Questions on the Anatomy and Physiology

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Picture of a female arm performing a movement in which the arm moves from a position in which it is bent at the elbow at a 90 degree angle to a position in which it is bent at the elbow at approximately a 45 degree angle.

What is this movement called?

abduction

flexion

circumduction

extension

Posterior view of the trunk. Superficial back muscles are visible in the left half and deep back muscles are visible on the right half. On the left side, a large triangular muscle found in the middle and lower back, which inserts somewhere under the muscle of the shoulder has been identified with a question mark.

Name this muscle.

pectoralis major

deltoid

latissimus dorsi

trapezius

Diagram of a joint between the maxilla bone (labeled) and a tooth. The tooth is inside the osseous pocket (labeled) and connected to the bone via periodontal ligaments (labeled) that span through the gum between the tooth and the bone.

What is this type of fibrous joint?

syndesmosis

suture

symphysis

gomphosis

View of the scapula. The spine is visible and the articular surfaces and processes of the scapula are on the right side.

This is a(n) _____ view of the _____ scapula.

posterior; left

anterior; right

posterior; right

anterior; left

Which bony feature is typically only found in babies?

coronal suture

mastoid process

anterior fontanelle

mandibular fossa

Anterior view of the skull. Approximately one half of the face is visible. A small opening located centrally above the orbital has been identified with a question mark above the orbital.

This bone marking is a _____.

tubercle

facet

foramen

fissure

Which cartilage forms the meniscus?

hyaline

elastic

fibrocartilage

areolar cartilage

Which bone is very long and very thin with a flattish end on one side and a roundish end on the other?

pelvic bone

fibula

calcaneus

humerus

Which lettered structure indicates the endomysium?

When viewing a slide of skeletal muscle tissue through a microscope, which characteristic will you likely notice first?

The cells are long and branched.

The cells are branched.

The cells are short and oblong shaped.

The cells are long and striated.

Diagram show a section of spongy bone.

The bony plates visible in this figure are called _____.

osteons

canaliculi

trabeculae

lamellae