bio 216 quizzes

What is a ligand?

A chemical that serves as a signal

What it is the anatomical name of the socket the femur fits into? Select one: a. Trochlear notch b. Iliac fossa c. Coronoid fossa d. Glenoid cavity e. Acetabulum

Acetabulum

The coronoid fossa is ___ on the distal end of the humerous. Select one: a. Lateral b. Posterior c. Medial d. Ipsilateral e. Anterior

Anterior

Which of the following is a cartilaginous joint? Select one: a. Ball and Socket b. Symphyses c. Planar d. Gomphosis e. Glenohumeral joint

Ball and socket

The olecranal region is ___ to the acromial region.

Distal

The cribiform plate is part of the ___ bone. Select one: a. Frontal b. Occipital c. Temporal d. Sphenoid e. Ethmoid

Ethmoid

The scapula is part of the axial skeleton. True or False? Select one: True False

False

The sternum is an example of a ___ bone. Select one: a. Long b. Sesamoid c. Flat d. Short e. Irregular

Flat

What anatomical word is used to refer to the Forehead?

Frons

What bone does not articulate with any other bone in the body, and is part of the axial skeleton system? Select one: a. 12th rib b. Volmer c. Hyoid d. Lacrimal e. Palatine

Hyoid

Which of the following articulates with the sacrum? Select one: a. Acetabulum b. Cuboidal c. Ilium d. Pubis e. Ischium

Ilium

An exaggerated posterior curve to the thoracic region of the spine is called _____. Select one: a. Scoliosis b. Ostioporosis c. Spina bifida d. Lordosis e. Kyphosis

Kyphosis

In correct anatomical position, the location of the thumb (or pollex) is ___ to the little finger (or metacarpal and phalanges set V). Select one: a. Lateral b. Superior c. Medial d. Distal e. Proximal

Lateral

Which one of the following is not a tarsal? Select one: a. Talus b. Cuneiform Cuneiform c. Calcaneus d. Lunate e. Navicular

Lunate

What is the name of the crescent-shaped area of the nail body near the cuticle? Select one: a. Nail plate b. Hyponychium c. Peronychium d. Free edge e. Lunula

Lunula

To replace damaged skin, cell division must occur. This type of cell division is called ___. Select one: a. Meiosis b. Mitosis c. Bionary fission

Mitosis

What word means "eating cell"?

Phagocytosis

Which of the following bones is a carpal? Select one: a. Talus b. Navicular c. Calcaneus d. Pisiform e. Cuneiform

Pisiform

The joint at which the atlas rotates around the axis is an example of a .... Select one: a. saddle joint b. pivot joint c. hinge joint d. ball and socket joint e. gliding joint

Pivot Joint

What anatomical word is used to refer to the sole of the foot?

Plantar

The "turk's saddle" (Sella turcica) is part of the ___ bone. Select one: a. Sphenoid b. Temporal c. Ethmoid d. Occipital e. Frontal

Sphenoid

Pressure-sensitive cells found in the subcutaneous layer of the skin. - Merkel cells Causes the red or pink tent in skin color - Hemoglobin, Male-pattern baldness - Androgenic alopecia Layer of integument that contains a lot of adipose tissue - Subcutaneous or hypodermis Most plentiful type of skin cell. - Keratinocytes Finger prints - Epidermal ridge Produce ear wax - Ceruminous glands

TRUE

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - Produces lipids Cell nucleus - Houses protein and DNA Plasma membrane - Selecive Permiability Cytokinesis - Cytoplasm divides Centrosome - Forms mitotic spindle Lysosome - "Cell stomach" digests organelles, Mitochondria - ATP synthesis Ribosome - Location of protein synthesis

TRUE

What cellular process produces protein? Select one: a. Replication b. Glycosilation c. Transcription d. Phosphorilation e. Translation

Translation

Which plane of section divides the body into upper and lower portions, or perpendicular to a longitudinal plane?

Transverse

The olecranon is found on the proximal end of this bone. Select one: a. Fibula b. Ulna c. Humerus d. Radius e. Tibia

Ulna

The ribs articulate with the ___ side of the vertebra's transverse process. Select one: a. Anterior b. Posterior

anterior

Which of the following does not play a role in skin color. Select one: a. Cognitive capability or personality b. Melanocyte activity c. Carotene concentration d. Dermal blood supply e. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation

cognitive capability or personality

Which type of bone cell breaks down bone matrix? Select one: a. Osteocytes b. Osteoblasts c. Osteoclasts d. Chondrocytes e. Osteogenic

osteoclasts

Connective tissue is the most diverse tissue in the animal body. Select one: True False

true