IUPUI Anatomy Final Exam 2026 | All
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The function of the tensor fascia lata is to? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
steady the trunk on the thigh by making the iliotibial tract taut
What muscles compress the abdomen? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Internal oblique, external oblique
The actions of the rhomboideus major muscle include: ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------The adduct and rotate the scapula downward
The muscle that can both flex and adduct the arm is the: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Pectoralis major
Which muscle found on the dorsum of the foot is found in the third layer? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Adductor Hallucis
,Which muscles acts to plantar flex the foot? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris
Which hypothenar muscle originates on the pisiform bone? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Abductor digit minimi
The coronoid process of the ulna and the elbow joint capsule comprise the site of
insertion for which muscles? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Brachialis
What are the functions of the teres minor muscle? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------
----------Rotates humerus laterally, helps hold the humerus in the glenoid cavity,
adduction at the shoulder, and stabilizes the shoulder joint
Which muscles act to elevate the hyoid bone and steady it during swallowing and
speech? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Digastric
What are the characteristics of the medial pteyrgoid muscle? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Protracts mandible, promotes side-to-side movements, and
functions during mastication.
,What is true about the white (Type 2) fibers? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---The depend on anaerobic pathways to make ATP, they contract rapidly, they
fatigue quickly, and they contain little myoglobin; this they are pale.
Which pituitary cell type secretes luteinizing hormone? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------Gonadotropic cells
Respiratory activities are controlled by: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
centers in the pons and the medulla oblongata
Conscious thought processes and all intellectual functions originate in the ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Cerebral hemispheres
A highly specialized region of the sympathetic division that causes widespread
sympathetic activation is found in the: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Adrenal Medulla
Typical sympathetic postganglionic fibers that release norepinephrine at
neuroeffector junctions are classified as: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Adrenergic
, The autonomic division of the nervous system directs ---------CORRECT ANSWER---
--------------Processes that maintain homeostasis
Which gland is comprised if chief cells that are arranged in thick, branching cords
and secrete a hormone, which raises low blood calcium levels? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Parathyroid Gland
The sympathetic division of the ANS differs from the parasympathetic division of
the ANS in that: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The postglanglionic fibers
of the sympathetic system are relatively longer than those of the parasympathetic
system, and the sympathetic division is more divergent than is the
parasympathetic system
Facial cranial nerves ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------5, 7, 9, 10, 11
What are the five branches of the facial nerve? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----Buccal, temporal, zygomatic, and cervical, mandibular
The ventral root of the spinal nerve contains: ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---axons of motor neurons
Questions and Correct Answers |
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The function of the tensor fascia lata is to? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
steady the trunk on the thigh by making the iliotibial tract taut
What muscles compress the abdomen? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Internal oblique, external oblique
The actions of the rhomboideus major muscle include: ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------The adduct and rotate the scapula downward
The muscle that can both flex and adduct the arm is the: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Pectoralis major
Which muscle found on the dorsum of the foot is found in the third layer? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Adductor Hallucis
,Which muscles acts to plantar flex the foot? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris
Which hypothenar muscle originates on the pisiform bone? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Abductor digit minimi
The coronoid process of the ulna and the elbow joint capsule comprise the site of
insertion for which muscles? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Brachialis
What are the functions of the teres minor muscle? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------
----------Rotates humerus laterally, helps hold the humerus in the glenoid cavity,
adduction at the shoulder, and stabilizes the shoulder joint
Which muscles act to elevate the hyoid bone and steady it during swallowing and
speech? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Digastric
What are the characteristics of the medial pteyrgoid muscle? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Protracts mandible, promotes side-to-side movements, and
functions during mastication.
,What is true about the white (Type 2) fibers? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---The depend on anaerobic pathways to make ATP, they contract rapidly, they
fatigue quickly, and they contain little myoglobin; this they are pale.
Which pituitary cell type secretes luteinizing hormone? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------Gonadotropic cells
Respiratory activities are controlled by: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
centers in the pons and the medulla oblongata
Conscious thought processes and all intellectual functions originate in the ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Cerebral hemispheres
A highly specialized region of the sympathetic division that causes widespread
sympathetic activation is found in the: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Adrenal Medulla
Typical sympathetic postganglionic fibers that release norepinephrine at
neuroeffector junctions are classified as: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Adrenergic
, The autonomic division of the nervous system directs ---------CORRECT ANSWER---
--------------Processes that maintain homeostasis
Which gland is comprised if chief cells that are arranged in thick, branching cords
and secrete a hormone, which raises low blood calcium levels? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Parathyroid Gland
The sympathetic division of the ANS differs from the parasympathetic division of
the ANS in that: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The postglanglionic fibers
of the sympathetic system are relatively longer than those of the parasympathetic
system, and the sympathetic division is more divergent than is the
parasympathetic system
Facial cranial nerves ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------5, 7, 9, 10, 11
What are the five branches of the facial nerve? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----Buccal, temporal, zygomatic, and cervical, mandibular
The ventral root of the spinal nerve contains: ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---axons of motor neurons
