Final Exam

Please match each term with the definition:

Please match the following systems:

Which organ system produces immune cells and has a role in fluid balance?

Which organ system protects organs, allows for support and movement, and also plays a key role in blood formation?

Which type of tissue covers the body’s surface?

The type of plane that divides the body horizontally into upper and lower portions is called a

The dorsal cavity contains the

The heart is located in the mediastinum, which is part of what cavity?

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Which of the following is one of the roles served by proteins in the plasma membrane?

Threadlike structures composed of DNA and protein that fill a cell’s nucleus are called

What important task occurs in the nucleolus?

Water pressure that develops in a solution as a result of osmosis is called

What force drives the process of filtration in the body’s capillaries?

Which body process makes use of the sodium-potassium pump?

What determines genetic code?

RNA differs from DNA in that it:

Chromosomes form during which phase of mitosis?

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Please match the following term with its definition:

Which skin layer contains nerve endings, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands?

Which skin layer receives oxygen and nutrients by diffusion from the skin layer beneath it?

Which statement best describes the life cycle of an epidermal cell?

What is the purpose of Melanin?

How does the skin help regulate body temperature?

Clubbing of the nails is a sign of (a)

Approximately how much fluid does the body lose per day in insensible perspiration?

Which glands have the most important role in maintaining constant core temperature?

A burn that involves only the epidermis is classified as

Why are some full-thickness burns not painful initially?

A young woman sustains second- and third-degree burns on the front of both legs from the thigh to the ankle and second-degree burns on the front of her right arm. Using the Rule of Nines, what percentage of her body has been burned?

Which of the following correctly describes skeletal muscle?

How does muscle attach to muscle?

What is an aponeurosis?

What are myofibrils?

What is the chief function of T tubules?

Besides ATP, muscle contraction requires

Which statement correctly describes the sequence of events in muscle contraction?

n the disease myasthenia gravis, the body produces antibodies against receptors for acetylcholine (ACh). As a result, not all ACh can find a receptor. Based on your knowledge of how muscle contraction occurs, what key symptoms would you expect to see and why?

Which factor influences the strength with which a muscle fiber contracts?

If impulses reach a muscle fiber so rapidly that fibers don’t have a chance to relax completely before the next impulse arrives, what condition will occur?

The division of the nervous system that carries signals from nerve endings to the central nervous system is the

The part of the nervous system that carries signals from the skin, bones, joints, and muscles to the central nervous system is the

The central nervous system includes the

When you touch something hot, the type of neurons that send impulses allowing you to withdraw your hand are

Neurons found in the CNS that connect incoming sensory pathways with outgoing motor pathways are called:

What are the consequences if a nerve lacks a neurilemma?

When a neuron’s cell membrane is polarized and contains an abundance of sodium on the inside and an abundance of potassium on the outside, the cell is

Which statement about nerve impulse conduction in myelinated neurons is true?

Which statement about neurotransmitters is true?

Nerves from which region of the spinal cord innervate the chest, head, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, and diaphragm?

To perform a lumbar puncture, physicians insert a hollow needle into the subarachnoid space between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae and remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. Why do you think they choose this location for the procedure?

Gray matter primarily contains

White matter appears white because of

A patient is admitted to the hospital with paralysis on the right side of the body. Magnetic resonance imaging reveals that he has suffered a stroke on the left side of his brain. What is the most likely explanation for the location of his symptoms?

A patient who is experiencing severe pain down the back of the leg most likely has an injury to a nerve in which plexus?

Which nerve stimulates the diaphragm for breathing?

Which portion of the brain contains the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata?

Which statement about the medulla oblongata is true?

Which portion of the brain controls the autonomic nervous system?

An injury to which part of the brain is most likely to impair reasoning and cause socially inappropriate behavior?

Someone who has experienced an injury to the hippocampus would most likely

Which statement about the autonomic nervous system is correct?

What structural feature of the sympathetic nervous system allows it to cause the “fight-or-flight” response to be both immediate and widespread?

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Air is warmed and moistened in the

Which region of the pharynx contains the tonsils?

Which of the following is true about the larynx?

What purpose does mucus in the nasal cavity serve?

What function do the vestibular folds of the larynx serve?

Based on your knowledge of the anatomy of the lower respiratory tract, where is the most likely location for an aspirated (inhaled) piece of food to lodge and why?

What is the purpose of surfactant?

Which substance normally exists in the pleural cavity?