A&P H A2 Flashcards

Skin responsible for finger prints?

What type of synovia joint is the elbow?

Where is blood produced in infants after birth?

What structure is a ball and socket joint?

What are macromolecules genetic code carried on?

What cavity of heart has the thickest wall?

What are like cells grouped together called?

Which type of skin cancer can be recognized in lesion character based on the ABCD rule?

What contributes phagocytes in white blood cells?

Which organ is part of male reproductive system and urinary system?

Which structure regulates the transport substances in and out of the cell?

What is function of thrombocytes?

Which bones are formed by intramembranous ossification?

Where does digestive begin in digestive system?

Urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs are found in which cavity?

Which anatomic structure houses the malleus, incus, and stapes?

Anaerobic respiratory can lead to a burning sensation caused by which molecules?

What do ceruminous gland secretes?

Which muscle of quadriceps famous group lies on the side surface of lower extremity?

Which structure is located on sternum?

Which of the following hormones decreases the concentration of blood glucose?

Which structure controls the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland?

How much of a female’s blood volume is composed of red blood cells?

Which type of cholesterol is considered to be the best for health?

Where are the vocal cords located?

Where does gas exchange occur in the human body?

What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions?

In which of the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be found?

What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

Which of the following epithelial types is correctly matched with its major function?

A tissue examined under the microscope exhibits the following characteristics: cells found on internal surface of stomach, no extracellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What type of tissue is this?

Nerve tissue is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to as which of the following?

Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure for the organs?

What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs?

What is the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood through the alveoli called?

In order for inhalation to occur, what must happen?

Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood does which of the following?

How does the trachea remain open like a hollow tube?

The stomach muscle churns and mixes food, turning the mass into a soupy substance called which of the following?

Which type of cell division takes place in the gonads?

In what area of the body would you expect to find an especially thick stratum corneum?

Which of the following proteins is produced by cartilage?

Which component of the nervous system is responsible for lowering the heart rate?

Which type of substance breaks down to form urea?

What is the name for a joint that can only move in two directions?

In which of the following muscle types are the filaments arranged in a disorderly
manner?

What are the glands of skin that produce a thin, watery secretion?

Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production of which of the following?

Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? (Select all that apply.)
A. Support the body
B. Hemopoiesis
C. Conduct impulses
D. Provide protection

The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the middle region of the humerus. What is he describing?

You have been given a sample of tissue that has open spaces partially filled by an
assemblage of needlelike structures. What is the tissue?

The heart has an intrinsic beat that is initiated by which of the following?

Vasodilation and vasoconstriction result from which of the following?

Which of the following is the blood vessel where exchanges take place between blood and the cells of the body?

What is the function of aldosterone?

All the nutrients that enter the hepatic portal vein are routed where for decontamination?

Which of the following bones is the only moveable bone of the skull?

Which mineral is responsible for regulating fluid in the body?

Why are skeletal muscles also called voluntary muscles?

All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over which of the following?

Motor or neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS

Jeffery has contracted bulbar poliomyelitis, and it has affected the medulla oblongata. The doctors warned the family that his condition is grave and death may be imminent. What functions of the medulla oblongata have warranted such a dire prognosis?

What are chemical messengers that control growth, differentiation, and the metabolism of specific target cells called?

Which of the following are tropic hormones? (Select all that apply.)
A. Somatotropin
B. Follicle-stimulating hormone
C. Antidiuretic hormone
D. Thyroid-stimulating hormone

Which leukocytes are correctly matched with their function or description? (Select all that apply.)
A. Monocytes—become macrophages
B. Basophils—the most common type of WBC
C. Lymphocytes—important in immune response
D. Neutrophils—phagocytize microorganisms

Which are the functional units of the kidney?

What are the two functions of the male and female sex organs?

In men, spermatozoa develop within the _______ of each testis.

Testicular activity is under the control of which hormone(s)?

Which hormone initiates the preparation of the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy?

During pregnancy, what organ produces the hormones that maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk production?

What is the name of the structure that prevents food from entering the airway?

Which substance makes up the pads that provide support between the vertebrae?

How many different types of tissue are there in the human body?

What is the name of the outermost layer of skin?

Which hormone stimulates milk production in the breasts during lactation?

Which of the following structures has the lowest blood pressure?

Which of the heart chambers is the most muscular?

Which part of the brain interprets sensory information?

How much air does an adult inhale in an average breath?

Which type of cell secretes antibodies?

Which force motivates filtration in the kidneys?

Which structure of the nervous system carries action potential in the direction of a
synapse?

Where is the parathyroid gland located?

What is the name of the process in the lungs by which oxygen is transported from the air to the blood?

What are the chemical substances that prevent a sharp change in the pH of a fluid
when an acid or a base is added to it

What do T-lymphocytes do?

Which structure produces T-lymphocytes?

Which structure produces B-lymphocytes?

What is the function of Eustachian tube?

What physiological response occurs when epinephrine and non-ephedrine

Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory system?

The structure in the lower Respiratory System includes:

Calcaneus is located in what part of the body?

Dorsiflexion plantar flexion are types of joint movement that are associated with
which part of the body?

A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in which area?

The ankle ____ is to the knee

Posterior means what part of the body?

