Midterm Quiz Group C

In gymnastics, the cart wheel is a movement represented in the figure below. Around which axis does it occur?

• a. Antero-posterior

• b. Longitudinal

• c. Transverse

• d. None of the above

2. Choose the correct statement:

• a. The mediastinum is the space between the two lungs

• b. The pericardium is a serous membrane made of one layer

• c. The myocardium is a smooth muscle

• d. The pericardial cavities contain the lungs

3. Choose the correct statement concerning the following plane shown in the below figure:

• It is the horizontal plane also called frontal plane

• It is the sagittal plane

• It divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

• None of the above

4. All are ventral body cavities except?

a. Thoracic cavity

b. Abdominal cavity

c. Cranial cavity

d. Pelvic cavity

• Thoracic cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Cranial cavity

• Pelvic cavity

5. The cerebrum:

• It is located anteriorly to the brainstem

• It is divided into many lobes covered by the cerebral cortex

• The right hemisphere controls the left side of the body

• All the above

6. The spinal cord:

• It is the center of reflexes

• It is protected by the skull

• Cranial nerves exit the spinal cord

• It is part of the peripheral nervous system

7. During the 2024 Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, at the last second of the match, which division of the nervous system of the players and spectators would probably be activated?

• Central nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

• Sympathetic division

• Parasympathetic division

8. Concerning the valves of the heart:

• a. The pulmonary valve is an atrio-ventricular valve (AV valve)

• b. The tricuspid valve is also called the mitral valve

• c. The bicuspid valve is on the left side

• d. A and C

9. The cardiac circulation:

• The pulmonary veins contain deoxygenated blood

• The atrio-ventricular valves have a role in the unidirectional flow of blood from atria to ventricles

• Deoxygenated blood flows from the left atrium to left ventricle into the aorta

• None of the above

10. The structure of neurons:

• The cell bodies constitute the white matter of nervous system

• Axons transmit nerve impulses from the outside to the cell body

• The message travels from the cell body to the axon to the dendrites

• Dendrites are receivers