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Anatomy and Physiology Midterm Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a long bone?

a)

Ulna

b)

Metacarpal

c)

Scapula

d)

Femur

2.

Where are the thoracic vertebrae found?

a)

Ventral to the abdomen

b)

Ventral to the chest

c)

Dorsal to the abdomen

d)

Dorsal to the chest

3.

What is NOT a type of connective tissue?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Bone

c)

Cartilage

d)

Adipose

4.

What do flat bones provide?

a)

Flexibility

b)

Sturdiness

c)

Maximum area for muscle attachment

d)

Large surface area to protect tissue

5.

Which is not one of the four main types of tissue?

a)

Muscle

b)

Nerve

c)

Connective

d)

Brain

e)

Epithelial

6.

What is the largest organ of the body?

a)

Stomach

b)

Heart

c)

Brain

d)

Skin

7.

What structure carries information from the eye to the brain?

a)

Optic nerve

b)

Optic disc

c)

Photoreceptive nerve

d)

Optic port

8.

The circulatory system delivers oxygen and removes __________ from body tissues?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Glucose

d)

Oxygen

9.

What is the function of the tympanic membrane?

a)

Processes sound waves into sounds

b)

Maintains balance

c)

Protects the inner ear

d)

Converts sound waves into vibrations

10.

What is the fluid portion of blood called?

a)

Water

b)

Plasma

c)

Pedialyte

d)

Serum

11.

How many chambers are in the heart?

a)

Six

b)

One

c)

Four

d)

Two

12.

Veins carry blood _______ from the heart, Arteries carry blood _______ the heart.

a)

Away, Toward

b)

Toward, Away

c)

Around, Through

d)

To, From

13.

What type of sense is the sense of pain?

a)

Chemical Sense

b)

Thermal Sense

c)

Mechanical Sense

d)

Intense stimuli of any type

14.

What are leukocytes commonly called?

a)

White Blood Cells

b)

Growth Cells

c)

Red Blood Cells

d)

Cancer Cells

15.

What is the function of the iris?

a)

Provides the shape of the eye

b)

Protects the eye from damage

c)

Focuses the light rays

d)

Constrict and Dilate to control the amount of light being let into the eye

16.

What is the largest artery in the body?

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Vagal

d)

Pulmonary

17.

What is the trachea made of?

a)

C shaped bones

b)

Hyaline bones

c)

Muscle

d)

Hyaline Cartilage

18.

Of the following, what is the main weight-bearing bone of the pelvic limb?

a)

Fibula

b)

Humerus

c)

Phalanges

d)

Tibia

19.

The definition of Anatomy is:

a)

A Study of growth and change

b)

To cut an animal

c)

A test of organ function

d)

A study of the structure or internal workings of something.

20.

What is a cell?

a)

Small organism that lives in the body

b)

The smallest structure in the universe

c)

Basic structural and functional units of life

d)

A structure that provides the body parts with nourishment

21.

What is a part of the integument system?

a)

Horns

b)

Muscle

c)

Bones

d)

All of the above

22.

What are otoliths made of?

a)

Carbonate Zinc

b)

Calcium citrate

c)

Calcium carbonate

d)

Ear Wax

23.

What is the equivalent to the human ankle?

a)

Fibula

b)

Patella

c)

Tarsus

d)

Carpus

24.

What is the technical term for the third eyelid?

a)

Cillia

b)

Nictitating Membrane

c)

Blephra Membrane

d)

Lacrimal Membrane

25.

What is the thin membrane that lines the underside of the eyelids and covers the outer aspect of the eyeball?

a)

Cornea

b)

Medial Canthus

c)

Nictitating Membrane

d)

Conjunctiva

26.

Where is the humerus located?

a)

Forelimb

b)

Pelvis

c)

Hindlimb

d)

Vertebrae

27.

What sense provides information on the position of joints and the relative force exerted by muscles and tendons?

a)

Olfactory

b)

Thermoregulatory

c)

Kinesthetic

d)

Vestibular

28.

What makes an animal albino?

a)

Lack of epithelial cells

b)

Lack of fur

c)

Lack of melanin

d)

Lack of skin

29.

What is the junction of the eyelids called?

a)

Canthus

b)

Junction

c)

Lacrimal

d)

Nictating Membrane

30.

What links the middle ear with the pharynx?

a)

Ossicles

b)

External Auditory Canal

c)

Vestibule

d)

Eustachian Tube

31.

What part of the eye contains photoreceptors?

a)

Cornea

b)

Pupil

c)

Iris

d)

Retina

32.

What bone is the Fibula attached to?

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Tibia

d)

Sternum

33.

What consistency is the vitreous body?

a)

Gel

b)

Cellular

c)

Gritty

d)

Watery

34.