Which bones are located in the forearm?

Which bone dose not articulate with any other bone?

Which of the following elements is necessary for muscle contraction?

Diet is important because bone are storage places for?

What female reproductive organ produces oocytes, estrogen, progesterone?

Which layer of the cutaneous membrane are nerve endings located

Where is the nerve ending close to the skin?

Which bones are formed first by intramembrous ossification?

Ligaments provides with connection?

Sprain occurs when there is a tear in which structure?

Why are tendons and ligament most likely to be slow in healing following an injury?

Compact tissue with Haversian canals is classified as what type of tissue?

What structure conducts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?

As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to resorb
bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?

Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?

A Client has large pituitary tumor. The nurse knows that this tumor exists in which
part of the body?

Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and stapes?

Ceruminous glands secrete

What is the function of the Sebaceous gland?

The nurse explains to a client that the stomach is lined by which type of membrane?

The mediastinum is located within which cavity?

What effects do serotonin has on neurotransmitters?

What does antidiuretic hormone act on?

The occipital region is located in which part of the body?

In white blood cells what contributes to phagocytosis?

Thrombocytes (platelets)

Which blood element carries oxygen

Which structure carries oxygen to the cells?

Blood cell formation

Which gland is commonly known as the "Master Gland"?

What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature homeostasis?

Which statement are true about bone?

What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?

Which structure of the gastrointestinal tract controls the movement of content from small intestine to the large intestine?

What are the divisional regions of the large intestine (colon)?

Where in the human body are nutrients absorbed?

Ossification begins during what?

Fertilization occurs in the?

. Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure?

Which term is used to describe the waist bones/area?

An over-production of cerumen (earwax) can accumulate in which area?

The mitral value is located between which two structures?

The olfactory nerves are associate in which sense?

Which of the special senses respond to chemical?

Which vessel brings blood from the lungs to the heart?

What vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?

Which hormone(s) is/are produced by the ovaries?

Two principles divisions that makeup nervous system?

The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the distal region of the
humerus. What area is he describing?

Which term is used to describe movement of the arms and legs away from midline of the body?

Which part of the body do you check for carotid pulse

Structure provides a pulse reading in the neck?

What is the primary function of the hemoglobin (blood)?

What stimulates the chemoreceptors to function?

Which condition causes a client to say "I can't see far away"?

What organ produces insulin?

When drawing blood from antecubital region which blood vessel is used to obtain
blood?

What hormone induces growth of pubic and axillary hair at puberty?

Increase in rate of depth of breath results in what blood PH change?

What is the function of the hypothalamus?

The passive movement of molecules or particles along a concentrated gradient or
from a region of higher concentration to a lower concentration is called

High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest?

What blood vessel perfuses the kidney?

The skin is the largest organ of the body. What gives the skin its color?

What is the outer most protective layer of the skin?

The organ of corti is located in?

The rough endoplasmic reticulum functions in the human cell to?

Tissue repair is enhanced by a diet high in?

What is the definition of chyme?

What are hormones?

What cellular process helps to move debris and mucous through the lining of tubules?

Which is a hollow organ?

Which muscle is included in the quadriceps femoris group?

Which of the following location would the urinary bladder & internal reproductive
organ be found?

Which part of the brain attaches to spinal cord?

Which structure is responsible for normal respiratory function?

T4 is controlled by what?

What gland is located on the anterior surface of the trachea?

Function of ADH

Which hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland?

Which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary gland?

What female hormone stimulate the development of Graafian follicles?

What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulation is increased?

What part of the body is the buttock- dorsal. / The buttock is on which surface of the body?

The esophagus is located in which body cavity?

The tympanic membrane is located between which structures?

What is the end result of meiosis?

How many days is the average menstrual cycle?

Urinary system in the human body primary task is to?

What is the function of the phrenic nerve?

What does vitamin D do to the skin?

Which of the following produce progesterone to prepare the uterus for pregnancy?

Which antibodies are found in the plasma of type A blood?

Which antibodies are found in the plasma of type AB blood?

What encloses the heart?

Where is the tibialis anterior muscle located?

How many carb per gram do carbohydrates contain?

Where is the pulmonary ossification center located?

Which of the following best describes a capillary?

Which one increases angle at the joint?

What are the four basic tissue types?

Order of organization of living things:

What is the function of aldosterone in the kidneys, when it is secreted?

What does lymphatic system do?

What structure of the eye picks out color?

What is the transparent portion of the fibrous layer of the eye?

The basic unit of life and the building block of tissue/organism

The study of tissues/cells –

What characteristic best describe dermis?

Osteoblast –

broken humerus adolescent: classified as a

The enzymes that regulates all chemical reactions within the body –

chemical messengers that control the growth, differentiation, and
metabolism of specific target cells

Causes of ear infection in children?

Herpes is a viral infection usually characterized by

Function of trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles?

Which subdivision of autonomic nervous system operates using the
neurotransmitters norepinephrine and epinephrine?

transmit nerve impulses toward the CNS

neurons transmit nerve impulses away from d CNS
towards the organs such as muscles, glands, &digestive organs

What part of the male reproduction produce most of the semen?

Produce most of the sperm

It is very cold… shivering? What muscle is involved?