Body Basics
The study of the functions and activities performed by the body’s structures is:
-histology -anatomy
-physiology -physics
physiology
The ________ system is responsible for 40 to 50 percent of the body's weight.
-muscular -skeletal
-circulatory -endocrine
muscular
The ________ is the part of the muscle that does not move and is attached closest to the skeleton.
-insertion -belly
-origin -none of the above
origin
__________ is the study of the structure, function, and pathology of the nervous system.
-Neuropathy -Psychology
-Zoology -Neurology
Neurology
The __________ system coordinates the functions of all the other systems, making them work harmoniously and efficiently.
-cardiovascular -nervous
-reproductive -endocrine
nervous
The ________ system covers, shapes, and supports the skeleton, and functions to help produce movement within the body.
-circulatory -muscular
-endocrine -integumentary
muscular
The ________ is the part of the muscle that moves and is farthest from the skeleton.
-belly -insertion
-origin -none of the above
insertion
The ________ is the middle part of the muscle.
-belly -origin
-insertion -none of the above
belly
The principle components of the nervous system are the brain, spinal cord, and __________.
-the nerves themselves -lungs
-heart -pancreas
the nerves themselves
The nervous system is divided into two main subdivisions: the central nervous system and the __________.
-circulatory system -spinal cord
-brain -peripheral nervous system
peripheral nervous system
The watery fluid that the nucleus needs for growth, reproduction, and self-repair is:
-adipose -scapula
-mitosis -cytoplasm
cytoplasm
The muscle of the back (posterior) portion of the epicranius that draws the scalp backward is the:
-occipitalis -epicranius
-frontalis -epicranial aponeurosis
occipitalis
________ is the study of the structure, functioning, and diseases of the muscles.
-Myopathy -Metacarpals
-Myology -Cardiology
Myology
The __________ is part of the central nervous system contained in the cranium, controlling sensation, muscles, activity of glands, as well as the power to think, sense, and feel.
-brain -spinal cord
-buccal nerve -temporal nerve
brain
__________ consists of the brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, and spinal nerves.
-cardiovascular system -central nervous system
-peripheral nervous system -endocrine system
central nervous system
Mucous membranes are an example of which type of tissue?
-adipose -muscle
-nerve -epithelial
epithelial
The muscle in front of the ear that draws the ear forward.
-auricularis anterior -temporalis
-epicranius -procerus
auricularis anterior
The muscle of the eye socket enables you to close your eyes:
-orbicularis oculi -procerus
-mentalis -buccinator
orbicularis oculi
The __________ is made up of sensory motor nerve fibers that extend from the brain and spinal cord to all parts of the body.
-central nervous system -respiratory system
-reproductive system -peripheral nervous system
peripheral nervous system
The __________ is the portion of the central nervous system that originates in the brain and extends down to the lower extremity of the trunk.
-dendrite -reflex
-neuron -spinal cord
spinal cord
Which of the following is NOT one of the three bones that composes the ankle joint?
-fibula -talus
-tibia -femur
femur
The muscle that covers the top of the nose, depresses the eyebrow, and causes wrinkles across the bridge of the nose.
-procerus -buccinator
-bicep -deltoid
procerus
The four muscles of the scalp include the epicranius, occipitalis, frontalis, and the ____________.
-epicranial aponeurosis -auricularis superior
-platysma -masseter
epicranial aponeurosis
A __________, also known as a nerve cell, is the primary structural unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body, nucleus, dendrites, and the axon.
-neuron -nasal nerve
-seventh cranial nerve -dendrite
neuron
__________ are treelike branchings of nerve fibers extending from the nerve cell that carry impulses toward the cell and receive impulses from other neurons.
-Axons -Reflexes
-Dendrites -Nerves
Dendrites