AAPC Anatomy Final Exam and All
Correct Answers.
Which of the following is NOT a function of skin? - Answer Acts as a gland by synthesizing
vitamin A
Which layer is NOT considered part of the skin? - Answer Hypodermis
Which of the following is true of the stratum germinativum? - Answer It lies on top of the
dermis and has access to a rich supply of blood
Which of the following best describes psoriasis? - Answer A chronic condition characterized
by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
Muscle is attached to bone by what method? - Answer Tendons, aponeurosis and directly to
bone
What is affected by myasthenia gravis? - Answer Neuromuscular junction
Which bone(s) have trochanters? - Answer Femur
What is the great toe called? - Answer Hallux
What is the function of the alveoli in the lungs? - Answer Oxygen exchange
Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart from the lungs? - Answer
Pulmonary vein
Which respiratory structure is comprised of cartilage and ligaments? - Answer Trachea
How many lobes make up the right lung? - Answer three
A myocardial infarction is - Answer Lack of oxygen to the heart tissue, resulting in tissue
death
Which of the following does NOT circulate fluids throughout the body? - Answer Endocrine
system
, An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - Answer It is a weakness in a large
artery and rupture can be deadly
Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest? - Answer Left
ventricle
Which of the following best describes constituent components of the human lymphatic system?
- Answer Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, spleen, thoracic duct
The term "hemic" specifically refers to what bodily fluid? - Answer Blood
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from other lymph nodes? - Answer A sentinel node is
the first lymph node in a group of nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum contains all of the following except: - Answer Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - Answer The presence of air in
the mediastinum
Which of the following is NOT true of the thoracic diaphragm? - Answer It is a frequent site
of a Spigelian (lateral ventral) hernia
Upon leaving the stomach, nutrients move through the small intestine in what order? - Answer
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Upon leaving the last portion of the small intestine, nutrients move through the large intestine
in what order? - Answer Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, sigmoid colon,
descending colon, rectum, anus
The splenic (left colic) flexure lies in the upper left quadrant, between what two portions of the
large intestine? - Answer The transverse and descending colon
In order, starting with the innermost layer, what are the for walls of the digestive tract? - Answer
Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by which structure? - Answer
Ureter
Correct Answers.
Which of the following is NOT a function of skin? - Answer Acts as a gland by synthesizing
vitamin A
Which layer is NOT considered part of the skin? - Answer Hypodermis
Which of the following is true of the stratum germinativum? - Answer It lies on top of the
dermis and has access to a rich supply of blood
Which of the following best describes psoriasis? - Answer A chronic condition characterized
by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
Muscle is attached to bone by what method? - Answer Tendons, aponeurosis and directly to
bone
What is affected by myasthenia gravis? - Answer Neuromuscular junction
Which bone(s) have trochanters? - Answer Femur
What is the great toe called? - Answer Hallux
What is the function of the alveoli in the lungs? - Answer Oxygen exchange
Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart from the lungs? - Answer
Pulmonary vein
Which respiratory structure is comprised of cartilage and ligaments? - Answer Trachea
How many lobes make up the right lung? - Answer three
A myocardial infarction is - Answer Lack of oxygen to the heart tissue, resulting in tissue
death
Which of the following does NOT circulate fluids throughout the body? - Answer Endocrine
system
, An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - Answer It is a weakness in a large
artery and rupture can be deadly
Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest? - Answer Left
ventricle
Which of the following best describes constituent components of the human lymphatic system?
- Answer Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, spleen, thoracic duct
The term "hemic" specifically refers to what bodily fluid? - Answer Blood
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from other lymph nodes? - Answer A sentinel node is
the first lymph node in a group of nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum contains all of the following except: - Answer Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - Answer The presence of air in
the mediastinum
Which of the following is NOT true of the thoracic diaphragm? - Answer It is a frequent site
of a Spigelian (lateral ventral) hernia
Upon leaving the stomach, nutrients move through the small intestine in what order? - Answer
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Upon leaving the last portion of the small intestine, nutrients move through the large intestine
in what order? - Answer Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, sigmoid colon,
descending colon, rectum, anus
The splenic (left colic) flexure lies in the upper left quadrant, between what two portions of the
large intestine? - Answer The transverse and descending colon
In order, starting with the innermost layer, what are the for walls of the digestive tract? - Answer
Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by which structure? - Answer
Ureter
