Which cells have a ruffled border and secrete hydrochloric acid? |
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osteoclasts |
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The medullary cavity of a child's bone may contain: |
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red bone marrow |
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The long bones of the limbs grow in length by cell proliferation and hypertrophy in: |
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the metaphysis |
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Osteoclasts are most closely related, by common descent, to |
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monocytes |
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The walls between cartilage lucunae break down in the zone of: |
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bone deposition |
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Which of these does not promote bone deposition? (dietary calcium, Vit D, parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, testosterone) |
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parathyroid hormone |
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A child jumps to the ground from the top of a playground "jungle Gym." His leg bones do not shatter mainly b/c they contain: |
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collagen fibers |
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One long bone meets another at its: |
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epiphysis |
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Calcitriol is made from: |
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7-dehydrocholesterol |
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One sign of osteoporosis is: |
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kyphosis |
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Calcium phosphate crystallizes in bone as a mineral called __________. |
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hydroxyapatite |
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Osteocytes contact each other through channels called ________ in the bone matrix. |
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canaliculi |
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A bone increases in diameter only by _______ growth, the addition of new surface lamellae. |
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appositional |
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Most conpact bone is organized in cylindrical units called _______ , composed of lamellae encircling a central canal. |
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osteons |
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The _____ glands secrete a hormone that stimulates cells to resorb bone and return its minerals to the blood. |
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parathyroid |
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The ends of a bone are covered with a layer of hyaline cartilage called the _____. |
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articular cartilage |
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The cells that deposit new bone matrix are called _________. |
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osteoblasts |
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The most common bone disease is ______. |
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osteoporosis |
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The transitional region btw. epiphyseal cartilage & the primary marrow cavity of a young bone is called the ________. |
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metaphysis |
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The cranial bones develop from a flat sheet of condensed mesenchyme in a process called _________. |
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intramembranous ossification |
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The most common bone disorder is _________. |
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osteoporosis |
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The growth zone is the ________. |
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epiphyseal plate |
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Osteoclasts develop from stem cells relating to __________. |
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monocytes |
| |
The protein of the bone matrix is _______. |
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collagen |
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Only the ___________ is hemopoietic. |
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red blood marrow |
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The vertebral bodies are derived from the _________. |
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sclerotomes |
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Adults have _________ bones than children do. |
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fewer |
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The _______________ of the temporal bone and maxilla also contribute to the arch. |
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zygomatic process |
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The _______________ lies loosely against most of the cranium. |
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dura mater |
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Lumbar vertebrae have _______________, but not transverse costal facets. |
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transverse processes |
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Each hand and foot has how many phalanges? |
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14 |
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The upper limb is attached to the _____________. |
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glenohumeral joint |
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The arm contains only the ___________, but the leg contains the ________ and _______. |
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humerus
tibia, fibula |
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The most frequently broken bone is the ________. |
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clavicle |
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The ___________ is the opening in the floor of the greater pelvis leading into the lesser pelvis. |
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pelvic inlet |
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Directionally:
The diaphram is ________ to the lungs |
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inferior |
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How many organs are contained btw. the parietal and visceral pleurae? |
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None |
| |
Where is the liver located? |
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In the right hypochondriac and epigastric regions |
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What lines the abdominal cavity and external surfaces of the stomach? |
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peritoneum |
| |
Where is the sigmoid colon located? |
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in the lower left quadrant |
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How much protein does the plasma membrane contain? |
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1%-10% |
| |
Osmosis is a case of __________. |
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simple diffusion |
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The noncellular components of tissue include ________ and ________. |
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ground substance and fibers |
| |
Macrophages develop from _________. |
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monocytes |
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What is it called when one mature tissue type transforms into another? |
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metaplasia |
| |
What is it called when one listens to the sounds of the body? |
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Auscultation |
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What method is concerned with all aspects of medical imaging? |
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Radiology |
| |
Nearly every cell contains many ________. |
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oraganelles |
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_____________ was a textile merchant by trade. |
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Leeuwenhoek |
| |
______________ was probably an adaptation to the arboreal habitat. |
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Stereoscopic vision |
| |
Which of these is not a paranasal sinus?
