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Anatomy and Physiology Semester Final Review

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Superior means...

a)

below

b)

to the left or right

c)

above

2.
lateral means
a)
farther from the body midline. 
b)
more superficial
c)
towards the body midline
d)
closer to the attachment point of a limb
3.
medial means...
a)
above
b)
toward the center of body midline
c)
underneath the surface
d)
to the left or right
4.
Anterior means...
a)
on the backside of the body/dorsal
b)
on the frontside of the body/ventral
c)
to the midline of the body
5.

The elbow is (location)____ to the shoulder.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Anterior

d)

Lateral

6.
The brain is ___ to the spinal cord
a)
superficial
b)
medial
c)
superior
d)
inferior
7.

What is the study of the structure and shape of the body.

a)

Anatomy

b)

Physiology

c)

Cytology

d)

Histology

8.
What is the highest level of structural organization?
a)
Organ
b)
Organ system
c)
Organism
d)
Tissues
9.

Which is the correct structural order?

a)

tissue-cells-organ-organ system-organism

b)

cells-tissue-organ system-organ

c)

tissue-cells-organ system-organs

d)

cells-tissue-organ-organ system-organism

10.
What makes up a tissue?
a)
a group of organs
b)
a group of different cells
c)
a group of the same cells
d)
several organ systems
11.

What are the definitions for anatomy and physiology?

a)

Anatomy=function

Physiology=structure

b)

Anatomy = structure

Physiology = function

12.
The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
a)
positive and negative 
b)
receptor and effector
c)
static and dynamic
d)
minor and major
13.
The term for maintaining internal temperature is: 
a)
Thermoregulation
b)
Thermometer
c)
Homeothermal
d)
Homeostasis
14.

Rapid growth during puberty causes your body to release more and more growth hormones. As you grow, more and more growth hormones are released until puberty is reached, and then the hormones stop. What type of feedback system is this?

a)

Positive Feedback Response

b)

Negative Feedback Loop

15.

Explain Homeostasis.

a)

allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment

b)

is impossible in vertebrates

c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

d)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

16.

What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar?

a)

Insulin

b)

Glucagon

c)

Ketones

d)

Glucose

17.

Which of the following is not a tissue example?

a)

organ

b)

muscle

c)

connective

d)

epithelial

18.
What body system protects your organs?
a)
Nervous System
b)
Cardiovascular System
c)
Respiratory System
d)
Skeletal System
19.
What system moves the body?
a)
Endocrine System
b)
Muscular System
c)
Cardiovascular System
d)
Skeletal System
20.
Where does digestion begin?
a)
mouth
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
intestines
21.

When you breathe in air, you inhale oxygen into your lungs and exhale ____.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon monoxide

22.
What does the skeleton do for you?
a)
balance
b)
support
c)
taste
d)
sight
23.

What is another name for compact bone?

a)

cortical bone, dense bone

b)

cancellous (spongy) bone

c)

short bones

d)

phalanges

24.

A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the what?

a)

epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

periosteum

d)

articular cartilage

25.

The organic matrix of bones consists of:

a)

collagenous fibers

b)

protein

c)

polysaccharides

d)

all of the answers

26.

The cells responsible for active erosion of bone minerals are called:

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteoblasts

d)

osteoblastocytes

27.

What is the primary functions performed by bones?

a)

mineral storage

b)

none of these answers

c)

hormonal production

d)

hematopoiesis

28.

What happens as the activity of osteoblasts(cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation) increases:

a)

the level of calcium in the blood increases

b)

the amount of calcium in bone increases, the level of calcium in the blood decreases

c)

the amount of calcium in bone decreases

29.

How is the homeostasis of blood calcium maintained?

a)

Calcium release from bone is regulated by parathyroid hormone.

b)

Calcitriol regulates the levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood

c)

Bone resorption by osteoclasts releases calcium into the bloodstream

d)

All of the answers are correct

30.

Sesamoid bones are classified as:

a)

long bones

b)

short bones

c)

irregular bones

d)

flat bones

31.

What fact is true for bone, but not of cartilage?

a)

It is classified as a connective tissue.

b)

It has collagen fibers in its matrix

c)

Canals link blood vessels and cells.

d)

Cells lie in lacunae.

32.

Ligaments connect bone to bone and tendons connect muscles to bone.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

he main function of a tendon is to connect skeletal muscles to bones. Tendons are a type of connective tissue, and the primary building blocks of tendons are collagen fibers.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Describe long bones.

a)

–longer than wide

–rigid levers acted upon by muscles

b)

–equal in length and width

–glide across one another in multiple directions

c)

–protect soft organs

–curved but wide & thin

d)

–elaborate shapes that don’t fit into the other categories

35.

Irregular Bones are defined as-

a)

–longer than wide

rigid levers acted upon by muscles

b)

–equal in length and width

–glide across one another in multiple directions

c)

–protect soft organs

–curved but wide & thin

d)

–elaborate shapes that don’t fit into the other categories

36.

Describe Short Bones.

a)

–longer than wide

rigid levers acted upon by muscle

b)

–equal in length and width

–glide across one another in multiple directions

c)

–protect soft organs

–curved but wide & thin

d)

–elaborate shapes that don’t fit into the other categories

37.

Describe Flat Bones.

a)

–protect soft organs

–curved but wide & thin

b)

–elaborate shapes that don’t fit into the other categories

c)

–equal in length and width

–glide across one another in multiple directions

d)

–longer than wide

–rigid levers acted upon by muscles

38.

Describe the location of compact (dense) bone

a)

outer shell of long bone

b)

space in the diaphysis of a long bone that contains bone marrow

c)

enlarged ends of a long bone

39.

