Anatomy Week 4
Given the following terminology: 1 between 2 lateral 3 anterior 4 posterior 5 inferior 6 superior How does the vagus nerve lie in relation to the internal jugular vein and common carotid artery
1 between & 4 posterior
Given the following blood vessels, choose the correct pathway that blood will take as it leaves the heart, travels to a tissue and return back to the heart 1 arteriole 2 capillary 3 elastic artery 4 distributing artery 5 vein 6 venule
3,4,1,2,6,5
Plasma makes up ______% of the volume of blood
55
An aponeurosis is defined as a
A broad, flat tendon
The most numerous of all the formed elements are leucocytes
False
The process of red blood cell formation is called hematopoiesis
False
The prefix "nephro" means
Kidney
Formed elements make up 45% of the volume of blood
True
Serum is plasma minus clotting proteins
True
The part of a solution present in the lesser amount is called solute
True
The prefix "leuco" means
White
The term vasa vasorum refers to a (an):
a blood vessel that supplies a blood vessel
The prefix "myco" means
fungus
The protein portion of hemoglobin is termed
globin
The swelling and eventual rupture of a red blood cell from the uptake of water may be caused by placing them in a
hypotonic solution
The prefix "arthro" means
joint
The prefix "macro" means
large
which of the following structures connect bone to bone
ligaments
Which of the following white blood cells help form antibodies at the site of inflammation
lymphocytes
The prefix "myelo" means
marrow
Which of the following white blood cells digest cellular debris and foreign particles
monocytes
The prefix "mayo" means
muscle
The movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher concentration is referred to as
osmosis
when oxygen combines with hemoglobin, the resulting product is called
oxy-hemoglobin
The amber-colored liquid portion of the blood is called
plasma
The lateral boundary of Scarpa's Triangle is
sartorius muscle
Blood is
slightly thicker and more adhesive than water
The inside of blood vessels is lined with
squamous epithelium
Calcium promotes the clotting of blood
true
Carbamino-hemoglobin is formed as a result of hemoglobin combining with carbon dioxide
true
Diffusion is the movement of molecules in a solution from an area of greater concentration to an area of lower concercentration
true
the thick elastic fiber and smooth muscle layer of an artery is called the
tunica media
What do veins posses that prevents a back flow of blood
valves
A decrease in the size of the lumen caused by a contraction in the smooth muscle in the wall if a medium sized artery is called
vaso-constriction
A decrease in the size of the lumen caused by a contraction in the smooth muscle in the wall of a medium sized artery is called
vaso-constriction
Collateral circulation is defined as
an alternate route through a secondary channel to bypass an obstruction in the main channel
The prefix "circum" means
around
A vessel that has branched into two is said to have
bifurcated
The function of this blood vessel is to exchange nutrients and wastes between blood and tissue cells:
capillaries
The process of clot formation is called
coagulation
The ability of a leukocyte to move through an unbroken capillary wall into tissues spaces is called
diapedisis
Which of the following white blood cells increases in an allergic reaction
eosinophils
Which of the following primary tissues resembles a tile shaped pattern
epithelial
An increase in the number of red blood cells is called
erythrocytosis
Crenation take place in a hypotonic solution
false
Granulocytes develop in yellow bone marrow
false