(frontal, temporal, shenoid, ethmoid, maxillary) |
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temporal |
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Which of these is a facial bone?
(frontal, temporal, occipital, ethmoid, lacrimal) |
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lacrimal |
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What occupies the transverse foramina seen in certain vertebrae? |
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vertebral arteries |
| |
All of the following groups of vertebrae except ______, which is a spinal curvature.
(thoracic, cervical, lumbar, pelvic, sacral) |
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pelvic |
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Thoracic vertebrae do not have...
(transverse foramina, costal facets, transverse costal facets, transverse processes, pedicles) |
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transverse foramina |
| |
Which of theese bones forms by intramembranous ossification?
(vertebrae, pariteal bone, occipital bone, sternum, rib) |
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parietal bone |
| |
The viscerocranium includes the ________. |
|
maxilla |
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Which of these is not a suture?
(parietal, coronal, lambdoid, sagittal, squamous) |
|
parietal |
| |
The sella turcica contains the ___________. |
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pituitary gland |
| |
The nasal septum is composed partly of the same bone as the ______. |
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cribriform plate |
| |
Gaps btw. the cranial bones of an infant are called ___________. |
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fontanels |
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The external acoustic meatus is an opening in the _________ bone. |
|
temporal |
| |
Bones of the skull are joined along lines called _________. |
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sutures |
| |
The ______ bone has greater and lesser wings and protects the pituitary. |
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sphenoid |
| |
A herniated disc occurs when a ring called the ___________ cracks. |
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anulus fibrosus |
| |
The transverse ligament of the atlas holds the ________ of the axis in place. |
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dens |
| |
The sacroiliac joint is formed where the ________ surface of the sacrum articulates with that of the ilium. |
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auricular |
| |
We have five pairs of ________ ribs and two pairs of _______ ribs. |
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false, floating |
| |
Ribs 1 and 10 are joined to the sternum by way of strips of connective tissue called _____________. |
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costal cartilage |
| |
The point at the inferior end of the sternum is the __________. |
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xiphoid process |
| |
The hip bone is attached to the axial skeleton through its _________. |
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auricular surface |
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Which of these bones supports the most body weight?
(ilium, pubis, femur, tibia, talus) |
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talus |
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Which can be most easily palpated on a living person?
(deltoid tuberosity, gr8ter sciatic notch, medial malleolus, coracoid process, glenoid cavity) |
|
the medial malleolus |
| |
Compared to the male pelvis, the pelvis of a female ___________. |
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has a rounder pelvic inlet |
| |
The lateral and medial malleoli are most similar to ____________. |
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the radial and ulnar styloid processes |
| |
When you rest your hands on your hips, you are resting them on the _________. |
|
Iliac crests |
| |
The disc-shaped head of the radius articulates with the _______ of the humerus. |
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capitulum |
| |
All of the following are carpal bones except the ______, which is a tarsal bone.
(trapezium, cuboid, traezoid, triquetrum, pisiform) |
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cuboid |
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The bone that supports your body weight when you are sitting down is the _________. |
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ischium |
| |
Which of these is the bone if the heel?
