Review Questions Flashcards
If you wanted to separate the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity which plane would you use?
Transverse
Tissue that has pillar shaped cells arranged tightly together.
Columnar epithelium
The epidermis is classified as
Tissue
What is the middle region of the humerus?
Diaphysis
The sequence of the vertebral column from superior to inferior
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx
What is true of skeletal muscle
It attaches to bones by tendons, muscle contraction helps keep the body warm, skeletal muscles continuously contract to maintain posture.
If an impulse is traveling from a sense receptor toward the spinal cord, it is traveling along what type of neuron?
Sensory neuron
What does the parathyroid hormone regulate?
Calcium
Where are the pressoreceptors and chemoreceptors located?
Carotid body
Bile is secreted into which organ?
Small intestine
What is the role of progesterone in the female nervous system?
Stimulates the development of the endometrium
What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? A)chloride B)sodium C)Calcium D)Magnesium
C)Calcium
What location would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be found? A)thoracic cavity B) Mediastinum C)Liver D)Pelvic Cavity
D)Pelvic cavity
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? A)diaphragm B)Mediastinum C)Liver D) Lungs
A) Diaphragm
Simple columnar epithelium is what function? A) secretion or absorption B) changes shape when stretched C)diffusion
A)Secretion or absorption
Tissue found on internal surface of stomach with no extra cellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What tissue is this? A)epithelial B)connective C)Cartilage D)Nervous
A)Epithelial tissue
Nerve tissue is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to as what? A)Osteoblasts B) Neuroglia C) Osteocytes D) Arterioles
B)Neuroglia
Which tissue provides the framework for the body by providing support and structure? A)Epithelial B)Connective C)Nervous D)Muscle
Connective tissue
What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs? A)Atom B)Organelle C)Cell D)DNA
Cell
What type of cell division takes place in the gonads? A)Mitosis B)Meosis C)Binary fission D)Asexual division
Meiosis
In what area of the body would you find an especially thick stratum corneum? A)back of the hand B)heel of the foot C)abdomen D)over the shin
Heel of the foot
Glands of skin that produce a thin watery secretion? A) sebaceous gland B)eccrine gland C)Apocrine gland D) endocrine gland
Eccrine
The hip is —–to the knee. A) proximal B) anterior C) superior D) distal
Proximal
What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion?
Eccrine glands
Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production of which of the following? A) sebum B) keratin C)vit A D) vit D
Vitamin D
What are the functions of the skeletal system? Select all that apply A)support the body B)hemopoiesis C)conduct impulses d)provide protection
Supports the body, hemopoiesis, provides protection
Tissue with Open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of needle like structures. A)spongy bone B)Compact bone C)Cartilage D)Adispose tissue
Spongy bone
The only movable bone of the skull
Mandible
Mineral responsible for regulating fluid in the body? A)chloride B)Sodium C)Calcium D)Magnesium
Sodium
Why are skeletal muscles called voluntary muscles?
They are under conscious control
All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over which of the following?A) Neuroglia B)efferent pathways C)Afferent pathways D)Neurons
Neurons
Motor or —— neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS? A)Afferent B)efferent C)central D)peripheral
Efferent
What functions of the medulla oblongata warrant such a dire prognosis in a patient that has contracted bulbar poliomyelitis? A)contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel diameter & respiration B) contains neural connections of the reticular activating system C) contains the pineal gland which controls the vital centers D)contains the corpora quadrigemina
The medulla oblongata contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel diameter and respiration
What are chemical messengers that control growth, differentiation and the metabolism of specific target cells called? A)hormones B) neurons C)glands D)second messengers
Hormones
List the tropic hormones. Select all that apply A)somatotropin B)follicle stimulating hormone C)Antidiuretic hormone D)thyroid stimulating hormone
Somatotropin, follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone
The heart has an intrinsic beat that is initiated by what?
Sinoatrial node
Vasodilation and vasoconstriction result from which of the following?
Relaxation and contraction of smooth muscle in the arterial wall
What is the blood vessel where exchanges take place between blood and the cells of the body?
Capillary
What is the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood through the alveoli called?
External respiration
In order for in order for inhalation to occur what must happen?
Contraction of the diaphragm which enlarges the chest cavity and draws air into the lungs
Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood does what?
It is converted to bicarbonate ions by carbonic anhydride within red blood cells
How does the trachea remain open like a hollow tube?
Supporting cartilaginous rings keep it open
The stomach muscle churns and mixes food, turning the mass into a soupy substance called what?
Chyme
What is the function of aldosterone?
It conserves sodium in the body
All the nutrients that enter the hepatic portal vein are routed where for decontamination?
Liver
Which are the functional units of the kidney?
Nephrons
What are the two functions of the male and female sex organs?
Production of gametes and production of hormones
In men spermatozoa develope within the — of each testis.
Seminiferous tubules
Testicular activity is under the control of which hormone?
Both FSH and LH
Which hormone initiates the preparation of the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy?
Estrogen
During pregnancy what organ produces the hormones that maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk production?
Placenta
