IUPUI ANATOMY FINAL EXAM REAL EXAM
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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
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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
2026 | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | BRAND
NEW VERSION!
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
