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Anat 100 - Block Theory 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Q: In knee extension the patella sits anterior to the distal end of
what bone?
a. tibia
b. fibula
c. femur
d. ulna
Ans: c. femur
Q: The lateral condyle of the femur is analogous to what bony
feature of the humerus?
a. coronoid fossa
b. trochlea
c. radial fossa
d. capitulum
Ans: d. capitulum
Q: Which of the following muscles only compresses the abdomen?
a. Rectus abdominis
b. diaphragm
c. internal intercostal
d. transverse abdominis
Ans: d. transverse abdominis
Q: Which of the following defines "superficial"?
a. Toward the end of an appendage
b. close to the attachment of the appendage to the trunk
c. on the inside
d. on the outside
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Ans: d. on the outside
Q: These muscles elevate the ribs, facilitate inhalation, and attach
adjacent ribs:
a. internal intercostals
b. transversus thoracis
c. external intercostals
d. diaphragm
Ans: c. external intercostals
Q: Which structure is located immediately lateral to the foramen
magnum?
a. occipital condyles
b. styloid process
c. external ear
d. mastoid process
Ans: a. occipital condyles
Q: What is the smiling muscle?
a. zygomaticus
b. platysma
c. orbicularis iris
d. frontalis
Ans: a. zygomaticus
Q: What is the sacrolemma of a skeletal muscle fiber?
a. nucleus
b. endoplasmic reticulum
c. cell membrane
d. cytoplasma
Ans: c. cell membrane
Q: Which of the basic tissues is avascular (lacks blood vessels)?
a. muscle tissue
b. epithelial tissue
Anat 100 - Block Theory 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Q: In knee extension the patella sits anterior to the distal end of
what bone?
a. tibia
b. fibula
c. femur
d. ulna
Ans: c. femur
Q: The lateral condyle of the femur is analogous to what bony
feature of the humerus?
a. coronoid fossa
b. trochlea
c. radial fossa
d. capitulum
Ans: d. capitulum
Q: Which of the following muscles only compresses the abdomen?
a. Rectus abdominis
b. diaphragm
c. internal intercostal
d. transverse abdominis
Ans: d. transverse abdominis
Q: Which of the following defines "superficial"?
a. Toward the end of an appendage
b. close to the attachment of the appendage to the trunk
c. on the inside
d. on the outside
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Ans: d. on the outside
Q: These muscles elevate the ribs, facilitate inhalation, and attach
adjacent ribs:
a. internal intercostals
b. transversus thoracis
c. external intercostals
d. diaphragm
Ans: c. external intercostals
Q: Which structure is located immediately lateral to the foramen
magnum?
a. occipital condyles
b. styloid process
c. external ear
d. mastoid process
Ans: a. occipital condyles
Q: What is the smiling muscle?
a. zygomaticus
b. platysma
c. orbicularis iris
d. frontalis
Ans: a. zygomaticus
Q: What is the sacrolemma of a skeletal muscle fiber?
a. nucleus
b. endoplasmic reticulum
c. cell membrane
d. cytoplasma
Ans: c. cell membrane
Q: Which of the basic tissues is avascular (lacks blood vessels)?
a. muscle tissue
b. epithelial tissue
