Anatomy & Physiology SLO

Dionysus is experiencing sharp pains moving from region 8 to region 11. His medical chart would state that he “is experiencing sharp pains moving from the right ________ to the right _________ region.”

• epigastric; hypogastric

• hypochondric; epigastric

• lumbar; iliac

• iliac; umbilical

Cartilage tissues are usually slow in healing following an injury because

• cartilage cells cannot reproduce.

• cartilage cells are surrounded by fluids.

• the extracellular matrix is semisolid.

• cartilage tissues are avascular.

The major difference between anatomy and physiology is that anatomy is the study of the _____________ of the body and its parts and physiology is the study of the _____________ of the body and its parts

• structure; function

• function; structure

• structure; healing

• relationship; function

Which of the following is NOT a function of areolar connective tissue?

• support and binding of other tissues

• holding body fluids

• storing nutrients as fat

• movement of body parts

What is the position of the body when it is in the “normal anatomical position?”

• The person is prone with upper limbs, including palms, touching sides and lower limbs touching at sides.

• The person is standing facing the observer, with upper limbs extended out at a ninety-degree angle from the torso and lower limbs in a wide stance with feet pointing laterally.

• The person is supine with upper limbs, including palms, touching sides and lower limbs touching at sides.

• None of the above

Which of the following prevents “backflow” from the large intestine to the small intestine?

• pyloric valve

• cardiac sphincter

• mesentery

• ileocaecal valve

Which of the following correctly lists the segments of the small intestine in their correct order in the alimentary canal?

• cecum, colon, rectum

• duodenum, jejunum, ileum

• jejunem, rectum, ileum

• esophagus, colon, oral cavity

Which of the following does not accurately describe how the integumentary system helps regulate body temperature?

• Fatty tissue in the hypodermis insulates the body.

• Constriction and dilation of blood vessels in the dermis allow the body to conserve or release heat.

• Sweat glands release watery sweat that evaporates.

• Pacinian corpuscles sense vibrations.

The location of a muscle’s insertion and origin can determine ________.

• its action

• the force of contraction

• muscle name

• the load a muscle can carry

What is the name for the topographical representation of the sensory input to the somatosensory cortex?

• homunculus

• homo sapiens

• postcentral gyrus

• primary cortex