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ALMS - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ALL
MODULES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which layer of serous membrane lines the walls of cavities? -
correct answer- Visceral (wrong)
Which directional term, also known as dorsal, means nearer to
or at the back of the body? - correct answer- Posterior
Which type of tissue produces chemicals and fluid that digests
food in the stomach? - correct answer- Muscle (wrong)
Which term describes the study of the function of components
of the body? - correct answer- Physiology
Eight chemical elements constitute 3.6 percent of total body
mass. What are these chemical elements called? - correct
answer- Lesser chemical elements
What term is used to describe the state at which a solute
moves down its concentration gradient through the plasma
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membrane and becomes evenly distributed in the cytosol? -
correct answer- Equilibrium
What type of mature loose connective tissue is located in and
around nearly every body structure? - correct answer-
Mesenchyme (wrong)
White blood cells are associated with what primary function of
the blood? - correct answer- Protection
Four mechanisms of action to conserve heat and increase heat
production in the body include vasoconstriction (blood vessels),
adrenal medulla (or its hormones), thyroid gland (or its
hormones), and ____________. - correct answer- shivering
Which cells are responsible for the growth of existing hairs? -
correct answer- Hair matrix
When epidermal cells encounter one another, they stop
migrating due to a cellular response. What is this response
called? - correct answer- Contact inhibition
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Use the image to answer the question. What is the name of the
long bone that is highlighted in the image? - correct answer-
Humerus
It is difficult to repair damage to articular cartilage because it
does not contain blood vessels or a __________. - correct
answer- perichondrium
In a(n) ________________ fracture, one side of the broken
bone is forced into the interior of the other side. - correct
answer- impacted
Flexion and extension movements usually occur along which
plane? - correct answer- Sagittal
In the image, the letters A-D represent muscles of the shoulder
that move the humerus (deep view).Which letter represents the
latissimus dorsi? - correct answer- D
Most skeletal muscles are arranged in opposing pairs at the
joints. What are the names of the opposing pairs of muscles? -
correct answer- Prime mover and antagonist
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Which of the following is the structure that divides myofibrils
into sarcomeres? - correct answer- Z disc
In the image, the letters A-D represent the contents of the
femoral triangle, which include muscles of the thigh that move
the femur, tibia, and fibula.Which letter represents the sartorius
muscle? - correct answer- D
In the image, the letters A-D represent main arteries of the
head and neck. Which letter represents the right common
carotid? - correct answer- B (wrong)
The internal jugular, external jugular, and vertebral veins drain
which bodily region? - correct answer- Head and neck
Which of the following statements describes the arteries of the
body? - correct answer- They are exchange vessels that
primarily function to exchange nutrients and waste between the
blood and fluids in the body. (wrong)
ALMS - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ALL
MODULES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which layer of serous membrane lines the walls of cavities? -
correct answer- Visceral (wrong)
Which directional term, also known as dorsal, means nearer to
or at the back of the body? - correct answer- Posterior
Which type of tissue produces chemicals and fluid that digests
food in the stomach? - correct answer- Muscle (wrong)
Which term describes the study of the function of components
of the body? - correct answer- Physiology
Eight chemical elements constitute 3.6 percent of total body
mass. What are these chemical elements called? - correct
answer- Lesser chemical elements
What term is used to describe the state at which a solute
moves down its concentration gradient through the plasma
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membrane and becomes evenly distributed in the cytosol? -
correct answer- Equilibrium
What type of mature loose connective tissue is located in and
around nearly every body structure? - correct answer-
Mesenchyme (wrong)
White blood cells are associated with what primary function of
the blood? - correct answer- Protection
Four mechanisms of action to conserve heat and increase heat
production in the body include vasoconstriction (blood vessels),
adrenal medulla (or its hormones), thyroid gland (or its
hormones), and ____________. - correct answer- shivering
Which cells are responsible for the growth of existing hairs? -
correct answer- Hair matrix
When epidermal cells encounter one another, they stop
migrating due to a cellular response. What is this response
called? - correct answer- Contact inhibition
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Use the image to answer the question. What is the name of the
long bone that is highlighted in the image? - correct answer-
Humerus
It is difficult to repair damage to articular cartilage because it
does not contain blood vessels or a __________. - correct
answer- perichondrium
In a(n) ________________ fracture, one side of the broken
bone is forced into the interior of the other side. - correct
answer- impacted
Flexion and extension movements usually occur along which
plane? - correct answer- Sagittal
In the image, the letters A-D represent muscles of the shoulder
that move the humerus (deep view).Which letter represents the
latissimus dorsi? - correct answer- D
Most skeletal muscles are arranged in opposing pairs at the
joints. What are the names of the opposing pairs of muscles? -
correct answer- Prime mover and antagonist
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Which of the following is the structure that divides myofibrils
into sarcomeres? - correct answer- Z disc
In the image, the letters A-D represent the contents of the
femoral triangle, which include muscles of the thigh that move
the femur, tibia, and fibula.Which letter represents the sartorius
muscle? - correct answer- D
In the image, the letters A-D represent main arteries of the
head and neck. Which letter represents the right common
carotid? - correct answer- B (wrong)
The internal jugular, external jugular, and vertebral veins drain
which bodily region? - correct answer- Head and neck
Which of the following statements describes the arteries of the
body? - correct answer- They are exchange vessels that
primarily function to exchange nutrients and waste between the
blood and fluids in the body. (wrong)
