Quiz 3

Question 1

______ is a brown, yellow-brown, or black pigment that accumulates in the epidermal cells.

Answer 1

Melanin

Question 2

Reddish_purple blotches due to leakage of the blood from an artery or vein are called:

Answer 2

Ecchymosis

Question 3

_______ is the medical condition characterized by the eruption of groups of vehicles along the dermatome of a sensory nerve.

Answer 3

Herpes Zoster

Question 4

The integument contains two types of exocrine glands, sweat and:

Answer 4

Sebaceous

Question 5

The primary function of merocrine sweat glands is what?

Answer 5

To cool the surface of the skin

Question 6

A Blood clot consists mainly of an insoluble network of:

Answer 6

Fibrin

Question 7

An _______ is an injury where a flap of skin and tissue are torn loose or torn off.

Answer 7

Avulsion

Question 8

Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system?

Answer 8

The Production of red blood cells within the red marrow.

Question 9

What is the expanded portion at each en of a long bone called?

Answer 9

Cancellous

Question 10

The outer surface of a bone is covered by a(n):

Answer 10

Periosteum

Question 11

Which of the following plays an important part in normal calcium metabolism?

Answer 11

Vitamin D3

Question 12

Which of the following works with parathyroids hormone (PTH) to elevate calcium levels in the body?

Answer 12

Calcitriol

Question 13

A partial displacement of a bone end from its position within a joint capsule is a what?

Answer 13

Subluxation

Question 14

A _______ fracture has multiple bone fragments at the fracture site.

Answer 14

comminuted

Question 15

The pelvic girdle is included in what division of the skeleton?

Answer 15

Appendicular

Question 16

The _______ Connects the cranial cavity with the pineal cavity and has the spinal cord passing through it?

Answer 16

Occipital Condyles

Question 17

Which of the following is suspended below the skull and serves as a base for muscles associated with the larynx, tongue, and pharynx?

Answer 17

Hyoid

Question 18

What is the fibrous connective tissue connecting the bones of the skull at birth called?

Answer 18

Frontanels

Question 19

The ______ is the projection on the atlas (C1) that forms a pivot joint with the axis (C2) to allow a person to rotate their head side to side.

Answer 19

Odontoid process

Question 20

The Superior portion of the sternum is called the what?

Answer 20

Manubrium

Question 21

The arm, or brachium, contains what single bone?

Answer 21

Humerus

Question 22

The head of the femur connects with what curved surface of the pelvis?

Answer 22

Acetabulum

Question 23

Which of the following is a function of skeletal muscle?

Answer 23

To produce movement of the skeleton, to maintain body temperature.

Question 24

______ is the “key” that “unlocks” the active site of an actin molecule.

Answer 24

Calcium

Question 25

______ is the neurotransmitter or chemical release by a motor neuron to communicate with other cells.

Answer 25

Acetylcholine

Question 26

Arm muscles, after being in a cast, can develop smaller and weaker muscle fibers in a condition called:

Answer 26

Atrophy

Question 27

The Breakdown of glucose to pyretic acid in the cytoplasm of the cells are called what?

Answer 27

Glycolysis

Question 28

The specialized sites that are contacts between cardiac muscle cells are called what?

Answer 28

Intercalated discs

Question 29

The specialized cells that determined the timing of cardiac muscle contractions are called what?

Answer 29

Pacemaker cells

Question 30

Which muscle separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

Answer 30

Diaphragm