(cuboid, calcaneus, navicular, trochlear, talus) |
|
calcanues |
| |
The Latin anatomical name for the thumb is _______, and the name for the great toe is _______. |
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pollex, hallux |
| |
The acromion and coracoid process are parts of what bone? |
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scapula |
| |
How many phalanges, total, does the human body have? |
|
56 |
| |
The bony prominences on each side of your elbow are the lateral and medial _______ of the humerus. |
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epicondyles |
| |
One of the wrist bones, the ________, is characterized by a prominent hook. |
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hamate |
| |
The fibrocartilage pad that holds the pelvic girdle together anteriorly is called the _______. |
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interpubic disc |
| |
The leg proper, btw. the knee and ankle, is called the _____ region. |
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crural |
| |
The _______ processes of the radius and ulna form bony protuberances on each side of the wrist. |
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styloid |
| |
Two massive protuberances unique to the proximal end of the femur are the greater and lesser _________. |
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trochanters |
| |
The ______ arch of the foot extends from the heel to the great toe. |
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medial longitudinal |
| |
Structure that can be observed with the naked eye is called _________. |
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gross anatomy |
| |
What technique requires an injection of radioisotopes into a patient's bloodstream? |
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PET scan |
| |
The simplest structures considered to be alive are ________. |
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cells |
| |
Who revolutionized the teaching of gross anatomy? |
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Vesalius |
| |
What characteristics do humans share with all other chordates? |
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notochord, tail extending beyond anus, hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal arches |
| |
Who argued that all living organisms are composed of cells? |
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Schwann |
| |
A person's blood sugar level rises & insulin is secreted. This stimulates cells to absorb glucose & thus brings the glucose level back to normal. Ex.? |
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homeostasis |
| |
The word root 'histo-' means? |
|
tissue |
| |
The word root 'patho-' means? |
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disease |
| |
The prefix 'hetero-' means? |
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different |
| |
Cutting and separating tissues to reveal their structural relationships is called _____. |
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dissection |
| |
______ invented many components of the compund microscope and named the cell. |
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Robert Hooke |
| |
The term for all chemical change in the body is _______. |
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metabolism |
| |
Most physiology serves the purpose of ______, maintaining a stable internal environment in the body. |
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homeostasis |
| |
______ is a science that doesn;t merely describe bodily structure but interprets structure in terms of its function. |
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functional morphology |
| |
When a Dr. presses on the upper abdomen to feel the size and texture of the liver, he/she is using a technique called _______. |
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palpation |
| |
______ is a method of medical imaging that uses X-rays and a computer to generate images of thin slices of the body. |
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computed tomography |
| |
A/an _____ is the simplest body structure to be composed of two or more types of tissue. |
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organ |
| |
Depth perception, or the ability to form 3-D images, is called __________ vision. |
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stereoscopic |
| |
Our hands are said to be _____ b/c they can encircle an object such as a branch or tool. Presence of a/an _____ thumb is important to this ability. |
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prehensile, opposable |
| |
Which of the following is not an essential part of anatomical position?
(eyes forward, feet flat, forearms supine, mouth closed, arms down to sides) |
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mouth closed |
| |
A ring-shaped section of the small intestine would be a _____ section. |
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transverse |
| |
Directionally:
The tarsal region is ______ to the popliteal region. |
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distal |
| |
Directionally:
The greater omentum is ____ to the small intestine. |
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superficial |
| |
A _____ line passes through the sternum, umbilicus, and mons pubis. |
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misagittal |
| |
The _______ region is immediately medial to the coxal region. |
|
inguinal |
| |
Which of the following regions is not part of the upper limb?
(plantar, carpal, antecubital, brachial, palmar) |
|
plantar |
| |
Which of these organs is intraperitoneal?
(urinary bladder, kidneys, heart, small intestine, brain) |
|
small intestine |
| |
In which area do you think pain from the gallbladder would be felt? |
|
right upper quadrant |
| |
Which of the following is not an organ system?
