Anatomy and Physiology Review

Flashcards for reviewing anatomy and physiology concepts related to muscles, bones, and nerves.

Which of the following is a gomphosis?

A. Suture
B. Teeth
C. Syndesmosis
D. Gomphosis

Teeth

The spiral groove is located on which bone?

A. Radius
B. Ulna
C. Humerus
D. Femur

Humerus

Which type of cells line the upper respiratory tract?

A. Simple squamous
B. Pseudostratified ciliated columnar
C. Stratified squamous
D. Transitional

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar

What is the function of a Kupffer cell? (liver)

A. Bile production
B. Phagocyte of the liver
C. Glucose storage
D. Detoxification

Phagocyte of the liver

Alveolar type II cells, found in the lungs, secrete which of the following?

A. Mucus
B. Surfactant
C. Serous fluid
D. Histamine

Surfactant

Which nerve is interrupted when flexion of the thumb can no longer occur?

A. Radial
B. Ulnar
C. Median
D. Musculocutaneous

Median

Examples of syndesmosis are?

A. Sutures of the skull
B. Distal ulnar/radius
C. Gomphosis
D. Intervertebral discs

Distal ulnar/radius

Which of the following processes is located on the ulna and the mandible?

A. Coronoid process
B. Styloid process
C. Coracoid process
D. Mastoid process

Coronoid process

What does Human Chorionic Gonadotropin maintain?

A. Endometrium
B. Corpus luteum
C. Placenta
D. Myometrium

Corpus luteum

What is the primary muscle of hip abduction?

A. Gluteus maximus
B. Gluteus medius +mini
C. Tensor fasciae latae
D. Adductor magnus

Gluteus medius +mini

Which of the following plantar flexes the foot? (point toe)

A. Tibialis anterior
B. Peroneus longus
C. Extensor digitorum longus
D. Tibialis posterior

Peroneus longus

Which is located in the middle mediastinum?

A. Thymus
B. Trachea
C. Pericardium
D. Esophagus

Pericardium :heart

Where is the origin of the coracobrachialis?

A. Humerus
B. Scapula
C. Coracoid
D. Clavicle

Coracoid

Which of the following covers the entire fiber surface of a muscle fiber?

A. Endomysium
B. Perimysium
C. Epimysium
D. Fascicle

Endomysium

What bone forms the squamous suture?

A. Frontal/Parietal
B. Parietal/Temporal
C. Occipital/Parietal
D. Temporal/Zygomatic

Parietal/Temporal

The linea aspera is located on?

A. Anterior femur
B. Posterior femur
C. Anterior humerus
D. Lateral femur

Posterior femur

What is the nerve supply to the medial thigh? /inner thigh

A. Femoral
B. Obturator
C. Sciatic
D. Tibial

Obturator

Which muscle borders the anatomical snuff box? thumb

A. Abductor pollicis longus
B. Extensor pollicis brevis
C. Extensor pollicis longus
D. Flexor pollicis longus

Extensor pollicis longus

What do the major calyces empty into? Kidney

A. Ureter
B. Renal pelvis
C. Renal cortex
D. Renal medulla

Renal pelvis

Which of the following is parallel to the floor?

A. Sagittal
B. Coronal
C. Transverse
D. Midsagittal

Transverse

All of the following are considered rotator cuff muscles, except?

A. Supraspinatus
B. Infraspinatus
C. Teres Minor
D. Teres Major

Teres Major

The supraglenoid tubercle is found on which of the following?

A. Humerus
B. Scapula
C. Clavicle
D. Coracoid

Scapula

What nerve innervates the teres minor muscle?

A. Axillary
B. Suprascapular
C. Radial
D. Ulnar

Axillary

Which rotator cuff muscle externally rotates the arm?

A. Subscapularis
B. Supraspinatus
C. Infraspinatus
D. Teres minor

Infraspinatus

What nerve innervates the serratus anterior muscle?

A. Axillary
B. Long thoracic
C. Thoracodorsal
D. Pectoral

Long thoracic

Pronator teres is innervated by?

A. Radial
B. Ulnar
C. Median
D. Musculocutaneous

Median

Pronator teres is supplied by which artery?

A. Radial
B. Ulnar
C. Interosseous
D. Brachial

Ulnar

Which muscle is innervated by a branch of the pudendal nerve?

A. Levator ani
B. Coccygeus
C. Sphincter ani externus
D. Piriformis

Sphincter ani externus

Skeletal muscles are?

A. Uninucleated
B. Multinucleated
C. Non-nucleated
D. Binucleated

Multinucleated

Which one is the shortest muscle in the human body?

A. Stapedius
B. Masseter
C. Sartorius
D. Palmaris longus

Stapedius

What is the nerve supply of the popliteus muscle?

A. Common peroneal
B. Tibial
C. Femoral
D. Obturator

Tibial

Which muscle inserts at the calcaneus?

A. Popliteus

B. Peroneus longus

C. Peroneus brevis

D. Gastrocnemius

Gastrocnemius

Thumb flexion affected by radial nerve?

A. Flexion
B. Extension
C. Abduction
D. Adduction

Extension

Atlanto-Axial joint is an example of which diarthrosis?

A. Spheroid
B. Hinge
C. Trochoid
D. Condyloid

Trochoid

Which joint has the least movement?

A. Diarthrosis
B. Amphiarthrosis
C. Synarthrosis
D. Symphysis

Synarthrosis

The hip and the shoulder joint is classified as a __?

A. Hinge
B. Spheroid
C. Condyloid
D. Pivot

Spheroid

Which is not part of the "Unhappy Triad"? Blown knee

A. Medial Meniscus
B. Anterior Cruciate
C. Medial Collateral
D. Posterior Cruciate

Posterior Cruciate

The anterior cruciate ligament ?

A. Resists posterior translation in relation to femur
B. Resists anterior translation in relation to femur
C. Resists lateral movement of the tibia
D. Resists medial movement of the tibia

Resists anterior translation in relation to femur

Where can we find stratified squamous cells?

A. Nerve

B. Skin

C. Oral cavity

D. Lungs

Oral cavity

Which ligament protects the elbow from twisting forces generated by pinching, serving a tennis ball and throwing a javelin?

A. medial collateral

B. Lateral collateral

C. Annular ligament

D. Olecranon process

Medial collateral