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Rat Practical Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name

Class

Date

Which species of rat are we studying?

a) American

b) Mentawai

c) Bush

d) Norway

Which plane separates the superior half of the rat (eyes, back, ears) from the inferior half of the rat (legs, tail)?

a) Sagittal

b) Frontal

c) Transverse

d) Mid-sagittal

How many openings exist in the female urogenital area, excluding the anus? How many openings exist in the male urogenital area, excluding the anus?

a) 3, 3

b) 3, 2

c) 2, 2

d) 2, 1

What is the name for the long stiff hairs located on the face that have a sensory function?

a) Whiskers

b) Vibrissae

c) Pinna

d) Nares

How many mammary papillae are generally found on a female rat?

a) 2

b) 6

c) 12

d) 24

What is the name of the muscle attached to the skin in the head/throat area?

a) platysma

b) cutaneous

c) nictitating

d) perimysium

When a muscle contracts, which attachment point will move? Which attachment point will remain stationary?

a) origin/insertion

b) insertion/origin

Muscle fibers of any particular muscle will almost always run in opposite directions.

a) True

b) False

What is the name of the tough connective tissue that wraps around individual muscles?

a) cartilage

b) serous membrane

c) perimysium

d) peritoneum

10.

Which muscle in the rat is the major chewing muscle?

a) digastric

b )sternohyoid

c) mylohyoid

d) masseter

11.

The posterior part of the pectoralis minor muscle is sometimes referred to as the______________.

a) pectoralis major

b) xiphihumeralis

c) trapezoid

d) epitrochlearis

12.

Which muscle has its origin on the scapula and insertion on the proximal radius?

a) biceps brachii

b) epitrochlearis

c) triceps brachii

d) latissimus dorsi

13.

What is the name of the tendon that connects the gastrocnemius to the calcaneous bone?

a) rotator cuff

b) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

c) semitendinosus

d) Achilles tendon

14.

Which muscle pulls arm towards the tail?

a) serratus ventralis

b) biceps brachii

c) latissimus dorsi

d) triceps brachii

15.

Name the connective tissue that is associated with the rectus abdominis.

a) visceral peritoneum

b) linea alba

c) transversus abdominus

d) external oblique

16.

What is the tongue covered with that houses the taste buds?

a) parotid gland

b) mesenteries

c) papillae

d) hard palate

17.

The palate separates the _____________ structures from the _____________ structures.

a) abdominal, thoracic

b) thoracic, oral

c) nasal, cranial

d) oral, nasal

18.

The two types of teeth in the rat are the ___________ teeth which are used for gnawing, and the __________ teeth which are used for crushing and grinding.

a) molars, incisors

b) molars, bicuspids

c) incisors, molars

d) canines, incisors

19.

What is the purpose of the epiglottis?

a) prevent food from entering the respiratory system by covering the glottis while swallowing

b) prevent air from entering the digestive system by covering the epiglottis while breathing

c) prevent bacteria from entering the glottis

d) the epiglottis serves no usable purpose

20.

Which gland is located between the larynx and the trachea?

a) parotid gland

b) lacrimal gland

c) mandibular gland

d) thyroid gland

21.

What are the translucent membranes attaching to and holding the internal organs in place called?

a) parietal peritoneum

b) visceral peritoneum

c) mesenteries

d) intestines

22.

What is the terminal portion of the colon called?

a) anus

b) rectum

c) ileum

d) jejunum

23.

Where should you look to locate the pancreas?

a) on the greater curvature of the stomach

b) by the ileum of the small intestine

c) beneath the largest lobe of the liver

d) in the mesentery proper next to the duodenum

24.

What organ is a storage organ for red blood cells and a site for the manufacture of white blood cells?

a) spleen

b) pancreas

c) cecum

d) gall bladder

25.

What is the distinct constriction formed by smooth muscle at the junction of the stomach and the small intestine called?

a) mesentery proper

b) jejunum

c) vermiform appendix

d) pyloric sphincter

26.

What light brown organ did you remove that is part of the immune system?

a) liver

b) lungs

c) thymus gland

d) thyroid gland

27.

In what structure do you find the vocal cords?

a) trachea

b) larynx

c) esophagus

d) bronchus

28.

What are the receiving chambers of the heart?

a) coronary arteries

b) tricuspid valve

c) ventricles

d) atria

29.

