CPC EXAM (ANATOMY & MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY) ALL POSSIBLE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
stratum granulosum - Answer-granular layer of cells that is part of the epidermis
stratum spinosum - Answer-composed of prickle cells
stratum basale (germinativum) - Answer-deepest layer, made of basal cells
Stratum Papillare (dermis) - Answer-thin superficial layer interlocked with the epidermis
Stratum Reticulare (dermis) - Answer-thick layer of dense, irregular connective tissue
follicle and shaft - Answer-Two main parts of hair
root, bed, plate, cuticle, perionychium, hyponchium - Answer-Main parts of the nail
axial skeleton - Answer-skull, hyoid, ribs, sternum, vertebrae, and sacrum make up the
appendicular skeleton - Answer-shoulder girdle, pelvic girdle, and extremities make up
the
skeletal muscle (striated muscle) - Answer-attached to the skeleton; contraction is under
voluntary control
cardiac muscle - Answer-makes up the walls of the heart
arteries - Answer-carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
veins - Answer-Carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
capillaries - Answer-tiny vessels, usually a single cell layer think; semi-permeable and
facilitate the exchange of fluids, oxygen, nutrients, and waste between local tissue and
the blood stream
left ventricle - Answer-the strongest chamber of the heart; pumps oxygen-rich blood to
the rest of the body
epicardium - Answer-outer layer of the heart
myocardium - Answer-main muscle of the heart; allows electrical impulses to pass
quickly across the muscle fibers
, endocardium - Answer-inner lining of the heart
spleen - Answer-filters and destroys red blood cells that are no longer efficient; serves
as a blood-forming organ early in life, and later as a storage unit for extra red blood cells
and platelets
thymus - Answer-bi-lobed organ located in the upper thorax and can extend into the
lower neck. Responsible for t-lymphocyte maturation, enabling them to function against
specific pathogens in the immune response
tonsils - Answer-Partially encapsulated lymph nodules located in the pharynx or back of
the throat
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - Answer-communication that links all parts of the
body to the Central Nervous System (CNS); includes the cranial and spinal nerves
Central Nervous System (CNS) - Answer-command center; includes the brain and the
spinal cord
retina (inner most), choroid (middle), sclera (outer most) - Answer-three layers of the
eye
Adrenal glands - Answer-ductless, pyramid shaped glands that sit on the top of each
kidney; inner portion is called the medulla, and the outer portion is called the cortex
medulla - Answer-secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine
cortex - Answer-secretes several steroids (e.g., glucocorticoids, mineral corticoids, and
adrenal estrogens and androgens
carotid body - Answer-detects change in the pH, temperature, and partial pressure of
oxygen and carbon dioxide
parathyroid gland - Answer-regulates calcium and phosphorus metaboilsm
pituitary gland - Answer-single gland that has two separate parts located in the brain
under the hypothalamus: posterior __________/neurohypophysis and anterior
____________
posterior pituitary - Answer-a hormone responsible for uterine contractions and the "let
down" reflex of milk in response to a baby's suckling; and vasopressin an antidiuretic
anterior pituitary - Answer-manufactures the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH),
thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing
TERMINOLOGY) ALL POSSIBLE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
stratum granulosum - Answer-granular layer of cells that is part of the epidermis
stratum spinosum - Answer-composed of prickle cells
stratum basale (germinativum) - Answer-deepest layer, made of basal cells
Stratum Papillare (dermis) - Answer-thin superficial layer interlocked with the epidermis
Stratum Reticulare (dermis) - Answer-thick layer of dense, irregular connective tissue
follicle and shaft - Answer-Two main parts of hair
root, bed, plate, cuticle, perionychium, hyponchium - Answer-Main parts of the nail
axial skeleton - Answer-skull, hyoid, ribs, sternum, vertebrae, and sacrum make up the
appendicular skeleton - Answer-shoulder girdle, pelvic girdle, and extremities make up
the
skeletal muscle (striated muscle) - Answer-attached to the skeleton; contraction is under
voluntary control
cardiac muscle - Answer-makes up the walls of the heart
arteries - Answer-carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
veins - Answer-Carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
capillaries - Answer-tiny vessels, usually a single cell layer think; semi-permeable and
facilitate the exchange of fluids, oxygen, nutrients, and waste between local tissue and
the blood stream
left ventricle - Answer-the strongest chamber of the heart; pumps oxygen-rich blood to
the rest of the body
epicardium - Answer-outer layer of the heart
myocardium - Answer-main muscle of the heart; allows electrical impulses to pass
quickly across the muscle fibers
, endocardium - Answer-inner lining of the heart
spleen - Answer-filters and destroys red blood cells that are no longer efficient; serves
as a blood-forming organ early in life, and later as a storage unit for extra red blood cells
and platelets
thymus - Answer-bi-lobed organ located in the upper thorax and can extend into the
lower neck. Responsible for t-lymphocyte maturation, enabling them to function against
specific pathogens in the immune response
tonsils - Answer-Partially encapsulated lymph nodules located in the pharynx or back of
the throat
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - Answer-communication that links all parts of the
body to the Central Nervous System (CNS); includes the cranial and spinal nerves
Central Nervous System (CNS) - Answer-command center; includes the brain and the
spinal cord
retina (inner most), choroid (middle), sclera (outer most) - Answer-three layers of the
eye
Adrenal glands - Answer-ductless, pyramid shaped glands that sit on the top of each
kidney; inner portion is called the medulla, and the outer portion is called the cortex
medulla - Answer-secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine
cortex - Answer-secretes several steroids (e.g., glucocorticoids, mineral corticoids, and
adrenal estrogens and androgens
carotid body - Answer-detects change in the pH, temperature, and partial pressure of
oxygen and carbon dioxide
parathyroid gland - Answer-regulates calcium and phosphorus metaboilsm
pituitary gland - Answer-single gland that has two separate parts located in the brain
under the hypothalamus: posterior __________/neurohypophysis and anterior
____________
posterior pituitary - Answer-a hormone responsible for uterine contractions and the "let
down" reflex of milk in response to a baby's suckling; and vasopressin an antidiuretic
anterior pituitary - Answer-manufactures the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH),
thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing
