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Example Question #26 : Identifying Other Anatomical Structures
Oxygen-rich blood touches which structure within the heart first?
Aortic valve
Mitral valve
Pulmonary artery
Tricuspid valve
Superior vena cava
Mitral valve
Oxygen-rich blood returns from the lungs via the pulmonary veins. It first passes through the left atrium and then the mitral valve into the left ventricle. Arteries almost always carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, but the pulmonary arteries uniquely carry oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs to be oxygenated. The superior vena cava drains oxygen-poor blood from the neck and upper body into the right atrium. The tricuspid valve separates the right ventricle and atrium and prevents back flow between these two chambers. The aortic valve prevents back flow of oxygen-rich blood into the left ventricle. Out of the structures listed it is the mitral valve that first is touched by oxygen-rich blood.
Example Question #27 : Identifying Other Anatomical Structures
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the ileum in the small intestine when compared to the jejunum?
More mesenteric fat
More arterial arcades
Fewer and less prominent plicae circulares
Longer vasa recta
Thinner walls
Longer vasa recta
The ileum makes up the distal three-fifths of the small intestine. Compared to the jejunum, the ileum has more mesenteric fat, more arterial arcades, a shorter vasa recta, thinner walls, and fewer and less prominent plicae circulares or mucosal folds.
Example Question #741 : Gross Anatomy
What layer of the epidermis is considered the basal layer?
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
Stratum spinosum
Stratum germinativum
Stratum germinativum
The order of the strata of the epidermal cells from superficial to deep is corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, germinativum (basale). Note that in thin skin the stratum lucidum is absent.
Example Question #742 : Gross Anatomy
The epidermis is __________.
the middle layer of skin
the most superficial layer of skin
the layer of fat under the skin
the most internal layer of skin
the most superficial layer of skin
The epidermis is the most superficial or top layer of skin. From most external to internal, the skin layers are: epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis. The layer of fat under the skin is called subcutaneous fat.
Example Question #271 : Organs
Which plasma membrane component helps stabilize the membrane?
Receptor tyrosine kinases
Cholesterol molecules
Glycolipids
Channel proteins
Cholesterol molecules
Cholesterol molecules are found within the phospholipid bilayer to provide stabilization to the membrane. The phospholipid bilayer itself is a flexible, semi-permeable membrane that forms the barrier between cellular compartments. Glycolipids are fats with chains of identifying sugars on them, that allow the cell to be recognizable to other cells. Channel proteins allow the passage of certain substances, depending on their size and electrical charge and receptor tyrosine kinases are a specific class of cell membrane receptors.
Example Question #272 : Organs
What is the metaphysis?
The marrow cavity
The end of a long bone
The area between the diaphysis and epiphysis
The dense outer layer of bone
The area between the diaphysis and epiphysis
The metaphysis is the area between the epiphysis and the diaphysis. It also contains the epiphyseal line/plate. The epiphysis is the end of a long bone. The marrow cavity is also known as the medullary cavity and it is where blood cells are produced. The cortical bone (also known as compact bone) is the dense outer layer of bone.
Example Question #273 : Organs
What are the different classifications of bones?
Long, sesamoid, flat, irregular, and short
Long, oblique, irregular, and short
Articular, cranial, axial, sesamoid
Hard, brittle, flexible, and compact
Long, sesamoid, flat, irregular, and short
Long bones are longer than they are wide, example being the femur (thigh bone), sesamoid bones are formed inside tendons, example being the patella (kneecap), flat bones are thin plates of bone, such as skull bones, irregular bones are those that do not fall in any other categories such as the sphenoid bone in the skull, short bones tend to be equal length and width such as metacarpals (wrist bones).
Example Question #274 : Organs
What structure(s) pass through the diaphragm at T10?
Inferior vena cava (IVC)
Azygous vein and aorta
Phrenic nerve
Esophagus and vagus nerve
Thoracic duct
Esophagus and vagus nerve
The diaphragm has 3 main hiatuses – The first is at T8 through which the IVC passes through.The second is at T10 through which the esophagus and vagus nerve pass and the final hiatus is at T12 through which the Aorta, azygous vein and the thoraci lymphatic duct. A helpful mneumonic for this is I ATE (8), TEN EGGS At 12. I is for IVC with the ATE representing T8. The TEN for T10 and the EGGS stand for Esophagus, two g's for the two vaGus and the At for Aorta, which passes through the diaphragm at T12.
Example Question #275 : Organs
What structure(s) pass through the diaphragm at T12?
Esophagus and vagus nerve
Hepatic vein
Phrenic nerve
Inferior vena cava (IVC)
Aorta, azygous vein, and thoracic lymphatic duct
Aorta, azygous vein, and thoracic lymphatic duct
The diaphragm has 3 main hiatuses – The first is at T8 through which the IVC passes through.The second is at T10 through which the esophagus and vagus nerve pass and the final hiatus is at T12 through which the Aorta, azygous vein and the thoraci lymphatic duct. A helpful mneumonic for this is I ATE (8), TEN EGGS At 12. I is for IVC with the ATE representing T8. The TEN for T10 and the EGGS stand for Esophagus, two g's for the two vaGus and the At for Aorta, which passes through the diaphragm at T12.
Example Question #276 : Organs
What structure(s) pass through the diaphragm at the level of T8?
Phrenic nerve
Inferior vena cava (IVC)
Esophagus and vagus nerve
Azygous vein
Aorta
Inferior vena cava (IVC)
The diaphragm has 3 main hiatuses – The first is at T8 through which the IVC passes through.The second is at T10 through which the esophagus and vagus nerve pass and the final hiatus is at T12 through which the Aorta, azygous vein and the thoraci lymphatic duct. A helpful mneumonic for this is I ATE (8), TEN EGGS At 12. I is for IVC with the ATE representing T8. The TEN for T10 and the EGGS stand for Esophagus, two g's for the two vaGus and the At for Aorta, which passes through the diaphragm at T12.