Anatomy Test Questions

The basic component of skin, hair, and nails is:

keratin

Body odor is due to secretions of the:

apocrine sweat glands

Dandruff and cells that slough off (fall off) as dry skin are cell remnants from the

stratum corneum

Which of the following is NOT true about melanin?

a) is produced by melanocytes

b) is some shade of red or dark brown

c) protects DNA from harmful UV radiation

d) is most concentrated in the stratum spinosum

is most concentrated in the stratum spinosum

All of the following are true about dermal papillae EXCEPT:

a) they are cone shaped

b) they are responsible for the pattern of fingerprints

c) they extend into the epidermis

d) they occur in the reticular layer

Characteristics of the epidermis include all of the following except:

a) top layer is the stratum corneum

b) has blood vessels

c) serves as UV radiation protection

d) all of the above

has blood vessels

A tanned skin is _______________.

a) a sign of damaged skin

b) at increased risk for developing skin cancer

c) at increased risk for early wrinkling

d) all of the above are correct

all of the above are correct

The ethmoid is an example of which type of bone?

a) short

b) irregular

c) long

d) flat

irregular

Trabeculae are found in

spongy bone

In the embryo, hyaline cartilage turns into this type of tissue:

The portion of the long bone that remains as cartilage until the end of puberty:

epiphyseal plate

The keystone of the skull, the _____ articulates with all other skull bones:

sphenoid bone

The dura mater membrane, which covers the brain, is attached to the

crista galli

The only unarticulated bone in the body, it plays a role in the production of speech:

hyoid

The structures on the base of the skull that articulate with the atlas and let you nod your head “yes”

occipital condyles

Which of the following structures serves to lighten the weight of the skull?

a) spongy bone

b) cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

c) sutures

d) sinuses

sinuses

Lambdoidal suture connects the

parietal to occipital bones

A depression that houses the pituitary gland is the

sella turcica

The skeleton accounts for ______% of the mass of the body

20

Olfactory nerves pass through this structure on their way to the brain

cribriform plate of ethmoid bone

Concentric rings of bony tissue in an osteon:

lamallae

The membrane that lines the wall of the thoracic cavity would be:

parietal pleura

This body system regulates temperature and contains numerous sensory receptors:

integumentary

You are performing an autopsy, and you are looking at a super thin slice of the kidney. This is referred to as:

microanatomy

Most of the heat needed to maintain life is generated by:

the muscular system

“I have a horrible headache” is an example of:

symptom

Your rib cage is part of the _____ skeleton.

appendicular

Which body system transports oxygen to cells and carries carbon dioxide away from cells as a waste product?

cardiovascular

The shoulder is _____ to the base of the neck

lateral

The knee is _____ to the ankle.

proximal

The eyebrow is _____ to the eye.

superior

The pinkie finger is _____ to the index (pointer) finger.

medial

As a surgical resident, you are assisting a senior doctor perform emergency surgery on a knife wound. As he cuts into the abdomen, he says “I am retracting (pulling back) the visceral pleura.” You are worried, because the name of that membrane is the:

parietal peritoneum

Which of the following represents an example of physiology?

a) the series of blood vessels that leads to and from the heart

b) the positioning of the kidneys in relationship to the bladder

c) the conduction of a nerve impulse along a nerve cell

d) none of the above are correct

none of the above are correct

The support cells of nervous tissue are:

neuroglia

Cells that remove damaged cells or germs from connective tissue are:

macrophages

Gland that secrete its product into a duct:

exocrine gland

Tendons and ligaments are made of:

dense regular connective tissue

Glands that secrete hormones into the blood or tissue fluid are:

endocrine glands

Antibodies are produced by:

plasma cells

Vocal cords and skin contain high levels of this type of connective tissue fiber:

elastic

The membranes that line a body cavity are called _____ membranes.

serous