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Anatomy and Physiology MCQ

The receptor potential is generated at the _______.

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Correct Answer: Receiving region.

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Of all the species that enzymes bind, they are thought to bind most tightly to _____.

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Correct Answer: Intermediates

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In comparison to a low-density lipoprotein, a high-density lipoprotein contains ____.

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Correct Answer: ​less lipid

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Increased renin released by the kidneys would result in_______.

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Correct Answer: An increase in blood volume

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In the heat, 68 ounces of fluids should be consumed every ____ minutes.

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Correct Answer: 15 to 20

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Involuntary nerves that stimulate the body in times of stress and crisis are __________ nerves.

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Correct Answer: Sympathetic

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In common usage, the terms "systole" and "diastole" refer to __________, respectively.

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Correct Answer: Ventricular contraction and ventricular filling

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In areas of the skin where the epidermis is thin, the ________ may be absent.

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Correct Answer: Stratum lucidum

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In addition to its role in spinal reflex activity, the spinal cord also ________.

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Correct Answer: Contains sensory and motor tracts traveling to and from higher nervous centers

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In a woman that has hirsutism, ________.

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Correct Answer: Androgens stimulate vellus hair to become terminal hair

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In sequential order from proximal to distal, the components of the male urethra are ________.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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In response to short-term stress, the medulla of the adrenal glands produces _____ hormones.

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Correct Answer: Fight-or-flight

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In response to parasympathetic stimulation, __________.

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Correct Answer: Blood flow increases to the penis

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In most of its target cells, cortisol ________ glucose uptake and _______ protein metabolism.

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Correct Answer: Decreases, increases

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In dark-skinned individuals, __________.

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Correct Answer: The melanosomes are larger

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The deeper sublayer of the dermis is the ________ layer, and it is the _______ of the two.

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Correct Answer: Eticular, thicker

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The countercurrent multiplier is a phenomenon that occurs in the ____________ .

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Correct Answer: Nephron loop.

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The condition hypoparathyroidism also causes _____.

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Correct Answer: Hypocalcemia

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The canal that extends from the vestibule to the uterus is called the ________.

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Correct Answer: Vagina

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The brain waves produced by normal adults while resting with their eyes closed are ________ waves.

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Correct Answer: Alpha

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Preganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic nervous system have __________ origin.

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Correct Answer: Craniosacral

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Peripheral structures sensitive to the presence of hormones are called ________.

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Correct Answer: Target cells

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People with parkinson's disease have problems with __________ functioning.

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Correct Answer: Midbrain.

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People who produce a lot of melanin have a skin tone that is ________.

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Correct Answer: Stratum basale

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The evolution of a coelom was significant because _______________________________________.

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Correct Answer: It enabled development of more complex organ systems.

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The endocrine system is largely dependent on the _____________ in order to operate effectively.

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Correct Answer: The circulatory system

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The effects of electrical stimulation to the sciatic nerve ________.

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Correct Answer: May be observed by watching the contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle

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It is easier to taste and identify a particular substance if ________.

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Correct Answer: The substance has a distinct texture

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Insufficient production of bile is mostly likely to impair absorption of ________.

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Correct Answer: Fat

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In the reproductive cycle, estrogen _____, whereas progesterone _____.

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Correct Answer: Stimulates uterine wall development; stimulates the uterine lining to become more glandular

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The cessation of bleeding is specifically called __________.

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Correct Answer: Hemostasis.

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The cardiac cell plasma membrane is most permeable to _______________________.

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Correct Answer: Potassium

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In order to cause vasoconstriction of vascular smooth muscle ______.

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Correct Answer: Sympathetic stimulation is removed.

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In this activity, we will explore the effect of _______.

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Correct Answer: Blood pressure on glomerular filtration rate

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In the visual system, the ____ and ____ constantly feed information back and forth.

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Correct Answer: Thalamus; cortex

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In general it is expected that ________.

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Correct Answer: Osmotic pressure will remain relatively consistent throughout the capillary bed

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It the interval between r waves is on an ecg is 0.80 sec, then the heart rate is ________.

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Correct Answer: 75 bpm

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Relative movement of the __________ in the semicircular ducts signals rotation of the head.

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Correct Answer: Endolymph

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The coroner is an elected official on the ___________ level.

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Correct Answer: County

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The exceptional flexibility of the shoulder girdle is due, in part, to the ________.

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Correct Answer: Ability of the scapula to slide easily against the thorax

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Reflexes that result from practice or repetition are known as __________.

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Correct Answer: Acquired reflexes.

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In a(n) ________ reflex, a sensory neuron synapses directly on a motor neuron.

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Correct Answer: Monosynaptic

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Inflammation or infection of the oviduct is called ________.

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Correct Answer: Salpingitis

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Removal of the __________ would be more harmful to a one-year-old child than an adult.

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Correct Answer: Thymus

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Regions of the cns with an abundance of myelinated axons constitute the ________ matter.

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Correct Answer: White

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Raising an arm to one side of the body to stop a taxi, is an example of __________ of the shoulder.

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Correct Answer: Adduction

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Proximal interphalangeal joint motion occurs about the _____ axis.

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Correct Answer: Frontal

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Increase in urine volume is usually accompanied by ___________ in urine concentration.

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Correct Answer: Decrease

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The defining characteristic of a malignant tumor is that _____.

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Correct Answer: Its cells can spread to other parts of the body and produce secondary tumors

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The cerebral cortex consists of ______ matter.

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Correct Answer: Gray

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The fastest rate of mitosis happens in the __________.

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Correct Answer: Stratum Basale

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Overlap in the visual fields of our eyes ________.

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Correct Answer: Allows us to subconsciously estimate the distance of objects based on the different angles the image strikes our two retinas

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Over a lifetime, the brain shrinks by about ___ percent.

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Correct Answer: 10

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Our sense of ________ depends on olfactory cells located high in the roof of the nasal cavity.

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Correct Answer: Smell

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Our ability to precisely locate a stimulus is ________ proportional to receptive field size.

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Correct Answer: Inversely.

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Increased permeability of the vessels leads to _____ and pain.

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Correct Answer: Edema

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Increased cardiac output ______ the blood pressure.

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Correct Answer: Increases

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The binding of epinephrine to its receptor activates ________ which in turn activates ________.

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Correct Answer: G-protein; adenylyl cyclase

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Non-oxidative haircolor is classified as temporary and _____ (traditional).

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Correct Answer: Semipermanent.

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The urine sample that you are testing has an abnormally low ph. its ph was ________.

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Correct Answer: 3.5

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Since urine contains dissolved solutes, it has ________ specific gravity than(as) water.

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Correct Answer: A higher

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The __________ wave follows the depolarization wave across the sarcolemma.

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Correct Answer: Repolarization

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_______ neurons are found in the lateral geniculate nucleus (lgn).

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Under normal conditions, the region expected to have the lowest pco2 is the ___________________

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Correct Answer: Atmosphere.

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The ________ is a significant site of absorption of water and electrolytes, but not of nutrients.

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Correct Answer: Small intestine

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Some hormones enter cells via ________.

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Correct Answer: Receptor-mediated endocytosis

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A decrease in ________ is indicative of an obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Correct Answer: Forced expiratory volume

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________________ is often caused by accumulation of fluid or h+.

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Correct Answer: Acute muscle soreness

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A function of the _______ is to cushion the impact with the pubic bone during sexual intercourse.

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Correct Answer: Mons veneris

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A finding of albuminuria means there is ________ in the urine.

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Correct Answer: Protein

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A feature of bony fish not found in sharks is __________.

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Correct Answer: A swim bladder

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A condyle differs from an epicondyle in that the condyle ________.

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Correct Answer: Helps form a joint

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A bronchopulmonary segment is directly supplied by a ______________________.

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Correct Answer: Tertiary (segmental) bronchus

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A _____ uses radioactive iodine administered orally to measure thyroid function.

