A&P Test

How many bones does the hand consist of?

27

Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm?

Abdominal and thoracic

Which of the following is the main function of the large intestine?

Absorb water

What chemical neurotransmitter interacts with skeletal muscle during muscle contraction?

Acetylcholine

Which of the following is a bone found in the cranium?

All are bones of the cranium

What is the term used to describe when the body is erect or standing, with the arms at the side and palms turned forward?

Anatomical position

What is the name of the part of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body?

Axon

Which of the following are mucus-producing glands located on each side of the vaginal opening?

Bartholin's gland

Which of the following is part of the hamstring muscle group?

Both biceps femoris and semitendinosus

Which of the following is NOT considered an ideal donor site to obtain a skin graft?

Buttocks

What hormone is secreted by the thyroid gland and increases calcium storage in bones?

Calcitonin

Which of the following is regulated by the parathyroid gland?

Calcium

The gastrocnemius muscle is located in which area of the body?

Calf

What type of bone tissue is located in the epiphysis of long bones?

Cancellous

Which of the following is a flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints?

Cartilage

The appendix is a finger-like projection connected to what portion of the large intestine?

Cecum

Which of the following is the second-largest part of the brain?

Cerebellum

Which of the following is the name of cells found in cartilage?

Chondrocytes

What is the name of the network of specialized capillaries within the brain that secretes cerebrospinal fluid?

Choroid plexus

A patient has a fracture in which the radius is bent but not displaced, and the skin is intact. This type of fracture is known as which of the following?

Closed, greenstick

Which of the following supplies blood to the myocardium?

Coronary arteries

Which of the following brain structures allows for communication between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum?

Corpus Callosum

Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland?

Cranial

Which of the following cube-shaped cells line the kidney tubules?

Cuboidal epithelial cells

What two anatomical landmark structures must be identified during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery?

Cystic duct and cystic artery

Which of the following is not a phase of mitosis?

Cytophase

The dermis is mainly composed of:

Dense irregular connective tissue

Which of the following are inspiratory muscles?

Diaphragm and external costal muscles

What is the name of the shaft of a long bone?

Diaphysis

The liver is part of what body system?

Digestive

Which of the following is known as a double sugar?

Disaccharides

What type of sweat gland is found on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet?

Eccrine

A blood clot, air, or organic material that is free flowing in the vascular system is known as a(n):

Emboli

What is the name of the dislodged part of a clot that circulates through the bloodstream?

Embolism

What is the name of the membrane that lines the medullary cavity?

Endosteum

_____ is a specialized protein molecule found in all living cells.

Enzyme

Which of the following best describes the area affected by a third-degree burn?

Epidermis, dermis, and a portion of the subcutaneous layers are affected

What part of the skin is taken in a full-thickness skin graft?

Epidermis, dermis, and part of subcutaneous tissue

Which of the following anatomical regions of the abdomen lies just distal to the sternum?

Epigastric region

What is the name of the end of the long bones?

Epiphysis

_____ transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body.

Erythrocytes

Third-degree burns that appears charred or pearly white are referred to as:

Eschar

Which sinus is shown below?

Ethmoid

Which of the following is NOT part of the integumentary system?

Fascia

The _____ is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes.

Foramen magnum

Which of the following describes the cluster of blood capillaries found in each nephron in the kidney?

Glomerulus

Which of the following organelles is involved in processing and packaging proteins for export out of the cell?

Golgi apparatus

What is the function of the organ of Corti?

Hearing

Where is the acetabulum located?

Hip

Which of the following terms describes the body's ability to maintain its normal state?

Homeostasis

Which cranial nerve is continuous with the retina and transmits the impulses related to sight?

II

What happens to the diameter of a blood vessel in the dermis layer when body temperature increases?

Increases

Which is NOT one of the three processes that food undergoes in the body?

Inspiration

Which of the following is the reason why women of high socioeconomic status and higher education have a higher incidence of breast cancer?

Later age at birth

LUQ refers to what part of the abdominal section?

Left Upper Quadrant

Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins?

Left atrium

Which structure made of connective tissue connects bone to bone?

Ligament

Which of the following organs is involved with the production of prothrombin and fibrinogen and is also responsible for producing bile, removing bilirubin from the blood, and manufacturing plasma proteins?

Liver

Which of the following is included in the vulva?

Mons pubis, labia majora, and Bartholin's glands

Which of the following is the correct order, from the innermost layer to the outermost, of the tissues that compose the small intestines?

Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa

Which of the following is a lubricating substance that is produced by goblet cells?

Mucus

Where is the primary "pacemaker of the heart" located?

Myocardium

Which portion of the uterus is shown in the image below?

Myometrium

During an exploratory laparotomy the surgeon encounters a double fold of peritoneum. This is known as:

Omentum

Which of the following terms is used to describe the production of female gametes?

Oogenesis

_____ is the process where cartilage changes to bone.

Ossification

Which of the following are the air-containing spaces that open or drain into the nasal cavity?

Paranasal sinuses

Which of the following best describes the process whereby the stomach muscles contract to propel food through the digestive tract?

Peristalsis

At which abdominal layer is the first closing count performed?

Peritoneum

Which of the following glands is located in the skull?

Pineal

Which of the following best describes the action that happens during plantar flexion?

Pointing the foot downward

In men, which of the following structures is located at the neck of the bladder and surrounds the urethra?

Prostate

Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart by which of the following structures?

Pulmonary veins

Which of the following is the male gamete?

Question options: Sperm

What quadrant is the gallbladder located in?

RUQ

What is the name of the bone running up the thumb side of the forearm?

Radius

The thoracic cage is a structural unit important for which of the following functions?

Respiration

What term describes movement around a longitudinal axis?

Rotation

What are the names of the folds located in the lining of the stomach?

Rugae

Which of the following is a method to determine the extent of a burn injury?

Rules of Nines

Where are the majority of the nutrients absorbed?

Small intestines

Which of the following is located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity?

Spleen

Which of the following is the lymphoid organ that is a reservoir for red blood cells and filters organisms from the blood?

Spleen

What is the primary function of the gallbladder?

Store and concentrate bile

Which of the following best describes the appendix?

The appendix is a finger-like projection that is connected to the cecum

Twisting of an organ or a structure on itself is:

Torsion

A surgeon will make an incision into what structure during a myringotomy?

Tympanic membrane

What is the name of the bone running up the pinky side of the forearm?

Ulna

Which of the following is the waste product produced by the kidneys?

Urine

Which of the following membranes covers the organs?

Visceral membrane

What is the term used to describe the female external genitalia?

Vulva

What process is located on the anterior of the scapula and is inferior to the shaft of the clavicle?

coracoid process

Which of the following is NOT a lipid?

polysaccharide (Carbs) multiple sugar molecules bonded together