A&P Final Exam Review

A&P Final Exam Review

• The axillary and acromial areas are both in the shoulder. To what specific body area does each of these terms apply?

• Which kind of section would cut the brain into anterior and posterior parts.

• When we say that the body demonstrates homeostasis, do we mean that the conditions in the body are unchanging? Explain your answer.

• Describe an orientation/directional pair of words that have the same meaning.

• If osteoclasts in a long bone are more active than osteoblasts, what change in bone mass is likely to occur?

• Which bones of the skull are connected by the sagittal suture?

• Where are synovial membranes found and what are there role?

• What does striated mean relative to muscle cells?

• Describe the interconnectedness of the nervous system and muscular system in your description of the process of muscle contraction.

• What is the immediate source of energy for muscle contraction?

• This muscle group extends your leg.

• What structural feature makes the abdominal musculature especially strong for its thickness?

• Which muscle is the antagonist of the biceps brachii when the elbow flexes?

• What is the role of hemoglobin in erythrocytes?

• What are the classes of human blood groups based on?

• How does the function of the systemic circuit differ from that of the pulmonary circuit?

• To which heart chambers do the terms systole and diastole refer to?

• In what part of the body is the popliteal artery found?

• What is the purpose of the circle of willis?

• How does blood pressure change throughout the systemic circuit?

• Why is it important for the trachea to be reinforced with cartilaginous rings?

• The cilia of the trachea beat to continuously to push mucous where?

• Exchange of respiratory gasses occurs by what process?

• Describe the volumetric and pressure changes during inspiration and expiration.

• Describe the correct pathway that food takes through the alimentary canal.

• Enzymes from the pancreas are carried into what specific part of the small intestines?

• This process helps propel food from one organ to another in digestions.

• Differentiate between mechanical and chemical digestion.

• Name the bone structures that make up the CNS.

• Schwann cells form myelin sheaths around what part of a neuron?

• Describe the process of a neuron sending and receiving an electrochemical signal.

• What is the importance of having a myelin sheath?

• What is the function of the cerebellum?

• The midbrain, pons, and medulla are housed in the…