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