Anatomy Questions
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Rectum: receive stool from the colon, hold until evacuation happens
Fallopian tube: carry egg toward uterus, sperm toward eggsite of fertilization
Urinary bladder: storage and emptying of urine
Estrogen (responsible for ovulation)Progesterone (builds up uterus lining)
Testis: produce sperm and testosterone, below to regulate temp
Vagina: used for intercourse, leads to uterus
Cervix: plugged by mucus, closed during pregnancy, opens for baby (opening of uterus)
Uterus: protect and nourish the fetus
Ovary: store and release ova, produce female sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone)
Know the three types of fibrous joints and what a joint containing that type would look like
The joints indicated by the arrows in C and D are distinguished from those indicated in A and B by the presence of which of the following tissues?C&D are a vertebre and Public SymphysisA&B are
Which of the following is CORRECTLY matched? tendonitis: inflammation of the joint osteoarthritis: chronic degenerative joint disease gout: inflammation of the tendons bursitis: urate crystals in the joint
functional classification of the illustrated joint with regard to its range of movement (picture of same synovial joint) amphiarthrotic synarthrotic diarthrotic synovial
The synovial membrane ________ lines the inside of the fibrous joint capsule reinforces the joints so that the opposing bones are not pulled apart covers and protects the articulating bone surfaces functions as a cushion between opposing bones
Which of the following is CORRECTLY pairednonaxial movement: no movement biaxial joint: permits movement in one plane and around one axis multiaxial movement: movement in all three planes and around all three axes uniaxial joint: permits only slipping or gliding movements
The shoulder and hip are examples of ________. pivot joints plane joints condylar joints hinge joints ball-and-socket joints
The cruciate ligaments of the knee ________. prevent hyperextension of the knee attach to each other in their midportions are also called collateral ligaments tend to run parallel to one another
A person who has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis would be suffering loss of the synovial fluids. True False
Synovial fluid does NOT ________ reduce friction between the articular cartilages prevent the articulating bones from dislocating nourish the cartilage cells in the joint contain phagocytic cells
If a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is not properly repaired, the consequences could include the inability to prevent ________. medial rotation of an extended knee lateral rotation of an extended knee forward sliding of the tibia on the femur forward sliding of the femur
