Final Exam

• This heart valve structure can be described as fibrous strings that attach the valve to the muscle?

  chordae tendinae
• The term central nervous system refers to the?

  brain and spinal cord
• ______ nerves conduct neural impulses to and from the brain?

  cranial
• What structure divides the left from the right ventricle?

  interventricular septum
• Renal pyramids are found in what part of the kidney?

  renal medulla
• Urine is transported from the bladder to the outside of the body by the?

  urethra
• What two organs release secretions into the duodenum of the small intestine?

  liver and pancreas
• A structure that helps prevent food from entering the pharynx prematurely is the?

  epiglottis
• Which organ filters blood, regulates blood volume and chemical makeup?

  kidneys
• The propulsive process that moves food from one organ to the next is called?

  peristalsis
• The sinoatrial node is located in the?

  right atrium
• Which of the following is not a part of a neuron?

  microglia
• The digestive tract is also referred to as the?

  alimentary canal and the GI tract
• Bile is produced by the ____ but stored in the ____

  liver; gallbladder
• Which of the following is not normally found in urine?

  blood
• The ___ is the structure positioned furthest from the glomerulus?

  distal convoluted tubule
• When the ventricles contract, the bicuspid (mitral) valve prevents blood from flowing from the?

  left ventricle to the left atrium
• The organ responsible for drying out indigestible food residue through water absorption and the elimination of feces is the?

  large intestine
• Which of the following is not a cranial nerve?

  phrenic
• All of the following are true of the vagina, except that it?

  holds spermatozoa prior to their passage to the uterus
• The organ that delivers semen into the female reproductive tract is the?

  penis
• An example of a multipolar neuron is a ___

  motor neuron
• Thick, clear mucus that cleanses the urethra of acidic urine is produced by the?

  bulbourethral glands
• The process of ovulation occurs in females approximately every?

  28 days
• Which of the following includes the brain and spinal cord?

  central nervous system
• Which one of the following terms describes the location of the kidneys?

  retroperitoneal
• After delivering oxygen, blood travels through tiny blood vessels called ___ and then into the veins?

  venules
• Deoxygenated blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the?

  superior and inferior vena cava
• The two major functional properties of neurons are?

  irritability and conductivity
• Which of the following modifications increases surface area in the small intestine with fingerlike extensions of the mucosa?

  villi
• The right AV valve is known as the?

  tricuspid valve
• The chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown are called?

  digestion
• Sperm that are ejaculated travel from the epididymis into the?

  ductus (vas) deferens