Exam 1 Anatomy

• What is the difference between parietal and visceral pleura?

  Parietal pleura is the outer layer. The visceral layer is the inner layer and covers the lungs.
• What region is the abdominopelvic region that is the superior region in the middle column, and typically contains the duodenum, part of the liver, and part of the stomach?

  epigastric region
• What two parts do these cut between: coronal, transverse, and midsagittal?

  Coronal cuts anterior and posterior. Transverse cuts superior and inferior. Midsagittal cuts right and left halves
• Where is dense regular tissue found?

  it is found in tendons and ligaments
• Where is fibrocartilage found?

  Intervertebral discs
• What connective tissue is located only in the umbilical cord?

  mucous connective tissue
• Which tissue type contains varying amounts of extracellular matrix?

  connective
• Desmosomes provide resistance to mechanical stress at a single point 


  true
• A serous membrane is composed of

  mesothelium and underlying layer of connective tissue
• What is the best term for referring to the rear or tail end

  caudal
• In what abdominopelvic region is the urinary bladder found in?

  hypogastric
• What organelle provides enzymes for autolysis?

  lysosomes
• Where does the hair papilla contain?

  contains blood vessels and nerves
• What is the hair root?

  portion of hair within the follicle
• The ______ layer of the dermis contains a meshwork of collagen fibers that surround and support structures in the dermis

  reticular
• A rounded passageway through a bone is called a ______

  foramen
• The secondary ossification center in a long bone is located in the

  epiphysis
• A fracture at the distal end of the lateral forearm bone (radius) is a _____ fracture

  Colles
• Where does intramembranous ossification come from?

  develops from mesenchyme
• Where does endochondral ossification come from?

  begins with a hyaline cartilage model
• The region where a portion of the sphenoid bone articulates with the frontal, parietal, and temporal bones is called the _____

  pterion
• The slender curved bone that is located inferior to the skull between the mandible and larynx is the _____ bone. It is unique in that it does not articulate with any bones in the body.

  hyoid
• What are the four functions of the integument?

  protection, prevention of water loss, temperature regulation, and immune defense
• A fracture at the distal end of the lateral forearm bone (radius) is a _____ fracture

  Colles
• Cranial bones are fused in an aging skeleton


  True
• An important role of the vertebral column is protection of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves


  false; provides passageway, not protection
• During development, the limb bones are formed from _____

  lateral plate mesoderm
• Bones of the pelvic girdle

  right os coxae and left os coxae
• What motion occurs when a bone pivots around its own longitudinal axis?

  rotational
• The ligament that attaches the clavicle to the first rib and prevents dislocation of the shoulder when elevated is the _____ ligament.

  costoclavicular
• What layer of the mesenchyme forms the menisci?

  centrally placed mesenchyme
• What layer of the mesenchyme forms the articular capsule?

  laterally placed mesenchyme
• What layer of the mesenchyme forms the synovial membrane?

  medially placed mesenchyme
• Myotomes in a developing limb are divided into dorsal and ventral muscle masses

  true
• A lever is an elongated, rigid object that rotates around a fixed point called the _____

  fulcrum
• The specialized region of the sarcolemma that has folds and indentations to increase the membrane surface area covered by the synaptic knob is the

  motor end plate
• As a student sits at their desk answering test questions, which part of the pelvic gir is supporting the weight of the chair?

  ischial tuberosity
• If you palpate the bony projection on the lateral side of your wrist, just proximal to the thumb, what part of the radius are your feeling?

  styloid process
• In the acromioclavicular joint, the _____ ligament binds the clavicle to the scapula and provides most of the stability to the joint

  coracoclavicular
• The type of muscles in which the fascicles are at an oblique angle to the tendon, and the muscle fibers resemble a large feather, is called

  pennate