Test 2

Question 1

What are the two thin-walled upper chambers of the heart?

Answer 1

atria

Question 2

What are the bodies largest veins?

Answer 2

venae cavae

Question 3

What is the movement of blood through all parts of the body except the lungs?

Answer 3

systemic circulation

Question 4

What is the study of the structure, functions, disorders, and diseases of the respiratory system ?

Answer 4

pneumology

Question 5

What is the largest bone in the leg and the longest bone in the body?

Answer 5

femur

Question 6

What muscle separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and functions in respiration?

Answer 6

diaphragm

Question 7

What muscles decrease the angle between the bones of a joint?

Answer 7

flexors

Question 8

What muscles allow you to raise your arms out to the side?

Answer 8

deltoid

Question 9

What muscles allow you to bend your arms at the elbows?

Answer 9

biceps brachii

Question 10

The enlargement of muscles through use is known as ______.

Answer 10

hypertrophy

Question 11

What is the condition in which a stable internal environment is maintained by the body?

Answer 11

homeostasis

Question 12

What are the nerve endings in the dermis that serve as a means of communication between your body and the outside world?

Answer 12

sensory receptors

Question 13

What is the dark-colored pigment in the epidermis that is largely responsible for skin coloring?

Answer 13

melanin

Question 14

The oily secretion which moisturizes the skin and helps keep it soft and flexible is called the _______.

Answer 14

sebum

Question 15

What is the body’s largest artery?

Answer 15

aorta

Question 16

What is the ability of a muscle to extend easily through its full range of motion?

Answer 16

flexibility

Question 17

What movement describes most joints in the body?

Answer 17

freely movable

Question 18

What type of joint allows the widest range of motion?

Answer 18

ball-and-socket joint

Question 19

What type of joint allows only a rotating movement?

Answer 19

pivot joint

Question 20

What are the strong bands of connective tissue that join bones together?

Answer 20

ligaments

Question 21

What are the two largest and strongest muscles in the body?

Answer 21

gluteus maximus

Question 22

What is the largest organ of the body?

Answer 22

skin

Question 23

What is the skin’s outer layer which contains very few pain receptors and no blood vessels?

Answer 23

epidermis

Question 24

What is the fatty layer of loose connective tissue that attaches the skin to muscle and bone?

Answer 24

hypodermis

Question 25

refers to muscle

Answer 25

my-, myo-

Question 26

refers to the skin

Answer 26

derm, derma

Question 27

refers to bones

Answer 27

osteo-

Question 28

refers to the heart

Answer 28

cardo-

Question 29

means “less than, beneath, or below”

Answer 29

hypo-

Question 30

means “on, over, or above”

Answer 30

epi-

Question 31

What is the study of the heart and its functions?

Answer 31

cardiology

Question 32

What is the thick vertical wall that divides the left and right chambers of the heart?

Answer 32

septum

Question 33

The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart is called _____ circulation.

Answer 33

pulmonary

Question 34

The volume of blood ejected from the ventricles with each contraction is known as _____.

Answer 34

stroke volume

Question 35

_______ is the amount of force that blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels.

Answer 35

blood pressure

Question 36

What is the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled and exhaled?

Answer 36

Vital capacity

Question 37

What is the rigid ring of thick bone that supports most of the body’s weight?

Answer 37

pelvic girdle

Question 38

The warning signs of melanoma is moles are _______, border irregularity, color change, and diameter change.

Answer 38

asymmetry

Question 39

Exercises that involve little or no outward movement are known as ______ exercises.

Answer 39

isometric