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Correct Answer: Radioactive iodine uptake test

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Water on the knee is caused by __________.

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Correct Answer: Bursitis of the prepatellar bursa

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_____ helps regulate water and electrolyte balance.

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Correct Answer: Aldosterone

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Hypernatremia is a plasma __________ concentration above normal.

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Correct Answer: Na+

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A ____________ is any mechanism that resists changes in ph.

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Correct Answer: Buffer

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_____ mainly affect alcoholics and those with cirrhosis of the liver.

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Correct Answer: Esophageal varices

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If heat loss exceeds the body's ability to warm itself, __________ can result.

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Correct Answer: Hypothermia

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Atp production from fat is ____________ atp production from glucose.

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Correct Answer: Slower than

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With ________ congestive heart failure, fluid backs up in the lungs and other parts of the body.

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Correct Answer: Diastolic

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Sciatica has no direct affect on ______.

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Correct Answer: Control of the adductor longus

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Failure of the _______ sphincter will cause food to slide from the stomach back into the esophagus.

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Correct Answer: Esophageal

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Dopamine is secreted by the ___________ and is deficient in ______ disease.

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Correct Answer: Substantia nigra/ Parkinson

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Digestive tract-associated lymphatic tissue includes all of the following except ________.

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Correct Answer: Islets of Langerhans.

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Diabetes insipidus occurs when __________ is inadequately produced or improperly used in the body.

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Correct Answer: Antidiuretic hormone

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Decreasing levels of ____________ lead to sloughing, or shedding, of the endometrial lining.

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Correct Answer: Progesterone

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If there is fertilization, secretion of _____ by the early embryo maintains the corpus luteum.

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Correct Answer: Human chorionic gonadotropin

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If the sinoatrial (sa) node is damaged, the heart will likely beat at __________ bpm.

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Correct Answer: 40 to 50

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If the dermis did not have dermal papillae, __________.

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Correct Answer: It would be harder to supply the epidermis with nutrients and oxygen

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If peripheral chemoreceptors detect low po2, the effect or response will be __________.

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Correct Answer: Hyperventilation

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If epithelial cell migration cannot cover a wound, ________ may be required.

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Correct Answer: Skin grafts

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If a person has a blood pressure of 120/90, his mean arterial pressure would be ________ mm hg.

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Correct Answer: 100

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If a hormone does not directly affect cellular activities, it is most likely a __________.

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Correct Answer: Peptide hormone

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If a cell has 1 adrenergic receptors, it is sensitive to __________.

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Correct Answer: Adrenaline

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Hyposecretion of insulin, or a deficiency in insulin receptors leads to ________.

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Correct Answer: Diabetes mellitus

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Hyposalivation can be treated with a drug that ______.

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Correct Answer: Stimulates muscarinic receptors in salivary gland serious cells

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Hypocapnia causes ______.

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Correct Answer: Hypoxia

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Hypersecretion of ________ results in increased urinary output and dehydration.

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Correct Answer: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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Hodgkin disease is often diagnosed by finding the __________ cell in the lymph nodes.

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Correct Answer: Reed-Sternberg

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Henry has a cut on his thigh that becomes infected. the lymph nodes in his __________ enlarge.

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Correct Answer: Inguinal region

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Hair growth is due to the continual division of the basal cells of the __________.

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Correct Answer: Hair matrix

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Darwin realized the importance of heritable variation to evolution __________.

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Correct Answer: Even though he never read any of Gregor Mendel's work

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Damage to the __________ may affect near vision accommodation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oculomotor nerve (CN III)

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Damage to the ________ causes heart block.

Answer

Correct Answer: Atrioventricular (AV) node

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Certain amino acids are called essential because they ______.

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Correct Answer: Cannot be made by the body from other compounds

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Cells can respond to ________ hormone(s) at the same time.

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Correct Answer: A few

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Caused by a single stimulus, a quick cycle of contraction and relaxation is called a ____________ .

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Correct Answer: Twitch

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Calcitriol is required for __________.

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Correct Answer: Absorbing dietary calcium and phosphate

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Blood plasma is filtered in the __________.

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Correct Answer: Renal corpuscle

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Blood arriving in the right atrium has just come from the ________.

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Correct Answer: Venae cavae and coronary sinus

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Birth defects of the neural tube in humans _____.

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Correct Answer: Are reduced from about 6% without folic acid supplements in the periconception interval to about 1% when the supplements were taken

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At the time of ovulation a(n) ________ is extruded from a ________ follicle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secondary oocyte; vesicular follicle

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At the neuromuscular junction, the electrical signal of the nerve ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Causes the axon terminal to release acetylcholine (Ach)

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Apocrine sweat glands are involved with all of the following, except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Encoding genes for the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

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An obstruction in the ____________ would prevent urine from leaving the kidney.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal pelvis

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An abnormal p wave could be indicative of ______.

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Correct Answer: Enlarged atria

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Acute forms of endocarditis involve the formation of nodules, or _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vegetations

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A/an _____ blocks the enzyme action that causes the blood vessels to contract.

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Correct Answer: ACE inhibitor

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A(n) ________cele is the accumulation of fluid in a duct or saclike cavity like the scrotum.

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Correct Answer: Hydro

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Somatosensory does not refer to sensory signals from __________.

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Correct Answer: The viscera

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The unique, characteristic pattern of epidermal ridges is visible as __________.

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Correct Answer: Fingerprints

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The superior portion of the uterus is called the ________.

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Correct Answer: Fundus

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The fiber tracts indicated by the letter c will terminate in the __________.

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Correct Answer: Cerebellum

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Using eegs, researchers try to identify __________ while subjects are engaged in different tasks.

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Correct Answer: Brain patterns

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With aging comes insufficient ossification of bone, a condition known as _________.

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Correct Answer: Osteopenia

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While standing, looking up at the stars requires __________.

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Correct Answer: Hyperextension of the neck

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When you travel in an elevator, the ___ sense when the elevator is moving.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hair cells of the otolithic membrane of the macula sacculi

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When you are cold, the dermal blood vessels ______________ in order to conserve heat.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vasoconstrict

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When ruptured dermal blood vessels leak into the dermis, a __________ may form.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bruise.

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When blood ph begins to rise, the respiratory control centers in the brain are ________.

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Correct Answer: Depressed

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When a fractured bone heals, it leaves a thickened region known as a __________.

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Correct Answer: Callus

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Vision is to _____ as hearing is to _____.

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Correct Answer: Retina; cochlea

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Vesicular breathing sounds probably result from ________.

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Correct Answer: Air filling the alveolar sacs

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Ventricular hypertrophy is the dominant feature of _____ cardiomyopathy.

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Correct Answer: Hypertrophic

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To meet the definition of polyuria, the minimum daily output of urine is __________.

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Correct Answer: 2.0 L

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To measure long-term blood glucose control, a(n) ______________ hemoglobin test is done.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glycosylated

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The_____ enables judgment, planning, and processing of new memories.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prefrontal cortex

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The urethra is identified by the letter _____.

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Correct Answer: E

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The three stages of information processing in animals include ________.

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Correct Answer: Sensory reception, an integrating center, and effectors (motor neurons)

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The thoracic duct returns lymph from the _____ side of the body to the _____ subclavian vein.

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Correct Answer: Left, left

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The target tissue(s) of somatic motor neurons is/are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Skeletal muscle

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The supinator works synergistically with the _________ ___________ to supinate the forearm.

Answer

Correct Answer: Biceps brachii

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The smallest subdivision of the lung that can be seen with the unaided eye is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lobule

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The shedding of the endometrium occurs during _____ resulting from a decrease in ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fall in estrogen and progesterone.

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The shapes and the thickness of the walls of the right ventricle compared to the left are ________.

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Correct Answer: Different: L ventricle is egg-shaped (round in cross section) with thicker wall

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The salts that are abundant in the extracellular matrix of bone tissue consist largely of _______

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Correct Answer: Calcium phosphate.

