Name: Score:
280 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 280
263) Preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system are located in the
lateral gray horns of segments T1 to L2 of the spinal cord.
a drug that blocks alpha-1 receptors in smooth muscle and blocks beta receptors in cardiac
muscle tissue
Large amount of extracellular matrix.
ganglionic neurons
Term 2 of 280
180) The basic functional unit of the nervous system is the
muscle
nerve
synapse
ganglia
Term 3 of 280
121) Which of the following is not a part of the pelvis?
cervical vertebrae
phrenic
lumbar vertebrae
thoracic vertebrae
,Definition 4 of 280
ataxia
243) The cerebellum can be permanently damaged by stroke or temporarily affected by
drugs or alcohol. The resulting disturbance in motor control is known as
214) The condition in which a person loses all feeling and movement of the arms and legs
due to spinal cord injury is termed
254) Jean needs to have a tooth in her mandible filled. Her dentist injects a local anesthetic
to block pain afferents in one of her cranial nerves. What cranial nerve does the dentist
numb?
141) The ligaments that limit the anterior-posterior movement of the tibia and maintain the
alignment of the femoral and tibial condyles are the ________ ligaments.
Definition 5 of 280
basement membrane.
84) This type of fracture is considered a partial fracture and is only seen in children.
249) The surface of the postcentral gyrus contains the ________ cortex.
The thin extracellular layer, consisting of the basal and reticular lamina, that anchors
epithelial cells to underlying connective tissue is called the
242) Overseeing the postural muscles of the body and making rapid adjustments to
maintain balance and equilibrium are functions of the
Term 6 of 280
86) The general process by which bones form is called
eversion
metabolism
ossification
multipolar
,Term 7 of 280
Which of the following anatomical terms refers to the groin?
inguinal
frontal
umbilical
rectus abdominis
Term 8 of 280
207) Spinal nerves are
axons of sensory neurons
both sensory and motor
both epinephrine and norepinephrine.
unmyelinated
Term 9 of 280
Loss of protein structure as in fried eggs is called:
denaturation.
deamination.
decomposition
saturation.
, Term 10 of 280
109) All of the following are true of the sacrum except that it
does not connect to the pelvis
is the largest bone in the human body
is composed of five fused vertebrae
articulates with the second and third lumbar vertebrae
Definition 11 of 280
blockage of CSF circulation or excessive CSF production.
156) The muscle weakness of myasthenia gravis results from
240) Hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," may result from
The extracellular matrix of connective tissue consists of
The basic units of nucleic acids are nucleotides, composed of
Term 12 of 280
171) What is the insertion of the triceps brachii muscle?
anterior surface of scapula
posterior surface of radius
lateral border of distal end of humerus
medial border of proximal end of humerus
280 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 280
263) Preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system are located in the
lateral gray horns of segments T1 to L2 of the spinal cord.
a drug that blocks alpha-1 receptors in smooth muscle and blocks beta receptors in cardiac
muscle tissue
Large amount of extracellular matrix.
ganglionic neurons
Term 2 of 280
180) The basic functional unit of the nervous system is the
muscle
nerve
synapse
ganglia
Term 3 of 280
121) Which of the following is not a part of the pelvis?
cervical vertebrae
phrenic
lumbar vertebrae
thoracic vertebrae
,Definition 4 of 280
ataxia
243) The cerebellum can be permanently damaged by stroke or temporarily affected by
drugs or alcohol. The resulting disturbance in motor control is known as
214) The condition in which a person loses all feeling and movement of the arms and legs
due to spinal cord injury is termed
254) Jean needs to have a tooth in her mandible filled. Her dentist injects a local anesthetic
to block pain afferents in one of her cranial nerves. What cranial nerve does the dentist
numb?
141) The ligaments that limit the anterior-posterior movement of the tibia and maintain the
alignment of the femoral and tibial condyles are the ________ ligaments.
Definition 5 of 280
basement membrane.
84) This type of fracture is considered a partial fracture and is only seen in children.
249) The surface of the postcentral gyrus contains the ________ cortex.
The thin extracellular layer, consisting of the basal and reticular lamina, that anchors
epithelial cells to underlying connective tissue is called the
242) Overseeing the postural muscles of the body and making rapid adjustments to
maintain balance and equilibrium are functions of the
Term 6 of 280
86) The general process by which bones form is called
eversion
metabolism
ossification
multipolar
,Term 7 of 280
Which of the following anatomical terms refers to the groin?
inguinal
frontal
umbilical
rectus abdominis
Term 8 of 280
207) Spinal nerves are
axons of sensory neurons
both sensory and motor
both epinephrine and norepinephrine.
unmyelinated
Term 9 of 280
Loss of protein structure as in fried eggs is called:
denaturation.
deamination.
decomposition
saturation.
, Term 10 of 280
109) All of the following are true of the sacrum except that it
does not connect to the pelvis
is the largest bone in the human body
is composed of five fused vertebrae
articulates with the second and third lumbar vertebrae
Definition 11 of 280
blockage of CSF circulation or excessive CSF production.
156) The muscle weakness of myasthenia gravis results from
240) Hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," may result from
The extracellular matrix of connective tissue consists of
The basic units of nucleic acids are nucleotides, composed of
Term 12 of 280
171) What is the insertion of the triceps brachii muscle?
anterior surface of scapula
posterior surface of radius
lateral border of distal end of humerus
medial border of proximal end of humerus
