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Midterm #1
Midterm #1
Midterm #1
Mitochondria
3. Maintaining the shape of a cell and organizing intracellular contents is a function of the:
Cytoskeleton
5. On the diagram above, the best way to describe the position of the acromion with respect to
the carpal region would be:
Proximal
6. What tissue-type is shown here? Adipose tissue
7. The butterfly-shaped bone shown in green in this image is the: Sphenoid bone which is
cranial bone
8. Much connective tissue including cartilage has the ability to draw in water to provide an
aqueous environment to allow nutrients, gasses, cells and growth factors to easily diffuse
through the tissue. What component of the extracellular matrix makes this possible?
glycosaminoglycans
9. What bone consists of 5 fused vertebrae and makes up part of the pelvis? Sacrum
10. In which bone do you find the sella turcica and what is it's function? In the sphenoid bone to
house the pituitary gland.
11. This is a photomicrograph of epithelium from the kidney tubules. The epithelium is an
example of:
12. The parts of your vertebrae that you can feel as you run your hand along your back are the:
Spinous process
13. Why is the hyoid bone unique? doesn’t articulate with any other bones
15. Why is compact bone organized into structures called osteons? To ensure the encased
osteocytes can receive oxygen and nutrients
16. Classify the epithelium shown here.
17. Why don't we get any taller after puberty? Because our growth plates close at puberty
19. The head, neck and trunk make yo the ____________ region of the body.
Axial
21. Which of the following would you expect to see at the light microscope level? Nucleus
22. A protein undergoes post-translational processing in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and
the golgi complex. However, the protein is incorrectly folded and won't be functional. What will
happen to it?
25. The term differentiation with reference to cells means: To become more specialized
26. The suture that lies between the occipital and parietal bones is the: Lambdoid suture
27. The temporal bones have long thin projections that serve as attachment points for muscles
and ligaments. These are termed:
Styloid process
28. Which cells are responsible for laying down osteoid? Osteoblasts
Intramembranous ossification
30. A professional fighter hit in the mental region would both likely have damage to his: Jaw
31. The section of the kidney tubule shown is an examples of a: Cross-section or transverse
section
32. Scoliosis, kyphosis and lordosis are conditions in which: There are abdominal curvatures in
the vertebral column
33. The vertebra shown is an example of:
Thoracic vertebra
34. What are the two proteins that make up elastic fibers? Elastin and fibrillin
35. When standing in anatomical position, what is the most lateral part of your body?
37. What type of connective tissue fibers form a fine network like a fishing net?
Reticular fibers
39. In the image shown the boy is bouncing the ball off his: Left patellar area
40. The crista galli is named because it looks like a crested rooster and is a bone marking on:
THE ETHMOID BONE for the attachment of the membranes covering the brain
41. On the diagram above the best way to describe the position of the sternum with respect to
the ribs would be:
Medial
42. The endoplasmic reticulum is either smooth or rough depending on the presence of?
Ribosomes
43. The image shows a goblet cell in the wall of the gut. What type of microscopy is this?
Transmission electron microscope
44. The surface of the epithelium in contact with the lumen is referred to as the:
apical surface
A depression on the temporal bone that forms part of the temporomandibular joint
Axillary
47. In the image of the boy, it would be anatomically correct to describe the length of his socks
as:
48. Which of the following cell-types does not come from a mesenchymal lineage?
Osteoclasts