HBS- final exam study guide- essential questions – With complete solutions

The fingers are ____________ to the wrist correct answer: distal The foot is ______ to the knee correct answer: inferior The scapula (shoulder blade) is ______ to the vertebral column correct answer: lateral Which bone is attached to the distal end of the patella? correct answer: tibia Which region of the body is blood normally drawn from? correct answer: antecubital Which structure is lateral to the coccyx? correct answer: ischium What structure are the true ribs attached to on the anterior side of the body? correct answer: sternum A child rolls out of bed and suffers a broken tarsal. What area of the body best pinpoints the injury? correct answer: ankle Epithelial tissue differs from connective tissue in that correct answer: cells of epithelial tissue are spaced closely together and arranged in sheets Which of the following describes all tissues correct answer: A group of associated cells with similar structure and function Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system? correct answer: store minerals The bone of the forearm that attaches to the thumb side of the wrist is the correct answer: radius The most proximal bone of the leg is the correct answer: femur The field of forensic anthropology would include analyzing skeletal remains to determine any of the following except correct answer: cause of death Which of the following bone features would NOT be used to collect data for determining height? correct answer: length of the nasal spine Which tool is not commonly used for bone measurements? correct answer: compass One of the ongoing changes in the human population that most likely will impact forensic anthropology is that correct answer: races are blending Which of the following nucleotide pairs would be found in DNA? correct answer: guanine-cytosine Humans DIFFER genetically from each other because correct answer: of the sequence of their nucleotides The orbicularis oris__________________ correct answer: closes, purses, or protrudes the lips