Anatomy and Physiology - Midterm
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the figure below?
Prophase
Metaphase
Telophase
Anaphase
What type of fontanel is indicated on the following diagram?
Anterolateral
Parietal
Temporal
Anteroparietal
,Which group is improperly defined?
1. Nervous tissue: neuron and ependymal
2. Connective tissue: areolar and blood
3. Muscular tissue: smooth and skeletal
4. Glandular tissue: exocrine and hyaline
4
2
3
1
Which term refers to the sustained muscle contraction caused by repeated stimulation?
Tetanus
Tonus
Twitch
Sprain
Astrocytes belong to which one of the following human body tissues?
Connective
Epithelial
Muscular
Nervous
In which one of the following tissues can “fiber” also be referred to as “cell”?
Muscular
Epithelial
Nervous
Connective
Which statement best describes the “mammary glands and ceruminous glands”?
They are sebaceous glands.
They are modified sweat glands.
They secrete earwax.
They are related to temperature regulation.
Which one of the following skin layers contains cells that do not perform mitosis and
cytokinesis?
Stratum germinativum
Subcutaneous
Stratum corneum
Basement membrane
, Which one of the following phases occurs after the stage illustrated in the figure below?
Anaphase
Cytokinesis
Metaphase
Interphase
Which one of the following muscles belongs to the leg?
Latissimus dorsi
Tibialis anterior
Flexor carpi
Pectoralis major
What role do the arrector pili muscles play?
They move both the hip and the leg.
They facilitate penile erection during sex.
They move the upper arm across the front of the chest.
They cause the hair to stand up on end.
A patient has been in a car wreck and is admitted to the emergency department with a
chief complaint of severe deltoid pain accompanied by loss of sensation in all extremities.
Which of the following indicates the site of pain?
Knee
Shoulder
Chest
Neck
How many spaces and layers are distinguished in meninges, respectively?
3–2
2–3
2–2
4–3
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the figure below?
Prophase
Metaphase
Telophase
Anaphase
What type of fontanel is indicated on the following diagram?
Anterolateral
Parietal
Temporal
Anteroparietal
,Which group is improperly defined?
1. Nervous tissue: neuron and ependymal
2. Connective tissue: areolar and blood
3. Muscular tissue: smooth and skeletal
4. Glandular tissue: exocrine and hyaline
4
2
3
1
Which term refers to the sustained muscle contraction caused by repeated stimulation?
Tetanus
Tonus
Twitch
Sprain
Astrocytes belong to which one of the following human body tissues?
Connective
Epithelial
Muscular
Nervous
In which one of the following tissues can “fiber” also be referred to as “cell”?
Muscular
Epithelial
Nervous
Connective
Which statement best describes the “mammary glands and ceruminous glands”?
They are sebaceous glands.
They are modified sweat glands.
They secrete earwax.
They are related to temperature regulation.
Which one of the following skin layers contains cells that do not perform mitosis and
cytokinesis?
Stratum germinativum
Subcutaneous
Stratum corneum
Basement membrane
, Which one of the following phases occurs after the stage illustrated in the figure below?
Anaphase
Cytokinesis
Metaphase
Interphase
Which one of the following muscles belongs to the leg?
Latissimus dorsi
Tibialis anterior
Flexor carpi
Pectoralis major
What role do the arrector pili muscles play?
They move both the hip and the leg.
They facilitate penile erection during sex.
They move the upper arm across the front of the chest.
They cause the hair to stand up on end.
A patient has been in a car wreck and is admitted to the emergency department with a
chief complaint of severe deltoid pain accompanied by loss of sensation in all extremities.
Which of the following indicates the site of pain?
Knee
Shoulder
Chest
Neck
How many spaces and layers are distinguished in meninges, respectively?
3–2
2–3
2–2
4–3
