FSE-118 Embalming Anatomy Mid-Term Review

Flexion

Decreases the angle of a joint

The phrenic muscle may be also called the

Diaphragm

The layer of skin that contains melanin

Epidermis

The system of intermingling bone cells, intercellular structures and canals for blood vessels is called

Haversian system

What is the name of the horseshoe-shaped bone located in the cervical region, just above the voice box?

Hyoid

The inferior, lateral regions of the abdominal-pelvic area are known as the "iliac regions". What is another term used for these regions?

Inguinal regions

Which of the following terms means "away from the midline"?

Lateral

The muscle fibers if the intestinal tract run in which direction

Lengthwise and around the diameter of the tract

The study of muscles is called

Myology

Which muscle is not part of the hamstring?

None of the above

The rectus femoris muscle is associated with the

Patella

The basic filtation unit of the kidney, consiting of the glomerius and the bowmans capsule

Renal corpuscle

Rotation of the leg involves which muscle

Sartorius

Which of the following terms suggests, " a location close to the surface of a body or a body part"?

Superficial

Two bones utilized in closing the mouth with needle injector

The mandible and maxilla

Curved muscles within the stomach that ouch food through the pyloric sphincter

The rugae

When trying to locate the femoral artery, which of the following muscles can be used as a guide

The sartorius

Which of the following muscles runs along the shin of the leg?

Tibialias anterior

Which of the following terms describes the act of moving the arm laterally away from the trunk?

abduction

Type of connective tissue that stores fat

adipose tissue

Which of the following is another name for the gastro-intenstinal tract?

alimentary canal

Synovial joints contain

articular capsule, synovial membrane, articular cartilages

The order of the four sub-sections making up the colon is

ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid

The malleus, incus, and stapes are the three pairs of tiny bones referred to as

auditory ossicles

The skull is part of the

axial skeleton

Which of the following terms refers to the bodys armpits?

axillary

The large muscle is found on the anterior surface of the arm. It spans the shoulder and elbow joint.

biceps brachii

Term meaning the head

cephalic

pectoral girdle is which two bones

clavicle and scapulae

This term derives from the latin work for bark, the outter layer of the kidney

cortex

Ventral depression opposite of elbow

cubital fossa

The internal obliques are -- to the external obliques

deep

This term means further away from an attachment point

distal

What sweat glands help maintain body temperature?

eccrine glands

The outer layer of skin

epidermis

Approximately 10-inches long, this muscular tube serves as a passageway for food between the pharynx and the stomach?

esophagus

Term meaning upper leg or thigh

femoral

Which organ is not apart of the alumentary tract

gallbladder

The large muscle that begins at the ileum, sacrum, and coccyx is

gluteus maximus

Which of the following terms means, "towards the feet"?

inferior

The greater omentum

is a large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach.

The inner layer of the kidney

medulla

The bones of the palm of the hand are-

metacarpals

ceruminous glands

modified sweat glands, located in external ear canal, secretes cerumen (earwax)

What is the term for the pad of fat covering the female symphysis pubis

mons pubis

The illium, ischium, and pubis fuse together to form

os coxa

Which of the following are the primary reproductive organs of the female

ovaries

The membrane covering compact bone is

periosteum

Dorsal groove opposite of the knee is

popliteal fossa

Any prominent projection or overgrowth of a bone is called a

process

Muscle located in abdomen, but flexes the thigh

psoas major

The uterus is located between which of the following structures

rectum and bladder

Which of the following is not a part of the quadriceps?

rectus abdominus

Because of their location behind the peritoneal sack, the kidneys are described as being

retroperitoneal organs

The uppermost right region of the abdominal viscera

right hypochondriac

This plane of section divides the body into left and right sides

saggital

Glands that empty their secretions into hair follicles-

sebaceous glands

A cavity within the bone is called

sinus

Type of muscle attaches to bone to create movement

skeletal muscle

You can find sutural bones located along

skull

Which structure conducts vasculature and nerve supply to the testes

spermatic ducts

The most superficial and largest muscle in the front portion of the neck

sternocleidomastoid

Muscle fibers of the rectus abdominus

straight up and down

What type of joint is the elbow?

synovial or diathroses

The connective tissue structure that attaches muscle to muscle

tendon

If you're aspirating the brain, you will insert the trocar into the nasal canal and puncture-

the cribform plate

The point where the blood vessels, nerves and ureters enter the kidney is known as

the hilium

The aveolar processes are located in

the mandible and maxilla

This cavity contains the pleural, pericardial and mediastinal cavities

thoracic

What is the study of structures that give form to the body and provide landmarks on its surface?

topographical anatomy

Of the six-pelvic regions, which of the following is "the middle region, around the navel area"?

umbilical

These tubes convey urine out of the kidney and down to the bladder

ureters

Tendons-

Connect muscle to bone

The purpose of the prostate gland is to

Add secretions that activate spermatoza

What is any surface, prominence, or structure used to locate an adjacent structure or prominence?

Anatomical guide

The glabella is located

Between eyebrows on frontal bone.

The connective tissue is only found in the heart

Cardiac

Ligaments-

Connect bone to bone