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The role of both sexes in fulfilling the function of the reproductive system is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Produce gametes

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The reproductive structures in the perineal region are called __________.

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Correct Answer: External genitalia

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The renal threshold for glucose is approximately ________ mg/dl.

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Correct Answer: 180

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The release of hormones by endocrine cells alters the __________.

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Correct Answer: Metabolic activities of many tissues and organs simultaneously

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The relationship between gas pressure and gas volume is described by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Boyle's law.

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The recording of urinary bladder pressure at various volumes is called a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cystometrogram.

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The primary treatment for ulcer caused by the presence of h. pylori is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Antibiotics

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The primary function of the _______ is to store and concentrate bile from the liver.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gallbladder

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The primary arm muscle used when doing a push-up would be the _______?

Answer

Correct Answer: Triceps brachii

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The primary __________ cortex specializes in receiving signals from different parts of the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Somatosensory.

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The plural of glomerulus is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glomeruli

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The ph of the adult female vagina is normally __________.

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Correct Answer: Acidic.

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The parietal lobes are to ________ as the occipital lobes are to ________.

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Correct Answer: Sensing Touch;seeing

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The organ that receives and stores the semen after ejaculation is the __________.

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Correct Answer: Vagina

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The olfactory bulbs of the sheep ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are relatively larger than humans

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The nasal mucosa performs all of the following functions except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Resist abrasion

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The most primitive type of ovarian follicle is a _____________ follicle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primordial.

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The most commonly occurring cancer of the female reproductive tract is _____ cancer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical.

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The message that travels along an axon of a neuron is called a(n) ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Action potential.

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The major anatomical difference between gray matter and white matter is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: White matter contains myelinated axons,

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The less-moveable, anchoring point on a bone is called the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Origin

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The left lung lies __________ to the heart.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proximal

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The large and rapid rise of luteinizing hormone (lh) in the blood stream triggers __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ovulation

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The lack of _____________ can cause premature aging.

Answer

Correct Answer: Human growth hormone

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The inability to voluntarily retain urine is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Incontinence

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The immediate result of acetylcholine binding to receptors on the motor end plate is_________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Local depolarization of the sarcolemma

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The human sense of smell permits us to detect _____ separate smells.

Answer

Correct Answer: More than 10,000

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The heart is located in the inferior __________ with its __________ pointed toward the left hip.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mediastinum, apex

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The heart indents into the __________ of the left lung.

Answer

Correct Answer: Apex

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The hamstrings is the collective name for three muscles in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Posterior upper leg.

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The gene that codes for the testis-determining factor (tdf) is found in or on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Y chromosome

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The ganglia of the parasympathetic division of the ans are located ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Within the walls of, or close to, the organs served

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The first organ that sperm pass through is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epididymis

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The _______________ cardiac vein travels alongside the right marginal artery.

Answer

Correct Answer: SMALL

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The __________ has/have no androgen receptors and do/does not respond to it.

Answer

Correct Answer: Germ cells

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The __________ glands are a source of sex pheromones.

Answer

Correct Answer: Apocrine

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The _________ provides the hair with its sole source of nutrition.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dermal papilla.

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The ________ test is often used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate.

Answer

Correct Answer: Creatinine clearance

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The ________ represents a structure formed by the deterioration of the corpus luteum.

Answer

Correct Answer: Corpus albicans

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The ________ division of the autonomic nervous system is said to function during "rest and digest."

Answer

Correct Answer: Parasympathetic

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The ________ covers most of the exposed surface of the eye.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conjunctiva

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The ________ contains beneficial bacteria that synthesize vitamin k and some of the b vitamins.

Answer

Correct Answer: Colon

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The _______ support(s) each testicle and encases the vas deferens, nerves, and muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spermatic cords

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The _______ nerve is named for its wandering course in the thoracic and abdominal body cavities.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vagus

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The ______ is homologous to the penis, having both a glans and a body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Clitoris

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Taste buds are not associated with _____ papillae.

Answer

Correct Answer: Filiform

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Target organs most often regulate the pituitary gland via _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Negative feedback inhibition

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Suturing of a torn tendon is a surgical procedure known as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tenorrhaphy

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Steroid hormones exert their action by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene

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Starting at the spinal cord, the subdivisions of the brachial plexus are (in order) ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rami, trunks, divisions, and cords

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Sperm cells get energy to power their movement from _________ contributed by the ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fructose; seminal vesicles

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Skin color can indicate certain disease states. a reddened, flushed face might indicate ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypertension, fever, or embarrassment

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Sildenafil (viagra) prolongs erection by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inhibiting degradation of cGMP

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Second-order neurons synapse with third-order neurons in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thalamus

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One of the ways ____________ joints can be classified is by their degrees of freedom.

Answer

Correct Answer: Synovial

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One of the major effects of anp produced by the heart is that it __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreases thirst

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One main difference between thin skin and thick skin is that __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: In thin skin, the stratum lucidum appears to be absent

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Olfactory fibers constitute ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Olfactory receptors

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Normal bone formation and growth are dependent on the adequate intake of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calcium, phosphate, and vitamin D

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Ninety percent of all the preganglionic parasympathetic fibers are found in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vagus nerves

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Myasthenia gravis is sometimes treated medically by a treatment that involves ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inhibiting the action of acetylcholinesterase....This enzyme breaks down acetylcholine into acetic acid and choline

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Muscles that guard entrances and exits of internal passageways are ________ muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Circular.

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Ms. kabobi received a(n) ________ic medication to relieve her postoperative pain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Analges

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Most newborns ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Often use only one eye at a time.

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Most inspired particles such as dust fail to reach the lungs because of the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ciliated mucous lining in the nose

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Most hormones are taken up and degraded by the __________ and __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver; kidneys.

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Minute respiratory volume can be computed if one knows ________ and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tidal volume; respiratory rate

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Menarche cannot occur until a girl has at least _______% of body fat.

Answer

Correct Answer: 17

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Mature bones are remodeled throughout life via a process known as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Appositional growth

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Match the word with its corresponding statement: g proteinlinked receptors __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Provide indirect synaptic responses that are complex

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Many blood vessels only have innervation from the ____________ division of the ans.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sympathetic

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Lymphocytes can develop and mature in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Red bone marrow

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Lipophilic hormones bind to ___________ receptors of target cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Membrane-bound.

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Left and right coronary arteries are considered ________ end arteries.

Answer

Correct Answer: Functional end arteries

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A(n) ________ responds to the movement of a single hair.

Answer

Correct Answer: Root hair plexus

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A vertebra is an example of a(n) _____ bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Short

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For most individuals, stroke volume starts to plateau at approximately _____% of

Answer

Correct Answer:

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A successful endurance athlete would likely have ________________ compared to a sedentary person.

Answer

Correct Answer: A higher percentage of type 1 fibers

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_______ of one's general energy needs are fueled by proteins.

Answer

Correct Answer: 2% to 5%

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Tonsils and malt are examples of interaction between the lymphatic and ___ systems.

Answer

Correct Answer: Digestive

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Endochondral ossification begins with a(n) _________ model.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyaline cartilage

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With enough time and in the absence of other evolutionary mechanisms, genetic drift will ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reduce the genetic variation in a population

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Tissue fluid is ______ and lymph is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Forced out of blood plasma and generally lacking in proteins; absorbed into the lymph capillaries.

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Schisto/som/iasis in man is a type of a _____________ infestation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Split Bodied Blood Fluke Worm

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Gastric secretion begins during the __________ phase and ends during the __________ phase.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cephalic; intestinal

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Functions of keratin in the skin include __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Producing antibiotics and enzymes that detoxify harmful chemicals

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Fluid collected in lacteals will be carried in __________ trunks.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intestinal

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Fingerprints left on things we touch are associated with our __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dermal papillae

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Congestive heart failure (chf) of the right ventricle __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Can cause systemic edema

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Compared to blood capillaries, lymphatic capillaries__________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are blind-ended

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Collagen fibers do not __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Provide for bone hardness

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Chylomicrons transport dietary fats to ___________ through the blood.