What is the diaphysis (shaft)?

a)

cylinder of compact bone

b)

outer shell of long bone

c)

enlarged ends of a long bone

d)

minute holes in the bone surface that allow blood vessels to penetrate

40.

What is the structure and function of the epiphyseal plate (growth plate)?

a)

is an area of hyaline cartilage that separates the marrow spaces of the epiphysis and diaphysis

b)

enables growth in length

c)

has an epiphyseal line – in adults, a bony scar that marks where growth plate used to be

d)

all of the answers

41.

When a muscle contracts the bone moved is the bone of insertion

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

42.

Muscles often act singly as a prime mover.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

Myofibrils are composed of long proteins including actin, myosin, and titin, and other proteins that hold them together. These proteins are organized into thick and thin filaments called myofilaments, which repeat along the length of the myofibril in sections called sarcomeres.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

Muscle cells have one nucleus and one mitochondrion. Muscle fibers of skeletal muscle contain several nuclei.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

Myoglobin, a protein found in the muscle cells of animals. It functions as an oxygen-storage unit, providing oxygen to the working muscles

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

Anaerobic respiration is the first choice of the muscle cell for the production of ATP.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

T tubules run perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the muscle fiber.)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

48.

Muscle contraction results from an interaction between the actin and myosin filaments that generates their movement relative to one another.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

49.

Muscles with less than normal tone are called spastic.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

50.

An accumulation of lactic acid in the muscle is the result of an oxygen debt.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

A muscles is attached to the femur and the tibia. When the muscles contracts, the knee bends. What is the insertion? Tibia or Femur?

a)

a.tibia attachment is the origin

b)

c.tibia attachment is the insertion

c)

b.femur attachment is the insertion

d)

d. a and b

52.

The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Its fibers run parallel to the body. What term might be part of its name?

a)

extensor

b)

abductor

c)

flexor

d)

adductor

53.

The plasma membrane of a muscle fiber is called the:

a)

sarcolemma

b)

myofibril

c)

sarcoplasm

d)

sarcomere

54.

Bundles of fine fibers that extend lengthwise along muscle fibers are called:

a)

myofibrils

b)

T tubule

c)

myofilaments

d)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

55.

The smallest contractile unit of muscle is a:

a)

fiber

b)

myofibril

c)

sarcomere

d)

myofilament

56.

The chief function of the T-tubules is to:

a)

provide nutrients to the muscle fiber

b)

allow for the fiber to contract

c)

allow for electrical signals to move deeper into the cell

d)

allow for the generation of new muscle fibers.

57.

The neurotransmitter(s) secreted at the motor end-plates of skeletal muscle is/are:

a)

dopamine

b)

norepinephrine

c)

acetylcholine

d)

all of the answers

58.

The first event to occur in muscle relaxation is:

a)

tropomyosin returns to its original position

b)

myosin cross-bridges are prevented from binding to actin.

c)

the sarcoplasmic reticulum begins actively pumping calcium ions back into its sacs.

d)

acetylcholine is released

59.

The purpose of creatine phosphate in muscle contraction is to:

a)

carry oxygen

b)

store calcium

c)

rotate the cross-bridges

d)

replenish energy supply

60.

A motor unit is most correctly described as a:

a)

sarcomere(s) and a motor neuron.

b)

myofibril(s) and a motor neuron

c)

muscle fiber(s) and a motor neuron

d)

filament(s) and a motor neuron

61.

A contraction in which the tension within the muscle remains the same but the length changes is called a(n):

a)

tonic contraction

b)

isotonic contraction

c)

isometric contraction

d)

tetanic contraction

62.

From smallest to largest, which of the following is the correct order of arrangement of - > fiber, myofibril. myofilament.

a)

fiber, myofibril. myofilament

b)

myofibril, myofilament, fiber

c)

myofilament, myofibril, fiber

d)

fiber, myofilament, myofibril

63.

What is associated with the thin myofilament?

a)

troponin

b)

tropomyosin

c)

actin

d)

myosin

64.

Treppe is also called:

a)

tetanus

b)

electromyography

c)

wave summation

d)

staircase phenomenon

65.

A sarcomere is a segment of myofibril between two successive:

a)

Z-lines

b)

A-Bands

c)

I-Bands

d)

H-Bands

66.

After it is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, the calcium combines with which protein?

a)

troponin

b)

actin

c)

myosin

d)

tropomyosin

67.

Muscles that work together to accomplish a movement.


a)

antagonists

b)

fixators

c)

prime movers

d)

synergists

68.

Muscles that play the major role in accomplishing a particular movement.

a)

antagonists

b)

fixators

c)

prime movers

d)

synergists

69.

Muscles that contract at the same time as the prime mover, producing a more effective movement.

a)

antagonists

b)

fixators

c)

prime movers

d)

synergists

70.

Muscles that help to maintain posture or balance during contraction of muscles acting on joints in the arms and legs.

a)

antagonists

b)

fixators

c)

prime movers

d)

synergists

71.

Delicate connective tissue that covers muscle cells.

a)

endomysium

b)

tendon

c)

epimysium

d)

aponeurosis

e)

perimysium

72.

Tough connective tissue cord connecting muscle to the periosteum of a bone.

a)

endomysium

b)

tendon

c)

epimysium

d)

aponeurosis

e)

perimysium

73.

Coarse connective tissue that covers the entire muscle.

a)

endomysium

b)

tendon

c)

epimysium

d)

aponeurosis

e)

perimysium

74.

Groups of skeletal muscle fibers.

a)

endomysium

b)

tendon

c)

epimysium

d)

aponeurosis

e)

fascicles

75.

Name of muscles whose control is mainly voluntary.

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

76.

This muscle has no striations.

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

77.

Which muscles have extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum; stores and releases calcium.

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

78.

Principal functions include movement of bones, heat production and posture

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle