ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ Thoracic Spine. Answer: Upper back, 12 bones
◉ Lumbar. Answer: Lower back, most immovable of the vertebrae, has five bones
◉ Sacrum. Answer: Back wall of the pelvis, contains five bones
◉ Coccyx. Answer: Tailbone, has four fused bones
◉ Femur. Answer: Largest strongest bone in the body, thigh bone.
◉ Patella. Answer: Knee Cap
◉ Tibia. Answer: Shin bone, weight bearing bone
◉ Fibula. Answer: Small bone in the lower leg
◉ Phalanges. Answer: Bones of the fingers and toes
◉ Scapula. Answer: Shoulder Blade
◉ Humerus. Answer: Proximal bone of the upper arm
◉ Radius. Answer: Lateral bone of the forearm
◉ Ulna. Answer: The medial bone of the forearm
, ◉ Carpals. Answer: Eight bones in the wrist
◉ Flexion. Answer: Bending toward the body
◉ Extension. Answer: Straightening away from the body
◉ Ball and Socket joint. Answer: Permits widest range of motion for extension and flexion
◉ Hinged Joint. Answer: Located in elbow, knee and fingers for movement
◉ 206. Answer: Amount of bones in the body
◉ Voluntary Muscle. Answer: Can be contracted or relaxed by the will of the individual, known
as skeletal muscle; moves body, produces heat
◉ Involuntary muscle. Answer: Carry out autonomic muscular functions such as the digestive
system, also known as smooth muscle; moves substances within body
◉ Cardiac Muscle. Answer: Found in the walls of the heart, a type of involuntary muscle
◉ hematopoietic. Answer: pertaining to the formation of blood cells
◉ red bone marrow. Answer: produces red and white blood cells and platelets
◉ Neurons. Answer: a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system; transmit nerve
impulses
◉ Meninges. Answer: three protective layers of tissue between skull and brain; surround the
brain and spinal cord
◉ tympanum. Answer: eardrum
◉ olfactory receptor cells. Answer: receive chemicals interpreted as smells
AND ANSWERS
◉ Thoracic Spine. Answer: Upper back, 12 bones
◉ Lumbar. Answer: Lower back, most immovable of the vertebrae, has five bones
◉ Sacrum. Answer: Back wall of the pelvis, contains five bones
◉ Coccyx. Answer: Tailbone, has four fused bones
◉ Femur. Answer: Largest strongest bone in the body, thigh bone.
◉ Patella. Answer: Knee Cap
◉ Tibia. Answer: Shin bone, weight bearing bone
◉ Fibula. Answer: Small bone in the lower leg
◉ Phalanges. Answer: Bones of the fingers and toes
◉ Scapula. Answer: Shoulder Blade
◉ Humerus. Answer: Proximal bone of the upper arm
◉ Radius. Answer: Lateral bone of the forearm
◉ Ulna. Answer: The medial bone of the forearm
, ◉ Carpals. Answer: Eight bones in the wrist
◉ Flexion. Answer: Bending toward the body
◉ Extension. Answer: Straightening away from the body
◉ Ball and Socket joint. Answer: Permits widest range of motion for extension and flexion
◉ Hinged Joint. Answer: Located in elbow, knee and fingers for movement
◉ 206. Answer: Amount of bones in the body
◉ Voluntary Muscle. Answer: Can be contracted or relaxed by the will of the individual, known
as skeletal muscle; moves body, produces heat
◉ Involuntary muscle. Answer: Carry out autonomic muscular functions such as the digestive
system, also known as smooth muscle; moves substances within body
◉ Cardiac Muscle. Answer: Found in the walls of the heart, a type of involuntary muscle
◉ hematopoietic. Answer: pertaining to the formation of blood cells
◉ red bone marrow. Answer: produces red and white blood cells and platelets
◉ Neurons. Answer: a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system; transmit nerve
impulses
◉ Meninges. Answer: three protective layers of tissue between skull and brain; surround the
brain and spinal cord
◉ tympanum. Answer: eardrum
◉ olfactory receptor cells. Answer: receive chemicals interpreted as smells
