Ch. 1,2,3
What is the vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions called?
Frontal/coronal
Which of the 4 types of tissues is always avascular?
Epithelium
Which bone marking indicates a round or oval opening in a bone (fossa or foramen)?
Foramen
Which form of cellular respiration produces the highest yield of ATP per glucose molecule?
Aerobic respiration
Which part of a neuron receives messages?
Dendrites (usually)
The pelvic region is _____ to the coxal region
Medial
Which tissue withstands tension, provides structural strength and is found in the fibrous capsules of organs and joints and submucousa of digestive tract?
Dense irregular connective tissue
Name two locations of a pivot joint
Elbow (radius-humerus)
Neck (C1-C2)
What is the role of tropomyosin in skeletal muscles?
Expose active sites of actin to allow for cross bridge formation
Which structures in the PNS detect changes in the environment (stimuli)?
Sensory (afferent) neurons
Which bond forms between a metal and a non-metal?
Ionic
Which tissue allows materials to pass through diffusion and filtration and is found in the lungs, kidneys, blood vessels?
Simple squamous epithelium
Which joint is united by hyaline cartilage?
Synchondrosis
Which form of cellular respiration results in the formation of lactic acid?
Glycolysis
What is the function of the semicircular canals in the inner ear?
Maintain balance (detect rotational head movements)
Which integral protein is used to pass polar molecules across the cell membrane down their concentration gradient?
Channel proteins (facilitated diffusion)
Between a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burn, which is most painful? Why not 3rd?
2nd. Not 3rd because nerve endings (and other dermal structures) lose function completely
These vertebrae have a thick body (centrum) with short blunt spinous is (moose shape)?
Lumbar vertebrae
Which form of ATP production provides the fastest ATP?
Creatine phosphorylation
What is a ganglia and nuclei? Where do you find them (different place)?
Both are a collection of cell bodies (gray matter)
Ganglia = PNS, nuclei = CNS
Which of the following chemical reactions would be used for the formation of a polypeptide?
a. Decomposition
b. Exchange
c. Dehydration synthesis
d. Hydrolysis
c. Dehydration synthesis
Which layer of the epidermis is mitotically dividing?
Stratum basale
Which type of fibrous joint is slightly movable (amphiarthrotic)?
Syndesmosis
Excitation – contraction coupling requires which of the flowing substances? Where is that substance stored in the myofiber?
a. Calcium
b. glucose
c. epinephrine
Calcium, stored in the sarcoplasmic reticulum
What neurotransmitters are used by sympathetic vs. parasympathetic neurons?
Sympathetic- primarily norepinephrine
Parasympathetic- primary acetylcholine