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63 Cards in this Set
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Directional Term: The Pericardial cavity is ____ to the pleural cavities.
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Medial
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The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
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Palms turned towards the posterior.
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Which of the following planes creates two sides to the body?
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Sagittal
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The cavity a surgeon would have to enter to remove the pancreas is the
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abdominopelvic
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The pericardium would represent a serous membrane covering the
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Heart
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In which of the following planes would you be able to visualize both lungs, the heart and the urinary bladder?
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Frontal (coronal)
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Which body cavity contains the small intestine?
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Abdominal pelvic
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The function of the serous membranes is to
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Lubricate visceral organs
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of the following tissues is best designed for providing strong protective structures
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Cartilage Connective
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Which tissue forms the dermis of the skin?
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Dense irregular connective tissue
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Which type of tissue is in the walls of most hollow organs, like the stomach, uterus, or arteries? It contracts moving “stuff” through them.
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Smooth Muscle
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Which of the following tissues works in storing energy and providing padding?
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Adipose Tissue
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A stratified epithelial tissue is composed of ?
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Two or more layers of cells
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This layer deep to the skin is composed of adipose and areolar and may contained specialized nerve receptors Pacinian Corpuscles. It functions to anchor the skin to the underlying muscles and also acts as a shock absorber and heat insulator.
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Subcutaneous (hypodermis)
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Which type of vertebra articulates with the cranium?
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Cervical
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A synarthrotic, fibrous joint between two cranial bones would be a
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Suture
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Yellow marrow is
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Adipose tissue in the medullary cavity
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The dominant ion (salt) that forms bone tissue is
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Calcium
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Which of the following is a bone cell?
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Osteocyte
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Which structures are commonly referred to as “soft spots” of the skull of a baby
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Frontanelles
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Identify the division of the human skeleton which contains the bones of the upper and lower extremities plus the bones whose function is to connect the limbs to the trunk.
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Appendicular Skeleton
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A muscle that opposes a muscle causing major movement is a ?
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Antagonist
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Which of the following is required for muscle contraction?
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Calcium
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The contractile unit of a skeletal muscle cell is the?
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Sarcomere
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The function of the connective tissue in the muscle is to..
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Transmit the contraction force
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A muscle that causes a major movement is a..
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Prime mover or gonist
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The most superficial connective tissue, in a muscle, that fuses with the tendon is the..
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Epiimysium
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28. Identify the muscle that runs circularly around the lips and functions to close the lips (“kissing muscle”)
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Orbicularis Oris
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29. The substance released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called a
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Neurotransmitter
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30. Neurons that make decisions based on information carried by sensory neurons are called
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Association (integrative) Neurons
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31. The role of epineurium in a nerve is
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Protection against damage
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32. Decisions, in spinal reflex arcs, are made by ____ neurons that make up ____ matter.
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Association, grey
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33. The white fiber tracts that connect the two cerebral hemispheres is the
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Corpus Callosum
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34. The term central nervous system refers to the
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brain and spinal cord
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35. This structure that is part of the CNS, that carries information to the brain.
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spinal cord
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36. Starting with the anatomical position, when a body part such as a femur is moved toward the midline of the body, which term describes the movement?
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Adduction
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37. Which functional type of articulation is located between the temporal bone and mandible?
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Diathrosis
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38. Which of the following bones does not participate in the formation of appendicular division?
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Lacrimal
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39. Cytology is the study of?
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Cells
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40. What type of section (or plane) divides the body into top and bottom portions?
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Transverse
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41. Which body cavity contains a skeletal muscle?
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Skeletal muscles are NOT found in a cavity
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42. Which type of incision separates anterior from posterior?
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Coronal
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43. The urinary bladder is ___to the stomach
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Inferior
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44. Which body cavity contains the spinal cord?
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Spinal
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The serous membrane a surgeon would have to cut to remove the uterus is the?
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Peritoneum
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46. The bridge of the nose is ___to the left eye?
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Medial
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47. Homeostasis is ..
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Maintaining body conditions within normal physiological values.
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Directional term: the wrist is____to the elbow
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Distal
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The Epidermis of the skin is largely composed of
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Stratified squamous epithelium
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A Squamous Epithelial tissue is composed of flattened cells
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True
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This skin structure is a nerve receptor that is sensitive to pain. It is found in the dermis and may extend to the epidermis.
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Free nerve endings
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Which of the following is important to the integumentary system?
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Thermoregulation
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Cardiac muscle would form the wall of the
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Heart
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Which integumentary structure functions to reduce body temperature?
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Sweat Glands
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The skin acts as a line of defense against infection because the epidermis
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Prevents bacterial invasion
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The bone forming the knee cap is the
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Patella
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Identify the group of five bones which articulate proximally with the tarsals and distally with the phalanges.
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Metatarsals
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Which of the following is an example of flexion?
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Bending forward to touch the toes
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This type of vertebra is the largest and strongest in the vertebral column because they support the weight of the body. Their projections are short and thick with spinous processes well adapted for large back muscle attachment
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Lumbar vertebrae
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A person doing jumping jacks is using which pair of movements of the thigh listed below?
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Abduction/adduction
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61. The bones of the upper extremity include the
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Radius, ulna, humerus, and carpals
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The process that produces new bone is
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Ossification
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The frontal suture is located between
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Frontal and parietal bones
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