Answer

Correct Answer: Muscle and adipose cells

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A nerve fiber is a ________ elongated process, usually an axon or a peripheral process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Single

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A muscle that opposes or slows an action is called a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Antagonist

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A muscle that anchors a bone in place to make the movement more efficient is a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Antagonist

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A medical term that means pertaining to fibrin is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibrinous

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________ cells produce testosterone while ________ cells regulate sperm development.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interstitial, Sertoli

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The primary fiber type in the highlighted tissue is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The primary fiber type in the highlighted tissue

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Neuroendocrine cells of the hypothalamus release _______ into the bloodstream.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hormones

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A primary oocyte residing in a primordial follicle becomes a secondary oocyte ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: In the vesicular follicle

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With respect to prenatal development, teratogens _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase the risk of prenatal abnormalities

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Venous obstruction leads to edema because it ________ pressure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases capillary hydrostatic

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Exercising the muscles changes the ratio of _______ and speeds up weight loss.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fat to muscle fiber

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Water will always move from ________ areas to ________ areas, if there are no impermeable barriers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyposmotic, hyperosmotic

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The volume in the pump when the pump piston is all the way down represents the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: End systolic volume

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The long absolute refractory period of cardiocytes _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ensures a short twitch.

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The amount of plasma that filters into the nephrons is approximately ________ of the total volume.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1/5

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The affinity of a receptor for its ligand is a measure of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The strength of binding between ligand and receptor

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In a giant squid physiology __________ experiment, the primary function is to ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Voltmeter; compare the electric charge of the interior with that of the exterior

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Growth factors, such as platelet-derived growth factor, function in _____ signaling.

Answer

Correct Answer: Paracrine

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In a resting muscle fiber, a ____________ is normally 2.0 to 2.5 micrometers long.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sarcomere

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Chole_____ means the stopping or suppression of bile flow.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stasis

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For bulk flow across capillary walls, ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hydrostatic pressure of blood forces nearly protein- free plasma out of the blood into the interstitial space

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A condition known as ____ exists when a man has an extremely tight foreskin.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phimosis

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Computer-enhanced x-rays are called __________ scans.

Answer

Correct Answer: MRI

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Elena looks at a banana and realizes that the banana is eat-able. this an example of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: An affordance.

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Without oxygen, the brain will start to be damaged irreparably in ________ minutes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 4 to 6

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Rods are found primarily in ______, whereas cones are found primarily in ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Peripheral vision; the fovea

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Covering a patient's _________ will significantly minimize radiation heat loss.

Answer

Correct Answer: Head.

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Emotional disgust is to emotional delight as ________ is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Right prefrontal cortex activation; left prefrontal cortex activation

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Cortisol binds to _________ receptors and has the effect of ________ blood glucose levels.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intracellular, raising

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Correction of hypoxemia is regulated by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A negative feedback loop.

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All editions of the dsm have offered a _____ approach to diagnosis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Categorical

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A drop in blood ph will be compensated for by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Excreting more hydrogen ions and fewer bicarbonate ions

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A hormone is a ______ and the target cell is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Molecule; a cell that does not have receptors.

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A drug that inhibits the action of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase will have the effect of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​prolonging the action of acetylcholine at its synapses

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A child's ________ takes up proportionally more space in the pharynx than does an adult's.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tongue

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A ________ occurs when a joint is twisted or stretched beyond its normal range of motion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sprain

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A _______ is an individual born without receptors for the bitter prop.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nontaster

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"cutting off your nose" would be a section in the _____ plane.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nasal

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_____________ determine/s whether an organism will be genetically male or female.

Answer

Correct Answer: The sperm

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_________ is/are generally accepted as a secondary sex characteristic.

Answer

Correct Answer: The enlargement of the breasts

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________ refers to all the factors that resist blood flow in the entire circulatory system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Total peripheral resistance

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A corollary to bilateral symmetry, _______________ is the trend toward larger brains.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cephalization

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__________ yield about 4 kcal/g when completely oxidized, whereas __________ yield about 9 kcal/g.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proteins and carbohydrates;fats

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The abdominal regions lateral to the umbilical region are the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Right lumber region

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All epithelial membranes have a layer of __________ underneath them.

Answer

Correct Answer: Connective tissue

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Airborne chemicals are most likely to stimulate ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Olfactory receptors

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After the release of the mature egg, it is guided by the fimbria into the ___________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fallopian tubes.

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The "resting and digesting" division of the autonomic nervous system is the ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Parasympathetic division

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Bone-forming cells are called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Osteoblasts

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Bacterial flora in the large intestine do not produce __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intrinsic factor

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An important characteristic of urine is its specific gravity or density, which is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Slightly higher than water

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An initial assessment finding associated with acute spinal cord injury is _____ the injury.

Answer

Correct Answer: Loss of voluntary control below

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Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liquefactive

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Lipophilic hormones are transported in blood ________ and bind to receptors located ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bound to carrier proteins : inside the target cell

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The ion that controls the widest variety of intracellular activities is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calcium.

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With adh added but in the absence of aldosterone, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The potassium concentration increased and urine volume decreased

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When you walk up the stairs, your hip and knee joints __________ to lift your body weight.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extend

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When vagus nerve stimulation was applied to the frog heart, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The heart rate would increase.

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When the voltage of a plasma membrane shifts from +35mv towards 0 mv, the cell is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Repolarizes

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When the radius of the airway was decreased, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Expiratory reserve volume decreased

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Unlike ____, outlines can be non-regular in shape.

Answer

Correct Answer: Borders

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The stoppage of blood loss, or __________, is very important to the maintenance of homeostasis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hemostasis

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The spinal tract that unconsciously maintains balance and muscle tone is the ________ tract.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vestibulospinal

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The intracellular protein ________ binds calcium ion. this complex can then activate enzymes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calmodulin.

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The hallucinogenic effects of lsd are mainly attributed to its stimulation of _______ receptors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Serotonin

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The ________ nerve is not a branch of the trigeminal nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical

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Sensory adaptation is apparent when _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A person is no longer aware of a heavy necklace that was put on earlier in the day

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Nerve fibers are insulated from one another by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endoneurium

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Negative feedback inhibition occurs when __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thyroid hormone (TH) targets the anterior pituitary.

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Most body water intake is from __________, whereas most body water lost is via __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Drinking; urine

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Low levels of _____ in the female embryo allow the normal development of female sex organs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Androgens.

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A triglyceride + globulin complex is termed a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lipoprotein.

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The section shown in (c) results from cutting through a _____ plane extending through the brain?

Answer

Correct Answer: Frontal.

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The achilles tendon attaches the ________ to the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gastrocnemius muscle; calcaneus

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With cross site scripting, attackers can inject malicious ____. (choose all that apply)

Answer

Correct Answer: Plus

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Trauma to the __________ lobe of the brain would likely result in visual disturbances.

Answer

Correct Answer: Occipital

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Clusters of neuron cell bodies in the pns are called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ganglia

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For good health, it is important to include ______ in our diets.

Answer

Correct Answer: Polysaccharides

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Chemotherapy uses __________ to destroy cancer cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Drugs

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A muscle spindle is an example of a(n) ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proprioceptor

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Sponge cells capture nutrients in the form of ____________ by the process of ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Food particles; endocytosis

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If gastrulation was blocked by an environmental toxin, then _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Embryonic germ layers would not form

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Despite their participation in warrior sports, greek athletes were poor __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Soldiers

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Soft drinks and facial tissues are examples of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nondurable

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Sensory neurons that adapt quickly are called ________ receptors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phasic

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Blood consists of a matrix of plasma and cells; blood is a subtype of ______ tissue.