(muscular, integumentary, endocrine, lymphatic, immune |
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immune system |
| |
The forearm is said to be ____ when the palms are facing forward. |
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supinated |
| |
The more superficial layer of the pleura is called the _____ pleura. |
|
parietal |
| |
The right and left pleural cavities are separated by a thick region called the _____. |
|
mediastinum |
| |
The back of the head is called the _____ region, and the back of the neck is the ______ region. |
|
occipital, nuchal |
| |
The manus is more commonly known as the ______, and the pes is more commonly known as the ______. |
|
hand, foot |
| |
The cranial cavity is lined by membranes called the ______. |
|
meninges |
| |
Abdominal organs that lie against the posterior abdominal wall & covered with peritoneum only on the anterior side have a/an ______ position. |
|
retroperitoneal |
| |
Directionally:
The sternal region is ______ to the pectoral region. |
|
medial |
| |
The pelvic cavity can be described as ______ to the abdominal cavity in position. |
|
inferior |
| |
The anterior pit of the elbow is the ______ region, and the corresponding (but posterior) pit of the knee is the ____ fossa. |
|
cubital, popliteal |
| |
The clear, structureless gel in a cell is its |
|
cytosol |
| |
New nuclei form and a cell pinches in two during which phase? |
|
telophase |
| |
The amount of ____ in a plasma membrane affects its stiffness versus fluidity. |
|
cholesterol |
| |
Cells specialized for absorption of matter from the ECF are likely to show and abundance of |
|
microvilli |
| |
Osmosis is a special case of |
|
simple diffusion |
| |
Embryonic stem cells are best described as |
|
pluripotent
"having more than one potential outcome" |
| |
The amount of DNA in a cell doubles during which phase? |
|
the S phase |
| |
Fusion of a secretory vesicle w/the plasma membrane & release of the vesicle's contents is |
|
exocytosis |
| |
Most cellular membranes are made by |
|
the endoplasmic reticulum |
| |
Matter can leave a cell by any of the following means except:
(active transport, pinocytosis, facilitated diffusion, simple diffusion, exocytosis) |
|
pinocytosis |
| |
Most human cells are 10 to 15 ______ wide. |
|
micrometers |
| |
When a hormone cannot enter a cell, it binds to a _____ at the cell surface. |
|
receptor |
| |
_______ are channels in the plasma membrane that open or close in response to various stimuli. |
|
gates |
| |
Most ATP is produced by organelles called _______. |
|
mitochondria |
| |
Leakage btw. cells is restricted by intracellular junctions called ________. |
|
tight junctions |
| |
Thin scaly cells are described by the term |
|
squamous |
| |
Two human organelles that are surrounded by a double unit membrane are the _____ & _____. |
|
squamous mitochondrion, nuclear envelop |
| |
Liver cells can detoxify alcohol with two organelles, the _____ & _____. |
|
peroxisomes, smooth ER |
| |
Cells adhere to each other and to extracellular material by means of membrane proteins called ______. |
|
cell-adhesion molecules |
| |
A macrophage would use the process of _______ to engulf a dying tissue cell. |
|
phagocytosis |
| |
Transitional epithelium is found in which system? |
|
urinary system |
| |
The external surface of the stomach is covered by |
|
a serosa
"lines and encloses contents" |
| |
The interior of the respiratory tract is lined with |
|
a mucosa |
| |
A seminiferous tubule of the testis is lined with ______ epithelium. |
|
stratified cuboidal |
| |
When the blood supply to a tissue is cut off, the tissue is most likely to undergo |
|
necrosis
"premature or unnatural death of cells and living tissue" |
| |
A fixative serves to |
|
stop tissue decay |
| |
The collagen of areolar tissue is prodeuced by |
|
fibroblasts |
| |
Tendons are composed of _______ connective tissue. |
|
dense regular |
| |
The shape of the external ear is due to |
|
elastic cartilage |
| |
The most abundant formed element(s) of blood is/are |
|
erythrocytes |
| |
The prearranged death of a cell that has completed its task is called |
|
apoptosis |
| |
The simple squamous epithelium that lines the peritoneal cavity is called ______. |
|
mesothelium (programmed cell death) |
| |
Osteocytes and chondrocytes occupy little cavities called _______. |
|
lucunae |
| |
Muscle cells and axons are often called _______ b/c of their shape. |
|
fibers |
| |
Tendons and ligaments are made mainly of the protein _________. |
|
collagen |
| |
A ________ adult stem cell can differentiate into two or more types of mature cells, but not into just any type. |
|
multipotent
"Self-renew for long periods of time and differentiate into specialized cells with specific functions" |
| |
An epithelium rests on a layer called the _______ btw. its deepest cells and the underlying connective tissue. |
|
basement membrane |
| |
Fibers and ground substance make up the _____ of a connective tissue. |
|
matrix |
| |
In _______ glands, the secretion is formed by the complete disintegration of teh gland cells. |
|
holocrine |
| |
Any epithelium in which every cell touches the basement membrane is called a _________ epithelium. |
|
simple |
| |