Which muscle abducts the thigh, medially rotates the thigh and pelvis of the moving limb during walking?
A) gluteus minimus B) obturator externus C) semimembranosus D) biceps femoris
Answer: A
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Match the name of the pathological condition with its description.
1. general term for the condition of low hemoglobin in the blood 2. a genetic condition where red blood cells have deficient cytoskeletons 3. genetic condition resulting in crescent moon-shaped red blood cells 4. a stem cell dysfunction that produces too many blood cells 5. Caused by a dietary deficiency, this condition results in red blood cells that are small and pale. A. hereditary spherocytosis B. polycythemia vera C. iron-deficiency anemia D. sickle cell disease E. anemia
The term for collapse of the alveoli ( commonly observed during anesthesia) is:
A) hypoxia B) alveolar dilation C) atelectasis D) alveoloxia E) alveolitis
ATP:
a. serves as the direct source of energy for the cell b. releases food energy slowly c. is produced primarily by the citric acid cycle d. both A and C above
Define splanchnic nerves.
A) Splanchnic nerves are nerves that innervate intramural ganglia in the walls of the kidneys, urinary bladder, terminal portions of the large intestine, and sex organs.
B) Splanchnic nerves form nerve plexuses when they intermingle with branches of the vagus nerve similar to the nerve plexuses formed by spinal nerves innervating the limbs.
C) Splanchnic nerves carry sacral parasympathetic output.
D) Splanchnic nerves form a collection of three cervical sympathetic ganglia (superior, middle, and inferior).
E) Splanchnic nerves are three groups of nerves — cardiopulmonary, abdominopelvic (greater, lesser, and lumbar), and pelvic (sacral) — that supply the viscera.