Answer

Correct Answer: Connective

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At a(n) ________ synapse, a neurotransmitter is released to stimulate the postsynaptic membrane.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chemical

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Aortic valve stenosis is characterized by _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased resistance to blood flow, thickening of the myocardium and narrowing of the aortic semilunar valve

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An oblique cut is one that is cut ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diagonally between vertical and horizontal planes

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Adjustment to low light conditions is primarily facilitated by changes in __________ concentration.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rhodopsin

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A stent is a cylindrical wire mesh that surrounds an _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Angioplasty balloon

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If a boy was standing on his head, his mouth would be ___ to his nose.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inferior

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Growth of the uterus during pregnancy is accomplished by _________ of its smooth muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both hypertrophy and hyperplasia

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Carbohydrates and proteins are built up from their basic building blocks by the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Removal of a water molecule between each two units

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A(n) __________would not involve damage to the structures that comprise the skeletal system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ruptured calcaneal (Achilles) tendon

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A __________ contains the necessary information for the production of a molecule of rna.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gene

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_________________ are the simplest body structures considered alive.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cells

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This area of the endoplasmic reticulum indicated by the red arrow is involved in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Synthesizing, modifying, and packaging proteins

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The viscosity of blood is due more to the presence of __________ than to any other factor.

Answer

Correct Answer: Erythrocytes

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Glucose remains in the bloodstream as a result of _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Viscosity and osmolarity will both increase if the amount of ____________ in the blood increases.

Answer

Correct Answer: Erythrocytes and protein

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The upper midportion of the abdomen is called the ____region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epigastric region

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The additive effects of growth hormone (gh) and glucocorticoids illustrate the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Synergistic effect

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The actions of the extensor carpi radialis brevis are localized to the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wrist

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Cell division is stimulated by __________ and suppressed by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Growth factors; contact inhibition

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An atom with an atomic number of 10 and a mass number of 24 would have ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 14 neutrons

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The sternum is _________ to the vertebrae:

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior

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The group that needs the most sleep during a 24-hour cycle is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Infants.

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A surge in __________ directly triggers ovulation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

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A(n) ________ is a printed record of the brain's electrical activity over a period of time.

Answer

Correct Answer: Electroencephalogram

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A patient is diagnosed with leukocytosis if they have more than __________ wbcs/l.

Answer

Correct Answer: 10,000

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The ____ pathway conducts signals from the front and sides of the tongue to the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chorda tympani

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Each time the heart contracts, the surge of blood can be felt as a ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pulse

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Dna profiling is based on the slight differences that occur in ____ in the human genome.

Answer

Correct Answer: Short tandem repeats

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Current estimates indicate that ________ % of the human genome is translated into protein.

Answer

Correct Answer: Roughly 1.5%

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Each 100 ml of blood leaving the alveolar capillaries carries away roughly ________ ml of oxygen.

Answer

Correct Answer: 20.

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During the healing of a bone fracture, a hard callus is formed by ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Osteoblasts

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During leukopoiesis, neutrophils are derived from __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Myeloblasts

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During inflammation, __________ may be released and act as a vasodilator.

Answer

Correct Answer: Histamine

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During fetal development, the vagina forms from the _________ sinus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Urogenital

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During exercise, the amount of ____________ carried in the blood to the muscles increases.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oxygen

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During exercise, blood is shifted from the __________ into systemic circulation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Veins

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During an otoscopic examination, the _____ can be visualized.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tympanic membrane

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During an acute asthma attack, the obstruction is caused by _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bronchiole smooth muscle spasms

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During a normal night's sleep, a person typically experiences about _____ of nrem and rem sleep.

Answer

Correct Answer: 5 Cycles

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Dilating arterioles in a specific tissue will cause __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases local perfusion

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Damage to the ____________ will likely result in a personality change or disorder.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frontal association area

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Water channels in cell membranes formed by __________ are a result of adh signaling in the kidneys.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aquaporins

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Voluntary motor impulses leave the spinal cord via the _________ of gray matter.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior horn

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The __________ detoxifies ammonia, producing __________, which is excreted by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver; urea; kidneys

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Regeneration within the cns ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is prevented due to growth-inhibiting proteins of oligodendrocytes

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Nonsteroid hormones cause _________________ in their target cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Activation of adenylate cyclase

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Changes in cerebrospinal fluid ph are detected by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chemoreceptors

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________ = respiratory rate (tidal volume - anatomic dead space)

Answer

Correct Answer: External respiration

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While a neuron membrane is depolarizing its __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sodium gates are fully open

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When the kidney fails to excrete urine, __________ has occurred.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal Failure

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When doing a pushup, your shoulders __________ as your body is pushed upward.

Answer

Correct Answer: Protract

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When ca2+ concentration in the blood becomes lower than normal, __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parathyroid hormone is released

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Some states supplement the ________ with the "irresistible impulse test."

Answer

Correct Answer: M'Naghten Rule

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The injection of tsh resulted in goiter in _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The normal rat and the hypophysectomized

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All visual pigments contain __________ derived from __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Retinal; vitamin A

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The body utilizes ___________ oxygen when metabolizing carbohydrate compared to fat.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less

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One of the organic substances not normally excreted by the kidney is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glucose

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The testes reside in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Scrotum

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The brachioradialis, brachialis, and biceps brachii muscles combine to _____ the forearm.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flex

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Conduction of an action potential along the sarcolemma depends upon ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diffusion of sodium ions through voltage-gated channels

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A/an _____ is a relatively rare, life-threatening condition caused by exaggerated hyperthyroidism.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thyroid storm

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The _____ are gamete-producing glands.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gonads

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Also known as nephrorrhaphy, a _____ is the surgical fixation of a floating kidney.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nephropexy

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Anesthetics administered into the epidural space are advantageous because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The effect is localized and only sensory

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The joint between the l2 and l3 vertebrae is a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Symphysis

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Ultraviolet light causes production of vitamin d3 in the cells of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: EpidermisUl

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The cells of stratum corneum were initially produced in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stratum germinativum

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The largest folds in the small intestine are the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Circular folds (plicae circulares)

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Electrical stimulation of the brain (esb) is used mostly on __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Animals

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A(n) __________ monitors blood flow and oxygen consumption in the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: FMRI

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The sympathetic pathway has ________ preganglionic fibers and ________ postganglionic fibers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Short; long

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The kidneys attempt to increase hemoglobin levels in the body by the release of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Erythropoitin

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Consuming alcohol inhibits the release of adh. as a result __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Urine volume will increase.

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The pituitary gland is housed in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sella turcica of the sphenoid

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The cerebellum aids in maintenance of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Balance and posture

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Changes called male climacteric are a consequence of a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreased secretion of testosterone

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During climacteric, women secrete __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less estrogen and progesterone

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Cushing's syndrome and aldosteronism have the same effects on ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood pressure

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Spinal nerves from the sacral region of the cord innervate the ________ muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leg

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Muscles of the neck and shoulder are innervated by spinal nerves from the ________ region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical

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extracapsular ligaments stabilizing the knee include ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateral and medial collateral ligaments preventing lateral or medial angular movements

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Hypercalcemia could cause ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prolonged t-wave

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Abnormal glucocorticoid production by the adrenal glands results in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Addison disease and Cushing disease

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The supraventricular arrhythmias do not include arrhythmias generated in the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ventricular conduction system

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As a result of the non-selectivity of the kidney's filtration of small molecules, _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Useful substances must be selectively reabsorbed

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During middle age, fibrous tissue within sutures ossifies, leaving closed sutures called ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Synostoses

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A condition called _______ is when blood p(co2) decreases below normal levels.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypocapnia

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Disuse of the joints ____________ which hastens stiffening.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hampers blood flow

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The smell of croissants in a bakery would trigger the __________ phase of gastric secretion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cephalic

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The small, peglike projections of the tongue's surface are called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Papillae

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The skin and its derivatives (nails, glands, and hairs) form the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Integumentary system

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The signals that control your handwriting travel down the spinal cord in the _________ tracts.

