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