Which blood vessels return oxygen-rich blood back to the receiving chambers of the heart?

a) pulmonary veins

b) pulmonary arteries

c) vena cavae

d) coronary arteries

30.

What is responsible for drawing air into the lungs?

a) the heart

b) the bronchi

c) the diaphragm

d) visceral pleura

31.

Which of the following is NOT correct concerning the name of an artery?

a. The name may change as it enters a different part of the body.

b. It indicates where it is going.

c. It may have a similar name to a vein if it runs with it.

d. It adds an additional term to the name at a major junction.

32.

All rats will appear identical to each other in arrangement of their blood vessels.

True

False

33.

Into what two arteries does the brachiocephalic artery divide?

a. aorta and left subclavian

b. right jugular and right subclavian

c. right common carotid and right subclavian

d. left subclavian and left axillary

34.

What major artery leaves the left ventricle of the heart?

a. pulmonary artery

b. aorta

c. vena cava

d. coronary artery

35.

What arteries supply blood to the legs?

a. brachial

b. sacral

c. renal

d. common iliac

36.

Veins show more variation in arrangement than what is seen among the arteries.

a. True

b. False

37.

Where would the brachial vein be located?

a. in the chest

b. in the thigh

c. in the neck

d. in the upper arm

e. in the lower arm

38.

What vein empties into the right atrium?

a. aorta

b. pulmonary vein

c. vena cava

d. pulmonary artery

39.

From what two vessels does the posterior vena cava form?

a. ascending and descending aorta

b. the right and left renal vein

c. the right and left common iliac vein

d. the right and left subclavian

40.

What blood vessels drain the head and throat?

a. external and internal jugular veins

b. right and left common carotid arteries

c. right and left common iliac veins

d. right and left subclavians

41.

In the female rat, what are the structure(s) that hold and nourish the developing embryos called?

a. bladders

b. uterus

c. vagina

d. uterine horns

42.

Which of the following glands does not aid in formation of semen?

a. preputial

b. glans

c. seminal vesicles

d. prostate

43.

What two parts make up the inside of the kidney?

a. Hilus and medulla

b. Cortex and medulla

c. Hilus and adrenal

d. Cortex and adrenal

44.

What is the female homolog of the male penis?

a. vagina

b. uterine horn

c. clitoris

d. ovary

45.

Which structure acts as the storage site for mature spermatozoa?

a. Testis

b. Vas deferens (Ductus deferens)

c. Epididymis

d. Coagulating glands

46.

What is the opening in the abdominal wall through which the vas deferens, testicular artery and vein, and testicular nerve pass through?

a. deferens duct

b. urethral canal

c. testicular duct

d. inguinal canal

47.

Structure #1 is the

Vibrasse

Nictitating membrane

Incisors

External Meatus

48.

Structure #6 is:

Vibrasse

Nictitating Membrane

Incisors

Pinna

49.

What is the gender of this rat?

Male

Female

50.

Identify this structure

Vibrissae

Pinnae

Nictitating membrane

Vulva

51.

What are referred to as the "whiskers" of the rat. They have a sensory function that allows the animal to judge the size of an opening that it is about to pass through?

Vibrissae

Diaphragm

Rectum

Uterus

52.

What side of the body is being shown in the picture?

posterior

ventral

dorsal

53.

What area of the rat is the pin in?

posterior

ventral

dorsal

54.

Which body region is indicated by #5?

Pelvic

Thoracic

Abdominal

Pectoral

55.

Penis

Vas deferens

Bladder

Prostate Gland

Testes

56.

Anus

Urogenital Opening

Scotum

Urethral Orifice

Vaginal Orifice

57.

The external oblique

58.

The pectoralis major

59.

external oblique, compresses abdomen

internal oblique, compresses abdomen

latissimus dorsi, pulls arms caudally

external oblique, pulls arms caudally

60.

sternomastoid, mastoid

sternohyoid, hyoid

sternohyoid, sternum

sternomastoid, sternum

61.

Click on the point that corresponds to the LARYNX

62.

Click on the point that corresponds to the TRACHEA

63.

Click on the point that corresponds to the ESOPHAGUS

64.

Click on the point that corresponds to the THYMUS GLAND

65.

Click on the point that corresponds to the LEFT LUNG

66.

This organ carries food from the mouth to the stomach

larynx

trachea

esophagus

diaphragm

67.

This organ separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.