Answer

Correct Answer: Corticospinal

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The recoil of _________ helps to keep blood flowing during ventricular relaxation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Continuous capillaries

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The quadriceps femoris is composed of three "vastus" muscles and the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rectus femoris

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The primary bile salts are synthesized from _______ by hepatocytes lining the bile canaliculi.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cholesterol

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The partial pressure of oxygen that stimulates the respiratory areas is ___ of normal.

Answer

Correct Answer: 50%

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The partial or complete severing of the corpus callosum occurs during __________ surgery.

Answer

Correct Answer: Split-brain

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The name orbicularis oris means "__________."

Answer

Correct Answer: Circular muscle in the mouth area

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The hormone epinephrine causes opposite effects in two populations of target cells because _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Each set of target cells has different receptor-transduction mechanisms

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The gastrointestinal microbiome is comprised primarily of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​bacteria

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The bronchioles have walls dominated by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Smooth muscle

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The active movement of ions and drugs from capillaries into tubules is called ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secretion

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The ability of sperm cells to move along the ductus deferens is due to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Peristaltic contractions

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The __________ is not part of the tibiofemoral joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Posterior tibiofibular ligament

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The _________ deepens the socket of the hip joint and helps stabilize the joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acetabular labrum

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Synarthrotic joints ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Are immovable joints

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Spinal nerves exiting the cord from the level of l4 to s4 form the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sacral plexus

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Rick quickly pulled his hand away from the hot stove. this reflex is best known as a(n) ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Withdrawal reflex

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Kyphosis is a(n) __________ in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abnormal increase

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Interstitial cells surrounding seminiferous tubules produce testosterone in response to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: LH

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In ovulation, after expelling the oocyte the follicle becomes a __________ and secretes __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Corpus luteum, estrogen and progesterone

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Hemorrhage would lead to a __________ preload and therefore __________ cardiac output.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreased; decreased

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Eyes and ears are innervated by _________ fibers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Special

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Electrical signals pass between cardiomyocytes through the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gap junctions

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Earwax is produced by ________ glands.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ceruminous

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During sympathetic activation, ________ occurs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Elevated blood glucose, elevated heart rate, sweating, and elevated blood pressure.

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Dehydration is detected by osmoreceptors in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypothalamus

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Crude sounds are formed into intelligible speech by all of the following except the _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epiglottis

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Bronchial arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the lungs and bronchi arise from the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thoracic aorta

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Bowing to your opponent before a jiu jitsu match would be considered a ________ movement.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flexion

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Bitter taste is elicited by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Alkaloids

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Basal cell carcinoma initially affects cells of the stratum __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Basale

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An example of an organ under predominantly sympathetic tone is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood vessels

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A/an _____ is the surgical removal of one lobe of the thyroid gland.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lobectomy

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A(n) ________ digests terminal peptide bonds to release amino acids.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exopeptidase

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A __________ is an abnormal, prolonged heart sound caused by incomplete closure of heart valves.

Answer

Correct Answer: Murmur

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A _____ is a surgical incision made to enlarge the opening of the urethral meatus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Meatotomy

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________oma is a malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lymph

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___ keep(s) nerve fibers insulated from one another.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endoneurium

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Dividing stem cells that give rise to keratinocytes are located in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stratum basale

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The cranial nerve with a dual origin (brain and spinal cord) is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Accessory

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The transfer of phosphate from cp to adp is catalyzed by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Creatine kinase

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Compared to parasympathetic ganglia, sympathetic ganglia are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Closer to the spinal cord

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The articular cartilage in synovial joints best resembles ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyaline cartilage

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Hypocalcemia stimulates __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secretion of parathyroid hormone

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When a skeletal muscle fiber is at rest, its atp demands are met by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aerobic metabolism of fatty acids

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The hiv retrovirus is particularly deadly because _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: It attacks the body's immune system

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A normal fev1% was seen with _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acute asthma attack plus inhaler

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Stretch-sensitive mechanoreceptors known as ________ are located in some artery walls.

Answer

Correct Answer: Baroreceptors

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Sleepwalking and ________ occur only during nrem-3 sleep.

Answer

Correct Answer: Night terrors

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________ are also known as the pressure reservoir of the cardiovascular system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Veins

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Channel protein gates respond to all these stimuli except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Water in the extracellular fluid

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The end of the plateau phase is due to the ________ of ca2+ channels and ________ of k+ channels.

Answer

Correct Answer: Closing, opening

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In this activity, the pump simulates the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Left ventricle

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Delivering single shocks in succession to stimulate the frog heart _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Did not increase the height of the ventricular systole wave

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Consciousness requires complex interactions between the cerebral cortex and the ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thalamus

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A/an ________ is a hollow sphere of cells that expands and contracts with each breath.

Answer

Correct Answer: Alveolus

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Someone with prosopagnosia has difficulty with ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Recognizing faces

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Stereoscopic depth perception requires the brain to detect ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Retinal Disparity

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The cephalic region is __________ to the gluteal region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior

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Respiratory gases cross the respiratory membrane by ___________________

Answer

Correct Answer: Simple diffusion.

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The clavicle is ____________ to the patella

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior

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At arachnoid villi, csf is reabsorbed into venous blood of ____________ venous sinuses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aqueduct

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A severe medial blow to the knee usually tears __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The PCL, fibular collateral ligament, and lateral meniscus

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Mass movements in the colon are stimulated by the presence of __________ in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Food; stomach

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Damage to the sinoatrial node in humans _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Would disrupt the rate and timing of cardiac muscle contractions

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Patients with chest injuries will often present with _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tachypnea

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An adrenergic drug that worked in opposition to epinephrine would _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Be an antagonist and decrease heart rate

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Osteons are also called _________ systems.

Answer

Correct Answer: Haversian

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In the dynamics of blood flow through capillaries, hydrostatic pressure ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is the same as capillary blood pressure

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The strings and elastic bands of masks and eyewear are considered _____?

Answer

Correct Answer: Clean

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All major organs initially develop in some fashion during the _____ period.

Answer

Correct Answer: Embryonic

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Most taste buds are located in __________, peglike projections of the tongue mucosa.

Answer

Correct Answer: Papillae

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A common factor associated with hypothermia is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Smoking cigarettes

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According to descartes, the pineal gland was the part of the brain ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Where the mind and body interact

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The __________ provides most of the ca2+ needed for myocardial contraction.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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The ________________ directs the flow of information between the cerebrum and brain stem.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thalamus

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The __________ is described as two strands of actin molecules wrapped together.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thin filament

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Contracting the gastrocnemius muscles to elevate the body on the toes involves a ________ lever.

Answer

Correct Answer: Second-class

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Olfactory secretions that absorb water and form thick, pigmented mucous are produced by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Olfactory glands

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Generally, people have ________ number of melanocytes ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: About the same; no matter where they live

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Resistance training can lead to the conversion of ________ fibers into _____ fibers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Type IIx, type IIa

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The repolarization phase of the action potential in a neuron is driven by the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Closure of sodium channels and opening of potassium channels

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The doublet that results with more frequent stimulation of the frog heart represents _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: An extrasystole and an extra contraction of the ventricles

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The background rate of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity is called ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Autonomic tone

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________ prevents damaging bone-to-bone contact within movable joints.

Answer

Correct Answer: Red bone marrow

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Octopus and squid have chemoreceptors on their _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tentacles

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Csf leaves the subarachnoid space via the ____________ and enters the bloodstream.

Answer

Correct Answer: Arachnoid villi

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Vision impairment as a result of old age and the loss of elasticity in the lens is called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Presbyopia

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The aorta bifurcates into the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Common iliac arteries

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The ________ system compensates for metabolic acidosis and alkalosis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Respiratory.

