ALHS 1011 A & P FINAL REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Spleen location and function
Answer:
Located on the upper left side of the abdomen
Filters blood
Destroys worn out blood cells
Forms blood cells in the fetus
Acts as a blood reservoir
Question:
2. Leukocytes
Answer:
white blood cells, fight infection
Question:
3. cervix of uterus
Answer:
narrow neck which projects into the vagina inferiorly
Question:
4. diffusion
Answer:
Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration.
Question:
5. hormones
Answer:
chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel
through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
Question:
6. semicurcular canals
Answer:
Fluid filled canals in the inner ear responsible for our sense of balance
(equilibrium).
, Question:
7. muscle soreness
Answer:
pain caused by overexertion in exercise: buildup of lactic acid
Question:
8. coronary originates from the
Answer:
aorta
Question:
9. Path of sound through the ear
Answer:
1) Outer ear (pinna)
2) Auditory canal
3) Eardrum-tympanic membrane
4) Bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
5) Oval window
6) Cochlea:
7) Basilar membrane
8) Hair cells
9) Auditory nerve
10) Thalamus
11) Auditory cortex (in the temporal lobe)
Question:
10. diaphragm seperates
Answer:
thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Question:
11. glomerulus
Answer:
A ball of tangled capillaries surrounded by Bowman's capsule in the nephron and
serving as the site of filtration in the vertebrate kidney.
Question:
12. cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
Answer:
combining forms for skin
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Spleen location and function
Answer:
Located on the upper left side of the abdomen
Filters blood
Destroys worn out blood cells
Forms blood cells in the fetus
Acts as a blood reservoir
Question:
2. Leukocytes
Answer:
white blood cells, fight infection
Question:
3. cervix of uterus
Answer:
narrow neck which projects into the vagina inferiorly
Question:
4. diffusion
Answer:
Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration.
Question:
5. hormones
Answer:
chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel
through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
Question:
6. semicurcular canals
Answer:
Fluid filled canals in the inner ear responsible for our sense of balance
(equilibrium).
, Question:
7. muscle soreness
Answer:
pain caused by overexertion in exercise: buildup of lactic acid
Question:
8. coronary originates from the
Answer:
aorta
Question:
9. Path of sound through the ear
Answer:
1) Outer ear (pinna)
2) Auditory canal
3) Eardrum-tympanic membrane
4) Bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
5) Oval window
6) Cochlea:
7) Basilar membrane
8) Hair cells
9) Auditory nerve
10) Thalamus
11) Auditory cortex (in the temporal lobe)
Question:
10. diaphragm seperates
Answer:
thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Question:
11. glomerulus
Answer:
A ball of tangled capillaries surrounded by Bowman's capsule in the nephron and
serving as the site of filtration in the vertebrate kidney.
Question:
12. cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
Answer:
combining forms for skin
