine

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7
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A patient placed facedown is in the ____ position.

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Prone

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8
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The front is located ____ on the head.

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Anteriorly

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9
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The crease that extends from the ala of the nose to the corner of the mouth is known as the…

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Nasolabial sulcus

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10
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Name the surface feature that represents the portion of the nose that meets with the frons.

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Glabella

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Which of the following is a lateral region?

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Otic

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12
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The soft, hairless, pink skin of the lips is separated from the rest of the facial skin by the…

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Vermilion border

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13
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The nasion is _____ to the glabella.

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Inferior

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14
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The slightly raised, medial paired ridges that extend from the inferior portion of the nasus to the medial upper lip are called the…

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Philtrum

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15
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The occipital region is a ____ region on the head.

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Posterior

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16
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This region connects the head to the thoracic region.

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Cervical

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17
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The armpit is also called this…

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Axilla

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18
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Which of the following is in the correct order from superior to inferior on the human body?

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Occipital, dorsum, lumbar

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19
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The ____ region is anterior to the ____ region.

Arm

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Antecubital, cubital

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20
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The thumb is also called this…

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Pollex

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21
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The ____ is distal to the ____ and proximal to the____.

Arm

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Antebrachium, brachium, carpus

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Which of the following is a lateral feature on the body?

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Pollex

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23
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The heel is known as the ____ region.

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Calcaneal

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24
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Which of the following is an anterior region?

Hand

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Palmar

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25
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The_____ region is anterior to the ____region.

Leg

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Patella, popliteal

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26
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The spleen is located in this abdominopelvic region.

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Left hypochondriac

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27
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Which of the following organs can be found in the right inguinal region?

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Cecum

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28
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In which abdominopelvic region is the ascending colon located?

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Right lumbar

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29
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To divide a structure into equal left and right halves would require a ____dissectional cut.

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midsagittal

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30
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Your body has only one spleen, located on the left side of the body. The spleen is considered a _____structure.

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Unilateral

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31
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The diaphragm muscle separates the ____ from the _____.

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Thoracic cavity; abdominopelvic cavity

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32
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The ventral body cavity includes the…

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Thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities

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33
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Which of the following can be found within the thoracic cavity?

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(Pleural cavity, pericardial cavity, mediastinum)

All of the above

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34
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The trachea is enclosed within the____

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Mediastinum

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35
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The plural cavities contain…

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The lungs

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36
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Within the peritoneal cavity, the____peritoneum lines the internal body wall while the____peritoneum lines of the individual organs.

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Parietal, visceral

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37
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Which of the following can be found within the retroperitoneal space?

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Pancreas

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38
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The pericardial cavity is located here:

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Mediastinum

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39
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Epithelial cells are classified according to the following:

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Shape and number of layers

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40
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The alveoli, serous membranes, and endothelial lining’s of blood vessels are composed of:

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Simple squamous epithelial tissue

41
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Cells that line the lumen of your small intestine are:

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Simple columnar epithelial cells

42
Q

This is the kind of tissue that makes up the surface of your skin…

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Stratified squamous epithelial tissue

43
Q

Which of the following tissue types can be found lining the urinary bladder?

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Transitional epithelial tissue

44
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Name the tissue type that lines the lumen of the trachea and is ciliated.

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelial tissue

45
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Among the glandular epithelia, glands that secrete products as a result of cells bursting, which ultimately kills the gland cells, are said to use_____secretion.

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Holocrine

46
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The parotid and lacrimal glands release watery fluids classified as _____secretions.

A

Serous

47
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What are the only unicellular glands in the human body known as?

A

Goblet cells

48
Q

Tissues are classified as connective tissues if they possess…

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A ground substance known as a matrix

49
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Which of the following cell types, found in connective tissue proper, contains granules of histamine and heparin?

A

Mast cells

50
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Which type of connective tissue fiber provides the greatest strength?

A

Collagen fibers

51
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Which of the following connective tissue cell types has the special ability to store energy in the form of lipids?

A

Adipose cells

52
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Which type of connective tissue functions in both energy storage and insulation?

A

Adipose

53
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The liver, spleen, and kidney are considered “soft organs” whose cells are held together by thick connective tissue fibers that course and weave between them to form a mesh network. What kind of connective tissue makes up these soft organs?

