A & P SLO Practice

Cartilage tissues are usually slow in healing following an injury because

• Cartilage cells cannot reproduce.

• Cartilage cells are surrounded by fluids.

• The extracellular matrix is semisolid.

• Cartilage tissues lack a direct blood supply.

Which of the following is NOT a function of areolar connective tissue?

• support and binding of other tissues

• holding body fluids

• storing nutrients as fat

• movement of body parts

Which of the following prevents “backflow” from the large intestine to the small intestine?

• pyloric valve

• cardiac sphincter

• mesentery

• ileocecal valve

Which of the following correctly lists the segments of the small intestine in their correct order in the alimentary canal?

• cecum, colon, rectum

• duodenum, jejunum, ileum

• jejunem, rectum, ileum

• esophagus, colon, oral cavity

Which of the following does not accurately describe how the integumentary system helps regulate body temperature?

• Fatty tissue in the hypodermis insulates the body.

• Constriction and dilation of blood vessels in the dermis allow the body to conserve or release heat.

• Sweat glands release watery sweat that evaporates.

• Pacinian corpuscles sense vibrations.

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The location of a muscle’s insertion and origin can determine ________.

• action

• the force of contraction

• muscle name

• the load a muscle can carry

What is the name for the topographical representation of the sensory input to the somatosensory cortex?

• homunculus

• homo sapiens

• postcentral gyrus

• primary cortex

Supination is the motion that moves the ________.

• hand from the palm backward position to the palm forward position

• foot so that the bottom of the foot faces the midline of the body

• hand from the palm forward position to the palm backward position

• scapula in an upward direction

From what structure does the corpus luteum originate?

• uterine corpus

• dominant follicle

• fallopian tube

• corpus albicans

Which of the following statements about the thyroid gland is true?

• It is located anterior to the trachea and inferior to the larynx.

• The parathyroid glands are embedded within it.

• It manufactures three hormones.

• all of the above

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