SI Questions Flashcards
efferent definition
motor
signals sent away from brain
afferent definition
sensory
signals sent toward the brain
somatic
voluntary
continuous single nerve
autonomic
involuntary
2 nerves connected by synapse
sympathetic
synapses before target in sympathetic trunk
parasympathetic
synapses in walls of target
what separates thorax and abdomen
diaphragm
why is diaphragm higher on the right side
liver is on right side
what happens to diaphragm during inspiration
depresses diaphram
what happens to diaphragm during expiration
elevates when muscles relax
what spinal nerves form the phrenic nerve
C3
C4
C5
which pleura touches lungs to form outermost layer
visceral
left lung
upper + lower lobes
oblique fissure
slightly smaller
right lung
upper + middle + lower lobes
horizontal + oblique fissure
what anchors lung
hilum
in hilum, what structure is superior vs inferior
sup - artery
inf - vein
what is the sight of gas exchange
alevoli / alveolus
how does blood oxygenate from the heart
pulmonary a.
lungs
alveolus
branches of pulmonary v.
heart
intercostal muscles from most superficial to deep
external intercostal
internal intercostal
innermost intercostal
which mediastinum consists of heart and pericardium
middle
what esophagus is ___ to the heart
posterior
T OR F
dorsal root ganglia are motor and ventral root ganglia are sensory
F
T OR F
spinal nerves T1-L2 form sympathetic trunk
T
T OR F
the pleural cavity encapsulates lungs
F
what does the great cardia v. open into
r. atrium via coronary sinus
what 2 things do that chordae tendinae connect
papillary muscle + AV valve
which chamber has the thickest wall in heart
left ventricle
diastole
atria contracts + ventricle fills
systole
ventricles contract + pump to rest of body
which arteries supply blood to walls of heart
coronary arteries
what supplies blood to mammary glands
internal thoracic a.
what 2 veins anastomosis to form brachiocephalic v.
subclavian v.
internal jugular v.
what innervation does the vagus n. provide
autonomic parasympathetic
pectinate muscles found in ___
atria
papillary muscle found in ___
ventricle
what vein can be found on right side of body
azygous
what vein can be found on left side of body
hemiazygous
phrenic nerve is ____
somatic
gap in muscle
hiatus
hole in tendon
opening
what muscle lines the scrotum and spermatic cord
controls how far testes suspended away from body
cremaster m.
sperm matures in
epididymis
what nerve innervates the diaphragm and controls respiration
phrenic
what 2 major anatomical things produce semen
prostate
seminal vesicles
what is the space b/w diaphragm and ribs
costodiaphragmatic recess
what suspends uterus
broad ligament
what produces bile
liver
what stores bile
gallbladder
first part of intestine
duodenum
what has deeper folds and absorbs more nutrients
jejunum
what is more smoother and absorbs less nutrients
ileum
what nerves share the same spinal origins at S2 S3 S4
parasympathetic
pudendal
which sphincter is involuntary
internal urethral
which sphincter is voluntary
external urethral
ribs connect to sternum by
costal cartilage
scrotum is ___ to testes
superficial
pec major is ___ to ribs
superficial
manubrium is __ to pulmonary v.
superior
what is superior to testes and the start of vas deferens
epididymis
what muscles are in pelvic diaphragm
skeletal
uterus and bladder are made up of
smooth muscle
what forms the anterior rectus sheath
external abdominal oblique