anatomy final review
One of the most common benign tumors of cats is:
Basal cell tumor
The immunoglobulin that protects body surfaces such as mucosal surfaces from foreign microorganisms is:
IgA
The medical term aponeur/o refers to:
The band of connective tissue linking bones to bones
Which receptors are specific to the sympathetic nervous system?
adrenergic receptors
Tonsils differ from lymph nodes in that they:
are not encapsulated
Nerve fibers is another name for:
axon
Which autonomic nervous system receptors primarily affect the glands in the body?
beta?
The adrenal cortex produces and releases all of the following hormones except:
catecholamines
Where on an animal would you look for the popliteal lymph node? Question options:
caudal aspect of hamstring muscles
Which section of the vertebral column has the most prominent spinous processes?
cervical
Which part of the eyeball refracts light rays entering the eye the most?
cornea
The vessels that supply the myocardium with blood are the: Question options:
coronary vessels
Animals hear different frequencies of sound as a result of:
different areas of the organ of Corti being stimulated
The utricle and saccule are filled with:
endolymph
The medical terms blephar/o and palpebr/o may both be used to refer to the:
eyelid
The _____ is a tuft of capillaries that filters blood in the first stage of urine production
gomerulus
Gastrin and cholecystokinin (CCK) are:
hormones
Central temperature receptors are located in the __ of the CNS
hypothalamus
Endolymph is found in the:
inner ear
The muscular "diaphragm" of the eye that controls the amount of light that enters the back of the eye is the:
iris
The macrophages of the epidermis are the:
langerhans cells
The diaphysis is the _______ of a long bone.
long shaft
Which section of the vertebral column has the most prominent spinous processes?
lumbar
Which thoracic structure would you find outside the mediastinum?
lungs
A dendritic cell is a macrophage found in:
lymph nodes
The brush border of the small intestines is made up of:
microvilli
Which part of the spermatozoa contains the most mitochondria?
midpiece
The sensory hairs that generate nerve impulses that give the brain information about the position and movement of the head are actually:
modified dendrites
White matter is made up of:
myelinated axons
The main muscular layer of the heart (cardiac muscle tissue) including the interatrial septum and interventricular septum is called the:
myocardium
Olfactory sensory receptors are found in the:
nasal passageways
In the spinal cord the small gaps in the myelin sheath between adjacent glial cells are called:
nodes of ranvier
The most common site for malignant melanoma in dogs and cats is the:
oral cavity
Which of the following is NOT a bone of the visceral skeleton?
os tibiale?
Which cells are responsible for breaking down and remodeling bone?
osteoclasts
The thin, transparent membrane that lines the eyelids is the:
palebral conjunctiva
Which pair of glands help regulate the body's blood calcium levels?
parathyroid and thyroid
The obturator foramina is found in the:
pelvis
Which pair of hormones is hydrophilic?
peptide and catecholamine hormones
Which animal species has an os rostri bone?
pigs
Which of the following endocrine organs does not actually produce any hormones?
posterior pituitary gland
The blood vessel that brings blood to the lungs from the heart is the:
pulmonary artery
A duplex cervix could be found in all of the following EXCEPT:
rabbit?
Which of the following bones would be considered a short bone?
radial carpal bone
Which bone is found in the antebrachium? Question options:
radius
The _____ is a tuft of capillaries that filters blood in the first stage of urine production
renal corpuscle
The medical term pyel/o refers to the:
renal pelvis
The pulmonary circulation begins when deoxygenated blood passes through the ______ into the pulmonary trunk.
right semilunar valve
The process used to expel molecules too large to be filtered through the glomerulus by transferring them from the peritubular capillaries directly into the tubules of the nephron is known as:
secretion?
The type of muscle tissue that contains multiple nuclei per muscle cell is:
skeletal
When stretched, most hollow organs elicit:
sound
One of the most common skin tumors in dogs over the age of 5 is:
squamous cell carcinoma
The thickest layer of the epidermis is the: Question options:
stratum corneum
What part of the eye amplifies light to improve dim light vision?
taptum lucidum
Afferent nerve fibers carry sensations: Question options:
toward CNS
The muscle located on the caudolateral aspect of the brachium (upper arm) that is responsible for extending the elbow is the:
triceps brachii?
The reference plane that runs across the body and divides it into cranial and caudal portions is known as the:
trnasverse
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia results from a:
type 11
Equilibrium is maintained through stimulation of sensory receptors in the:
vestibule and semicircular canals
The primary target for glucocorticoid hormones is the:
whole body