Anatomy and Physiology Midterm Review

Question 1

Keratin is responsible for ...

Accepted Answer

waterproofing the skin

Question 2

What type of joint is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

synovial

Question 3

Blood clotting and the birth of a baby are both examples of _______ feedback.

Accepted Answer

positive

Question 4

Mary tore her biceps tendon during a recent gym meet. What type of tissue did she injure?

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dense connective tissue

Question 5

Which type of connective tissue is avascular?

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cartilage

Question 6

Types of muscle tissue found in the hollow organs is (are)

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smooth muscle

Question 7

The coccyx is ________ to the sacrum.

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inferior

Question 8

The sodium-potassium pump is an example of ___________.

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active transport

Question 9

Cells involved in bone remodeling are __________ and ___________.

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osteoblasts and osteoclasts

Question 10

Which body system functions to exchange gases?

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Respiratory System

Question 11

The scapula is part of the _______ skeleton

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appendicular

Question 12

Alice is 8 years old and fractured her tibial epiphyseal plate. She risks loss of __________.

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growth in length

Question 13

A cell that needed to do extensive repairs over a long distance would have many ______.

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nuclei

Question 14

Which cell is specialized with a long cylindrical shape and many mitochondria?

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skeletal muscle cells

Question 15

What type of section would separate the spinal cavity from the abominothoracic cavities?

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Frontal/Coronal Section

Question 16

The vertebrae that serve as the posterior attachment for the ribs are called the ______

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thoracic vertebrae

Question 17

Secretion of sweat to the axilla is from the ______ glands.

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apocrine

Question 18

The ability to sense change and react to it is termed ________________.

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irritability; responsiveness

Question 19

Simple columnar epithelial tissue can be found in the ___________________.

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large intestine

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true about the plasma membrane?

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it allows water molecules to pass through easily

Question 21

What is the smallest level of organization of the human body?

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chemical (atoms)

Question 22

The tarsal bones are considered _______ bones.

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short

Question 23

The maintenance of boundaries between the internal organs & the external world are achieved by

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the integumentary system

Question 24

Bob took medication that destroyed his osteoclasts. His bones will appear _____.

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misshapen

Question 25

Which of the following indicates anatomical organization from smallest to largest?

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molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

Question 26

The tibia is _________________ to the femur.

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distal

Question 27

What factors indicate WHERE bone matrix should be remodeled?

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gravity and muscle pull

Question 28

Which bone of the lower extremity is represented in the image?

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tibia

Question 29

Finger-like upward projections from the dermis into the epidermis are called __ and produce __

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dermal papillae / fingerprints

Question 30

Negative feedback _______ stimulus while positive feedback _______ stimulus

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inhibits; amplifies or enhances

Question 31

How does the sagittal plane divide the body?

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left and right

Question 32

Tissue that is well vascularized with extensive extracellular matrix is called...

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connective tissue

Question 33

What organs are located in the pelvic cavity?

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reproductive organs, bladder, and bowel

Question 34

Which of the following systems is matched most accurately to the life function it provides?

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urinary - excretion

Question 35

A burn that would increase the risk of infection would have to have destroyed tissue down to __

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the dermis

Question 36

The two main layers of skin are

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epidermis and dermis

Question 37

What type of muscle cells are shown in the image?

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cardiac

Question 38

The 3 medial regions of the abdominopelvic cavity are ...

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epigastric, hypogastric, and umbilical regions

Question 39

A cell which was in charge of removing dead cells from the body would have a lot of _______.

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lysosomes

Question 40

Which of the following activities represents a physiological study?

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studying how nerves propagate impulses

Question 41

Which components give bone its strength and flexibility?

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calcium, phosphorus, and collagen

Question 42

Which type of tissue conducts electrochemical impulses?

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nervous

Question 43

How does the frontal plane divide the body?

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anterior and posterior

Question 44

The canal that runs through the center of each osteon contains ___

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blood vessels and nerves

Question 45

Melanocytes are found in the

Accepted Answer

stratum basale

Question 46

What term refers to all of the chemical reactions in the body?

Accepted Answer

metabolism

Question 47

A cell specialized to form layers would be a(n)

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epithelial cell

Question 48

The main function of the endocrine system is to...

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control body activities via release of hormones into blood

Question 49

Which protein stops your skin from soaking up water like a sponge?

Accepted Answer

keratin

Question 50

Serous fluid reduces friction...

Accepted Answer

between visceral and parietal layers of serous membranes

Anatomy and Physiology Midterm Review

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Anatomy and Physiology Midterm Review

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