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Anatomy & Physiology | Set 4

Tissues, Muscles & Body Planes

10 practice flashcards on the four tissue types, cardiac and voluntary muscle, body planes (sagittal, transverse, frontal), central pulses, and tidal volume.

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Card 1Q#126

What are the four main types of tissue in the human body?

  • A.Bone, muscle, skin, blood
  • B.Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
  • C.Cardiac, smooth, skeletal, elastic
  • D.Dense, loose, areolar, adipose
Answer B. Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Card 2Q#127

Which type of muscle is found only in the heart?

  • A.Smooth muscle
  • B.Skeletal muscle
  • C.Cardiac muscle
  • D.Voluntary muscle
Answer C. Cardiac muscle
Card 3Q#128

Which type of muscle is under voluntary control?

  • A.Smooth muscle
  • B.Cardiac muscle
  • C.Skeletal muscle
  • D.Visceral muscle
Answer C. Skeletal muscle
Card 4Q#129

Which body plane divides the body into right and left halves?

  • A.Frontal (coronal)
  • B.Transverse (horizontal)
  • C.Sagittal
  • D.Oblique
Answer C. Sagittal
Card 5Q#130

Which body plane divides the body into upper and lower sections?

  • A.Sagittal
  • B.Frontal (coronal)
  • C.Transverse (horizontal)
  • D.Midsagittal
Answer C. Transverse (horizontal)
Card 6Q#131

Which body plane divides the body into front and back sections?

  • A.Sagittal
  • B.Frontal (coronal)
  • C.Transverse (horizontal)
  • D.Lateral
Answer B. Frontal (coronal)
Card 7Q#132

What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult?

  • A.350 mL
  • B.500 mL
  • C.150 L
  • D.750 L
Answer A. 350 mL
Card 8Q#133

What is considered a central pulse?

  • A.Radial
  • B.Brachial
  • C.Dorsalis pedis
  • D.Femoral
Answer D. Femoral
Card 9Q#134

Which pulse would you check on an infant?

  • A.Radial
  • B.Carotid
  • C.Femoral
  • D.Brachial
Answer D. Brachial
Card 10Q#135

The trachea is also commonly known as the:

  • A.Voice box
  • B.Windpipe
  • C.Food pipe
  • D.Airway tube
Answer B. Windpipe

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