ANATOMY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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In order to separate the abdomen from the thorax, which plane would you use?
-sagittal
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal
-frontal (coronal)
-transverse - ANS transverse
To separate the anterior (frontal) from the posterior (occipital) portion of the brain, which plane
would you use?
-transverse
-midsagittal
-parasagittal
-coronal (frontal)
-longitudinal - ANS coronal
The primitive streak, which has developed into the cleft between your buttocks, occurs on
which plane?
-transverse
-coronal (frontal)
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,-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal - ANS median (mid-sagittal)
Hanging upside down, your nose becomes inferior to your mouth in the anatomical position.
True or false? - ANS False.
The subscapular fossa occurs on which aspect of the scapula?
-proximal
-distal
-inferior
-anterior
-posterior - ANS anterior
The 1st digit (thumb) is oriented on which aspect of the hand?
-medial
-lateral
-distal
-external
-posterior - ANS lateral
Scoliosis is the abnormal spinal curvature where the vertebral column deviates from this plane:
-oblique
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal
-frontal (coronal)
-transverse - ANS median (mid-sagittal)
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,Which is the longest phase of the cell life cycle?
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-cytokinesis
-interphase - ANS interphase
The event, when a ring of peripheral actin and myosin filaments contracts at the cleavage
furrow to squeeze the daughter cells apart, is known as:
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-cytokinesis
-interphase - ANS cytokinesis
Mitochondria are self replicative. True or false? - ANS True
Peroxisomes detoxify toxic substances and are abundant in liver cells. True or false? -
ANS True
The charged polar "heads" of the phospholipid molecules in the phospholipid bilayer are
hydrophilic. True or false? - ANS True
Microvilli and cilia are apical extensions from the plasma membrane (plasmalemma). True or
false? - ANS True
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, Facilitated diffusion is an example of active transport of materials across the plasma membrane.
True or false? - ANS False
In humans, only macrophages and neutrophils are capable of internalizing materials by
phagocytosis. True or false? - ANS True
Which transport mechanism involves a coated pit (coat of clathrin protein)?
-exocytosis
-phagocytosis
-pinocytosis
-receptor-mediated endocytosis - ANS receptor-mediated endocytosis
The basement membrane is a germinal layer constantly undergoing rapid mitotic divisions
supplying new cells to the epithelium. True or false? - ANS False
The apical (free) surface of epithelium is exposed to the exterior of the body or to the interior of
a hollow structure. True or false? - ANS True
Which statement is NOT true of the Goblet cell?
-it is a unicellular gland
-it is an endocrine gland
-it produces the glycoprotein mucin
-it is a columnar cell
-it occurs amongst the epithelial cells lining the lumen of the trachea - ANS it is an endocrine
gland
Endocrine glands are ductless. True or false? - ANS True
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In order to separate the abdomen from the thorax, which plane would you use?
-sagittal
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal
-frontal (coronal)
-transverse - ANS transverse
To separate the anterior (frontal) from the posterior (occipital) portion of the brain, which plane
would you use?
-transverse
-midsagittal
-parasagittal
-coronal (frontal)
-longitudinal - ANS coronal
The primitive streak, which has developed into the cleft between your buttocks, occurs on
which plane?
-transverse
-coronal (frontal)
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,-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal - ANS median (mid-sagittal)
Hanging upside down, your nose becomes inferior to your mouth in the anatomical position.
True or false? - ANS False.
The subscapular fossa occurs on which aspect of the scapula?
-proximal
-distal
-inferior
-anterior
-posterior - ANS anterior
The 1st digit (thumb) is oriented on which aspect of the hand?
-medial
-lateral
-distal
-external
-posterior - ANS lateral
Scoliosis is the abnormal spinal curvature where the vertebral column deviates from this plane:
-oblique
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal
-frontal (coronal)
-transverse - ANS median (mid-sagittal)
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,Which is the longest phase of the cell life cycle?
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-cytokinesis
-interphase - ANS interphase
The event, when a ring of peripheral actin and myosin filaments contracts at the cleavage
furrow to squeeze the daughter cells apart, is known as:
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-cytokinesis
-interphase - ANS cytokinesis
Mitochondria are self replicative. True or false? - ANS True
Peroxisomes detoxify toxic substances and are abundant in liver cells. True or false? -
ANS True
The charged polar "heads" of the phospholipid molecules in the phospholipid bilayer are
hydrophilic. True or false? - ANS True
Microvilli and cilia are apical extensions from the plasma membrane (plasmalemma). True or
false? - ANS True
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, Facilitated diffusion is an example of active transport of materials across the plasma membrane.
True or false? - ANS False
In humans, only macrophages and neutrophils are capable of internalizing materials by
phagocytosis. True or false? - ANS True
Which transport mechanism involves a coated pit (coat of clathrin protein)?
-exocytosis
-phagocytosis
-pinocytosis
-receptor-mediated endocytosis - ANS receptor-mediated endocytosis
The basement membrane is a germinal layer constantly undergoing rapid mitotic divisions
supplying new cells to the epithelium. True or false? - ANS False
The apical (free) surface of epithelium is exposed to the exterior of the body or to the interior of
a hollow structure. True or false? - ANS True
Which statement is NOT true of the Goblet cell?
-it is a unicellular gland
-it is an endocrine gland
-it produces the glycoprotein mucin
-it is a columnar cell
-it occurs amongst the epithelial cells lining the lumen of the trachea - ANS it is an endocrine
gland
Endocrine glands are ductless. True or false? - ANS True
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