Week 9 A&P Flashcards
The brain is located in the:
a) cranial cavity
b) vertebral cavity
c) abdominal cavity
d) pericardial cavity
e) pleural cavity
a) cranial cavity
The lungs are located in the:
a) cranial cavity
b) vertebral cavity
c) abdominal cavity
d) pericardial cavity
e) pleural cavity
e) pleural cavity
The stomach is located in the:
a) cranial cavity
b) vertebral cavity
c) abdominal cavity
d) pericardial cavity
e) pleural cavity
c) abdominal cavity
This cavity is located inferior to the abdominal cavity:
a) vertebral canal
b) cranial cavity
c) abdominal cavity
d) pericardial cavity
e) pelvic cavity
e) pelvic cavity
Which cavity contains the heart?
a) cranial cavity
b) vertebral cavity
c) abdominal cavity
d) pericardial cavity
e) pleural cavity
d) pericardial cavity
The function of the secretions of a serous membrane, like the pleura, is to:
a) separate the thoracic and abdominal cavities
b) protect the central nervous system
c) prevent infection
d) reduce friction between neighbouring organs
e) carry nervous impulses
d) reduce friction between neighbouring organs
Which of the following organs is not found in the abdominal cavity?
a) stomach
b) spleen
c) liver
d) gallbladder
e) diaphragm
e) diaphragm
This serous membrane covers the viscera within the abdominal cavity, and lines the abdominal wall and the inferior surface of the diaphragm:
a) pericardium
b) pleura
c) mediastinum
d) dura mater
e) peritoneum
e) peritoneum
What is the name of the serous membrane in closest proximity to the lungs?
a) parietal pleura
b) visceral pleura
c) parietal pericardium
d) visceral pericardium
e) mediastinum
b) visceral pleura
What is the name of the outer layer of the serous membrane that surrounds the heart?
a) diaphragm
b) visceral pleura
c) parietal pericardium
d) visceral pericardium
e) mediastinum
c) parietal pericardium
Flat sheets of pliable tissue that cover or line a part of the body are referred to as:
a) lymph
b) stroma
c) interstitium
d) membranes
e) serum
d) membranes
In which of the following types of membranes would you expect to find goblet cells:
a) mucous membranes
b) serous membranes
c) cutaneous membranes
d) synovial membrane
e) plasma membrane
a) mucous membrane
Which of the following is NOT part of the upper respiratory system?
a) nose
b) oral cavity
c) pharynx
d) trachea
e) nasal membranes
d) trachea
The conducting zone does NOT act to:
a) clean air of debris
b) conduct air into the lungs
c) add water to air
d) warm air
e) does all of these choices
e) does all of these choices
This is located anterior to the esophagus and carries air to the bronchi:
a) trachea
b) larynx
c) nasopharynx
d) pharynx
e) none of these choices
a) trachea
This is the primary gas exchange site:
a) trachea
b) bronchiole
c) nasal sinuses
d) alveolus
e) bronchus
d) alveolus
Which of the below tissues maintains open airways in the lower respiratory system?
a) stratified squamous epithelium with keratin
b) ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells
c) hyaline cartilage
d) mucus membrane
e) bone
c) hyaline cartilage
The anatomical region found between the lungs that extends from the sternum to the vertebral column and from the first rib to the diaphragm:
a) epicardium
b) abdominal cavity
c) pericardium
d) mediastinum
e) thoracic cavity
d) mediastinum
The membrane that surrounds and protects the heart is called the:
a) pericardium
b) pleura
c) myocardium
d) mediastinum
e) endocardium
a) pericardium
The apex of the heart is normally pointed:
a) at the midline
b) to the left of the midline
c) to the right of the midline
d) is different for males and females
e) posteriorly
b) to the left of the midline
The outermost layer of the pericardium, which consists of inelastic dense irregular connective tissue, is called the:
a) parietal layer of pericardium
b) serous pericardium
c) fibrous pericardium
d) epicardium
e) endocardium
c) fibrous pericardium
This is used to reduce friction between the layers of membranes surrounding the heart:
a) synovial fluid
b) endocardium
c) pleural fluid
d) pericardial fluid
e) capillary endothelium
d) pericardial fluid
This layer of the heart wall consists of mesothelium and connective tissue:
a) epicardium
b) myocardium
c) endocardium
d) fibrous pericardium
e) none of the answer selections are correct
a) epicardium
Which layer of the heart wall consists of cardiac muscle tissue?
a) epicardium
b) pericardium
c) myocardium
d) endocardium
e) hypocardium
c) myocardium
This layer of the GI tract is composed of areolar connective tissue containing blood and lymph vessels
a) mucosa
b) lamina propria
c) MALT
d) muscularis
e) epithelium
b) lamina propria
This layer of the GI tract is composed of areolar connective tissue that binds the mucosa to the muscularis:
a) submucosa
b) lamina propria
c) epithelium
d) serosa
e) none of these choices
a) submucosa
This layer functions by secreting a lubricating fluid:
a) serosa
b) submucosa
c) muscularis
d) mucosa
e) MALT
a) serosa
These are composed of prominent lymphatic nodules that function in the immune response:
a) mucosa
b) lamina propria
c) MALT
d) submucosa
e) serosa
c) MALT
This portion of the peritoneum drapes over the transverse colon and coils off the small intestine:
a) greater omentum
b) falciform ligament
c) lesser omentum
d) mesentery
e) mesocolon
a) greater omentum
This portion of the peritoneum attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and diaphragm:
a) greater omentum
b) falciform ligament
c) lesser omentum
d) mesentery
e) mesocolon
b) falciform ligament
This portion of the peritoneum is largely responsible for carrying blood and lymph vessels to the intestines:
a) greater omentum
b) falciform ligament
c) lesser omentum
d) mesentery
e) mesocolon
e) mesolcolon