What part of the ear is responsible for the sense of hearing?

a)

Tympanic Membrane

b)

Vestibule

c)

Semicircular Canals

d)

Cochlea

35.

What two structures are associated with the Vestibular sense?

a)

The Tympanic Membrane and the Semicircular Canals

b)

The Vestibule and Semicircular Canals

c)

The Ossicles and the Semicircular Canals

d)

The Cochlea and the Vestibule

36.

What is the Eustachian Tube responsible for?

a)

Pressure equilibration

b)

Balance

c)

Hearing

d)

Pain

37.

What blood cell helps minimize blood loss from damaged vessels by adhering to the injured area and initiating the blood-clotting process?

a)

Platelets

b)

Red blood cells

c)

White blood cells

d)

Antibodies

38.

What are the bones in the neck region called?

a)

Cervical vertebrae

b)

Thoracic vertebrae

c)

Sacral vertebrae

d)

Lumbar vertebrae

39.

How many types of fibers are there in loose connective tissue?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

1

d)

3

40.

What is the role of a white blood cell?

a)

Communication

b)

Remove waste

c)

Immunity

d)

Carry nutrients

41.

After filling the right atrium, blood is pumped through which valve?

a)

Aortic valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Mitral valve

d)

Tricuspid valve

42.

What is the heart?

a)

None of the above

b)

A circular organ located in the abdominal cavity

c)

A hollow muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system

d)

A hollow muscular organ that allows for the body to keep time

43.

Once the blood has returned from the lungs and entered the left atrium, it is pumped through which valve?

a)

Pulmonary valve

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Mitral valve

d)

Tricuspid valve

44.

What do tendons connect?

a)

Muscle to bone

b)

Bone to bone

c)

Muscle to muscle

d)

Muscle to skin

45.

Which type of bones contain air spaces that make the skeleton lighter?

a)

Pneumatic bones

b)

Sesamoid bones

c)

Irregular bones

d)

Small bones

46.

Which of the following describes squamous epithelial cells?

a)

Cuboidal

b)

Flat

c)

Columnar

d)

Cylindrical

47.

Which type of connective tissue consists of collections of lipid-storing cells?

a)

Adipose

b)

Elastic

c)

Dense

d)

Loose

48.

Tendons and ligaments are examples of which type of connective tissue?

a)

Adipose

b)

Loose

c)

Dense

d)

Cartilage

49.

Cartilage consists of what type of cells?

a)

Cartilaginocytes

b)

Fibrocytes

c)

Chondrocytes

d)

Osteocytes

50.

Where is the growth plate of the bone located?

a)

Epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Metaphysis

d)

Sesamoid

51.

The pelvis is what type of bone?

a)

Small bone

b)

Flat bone

c)

Long bone

d)

Sesamoid bone

52.

The vertebrae is an example of what type of bone?

a)

Irregular bone

b)

Small bone

c)

Flat bone

d)

Sesamoid bone

53.

What is the term for a surface in which a bone forms a joint with another bone?

a)

Chondyle surface

b)

Articular surface

c)

Trochanter

d)

Facet surface

54.

What is the name of the first cervical vertebra?

a)

Axis

b)

Olecranon

c)

Atlas

d)

Calceneus

55.

Which of the following of the thoracic limb is listed in the correct order from proximal to distal?

a)

Phalanges, carpals, ulna, humerus

b)

Femur, tibia, tarsals, metatarsals

c)

Metatarsals, tarsals, tibia, femur

d)

Humerus, radius, carpals, metacarpals

56.

What are the bones of the digits called?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Carpals

c)

Trochanters

d)

Phalanges

57.

Which three bones make up the pelvis?

a)

Ischium, pubis, femur

b)

Ilium, ischium, pubis

c)

Pubis, femur, acetabulum

d)

Ilium, ischium, femur

58.

Which tissue is the hardest in the body?

a)

Dentin

b)

Bone

c)

Enamel

d)

Keratin

59.

The definition of "anatomy" is:

a)

To cut an animal

b)

The study of normal structure of various body organs and their location

c)

The study of growth and development

d)

A test of organ function

60.

What is "physiology"?

a)

Describes the mechanisms and steps of how the body and it's various components function

b)

A test of organ function

c)

Study of growth and change

d)

To cut an animal

61.

How many types of blood vessels are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

62.

After filling the right atrium, blood is pumped through which valve?

a)

Aortic valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Mitral valve

d)

Tricuspid valve

63.

After blood fills the left ventricle, it is pumped through which valve?

a)

aortic

b)

pulmonary

c)

bicuspid

d)

tricuspid

64.

The aorta carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The cardiac cycle refers to the series of events happening during one complete heartbeat.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Which type of vessel carries the most oxygenated blood?

a)

capillary

b)

vein

c)

artery

d)

lymph vessel