Anatomy 1 Midterm

The mammary area is both:

The sacral area is ____ to the lumbar area and ____ to the iliac areas.

The areas of the body that have names similar to the bones within them are:

The endocrine system:

The thoracic cavity contains all of these except the:

Which statement is NOT true of the body cavities?

A cross section of a vein would look like a:

Which of these areas is NOT on the dorsal side of the body?

An ionic bond is formed when:

Glucose molecules are the subunits of:

The function of DNA is to:

The element that provides strength in bones and teeth is:

Which statement is NOT true of the pH scale?

A blood pH of 7.36 is:

The product of cell respiration that will cause acidosis if present in excess is:

A reaction in which smaller molecules are bonded to form larger ones is called a

The cell organelles that contain enzymes to digest ingested pathogens are the

The movement of water and dissolved materials through a membrane from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure is called:

Blood pressure provides the energy for the transport process of:

If human cells are placed in a hypotonic solution, they will:

Human cells will lose water and shrivel if they are placed in a ____ solution.

A solution with a greater salt concentration than cells is said to be:

White blood cells are able to ingest or engulf pathogens by the process of:

Most human cells have ____ chromosomes, which contain ____, the hereditary material.

In mitosis, the chromosomes become visible as short rods during:

Frequent mitosis is important to the body for all of these except:

Spermatogenesis is the name for ____ that takes place in the ____.

In protein synthesis, the original genetic code is found in the:

The genetic code is a triplet code, which means that:

In protein synthesis, the copying of a DNA gene by mRNA is called:

The tissue that sweeps pathogens up and out of the trachea is:

Cartilage is found in joints because it:

The function of white blood cells is:

The cells that are important for blood clotting are:

The location of cardiac muscle is the:

The serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity is the:

The function of serous fluid in all of its locations is to:

The function of smooth muscle in arteries is to:

The connective tissue that stores potential energy is:

The layer of the skin that is made of fibrous connective tissue is the:

The outer layer of the skin is the ____, and the inner layer of the skin is the ____.

Which statement is NOT true of the skin?

The cells in the epidermis that are capable of phagocytosis are:

The cutaneous receptors for pain are:

A function of sebum is to:

The growth of some bacteria on the skin surface is inhibited by:

The process by which sweating promotes loss of excess body heat is

Vasoconstriction in the dermis is important to:

The subcutaneous tissue is made of:

The spongy bone of flat and irregular bones contains:

In the embryo, the bones of the skull are first made of:

In an embryonic long bone, centers of ossification are found in the:

In an embryonic femur, the osteoclasts form:

The nutrient that is needed for the efficient absorption of calcium by the small intestine is:

Three nutrients that are needed to become part of bone matrix are:

 Two vitamins that are needed for the calcification process to synthesize bone matrix are:

Which statement is NOT true of PTH and calcitonin?

The hormone that increases energy production from glucose only is:

The hormones that contribute to bone growth by increasing the production of energy are:

The temporal bone helps protect the sense organs for:

The sphenoid and ethmoid bones are among the bones of the:

Paranasal sinuses are found in all of these bones except the:

The three pairs of ribs that articulate indirectly with the sternum are called:

The seven vertebrae in the neck are called:

Between adjacent thoracic vertebrae are ____ joints.

Which statement is NOT true of muscle tone?

The cerebellum of the brain:

Which statement is NOT true of the muscles and the brain?

With respect to muscles, glycogen is:

Both hemoglobin and myoglobin are able to bond to oxygen because they contain:

In the sliding filament mechanism of muscle contraction, the proteins that slide past each other as the muscle fiber shortens are:

The muscle of the face that raises the mandible is the:

The function of the gluteus maximus is to:

Which muscle is NOT paired with its correct function?

Which statement is NOT true of pH and human body fluids?