Quiz 1 Which bone is not part of a coxal bone (os coxa)?

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consist of two or more different types of atoms

compound

connective tissue

consists of relatively few cells and much intercellular matrix

epithelial tissue

consists of subtypes based on cell shape and numbers of layers

any positively or negatively charged particle

ion

the lungs, pericardium and heart are all found in which cavity of the body?

thoracic cavity

osmosis

Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

Pericardium

Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.

which bone is felt as your shin

tibia

the spinal cord is found within which body cavity?

vertebral cavity

how many vertebrae are in the most superior region of the vertebral canal

7

muscle tissue

able to contract and generate force

associated with hydrogen ions

acid

reactions that need oxygen to proceed

aerobic

reactions that build larger structures from smaller

anabolic

Mediastinum

area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea

if anatomy is the study of structures of the body, what does physiology study?

functions of body structures

pleural cavity

contains the lungs

limbs only, further from torso

distal

glands that produce hormones would be the principle organs of which body system?

endocrine

a plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

frontal

the spleen, tonsils and appendix would be considered part of which system of the body?

lymphatic

which cellular structure contains enzymes that may digest worn-out organelles?

lysosomes

which facial bone is most moveable?

mandible

a directional term meaning closer to a midline

medial

a plane dividing the body into equal left and right sides

median

most cells of the body, excepting gametes, divide by cell division known as

mitosis

two or more atoms combined together

molecule

which type of membrane lines cavities that open to the exterior, such as respiratory, digestive and urinary?

mucous membrane

Which cellular structure consists of a "semipermeable phospholipid bilayer"?

plasma membrane

Which bone is not part of a coxal bone (os coxa) but is often confused for one?

sacrum

a plane dividing the body left and right

sagittal

bones the clavicle articulates with?

scapula at the AC joint, and the sternum

joints/articulations would be considered part of which system of the body?

skeletal

nervous tissue

specializes in initiating and conducting impulses


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