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Force that causes a structure to twist about its length

Torsion

Which of the following is part of the lymphatic system?

Nodes

____ is not part of the skeletal system

Skin

Which of the following forces acts perpendicular to the length of an object?

Shear

All of the following are types of muscle except

Rough

Which of the following means away from the midline?

Lateral

Which term means closer to the head?

Superior

The ____ cavity contains the stomach

Abdominal

The _____ plane divides the body into top and bottom half.

Transverse

The _____ is proximal to the elbow

Shoulder

The amount of force distributed over a given area is

Pressure

____ epithelial makes up the esophagus.

Stratified squamous

Multicellular exorcise glands have two basic parts: a duct and a _____

Secretory unit

All of the following are functions of connective tissue except

Contracting

Which of the following is not a type of fiber found in connective tissue

Micro fibers

Fat cells make up _____ tissue

Adipose

Which of the following secret collagen?

Fibroblasts

_____ cartilage forms a smooth covering on the ends of long bones

Hyaline

Nerve tissue includes neurons and ____ cells

Glial

_____ is an enzyme used in transcriotion

RNA polymerase

Which of the following is not part of the skeleton?

Areola tissue

____ is the carbohydrate made by liver and muscle cells.

Glycogen

The thinnest fibers on the cytoskeleton are ____.

Microfilaments

During which stage of mitosis does cytokinesis occur?

Telephase

Which of the following is not a function of the skin?

Contraction

The ____ of the skin is deep to the dermis.

Hypodermis

A pigment that acts as sunscreen

Melanocytes

Tough protein found in skin and nails

Keratin

Found only on palms, soles, fingers, and toes

Stratum lucidum

Function of Merkel cells

Touch receptors

Two layers of the dermis

Papillary and reticular

Component of ABCD rule (determining melanoma)

Color

All of the following are functions of the subcutaneous fat except

Blood storage

Membrane that lines body cavities open to the outside world

Mucous

Next layer after stratum basale

Stratum spinosum

Function of sebum

Keeping skin soft, hair soft, killing bacteria

Curly hair follicle shape

Flat

A bed sore is caused by

An area of localized pressure

Which of the following is not a symptom of peritonitis

Bluish skin color

Which of the following is part of the thoracic cage

Ribs, sternum, thoracic vertebrae

Which of the following is not a bone of the pelvic girdle?

Scapula

Most freely movable joints in the body

Ball and socket

Densest bone

Cortical

Cortical bone tissue forms what layer of bone

Outer

Membrane lining medullary cavity

Endosteum

Which of the following is not part of an osteon?

Periosteum

True about ossification

Begins before birth, occurs in two phases, osteoclasts create the medullary cavity

Number of true ribs

7

Another name for collarbone

Clavicle

Not part of the skull

Coccyx

Joints that consists of reciprocally shaped convex and concave surfaces

Saddle

Type of bones in wrist

Short

White covering of the epiphysis is formed by

Articular cartilage

Not part of a typical vertebra

Trochanter

Upper portion of the sternum

Manubrium

Number of nuclei in skeletal muscle

Multiple

Not a behavioural characteristic of muscle

Bendability

Involuntary muscle

Cardiac and smooth

Number of nuclei in smooth muscle

One

Not a parallel muscle fiber arrangement

Unipennate

Muscle fibers that attach to a central tendon

Multipennate

Not a muscle of head or neck

Internal intercostals

Muscle of the upper back

Trapezius

Muscle that causes extension of forearm

Brachioradialis

Muscle that encircles the eye

Oribicularis oris

Not a member of the hamstring group

Sartorius

Condition in which a calcium mass forms within a muscle

Myositis ossificans

Caused by impact

Contusion

Forward movement of a body segment away from anatomical position in the sagittal plane

Flexion

Produce myelin

Oligodendrocytes

Protect neurons from harmful substances in the blood

Microglia

Neuromuscular Junction

Synapse

Multipolar neuron

Motor neuron

Primary somatic sensory cortex location

Cerebrum

Pons regulates what

Breathing

Middle layer of meninges

Arachnoid mater

Can't pass through blood brain barrier

Nicotine

Lobe responsible for intelligence

Frontal

Not a cranial nerve

Phrenic

Secretes earwax

Ceruminous gland

Pinna belongs to what part of the ear

Outer

Ossicles

Hammer, stirrup, anvil

Hearing receptors

Hair cells

Causes the tectonics membrane to move

Endolymph

Communicates with the cerebellum about balance

Vestibular

Ossicles that attaches to the tympanic membrane

Hammer

Stimulate gustatory hairs to send nerve impulses to the brain

Tastants

Widens and narrows to adjust the amount of light entering the eye

Pupil

Characterized by progressive thinning of the retina

Macular degeneration

Clouding of the lens of the eye

Cataracts

Middle layer of the eye

Choroid