Anatomy Ch. 2 test Multiple Choice
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hydroxyapatite is the | combination of calcium compounds in bone matrix |
| In endochondral bone formation the original patternt for the bone is made of | hyaline cartilage |
| The shaft of a long bone is the | diaphysis |
| The function of osteoblasts is to | produce new bone formation |
| The epiphyseal plate is located in the | metaphysis |
| The distal and proximal extremities of a bone are | epiphysis |
| The concentric lamellae are the | channels that contain cytoplasmic extension of osteocytes in compacat bone |
| Friction reduction and shock absorption are function of what part of a long bone? | the articular cartilage |
| The function of the nutrient foramina of a long bone is to provide a passageway for | blood vessels into the medullary cavity |
| Bone constantly remodels and redistributes it matrix along lines of | mechanical stress |
| The endosteum is the | lining of the medullary cavity |
| All of the following are part of the axial skeleton except the | coxal bones |
| Which of the following bones is considered to be a sesamoid bone | patella |
| The only movable bone of the skull is hte | mandible |
| the bones forming the greater portions of the sides and roof of the cranial cavity are the | parietals |
| The zygomatic process is part of the | temporal bone |
| There are normally TWO of Each of the following bones except the | vomer |
| the superior orbital fissure is located | between the anterior aspects of the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone |
| The mandibular fossa of the temporal bone articulates with what part of the mandible? | condylar processes |
| The superior articular facets of the atlas articulate with the | occipital condyles |
| The pituitary gland is located in the | sella turcica of the sphenoid bone |
| Herniated discs occur most often in which vertebral region | lumbar |
| Which of the following lists the regions of the vertebral column nin the correct order from superior to inferior | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal |
| The tensile strength of bone is provided by | collagen fibers |
| All of the following are part of the appendicular skeleton EXCEPT the | sternum |
| All of the following are typical of a female pelvis EXCEPT | less movable coccyx |
| The coronoid and olecranon fossae are depression found on the | humerus |
| The proximal end of the femur articulates with the | acetabulum |
| The articular facets of the patella articulate with the | medial and lateral condyles of the femur |
| The "shinbone" is the | tibia |
| When someone says an elderly person "broke her hip", it is most likely the fracture occured in the | neck of the femur |
| tHe lateral malleolus is part of the | fibula |
| the acromion process of the scapula articulates with the | lateral end of the clavicle |
| The prominence of the elbow is formed by the | olecranon process of the ulna |
| The bones making up the palm of the hand are the | metacarpals |
| When you sit on a stool, which part of the coxal bones touches the stool first | ischial tuberosities |
| The interosseous membrane joins the | radius and ulna |
| THe superior border of the most superior of the subdivisions of the hipbone is the | iliac crest |
| The large hole in the coxal bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass is the | obturator foramen |
| A synarthrosis is an | immovable joint |
| Which of the following is a freely movable join? | diarthrosis |
| A movement that increases the angle between articulating bones is | extension |
| An amphiarthrosis is an | slightly movable joint |
| In a symphysis, articulating bones are | connected by fibrocartilage |
| A fibrocartilage disc that extends into a joint cavity a(n) | meniscus |
| A sac of synovial fluid between bones and overlying tissues describes a(n) | bursa |
| Dense connective tissue connection one bone to another bone describes a(n) | ligament |
| Hyaline cartilage makes up the | articular cartilage |
| synovial fluid is produced by | cells in the inner layer of the articular capsule |
| The greatest range of motion occurs at | ball-and-socket joints |
| Which of the following is an example of a planar joint? | intercarpal joint |
| The joint formed by the root of a tooth and its socket is a called a | gomphosis |
| The anterior cruciate ligament extends from the lateral condyle of the femur to the | area anterior to the intercodylar eminence of the tibia |
| Synovial fluid consists of interstitial fluid and | hyaluronic acid |
| striated (skeletal) muscle tissue | has the ability to contract when stimulated |
| The ability of a muscle to stretch without being damaged is | extensibility |
| The endomysium is | areolar connective tissue surrounding individual muscle fibers |
| The sarcolemma is the | plasma membrane of a myofiber |
| The function of myoglobin is to | bind oxygen for aerobic respiration |
