Which is a physiological description rather than an anatomical one?
A) The muscles of the intestinal wall contract slowly and involuntarily. B) The walls of blood capillaries are composed of a thin epithelium. C) The muscles of the thigh are composed of skeletal muscle tissue. D) There are fenestrations (openings) in the epithelial cells of capillary walls. E) The esophageal wall includes a middle layer of dense irregular connective tissue.
The large surface area of the inside of the small intestine means that this structure is
A) well adapted for its physiological role in absorption. B) derived from an embryological structure that served a different function. C) anatomically complex but physiologically simple. D) maladaptive in that it harbors bacteria.
When medical students study all of the structures in a particular area of the body as a unit (for example, all the muscles, blood vessels, and nerves of the leg), that approach is called
A) surface anatomy. B) comparative anatomy. C) popliteal physiology. D) regional anatomy. E) systemic anatomy.