Human Anatomy Weekly Quiz 1

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What is the serous membrane that is found in the abdominopelvic cavity?

Peritoneum membrane

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The cavities of the body are divided into two general groups. Which one of these two groups has cavities that contain serous membranes?

Ventral cavity

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What plane would divide the body into sections so the right thumb was the only structure in one of the sections?

Sagittal plane

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What region is found between the deltoid region and the antecubital region?

Brachial region

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What junction supplies a direct route for communication between adjacent cells?

Gap junction

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What dense regular connective tissue structure holds long bones together in a joint?

Ligament

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What tissue lines the urinary bladder?

Transitional epithelium

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What is an osteocyte found inside of?

Lacunae

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What cell is found in the lacunae located in an osteon?

Osteocyte

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What structure distinguishes pseudostratified columnar epithelium from stratified columnar epithelium?

Cilia

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What plane divides the body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) sections?

Frontal plane

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What junction functions to hold the apical surface of an epithelial cell in a convex position?

Adhering junction

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What are the support cells in nervous tissue called collectively?

Glial cells

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What is the regional name for the posterior region of the elbow?

Olecranal region

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What is opposite to dorsal using the veterinary term?

Ventral

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What abdominopelvic regions are lateral to the umbilical region?

Right and left lumbar regions

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What is the regional name for the hip?

Coxal region

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Where is stratified columnar epithelium found in the body?

Male urethra

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What do we call the perpendicular lines in skeletal muscle fibers?

Striations

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What cartilage forms the majority of the infant skeleton?

Hyaline cartilage

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What is the name of the layer of a serous membrane that contacts the surface of the structure that is surrounding the organ?

Parietal layer

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In a compact bone, what connects the cells in the lacunae to each other and to the circulatory system?

Canaliculi

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What is another term for the cell body in a neuron?

Soma

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What is the regional name for the upper arm?

Brachial region

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What is the regional name for the hand?

Manus region

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What is the right inferior region of the abdominopelvic region?

Right iliac region

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What structure surrounds chondrocytes?

Extracellular matrix

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Where do you find non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium?

Vagina

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Where do you find nonciliated simple columnar epithelium?

Small intestine

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What tissue is found lining all blood vessels?

Simple squamous epithelium

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What lines the pleural cavity?

Pleura serous membrane

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What abdominopelvic region is midsagittal/superior?

Epigastric region

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What does the posterior/inferior cavity of the body contain?

Spinal cord

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What plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections?

Transverse plane

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What does connective tissue contain that is missing in the other tissues?

Extracellular matrix

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What fibers are found in compact bone?

Collagen fibers

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What are the paired superior regions of the abdominopelvic regions?

Right and left hypochondriac regions

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What is the most inferior/posterior cavity in the body?

Vertebral cavity

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What is the region of the calf?

Sural region

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What structure surrounds chondrocytes?

Lacunae

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What cavity of the body contains additional cavities within it?

Thoracic cavity

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Organs in the anterior/inferior cavity that are not totally covered by the serous membrane are referred to as what type of organ?

Retroperitoneal organ

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What forms the thick, middle layer of the heart?

Cardiac muscle

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What structure forms the union between cardiac muscle cells?

Intercalated disc

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What connective tissue has little ground substance and a large amount of parallel collagen fibers?

Dense regular connective tissue

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What plane divides the body into equal right and left sections?

Midsagittal plane

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What is the regional name for the chin?

Mental region

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In the anatomical position, what direction are the olecranon regions facing?

Posterior

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What is the regional name for the medial aspect of the leg?

tibial region

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What cavities in the thoracic cavity are lateral?

pleural cavities