UW-Madison Anatomy 337 Exam 1 Latest Update
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31 pairs of spinal nerves - CORRECT ANSWER: 8 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral
1 coccygeal
4 main fascicle arrangements - CORRECT ANSWER: parallel, convergent, pennate
(unipennate, bipennate, multipennate), circular
4 types of tissue - CORRECT ANSWER: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
abnormal proliferation - CORRECT ANSWER: neoplasia
adenocarcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER: a malignant tumor that originates in glandular
tissue
adhering junctions - CORRECT ANSWER: support and stability (like a belt)
Adipose CT - CORRECT ANSWER: energy, insulation, protection, holds things
Afferent - CORRECT ANSWER: goes to CNS, sensory input
,All-or-none principle - CORRECT ANSWER: a muscle fiber contracts completely or not
at all
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER: motor neuron disease, hereditary,
sporadic, upper and lower motor neurons, slow progression of weakness and atrophy
with fasciculations, doesn't affect sensory neurons, diagnosed by EMG
Anterior Spinal Artery - CORRECT ANSWER: -single artery
-supplies anterior 2/3 of cord
-located in the antero-median fissure
Anterolateral pathway (spinothalamic) - CORRECT ANSWER: Bulbous corpuscles
Free nerve endings
Areolar CT - CORRECT ANSWER: widely distributed, highly vascular, contain all three
types of fibers
arrector pilli muscle - CORRECT ANSWER: attach to hair root
Ascending pathway - CORRECT ANSWER: sensory information
Axon Regeneration - CORRECT ANSWER: Schwann cells guide neurons and send
chemicals to promote nerve growth, axon buds, reinnervates
basal cell carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER: Stratum basale
Bipolar neuron - CORRECT ANSWER: rare, vision, olfaction
Bulbous (Ruffini) corpuscles - CORRECT ANSWER: In dermis and subcutaneous layer
, Continuous deep pressure, force/motion and skin distortion
Encapsulated
carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER: a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue
Cardiac Muscle - CORRECT ANSWER: cannot generate new cells
Cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER: primarily water, avascular
Cell death - CORRECT ANSWER: apoptosis, necrosis
cilia - CORRECT ANSWER: highly motile, surface parallel transport
Cleavage Lines - CORRECT ANSWER: Collagen and elastin fibers organized thin
parallel bundles to resist stresses
CNS collection of axons traveling to a common destination - CORRECT ANSWER:
tract, column
CNS collection of cell bodies - CORRECT ANSWER: nucleus
collagen fibers - CORRECT ANSWER: strength
connective tissue - CORRECT ANSWER: most common, diverse, widely distributed,
composed of some cells and abundant extracellular matrix
Dendritic Cells (Langerhans Cells) - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Part of the immune
system
2025-2026 Actual Exam Questions with 100%
Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified
by Professor
31 pairs of spinal nerves - CORRECT ANSWER: 8 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral
1 coccygeal
4 main fascicle arrangements - CORRECT ANSWER: parallel, convergent, pennate
(unipennate, bipennate, multipennate), circular
4 types of tissue - CORRECT ANSWER: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
abnormal proliferation - CORRECT ANSWER: neoplasia
adenocarcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER: a malignant tumor that originates in glandular
tissue
adhering junctions - CORRECT ANSWER: support and stability (like a belt)
Adipose CT - CORRECT ANSWER: energy, insulation, protection, holds things
Afferent - CORRECT ANSWER: goes to CNS, sensory input
,All-or-none principle - CORRECT ANSWER: a muscle fiber contracts completely or not
at all
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER: motor neuron disease, hereditary,
sporadic, upper and lower motor neurons, slow progression of weakness and atrophy
with fasciculations, doesn't affect sensory neurons, diagnosed by EMG
Anterior Spinal Artery - CORRECT ANSWER: -single artery
-supplies anterior 2/3 of cord
-located in the antero-median fissure
Anterolateral pathway (spinothalamic) - CORRECT ANSWER: Bulbous corpuscles
Free nerve endings
Areolar CT - CORRECT ANSWER: widely distributed, highly vascular, contain all three
types of fibers
arrector pilli muscle - CORRECT ANSWER: attach to hair root
Ascending pathway - CORRECT ANSWER: sensory information
Axon Regeneration - CORRECT ANSWER: Schwann cells guide neurons and send
chemicals to promote nerve growth, axon buds, reinnervates
basal cell carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER: Stratum basale
Bipolar neuron - CORRECT ANSWER: rare, vision, olfaction
Bulbous (Ruffini) corpuscles - CORRECT ANSWER: In dermis and subcutaneous layer
, Continuous deep pressure, force/motion and skin distortion
Encapsulated
carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER: a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue
Cardiac Muscle - CORRECT ANSWER: cannot generate new cells
Cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER: primarily water, avascular
Cell death - CORRECT ANSWER: apoptosis, necrosis
cilia - CORRECT ANSWER: highly motile, surface parallel transport
Cleavage Lines - CORRECT ANSWER: Collagen and elastin fibers organized thin
parallel bundles to resist stresses
CNS collection of axons traveling to a common destination - CORRECT ANSWER:
tract, column
CNS collection of cell bodies - CORRECT ANSWER: nucleus
collagen fibers - CORRECT ANSWER: strength
connective tissue - CORRECT ANSWER: most common, diverse, widely distributed,
composed of some cells and abundant extracellular matrix
Dendritic Cells (Langerhans Cells) - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Part of the immune
system
