1. The Human Body - Ex.1 - Questions

Front 1

1. Which are the main parts of the human body ?

Back 1

the head, the neck, the trunk, the limbs (extremities)

Front 2

2. What does the neck contain ?

Back 2

the cervicales vertebrae, tha pharynx, the larynx and important vessels and nerves

Front 3

3. What is the function of diaphragm ?

Back 3

The diaphragm devides the trunk into the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity with the pelvis at its lower end

Front 4

4. Which organs do we find in the abdominal cavity ?

Back 4

the stomach, the liver, the gallbladder, the pancreas, the spleen, the kidneys, the urinary bladder, the small and large intestines (bowels), internal reproductive organs

Front 5

5. What is the lower extremity attached to ?

Back 5

to the pelvic girdle

Front 6

6. How many bones are there in the skeleton of an adult human ?

Back 6

more than 200 bones (206)

Front 7

7. Which are the principal systems of the human body ?

Back 7

skeletal
muscular
locomotor
respiratory
reproductive
nervous
cardiovascular
excretory
digestive
lymphatic

Front 8

8. Give the description of a typical long bone.

Back 8

for examle - femur (thigh-bone), humerus
- two ends covered by articular cartilage, a mebrane (periosteum) around te shaft of diaphysis and a medullary od marrow cavity inside

Front 9

9. How is movement made possible ?

Back 9

Movement is made possible by the concration of muscles.

Front 10

10. What is the function of synovia ?

Back 10

The oily substance called synovia allows the ends of bones to glide smoothly over one another.

Front 11

11. What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles ?

Back 11

Most of the voluntary muscles are found in the extremities, the trunk and the head. They are capable of rapid and complicated movement.
Involuntary muscles only provide slow and mechanical movement in the walls of digestive and urinary tracts and other hollow organs and of the blood vessels. The are controlled unconsciously through the autonomous nervous system.

Front 12

12. How is the autonomous nervous system devided ?

Back 12

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

Front 13

13. What are the specific qualities of the cardiac muscle ?

Back 13

Cardiac muscle is a separate, extremely well-developed involuntary muscle. Its fibres are striated but they are short nad thick and contract rhythmically without any nervous impulse. The nerves can only modify the rate of contraction.

Front 14

14. What can we see on the abdomen ?

Back 14

The navel
On the chest there are two nipples and, in women, the breasts.

Front 15

15. Which important organs can be found inside the thorax ?

Back 15

the lungs, the heart, the great blood vessels, the trache (windpipe) and oesophagus (gullet)