GENERAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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GENERAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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GENERAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
GENERAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI - AnswerMuscle that separates the fingers and the toes.
/.ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS - AnswerMuscle that moves the big toe away from the other toes.
/.ABDUCTORS - AnswerMuscles that draw a body part, such ...
GENERAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI - AnswerMuscle that separates the fingers and the toes.
/.ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS - AnswerMuscle that moves the big toe away from the other
toes.
/.ABDUCTORS - AnswerMuscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe,
away from the mid line of the body or of an extremity.
/.ADDUCTORS - AnswerMuscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe,
inward toward the median axis of the body or of an extremity.
/.ADIPOSE TISSUE - AnswerThe technical term of fat; it gives smoothness and contour
to the body.
/.ANATOMY - AnswerThe study of human body structures that can be seen with the
naked eye and how the body parts are organized; the science of the structure of
organisms or of their parts.
/.ANGULAR ARTERY - AnswerBranch of the facial artery that supplies blood to the side
of the nose.
/.ANTERIOR AURICULAR ARTERY - AnswerBranch of the superficial temporal artery
that supplies blood to the front part of the ear.
/.ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY - AnswerOne of the popliteal arteries (the other is the
posterior tibial artery) that supplies blood to the lower leg muscles and to the muscles
and skin on the top of the foot and adjacent sides of the first and second toes. This
artery continues to the foot where it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery.
/.AORTA - AnswerThe largest artery in the body.
/.ARTERIES - AnswerThick-walled muscular, flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood
away from the heart to the arterioles.
/.ARTERIOLES - AnswerSmall arteries that deliver blood to capillaries.
, /.AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM - AnswerAbbreviated ANS; the part of the nervous
system that controls the involuntary muscles; regulates the action of the smooth
muscles, glands, blood vessels, heart, and breathing.
/.BELLY - AnswerThe middle part of the muscle.
/.BICEP - AnswerMuscle that produces the contour of the front and inner side of the
upper arm; lifts the forearm and flexes the elbow.
/.BLOOD - AnswerNutritive fluid circulating through the circulatory system (heart and
blood vessels) to supply oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues and to remove carbon
dioxide and waste from them
/.BLOOD VESSELS - AnswerTube like structures that include arteries, arterioles,
capillaries, venules, and veins
/.BODY SYSTEMS - AnswerAlso known systems; groups of body organs acting
together to perform one or more functions. The human body is composed of 11 major
systems.
/.BRAIN - AnswerPart of the central nervous system contained in the cranium; it is the
largest and most complex nerve tissue and controls sensation, muscles, activity of
glands, and the power to think, sense, and feel.
/.BUCCAL NERVE - AnswerBranch of the seventh cranial nerve that affects the
muscles of the mouth.
/.BUCCINATOR MUSCLE - AnswerThin, flat muscle of the cheek between the upper
and lower jaw that compresses the cheeks and expels air between the lips.
/.CAPILLARIES - AnswerTiny, thin-walled blood vessels that connect the smaller
arteries to the venules. Capillaries bring nutrients to the cells and carry away waste
materials.
/.CARPUS - AnswerAlso known as wrist; flexible joint composed of a group of eight
small, irregular bones (carpals) held together by ligaments.
/.CELL MEMBRANE - AnswerA cell part that encloses the protoplasm and permits
soluble substances to enter and leave the cell.
/.CELLS - AnswerBasic units of all living things--from bacteria to plants to animals,
including human beings.
/.CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - AnswerAbbreviated CNS; consists of the brain,
spinal nerves, and cranial nerves.
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