Anatomy Midterm Review

The scientific discipline that deals with these functions of living things is:

• physiology

• anatomic imaging

• surface anatomy

• systemic anatomy

The organ system that consists of skin, hair, and nails, and protects the body and prevents water loss is the:

• skeletal system

• digestive system

• integumentary system

• respiratory system

Sucrose is an example of:

• a monosaccharide

• a lipid

• a disaccharide

• an inorganic molecule

The building blocks of proteins are:

• monosaccharides

• disaccharides

• nucleotides

• amino acids

Which of the following is an example of metabolism? Check all that apply.

• how the nerve impulses are controlled by neurotransmitters so that they can communicate information within the nervous system

• the cell respiration chemical reaction that produces ATP

• the process by which hormones regulate how calcium is stored in bone

• the reaction that occurs when food molecules come into contact with stomach acid

In what way(s) does the skeletal system store substances for the body? Choose all the answers that apply.

• Calcium is stored in bone

• Fat is stored in the yellow bone marrow

• cartilage is stored in the red marrow

• calcitonin is stored in the epiphyses

What hormone is essential to helping Calcium Homeostasis when blood calcium levels get too low?

• PTH

• Calcitonin

• Adrenaline

• Insulin

Which of the following is not considered one of the 4 main parts of the brain?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Multipolar Neurons

• Diencephalon

What is the name of the crack that runs down the center of the Cerebrum and divides it into the left and right hemisphere

• Corpus cristi

• longitudinal fissure

• collosal casum

• cerebral trench

Which of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue?

• conducts bio-electrical impulses throughout the body

• allows the passage of substances

• absorption (like in the intestines)

• acts as a barrier