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Descending tracts in the spinal cord relay ________ information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motor

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The first of a series of neutrophil behaviors in inflammation is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Margination

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If a thyroid tumor secreted an excessive amount of calcitonin, we would expect ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: An elevated level of osteoblast activity

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If epsps summate to a sustained value above threshold, then the initial segment will __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generate a string of action potentials

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Anatomically, the ________ is directly anterior to the glottic opening.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thyroid cartilage

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At altitude, ______________ is the body's preferred fuel both at rest and during exercise.

Answer

Correct Answer: Carbohydrate

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The outermost portion of the kidney is called the renal ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cortex

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Almost 75 percent of all parasympathetic outflow travels along the ________ nerve(s).

Answer

Correct Answer: Vagus

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A suprathreshold stimulus results in _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: More action potentials

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Duration, frequency, and intensity are increased in an exercise program during the ________ phase.

Answer

Correct Answer: Improvement

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If the posterior portion of the neural tube failed to develop properly the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spinal cord may be affected

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During the puerperium, the uterus undergoes __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Autolysis and involution

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Veins draining the head and upper extremities empty into the __________ vena cava.

Answer

Correct Answer: Top/ superior

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The talocrural joint is formed by the union of the __________, the _________, and the _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tubia; fibula; talus

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The sacral part of the parasympathetic outflow innervates ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and erectile tissues of the external genitalia

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The first step in performing manual capillary puncture is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perform hand hygiene

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The efferent division of the peripheral nervous system innervates ________ cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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The ________ bone is unusual because it doesn't contact another bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyoid

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The tensor fasciae latae stabilizes the hip joint and the __________ joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Knee

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The least numerous but largest of all agranulocytes is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Monocyte

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The high compliance of veins allows them to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Accommodate large volumes of blood with little change in pressure

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A (an) _______ gland branches repeatedly before reaching the glandular cells or secretory part.

Answer

Correct Answer: Compound

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When a clot is no longer needed, fibrin is dissolved by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Plasmin.

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The thinnest, innermost cranial meninx is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pia mater

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The small phagocytic cells that engulf debris and pathogens in the cns are the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Microglia

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A fatty acid with 10 carbons will be absorbed via the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The portal system

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When sodium channels are fully open, the membrane of the ventricular cardiocyte _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sharply depolarizes

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When multiple motor units are excited, it is termed motor unit ____________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Summation

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Adh level in nephrons regulates water output by causing the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct to reabsorb more or less water

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A(n) ____ synonym is used by an individual to reference objects owned by that person.

Answer

Correct Answer: PRIVATE

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The olfactory organ consists of the ________ and the lamina propria.

Answer

Correct Answer: Olfactory epithelium

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The ________ artery lies on the boundary between the cortex and medulla of the kidney.

Answer

Correct Answer: Arcuate

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The _____ are the major blood vessels transporting blood to the kidneys.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal arteries

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Spinocerebellar tracts ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Carry information about muscle or tendon stretch to the cerebellum

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Olfactory cells and taste buds are normally stimulated by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Substances in solution

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In pneumothorax, the lung collapses because ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intrapleural pressure is higher than intrapulmonary pressure

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Increased secretion of hydrogen ions would result in a(n) ______________ of blood ____________?

Answer

Correct Answer: Decrease, pH

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In babies born prematurely, pulmonary surfactant may not be present in adequate amounts ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Due to insufficient exocytosis in the type II alveolar cells

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Merocrine sweat glands are most abundant in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Palms of the hands

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Lymphatic collecting vessels are most closely associated with __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillary beds

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Impacted wisdom teeth is a problem that is never observed in children because ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: They lack third molar teeth.

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The sarcolemma of a resting muscle fiber is most permeable to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Potassium

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When you bring any of your fingers in contact with your thumb, this movement is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Opposition

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When discussing the events that immediately follow ovulation, we can say that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The burst follicle develops into the corpus luteum

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Visual processing in the thalamus does not contribute significantly to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Night vision

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Vibration due to exhaled air that results in speech is a function of the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: True vocal cords.

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Two terms for the massive motor tracts serving voluntary movement are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pyramidal and corticospinal.

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Transection of the dorsal roots of spinal nerves c5 through t1 results in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Loss of sensation in the upper limb on the same side of the body.

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Total cross-sectional area ________ with each division of the airways.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases.

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Thyroid hormone exerts its influence by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Binding to intracellular receptors within the nuclei

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Thyroid hormone (a small iodinated amine) enters target cells in a manner similar to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Steroid hormones, because both diffuse easily into target cells

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The vastus intermedius __________ the leg at the knee.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extends

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The vasomotor center is an important regulator of ________ and is located in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bood pressure, medulla oblongata.

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The upper motor neurons that control skeletal muscles begin with a soma in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Precentral gyrus of the cerebrum

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The trapezius muscle may be separated into all of the following groups, except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateral.

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The thoracic duct runs parallel and close to all of the following except the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Iliac arteries

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The term used to describe how much heavier urine is than distilled water is __________ gravity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Specific

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The symptoms of hyperventilation may be averted by breathing into a paper bag because it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helps retain carbon dioxide in the blood

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The suffix in the word ejaculatory means ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Having the function of

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The strongest muscle contractions are normally achieved by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increasing the stimulation up to the maximal stimulus

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The spinal cord stops elongating at about __________ years of age.

Answer

Correct Answer: 4

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The source of the fluid that accumulates in a blister is________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The plasma of the blood flowing through the numerous dermal blood vessels.

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The smallest of the posterior extensors of the elbow joint is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anconeus

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The slow movement of food stuff through the _____ favors the growth of microflora.

Answer

Correct Answer: Large intestines.

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The skin is permeable to organic solvents, such as acetone or turpentine, because they ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Can dissolve the lipid bilayers of epidermal and dermal cell ...

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The second-messenger mechanism of hormone action operates by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Binding to specific receptors and employing the services of G proteins and cAMP

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The release of __________ encourages interstitial endocrine cells to release __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Luteinizing hormone; testosterone

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The primary gustatory cortex processes information about ________ and is located in the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Taste, insula.

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The presence of a swim bladder allows the typical ray-finned fish to stop swimming and still _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Not sink.

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The plexuses that lie on either side of the neck are the _____ plexuses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical

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The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system (ans) is characterized by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Localized effects on specific organs and short postganglionic axons near organ of innervation

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The mushroom poison muscarine can bind to receptors on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All effector cells stimulated by postganglionic cholinergic fibers

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The muscle that generates the most power during elbow flexion is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brachialis

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__________ involves building schemes through direct interaction with the environment.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adaptation

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__________ are strongly associated with childhood injury.

Answer

Correct Answer: Poverty, single parenthood, and low parental education

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The typical concentration of sodium is _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lower than potassium intracellularly.

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When wave summation occurs, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The muscle force generated increases

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Increasing the pressure above the beaker is analogous to _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: An increase in blood pressure

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In this activity, the right flow tube simulates the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aorta

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A decrease in the level of thyroxine would increase the secretion of _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neither TSH nor TRH

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In this activity, the drain beaker (second beaker in the flow) simulates the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal vein.

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During the ejection period, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood is pumped into the and

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Altering the radii of the afferent and efferent arterioles provides for _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: glomerular filtration rate homeostasis and glomerular hydrostatic pressure homeostasis

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________ are responsible for the detection of mean arterial pressure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Arterial baroreceptors

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The most active form of ____________ is called calcitriol.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vitamin D

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The main force(s) opposing glomerular filtration is (are) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood colloid osmotic pressure and capsular hydrostatic pressure

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The macula densa forms part of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Juxtaglomerular complex

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The law that applies to the amount of co2 you could dissolve in a soda is called ________ law.

Answer

Correct Answer: Henry's

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The lateral rotators act on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Femur.

