hematopoietic: pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow"
Which of the following describes control of pathogens by sterilization.
D) Use of pressure steam bath
Keratin is found in which layer of of the skin?
A) Epidermis
keratin:fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair
Dermis is not a layer
Subcutaneous is under the skin
Calcaneus is the large bone forming the heel
What is the unique function of interneurons?
A) They connect the motor and sensory neurons in neural pathways
Which muscle forms the outer layer of anterior and lateral abdominals?
B) External Oblique
Which muscle is attached at the lateral supracondylar ridge
B) Brachioradialis
Which organ regulates blood sugar level in the body?
A) Pancreas
Located behind the stomach
connected to duodenum ducks
produces enzymes that breakdown food
What is another name for humoral immunity?
B) Antibody-mediated immunity
Which function of the pancreas best describes the secretion on pancreatic juices (Digestive enzymes)
A) Exocrine
B) Endocrine
A) Exocrine
Exocrine = enzymes
Endocrine = hormones and bloodstream
What is inflammation of connective tissue called?
A) Fibrositis
Which is the best pulse to check for cardiac function?
A) Carotid pulse
Which muscle lengthens as the triceps shortens during elbow extension?
D) Biceps Brachii
The duodenum receives bile by way of common bile duct. Which organ(s) secrete bile into the common bile duct?
C) Liver and gallbladder
Where can you find melanin?
B) Epidermis
What is the contractile unit of a muscle cell called?
D) Sacomere
Which one of these muscles do not attached to the common extensor tendon?
D) Extensor carpi radialis longus
The palpation of what body part helps locate a common endangerment site?
D) Medial epicondyle of the humerus
Which muscle is attached to the transverse process of cervical spine and flexes the cervical spine?
D) Anterior scalene
Where do you find involuntary and voluntary sphincters?
D) Urethra
What is the function of lysosomes?
cellular organelles that contain acid hydrolase enzymes that break down waste materials and cellular debris
What is the function of Golgi complex or Golgi apperatus?
What is the Vena Cava
a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart. There are two- the inferior vena cava (carrying blood from the lower body) and the superior vena cava (carrying blood from the head, arms, and upper body).
What part of blood plasma is involved in fighting disease?
D) Globulin
What is the innermost layer of the digestive track called?
B) Mucosa
Lat's little helper?
B) Teres major
Which hormone raises blood glucose levels?
D) Insulin
Which joint helps to stabilize the scapula?
B) Scapulothoracic joint (False Joint)
Where does the quadriceps muscle group insert?
C) Tibial tuberosity
Which muscle is involved in the extension of the head?
A) Trapezius
What is the name of the dark are of dense material that separates sarcromeres from each other
C) Z disc
What is the voluntary nervous system called?
C) Somatic nervous system
Which muscle dorsiflexes and everts the foot
A) Peroneus tertius
Which of the following causes sweating?
A) Sympathetic nerve impulses
The sympathetic nervous system is involved in the stimulation of activities that prepare the body for action, such as increasing the heart rate, increasing the release of sugar from the liver into the blood, and other generally considered as fight-or-flight responses (responses that serve to fight off or retreat from danger).
Parasympathetic nervous system activates tranquil functions, such as stimulating the secretion of saliva or digestive enzymes into the stomach.
What is the difference between afferent and efferent neurons?
Afferent neuron : sensory neuron: a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Efferent neuron : motor neuron: a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
What is the order of elements in a reflex arc
Stimulus
afferent neuron
effector organ
receptors
efferent neuron,
Stimulus, receptors, afferent neuron, efferent neuron, effector organ
Which is not part of peripheral nervous system?
D) Spinal cord
What is the name of the three connective tissues membrane that cover and protect the CNS structures?
A) Meninges
What best describes meningitis?
B) A viral or bacterial attack on the meninges
meninges: the three membranes (the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater) that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord.
What is an ovum?
D) Egg
What does the malfunction of the brain electrochemical balance result in?
A) Epilepsy
What is Multiple Sclerosis
a chronic, typically progressive disease involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, whose symptoms may include numbness, impairment of speech and of muscular coordination, blurred vision, and severe fatigue.
What is epilepsy
a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
What is a migraine?
neurological (related to the nervous system).
What is Alzheimer's
progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the most common cause of premature senility.
What is a type of white fibrous tissue called?
C) Ligaments
What is the correct order of the layers of the skin from deep to superficial?
B) Superficial fascia, dermis, and epidermis
What two hormones are secreted by the same endocrine gland that regulate the increase and decrease the level of glucose?
B) Insulin and glucagon
What is systolic pressure?
A) maximal pressure when the ventricles contract
Which is the least common symptom for a heart attack?
D Nausea and vomiting
C) Pain on the right side on the chest or shoulder
What is cortisone?
hormone that controls inflammation
For what purpose will the body produce cortisone?
B) To control inflammation
cortisone: a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy agent.
Is venous blood oxygenated or deoxygenated?
deoxygenated
What mineral is excreted during perspiration?
D) Sodium
What are two layers of the serous pericardium?
D) Parietal pericardium and visceral pericardium
Which structure is poliomyelitis associated with?
D) Sensory neurons
an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.
Which of the following develops from the mesoderm germ layer?
B) Most muscle
How do you define diathroses joint
A) Synoval joint
What is the function of the liver
D) Removal of toxins
Which of the following is responsible for maintaining osmotic equilibrium and is lost through perspiration?
B) Sodium
What tool is used to measure blood pressure?
B) Sphygmomanometer
sphygmos = pulse
Where does mitosis of epithelial cells occur?
C) In the stratum basale
Which of the following conduct impulses from the central nervous system to the visceral effectors?
B) Anterior motor neurons
What is one of the functions of spongy bone?
A) Hight compression strengthB) Shock absorber
Which posterior thigh muscle is medial to the biceps femoris?
D) Semitendinosus
Is urine is normal, which of the following would not be present at urine discharge?
D) Protein
Which of the following bone types has a medullary cavity?
D) Long
medullary cavity: (medulla, innermost part) is the central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow (adipose tissue) is stored; hence, the medullary cavity is also known as the marrow cavity
What are synarthroses joints
immovable joint
What are diathroses joints
movable joint - all diarthroses are synovial joints
What are amphiarthroses joints?
slightly movable joint
Which one if the list of classification of joints in order from least to greatest degree of mobility?
D) Synarthroses, amphiarthroses, and diarthroses
What is an ascending tract?
A) Afferent
What is peripheral nerve damage least likely to cause?
D) Tremors
Which endocrine gland is regulated by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
A) Adrenal cortex
How much blood does the spleen normally contain on average?
D) 1 pint
Which is the bodies most abundant mineral?
A) Calcium
What is the protein that is most common in blood plasma?
B) Albumin
What is an example of short bone?
A) Carpals
How many ventricles are in the brain
A) Four
What are the names given to the gaps in the myelin sheath?
C) Nodes of Ranvier
When the spinal cord is damaged at the 12th thoracic vertebrae, what part of the body will benefit from massage because it is most likely affected?
