General Anatomy and Physiology

General Anatomy

General Anatomy 2

General Anatomy 3

General Anatomy 4

General Anatomy 5

100

The uppermost and largest bone of the arm is the .

a) humerus

b) radius

c) ulna

d) metacarpus

a) humerus

100

The artery that supplies blood to the skin and muscles of the scalp and back of the head up to the crown is the .

a) supraorbital

b) occipital

c) facial artery

d) posterior auricular

b) occipital

100

. Structures designed to accomplish a specific function are .

a) organs

b) tissues

c) systems

d) groups

a) organs

100

The vascular system consists of the heart and blood vessels for the circulation of .

a) lymph

b) plasma

c) protoplasm

d) blood

100

The part of the muscle that moves is the .

a) origin

b) belly

c) insertion

d) middle

c) insertion

200

The structure found in the center of the cell, which plays an important part in cell reproduction, is the .

a) nucleus

b) centrosome

c) cell membrane

d) nucleolus

a) nucleus

200

The body system that protects the body from disease by developing immunities and destroying pathogens and toxins is .

a) immune

b) skeletal

c) endocrine

d) integumentary

a) immune

200

Cells are made up of a colorless, jelly-like substance called .

a) nucleolus

b) nucleus

c) protoplasm

d) centrosome

c) protoplasm

200

The fingers, or , consist of three digits in each finger, and two in the thumb, totaling 14 bones.

a) metacarpus

b) ulna

c) carpus

d) phalanges

200

The bone forms the lower back part of the cranium.

a) parietal

b) temporal

c) frontal

d) occipital

300

The technical term for fat is .

a) connective

b) epithelial

c) adipose

d) nerve

c) adipose

300

The small bone on the thumb side of the forearm is the .

a) humerus

b) radius

c) ulna

d) metacarpus

a) humerus

300

The study of the structure of the body and how the body parts are organized is .

a) physiology

b) histology

c) anatomy

d) osteology

c) anatomy

300

. The elastic, bony cage that serves as a protective framework for the heart, lungs, and other internal organs is the .

a) sternum

b) clavicle

c) scapula

d) thorax

300

The system is made up of the skin and its various accessory organs.

a) endocrine

b) excretory

c) integumentary

d) reproductive

c) integumentary

400

To grow and thrive, the cell must receive an adequate supply of food, oxygen, and .

a) toxins

b) poisons

c) pressure

d) water

400

The is also known as the shoulder blade.

a) scapula

b) sternum

c) clavicle

d) thorax

a) scapula

400

The system changes food into nutrients and waste suitable for use by the cells of the body.

a) endocrine

b) respiratory

c) excretory

d) digestive

400

The watery fluid of the cell that is necessary for growth, reproduction, and self-repair is the .

a) cytoplasm

b) centrosome

c) nucleolus

d) cell membrane

a) cytoplasm

400

The bone forms the forehead.

a) parietal

b) temporal

c) frontal

d) occipital

c) frontal

500

A group of similar cells are .

a) organs

b) tissues

c) systems

d) groups

b) tissues

500

The epicranius consists of two parts, the frontalis and the .

a) aponeurosis

b) dorsalis

c) corrugator

d) occipitalis

500

The wrist, or , is a flexible joint composed of eight small, irregular bones.

a) metacarpus

b) ulna

c) carpus

d) digits

c) carpus

500

The system’s function is to produce all movements of the body.

a) circulatory

b) skeletal

c) muscular

d) nervous

c) muscular

500

The muscle turns the hand outward and palm upward.

a) pectoralis

b) serratus anterior

c) platysma

d) supinator