Anatomy is 1 of 13 topics on the Texas Class A Barber written exam — part of fadejunkie's 299-question practice bank. Below are 15 real Anatomy questions with real answers.
What part of the skeleton actually houses and protects the brain?
Cranium. The cranium is the part of the skull that encases and protects the brain.
Which bone runs from the shoulder down to the elbow and is the largest bone in the arm?
Humerus. The humerus is the single long bone of the upper arm — the radius and ulna are the two forearm bones below the elbow.
What's the name for the point where two or more bones of the skeleton connect?
Joint. A joint is the actual connection point between bones — ligaments are what hold that joint together, which is a different structure.
Which bone acts like a keystone, joining all the other bones of the cranium together?
Sphenoid. The sphenoid bone joins together all the other bones of the cranium.
Which neck muscle turns and tilts the head?
The sternocleidomastoid — it runs down the side of the neck and handles head rotation and flexion.
Which muscle spans the back of the neck and upper back, and is responsible for moving the shoulders?
The trapezius. The trapezius covers that whole back-of-neck-to-shoulder region and is what drives shoulder movement.
Which facial muscle pulls the corners of the mouth up and back when someone laughs?
The zygomaticus major. The zygomaticus major is the muscle doing the work of that upward, laughing pull at the mouth corners.
Nerves that carry sensory information toward the brain and spinal cord have a specific name. What is it?
Afferent nerves. Afferent nerves carry sensory signals inward, toward the central nervous system — efferent nerves carry signals the other way, out to muscles.
What are motor nerves also known as?
Efferent nerves — they carry impulses from the brain out to muscles and glands, the opposite direction from sensory (afferent) nerves.
Which cranial nerve handles most of the sensation — touch, pain, temperature — you feel across the face?
The fifth cranial nerve. The fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal) handles facial sensation; the seventh cranial (facial) nerve controls muscle movement instead.
The dermis has two main layers. Which one is home to the lymph glands?
The reticular layer. The reticular layer, the deeper of the dermis's two layers, is where you'll find lymph glands, along with hair follicles and oil glands.
New skin cells are manufactured in which layer of the epidermis?
Stratum germinativum. The stratum germinativum, the deepest epidermal layer, is where new skin cells divide and form.
What feeds the hair follicle with blood and nutrients?
The dermal papilla, sitting at the follicle's base — it's the hair's nutrient supply line.
If you nick a client and the blood that shows is dark red instead of bright red, what does that tell you about where it's coming from?
A vein, which carries oxygen-poor blood. Venous blood runs dark red because it's low on oxygen on its way back to the heart; arterial blood is the brighter, oxygen-rich stuff.
Which blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart out to the rest of the body?
Arteries. Arteries are the outbound route — they carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
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