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Reticular tissue

54
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Osteocytes are ____ and chondrocytes are ____.

A

Bone cells, cartilage cells

55
Q

Which of the following is the strongest type of cartilage?

A

Fibrocartilage

56
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What does anti-angiogenesis factor do?

A

Inhibits the formation of blood vessels

57
Q

Both bone cells and cartilage cells are set in chambers called…

A

Lacunae

58
Q

Which kind of cartilage makes up the intervertebral disks in your spine?

A

Fibrocartilage

59
Q

Dendrites, an axon, and a soma are all parts of…

A

Neurons

60
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Supporting cells within the nervous system are collectively called this:

A

Neuroglia

61
Q

Which of the following is not a function of the human skeletal system?

A

Ask as a reservoir for sodium and potassium

62
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Functional units of compact bone, all of which grow parallel to each other to give compact bone great strength, are known as…

A

Osteons

63
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The sphenoid bone is an example of an:

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Irregular bone

64
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Which of the following is an example of a flat bone?

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Frontal bone

65
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A prominent ridge on a bone is referred to as…

A

A crest

66
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This is described as an extension of a bone that makes an angle to the main part of the bone.

A

Ramus

67
Q

Chambers within bones that normally fill with air and make the bone lighter are called…

A

Sinuses

68
Q

All of these are bone surface features that function in articulations with other bones except:

A

Trochanter

69
Q

Which of the following might be a point of attachment for a skeletal muscle?

A

Deltoid tuberosity

70
Q

What can you find in the central canal of an osteon?

A

Blood vessels

71
Q

The matrix of spongy bone form structures known as…

A

Trabeculae

72
Q

The suture that articulates the parietal bones with the occipital bone is called the_____ suture.

A

Lambdoid

73
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Which suture articulates the two parietal bones?

A

Sagittal

74
Q

What is the calvaria?

A

The skullcap

75
Q

The squamous suture articulates the temporal bone with which three bones?

A

Occipital, parietal, and sphenoid

76
Q

The zygomatic arch is formed by…

A

The zygomatic and temporal bones

77
Q

All of the following are paired facial bones except…

A

Parietal

78
Q

Which of the following is not a process or structure on the temporal bone?

A

The mandibular condyle

79
Q

Which paired facial bones articulate with all the other facial bones except the mandible?

A

Maxillary bones

80
Q

All of the following “bones” are simply processes on, or sections of, other bones except the _____ which are actual named bones.

A

Inferior nasal concha

81
Q

The vomer and the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone together make up the…

A

Bony nasal septum

82
Q

Which of the following bones does not make up part of the eye socket (orbit)?

A

Temporal

83
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The posterior “Wall” of the eyesocket is predominately made up of the_____bone.

A

Sphenoid

84
Q

Within the eye socket (orbit), the superior orbital fissure and the optic canal pass through this bone:

A

Sphenoid

85
Q

The infraorbital foramen passes through the______ while the supraorbital foramen passes through the______.

A

Maxillary bone, frontal bone

86
Q

The sella turcica (Turkish saddle) is composed of all of the following structures except…

A

The clivus

87
Q

What sets in the hypophyseal fossa?

A

The pituitary gland

88
Q

The foramen rotundum passes through this bone:

A

Sphenoid

89
Q

Which of the following foramen - visible on the skull from an anterior (frontal) view- is not part of the orbit?

A

Infraorbital foramen

90
Q

The mental foraman are on the_____.

A

Mandible

91
Q

Alveolar processes can be found on which bones?

A

Maxilla and mandible

92
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Which of the following is not a process on the occipital bone?

A

Mastoid process

93
Q

The styloid, mastoid, and zygomatic processes are all found on the_____ bone.

A

Temporal

94
Q

The olfactory foramina can be found here:

A

In the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

95
Q

Where does the mandibular condyle articulate?

A

In the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone

96
Q

The sella turcica is part of the_____bone.

A

Sphenoid

97
Q

Which of the following forms the anterior-most portion of the hard palate?

A

The palatine processes of the maxillary bones

98
Q

Which bone supports the larynx?

A

Hyoid

99
Q

Paranasal sinuses occur in all of the following bones except…

A

Nasal

100
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The “soft spot” between the frontal and parietal bones of a fetal and infant skull is called…

A

The anterior fontanel

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