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Comprehensive anatomy and physiology final exam featuring 100+ questions with verified answers. Covers cells, tissues, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, and autonomic nervous systems. Essential resource for A&P students preparing for comprehensive finals.

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A & P 1 FINAL EXAM | NEWEST EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS CURRENTLY
TESTED AND APPROVED
Select the term that does not belong with the others.
a. muscle atrophy

b. immobilization
c. decrease in number of myofibrils
D


d. loss of nerve stimulation
O


e. increased vascularity - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > increased vascularity
N
O


The type of muscle that can contract with the greatest force is the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
T


pennate
C
O


The figure illustrates a lateral view of the right eyeball. What does "B" represent? - ✔✔✔
PY


Correct Answer > superior oblique



Label muscle "A" on the diagram. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > serratus anterior



The figure illustrates a lateral view of the right eyeball. What does "C" represent? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > superior rectus



Label muscle "C" on the diagram. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > external oblique



The figure illustrates a lateral view of the right eyeball. What does "A" represent? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > inferior rectus

,Muscles can be classified by their shape and fascicle orientation. Which shape has the muscle
fibers that run the length of the muscle and taper at each end? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Fusiform


Label muscle "D" on the diagram. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > rectus abdominis


If a person drums their fingers on the table, they would be using which of the following
muscles? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > flexor digitorum profundus


In order for both eyes to direct their gaze to the right, which of the following muscles are used?

(1) right lateral rectus
D
O


(2) right medial rectus
N


(3) left lateral rectus
O


(4) left medial rectus - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1 and 4
T
C


The extensor pollicis brevis moves the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > thumb
O
PY


In the body's lever systems, the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > joint represents the fulcrum point.



The orbicularis oculi muscle - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > causes crow's feet wrinkles


An antagonist is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a muscle working in opposition to another muscle



Contracting the right sternocleidomastoid muscle would - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > rotate the
head toward the left.

,When you say "ah" and stick out your tongue, which muscle do you use? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> genioglossus



Which of the following muscles is involved in chewing gum? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > masseter


In order to stabilize the hyoid so that the larynx can be elevated in swallowing, the _____
muscle group is used. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > suprahyoid



The term "shin splints" is associated with - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > injuries resulting from
excessive stress on the tibialis anterior.
D


Local hyperpolarization in a synapse is called a(an) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > inhibitory
O


postsynaptic potential.
N
O


Which of the following events will lead to depolarization? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an increase
T


in K+ ions in the extracellular fluid The figure illustrates the Action Potential. What does "D"
represent? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > threshold
C
O
PY


When a neuron releases a neuromodulator that _____ the release of neurotransmitters from
another neuron, this is called presynaptic facilitation. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > facilitation



The absolute refractory period assures - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > completion of repolarization
before another action potential



During depolarization of the plasma membrane, - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > sodium ions move rapidly into the cell



Saltatory conduction of an action potential means that - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > an action
potential is conducted from one node of Ranvier to the next node

, Which of the following is true? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Unmyelinated axons
rest in invaginations of Schwann cells or oligodendrocytes



Clusters of gray matter deep within the brain are called - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > nuclei



Which of the following is NOT a neuroglia of the CNS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > satellite cells



Neurons in the skin that are responsible for detecting pain are - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pseudo-
unipolar
D
O


Protein synthesis in neurons occurs in - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > cell bodies or soma
N
O


Schwann cells differ from oligodendrocytes in which of the following ways? - ✔✔✔ Correct
T


Answer > Schwann cells form a myelin sheath around a portion of only one axon, while
oligodendrocytes can surround portions of several axons.
C
O


The central nervous system - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > is the site for processing information
PY



What does "D" represent on the diagram? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Z disk



The __________ contains the genetic information of the cell - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > nuclueus


Heather is watching a movie. What type of chemical pathway do her muscles depend upon at this
time? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > aerobic respiration

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