| In a muscle group, the muscle that relaxes during a particular action is the | antagonist |
| THe insertion of a skeletal muscle is the | both b and c are correct |
| Which of the following would allow a greater range of motion around a joint | having the insertion point of the muscle to be very close to the joint |
| thoracic volume is increased during normal breathing by the | diaphragm |
| Which of the following elevates the hyoid bone and depresses the mandible | digastric |
| Jim has been lifting weights and doing exercises, such as sit-ups, to get that rippled "washboard" abdomen look. What muscle provides those "rippled abs"? | rectus abdominis |
| The bones that is the origin of the recut abdominis is the | pubis |
| The group of muscles known as the hamstrings includes the | biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus |
| All of the following are part of the rotator cuff except the | pectoralis major |
| the radial tuberosity is the insertion point for the | biceps brachii |
| The olecranon of the ulna is the insertion point for the | triceps brachii |
| Which of the following terms seen in muscle names means "shortest" | brevis |
| A word in a muscle name that indicates that the muscle decreases the size of an opening is | sphincter |
| Which of the following refers to the relative size of a muscle | vastus |
| The superior and inferior rectus muscles are prime movers for | movements of the eyeball |
| In an anatomical lever system, the effort is the | muscular contraction pulling on the insertion point |
| paracrines | are local hormones that act on neighboring cells |
| Which of the following hormones work by direct gene activation | cortisol |
| When a steroid hormone binds to its target cell receptor it | turns specific genes of the nuclear dna on or off |
| Amine hormones include the follwoing | epinephrine, histamine, melatonin |
| The hypophyseal portal system drain | hypothalamus |
| The main target for ADH is the | kidney |
| The primary effect of calcitonin is to | decrease blood calcium |
| The thyroid gland is located | in the neck, anterior to the trachea |
| The islets of Langerhans are the endocrine portion of the | pancreas |
| The primary target for glucagon is the | liver |
| THe interstitial cells of the testes are an important target for | LH |
| The primary stimulus for the release of insulin is | an elevated level of blood glucose |
| The pineal gland secretes | melatonin |
| The function of the cremaster muscle is to | elevate the testes during sexual arousal and exposure to cold |
| Sperm production in the male requires a scrotal temperature that is | lower than body temperature |
| THe process of crossing over or recombination of genes occurs during | meiosis I |
| During spermatogenesis, which of the following undergoes a meiotic division to produce haploid cells | primary spermatocytes |
| Final maturation of sperm cells occurs in the | seminiferous tubules |
| the acrosome of a sperm cell contains | hyaluronidase for egg penetration |
| Seminal vesicles produce | fructose- rich fluid |
| The normal spermatozoa per milliliter of semen is | 50,000,000-150,000,000 |
| A normal mature human spermatozoa contains | 23 pairs of chromosomes |
| The female structure that is homologous to the penis is the | clitoris |
| The glycoprotein layer between the oocyte and the granulosa cells of an ovarian follicle is called the | zona pellucida |
| The oogenesis begins in femals | before birth |
| The part of the female reproductive system that is shed during menstruation is the | stratum functionalis of the endometrium |
| During the menstrual cycle, LH is at it's highest levels | just prior to ovulation |
| The epithelium of the vaginal mucosa is | stratified squamous |
| Exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes between maternal and fetal blood takes place between the | decidua basalis and chorionic villi |
| A couple who are both phenotypically normally have a child who expresses a sex-linked recessive trait. Which of the following represent this child's genotype? | XtY |
| The observable characteristics of a person's genetic makeup are known as the | phenotype |
| An individual whose alleles for a particular trait are the same is said to be | homozygous |
| the two alternative forms of a gene that code for the same trait and are at the locus on homologous chromosomes are called | alleles |
| A person is heterozygous for a particular trait if he/she has | one dominant allele and one recessive allele for the trait |
| Inheritance of the ABO blood type is an example of | codominance |
| How many pairs of autosomes does a normal human have | 22 |
| A child expresses an autosomal recessive trait. Which of the following are NOT possible genotypes for the parents? | the father is heterozygous, and the mother is homozygous dominant |
| Hormones fromt he posterior pituitary are released in response to | nerve impulses from the hypothalamus |
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