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NAHP Exam (NRCMA) ANATOMY
The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level - True Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds - true Chromosomes are made up of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) - True Meiosis is the cell division that must occur so that when the sex cells combine during fertilization, the resulting cell contains the usual number of 46 chromosomes - True Neoplasm's are "new growths" and are cancerous or non-cancerous - true The outermost layer of the skin is the epidermis - true Moving toward the body is adduction - true The ventricles have one way valves at their entrances and exits so that blood goes in the proper direction as the heart pumps - true Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism - true
The female reproductive cells are called ova - true The nose is ventral to the ears, and the brain is dorsal to the eyes - True The isles of Langerhans - produces insulin Goiter - is a visible swelling of the thyroid gland The urinary system is composed of the - kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra For the first two months, the unborn child is referred to as - an embryo Apgar is - a rating mechanism for the newborn The number of bones in the body is - 206 The longest bone in the body is the - femur An osteoblast - is a cell of mesodermal origin which is concerned with the formation of bones
Canals in the inner ear that affect equilibrium are - semicircular canals Bones from the forehead and bony sockets contain the eyes - frontal The bat shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and forms part of the base of the skull is called - sphenoid bone Facial bones that compose the massive upper jaw bones - maxillary Facial bones that compose the lower jaw are referred to as the - mandibular The collar bone, a slender bone, on each side of the body, connecting the breast bone to each shoulder is the - clavicle The outer most layer of skin is called - epidermis The area between the lungs that contain the heart, trachea, esophagus and thymus gland is called - mediastinum A substance produced by the stomach, necessary for the digestion of food is called - hydrochloric acid
Tiny microscopic projections in the walls of the small intestine that absorbs nutrients into the blood are - villus, villi The surgical breaking of bones is called - osteoclasia The excision of bone is called - ostectomy The bones of the fingers are called - phalanges Aponeuroses are - flattened tendons attaching to muscles Prepatellar bursitis is located at or near the - knee Olecranon bursitits is loacted at or near the - elbow The main cause of disease of the cerebral cortex is - arteriosclerosis, syphilis, tumors Pain over the course of a nerve is - neuralgia
