A&P Unit 2 Exam Review

Question 1

What is the composition of the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

Squamous epithelium

Question 2

Name the two bony surface markings that form the shoulder joint.

Accepted Answer

humoral head and glenoid fossa

Question 3

Which of the following receptor is responsible for detecting touch?

Accepted Answer

Messeiner

Question 4

What is the primary location of red bone marrow?

Accepted Answer

epiphyses

Question 5

Which bone has the cribriform plate, a porous structure through which the olfactory nerves pass into the nasal cavity?

Accepted Answer

ethmoid

Question 6

Which of the following is not a hinge joint?

Accepted Answer

shoulder

Question 7

Which bone articulates with all other cranial bones and provides stability to the cranial floor.

Accepted Answer

Sphenoid

Question 8

Which skin region contains the majority of nerve endings?

Accepted Answer

Dermis

Question 9

What does the integumentary system protect us from?

Accepted Answer

Deadly invaders, Harsh environment

Question 10

What is the most superficial dermal layer?

Accepted Answer

Papillary layer

Question 11

Why is cartilage slower to heal than bone?

Accepted Answer

Cartilage is avascular

Question 12

What is the lining of the medullary cavity called?

Accepted Answer

Endosteum

Question 13

Which of the following bones is the largest of the three bones that make up the hip bone?

Accepted Answer

Ilium

Question 14

Which type of joint is capable of flexion and extension only?

Accepted Answer

hinge

Question 15

What is an osteoclast's function?

Accepted Answer

Bone resorption

Question 16

What is the process of ongoing replacement of old bone tissue by new bone tissue called?

Accepted Answer

Remodeling

Question 17

Which of the following is not a function of synovial fluid?

Accepted Answer

to maintain a sterile environment within the joint cavity

Question 18

What is the role of the integumentary system in clinical diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Examining the skin

Question 19

The knee joint is classified as this type of joint:

Accepted Answer

synovial: diarthrotic

Question 20

The head of the femur articulates with what feature of the hip bones to form the hip (coxal) joint?

Accepted Answer

the acetabulum

Question 21

Bone is hard because of the presence of:

Accepted Answer

minerals salts

Question 22

Identify structure A

Accepted Answer

Proximal Phalanx

Question 23

Which statement is incorrect regarding your bone health?

Accepted Answer

Exercise stimulates osteoclasts to strengthen bone.

Question 24

Identify the specific suture labeled B

Accepted Answer

Squamous

Question 25

Symphyses are a type of cartilaginous joint. All symphyses occur at the midline of the body, and not in the extremities.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

The joint between the atlas and axis vertebrae is an example of a pivot joint.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

What is the function of nails?

Accepted Answer

Grasping and manipulating objects

Question 28

What is the function of melanocytes?

Accepted Answer

Produce melanin

Question 29

Which skin region is most involved in an individual's overall body shape?

Accepted Answer

Hypodermis

Question 30

The sella turcica is a feature of which bone? It has a depression that provides a bony enclosure for the pituitary gland

Accepted Answer

Sphenoid bone

Question 31

What is the deepest layer of the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

Stratum Basale

Question 32

Below is a type of movement at the carpal bones seen in the waving gesture. What type of movement this is?

Accepted Answer

Gliding movement

Question 33

The clavicle articulates with which of the following structures to form the sternoclavicular joint?

Accepted Answer

manubrium

Question 34

What is the function of the periosteum?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 35

A gomphosis is which type of joint?

Accepted Answer

fibrous and a syndesmsosis

Question 36

What is the most superficial layer of the skin?

Accepted Answer

Stratum Corneum

Question 37

What is the function of sebaceous glands?

Accepted Answer

Produce oil

Question 38

What are the types of sweat glands?

Accepted Answer

Eccrine and apocrine

Question 39

Choose the locations of thick skin.

Accepted Answer

2 and 3

Question 40

Which skull bones contain paranasal sinuses?

Accepted Answer

ethmoid, sphenoid, and frontal

Question 41

What is the structure of compact bone called?

Accepted Answer

Osteons

Question 42

The medial end of the clavicle is called the sternal end.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

Identify structure A:

Accepted Answer

Obturator foramen

Question 44

Name the main water proofing molecule of the skin.

Accepted Answer

keratin

Question 45

In the living body, what is normally located in the foramen magnum?

Accepted Answer

Spinal cord

Question 46

What is the major chemical component in nails?

Accepted Answer

Keratin

Question 47

What is the function of osteoblasts?

Accepted Answer

Bone deposition

Question 48

Identify the specific vertebra in this diagram.

Accepted Answer

Axis (C2)

Question 49

Identify the specific bone surface marking labeled B

Accepted Answer

body (cetrum)

Question 50

Identify the specific bony surface marking labeled C

Accepted Answer

Medial Malleolus

Question 51

Ball-and-socket joints are triaxial (multiaxial), because they allow motion around three axes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 52

What is the function of the skeletal system?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 53

Identify structure labeled C

Accepted Answer

synovial membrane

Question 54

Which bones form the acetabulum? 1 ilium; 2 ischium; 3 pubis

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 55

Which type of joint confers the greatest range of motion?

Accepted Answer

ball-and-socket joint

A&P Unit 2 Exam Review

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A&P Unit 2 Exam Review

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