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The knee is reinforced laterally by the __________ ligament.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibular collateral

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The kidneys help regulate blood ph by excreting _____ in the urine and by reabsorbing ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: H+; bicarbonate

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The genetic determinate for male reproductive development is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The SRY gene

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The formation of diverticula involves, most significantly, the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Weakening of the colon's submucosa

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The extensor muscle that branches to form four tendons on the back of the hand is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extensor digitorum

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The enterogastric reflex serves to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inhibit gastric motility when there is chyme in the small intestine

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The elbow performs flexion and extension, and is therefore a _________ joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hinge

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The deltoid ligament, lateral ligament, and tibiofibular ligaments belong to the ________ joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Talocrural

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Somatic reflexes activate __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Skeletal muscle.

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Smoking inhibits cilia by inhibiting the movements of ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dynein molecules

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Small secondary lymphoid organs, which cluster along lymphatic vessels, are termed ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lymph nodes

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Small muscle masses attached to the chordae tendineae are the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Papillary Muscles

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Several digestive enzymes are secreted as zymogens because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: They act only in the stomach lumen and do not digest intracellular proteins.

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Seventy percent of all sensory receptors are located in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Eye

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Respiratory acidosis can be compensated for by _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The kidneys.

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Receptors for nonsteroid hormones are located in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Association with a cell's plasma membrane.

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Potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain are selectively detected by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nociceptors

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Possible causes of hypoxia include ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Taking several rapid deep breaths

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Pointing the toes is an example of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Plantar flexion.

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Patients with rhinitis often have "watery eyes" because ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The infection has caused inflammation of the nasolacrimal ducts

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Pancreatic juice does not contain __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Enteropeptidase.

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One of the direct consequences of lactose intolerance is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased osmotic pressure of the large intestine contents

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Normally menstruation occurs when ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood levels of FSH fall off.

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Muscles that act on the knee joint form most of the mass of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thigh

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Motor pathways are _________ tracts that control _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Preganglionic

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Motion sickness seems to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Result from mismatch between visual and vestibular inputs

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Items in the blood that are not filtered will travel from the glomerulus to the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Afferent arteriole

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Inhibiting osteoclast activity would prevent _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Osteopenia and osteoporosis.

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Information from balance (equilibrium) receptors is processed in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The brain stem

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Infants have __________ deciduous teeth, whereas adults have __________ permanent teeth.

Answer

Correct Answer: 20; 32.

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In the pericardial sac, the ________ lies directly deep to the fibrous pericardium.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parietal layer of the serous percardium

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In the nephron, the fluid that immediately precedes urine is known as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tubular fluid.

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In the digestive system, food that has been completely processed is found __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: In the large intestines

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In an autonomic motor pathway, the first cell in the two-neuron chain is the ______ neuron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Preganglionic

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If "wrist drop" were to appear, there would also be an increased probability of ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inability to extend the forearm

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Hypoxia can be caused by ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyposecretion of erythropoietin

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Hiccups could occur if there was irritation or damage to the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motor branches of ventral rami associated with the C3-C5 region of the spinal cord

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Gustatory hairs are to taste as olfactory hairs are to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Smell

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Greenstick fractures most commonly occur in children because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Their bones contain larger amounts of collagen

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Functions of the spleen include all of those below except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contains crypts that trap bacteria.

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For ingested foods, the first opportunity for enzymatic digestion occurs in the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mouth.

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Flow of lymph through a lymph node is slowed due to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fewer efferent vessels draining it compared to many afferent vessels feeding it

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Expiratory reserve volume + residual volume = _______ capacity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Respiratory Rate

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Erection (vasodilation) of the penis or clitoris ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is primarily under parasympathetic control

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Developing ovarian follicles primarily secrete _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Estrogens

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Damage to the ulnar nerve could result in the inability to ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flex the wrist

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Coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid are examples of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Serrate sutures

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Cold medicines can_______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have side effects that slow your ability to think and react quickly

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Clonus often accompanies a ______ reflex after damage has occurred to the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyperactive

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Chyme entering the large intestine normally consists of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Indigestible fiber, enteric bacteria,

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Cellular responses to hormones that initiate second-messenger systems include ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Possible activation of several different second-messenger systems

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Cardiovascular effects of the sympathetic division include all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dilation of the vessels serving the ...

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Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyperextension

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At its insertion (unlike at its origin), the buccinator muscle __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Attaches to fibers of another facial muscle

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Annelids __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Earthworms

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An obstruction by a gallstone is least likely to occur in the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Common hepatic duct

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An effective way to medically treat diarrhea would be to use a drug that ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inhibits the activity of the myenteric nerve plexus

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Along the way, sperm journey through the __________ where they are nourished by a nutritious fluid.

Answer

Correct Answer: Seminal vesicles

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Aldosteronism will cause ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: -decreased secretion of renin

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Aldosterone decreases ___ reabsorption

Answer

Correct Answer: Aldosterone

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Alcohol acts as a diuretic because it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inhibits the release of ADH

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After ovulation, high levels of _____ inhibit _____ secretion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Estrogen and progesterone ... FSH and LH

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After axonal injury, regeneration in peripheral nerves is guided by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Schwann cells

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Addiction onset by cocaine and amphetamines is characterized by increased _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persistence of dopamine in the brain's synapses.

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Activated macrophages release endogenous pyrogens that cause __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fever

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A mumps viral infection of the two parotid glands may ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spread to the other salivary glands

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A decrease in pco2 causes __________ of the bronchioles and __________ of the pulmonary arterioles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Constriction; dilation

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A ________ fracture is produced by twisting stresses applied to the bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spiral

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________ are pointed teeth that are adapted for tearing and slashing.

Answer

Correct Answer: Incisors

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________ are clusters of lymphatic nodules deep to the epithelial lining of the small intestine.

Answer

Correct Answer: Peyer's patches

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Muscles make up more than _____ of a person's body mass.

Answer

Correct Answer: 40%

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The temporalis muscle is innervated by the mandibular branch of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trigeminal nerve

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Oxygen and carbon dioxide pass back and forth between the alveoli and the blood through _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillaries.

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________ postganglionic sympathetic neurons secrete ________ onto their target cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Most, norepinephrine

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The smell of __________ causes a relaxed, pleasant facial expression in newborns.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bananas

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In erik erikson's theory, adults strive for generativity to achieve a sense of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Immortality.

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Condoms are less effective against the spread of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Genital

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The physical or psychological mistreatment or neglect of elderly individuals is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ageism

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Some form of domestic violence occurs in _____% of all marriages in the u.s. 50 75 25 35

Answer

Correct Answer: 25

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Common ways to be generative include caregiving, employment, and _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parenthood.

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Adolescent _____ is the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents.

Answer

Correct Answer: Egocentrism.

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With regard to modern contraception, _____ has a failure rate of about 1 in 400 women.

Answer

Correct Answer: The hormone implant.

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When the immune system is primed to resist a particular disease, the process is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Immunization

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On average, the dramatic adolescent growth spurt occurs __________ earlier in girls than in boys

Answer

Correct Answer: 2 years.

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Chris is high in extroversion and therefore will probably _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Be likely to get a divorce.

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An adolescent who thinks about the injustice of a situation is in piaget's _____ period.

Answer

Correct Answer: Formal operational(Formal operational thinkers are capable of abstract, hypothetical thought.)

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A formula-fed baby is more likely to _____ than a breast-fed baby.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have more allergies

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The cellulase in this experiment came from _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bacteria

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The typical and most common type of synapse is__________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Axodendritic

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Injury to cervical vertebra c3-c4 is particularly problematic because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chemoreceptors,

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An action potential requires _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A postsynaptic potential.

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In older adults, a positive world view _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Correlates with less well-being

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________ pick up cholesterol from the peripheral tissues and return it to the liver.

Answer

Correct Answer: VLDLs

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Rainforest deforestation is contributing to _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A decline in global biodiversity

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The movement of fluids between cellular compartments ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sodium ions

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The regulation of potassium balance ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Involves aldosterone-induced secretion of potassium

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The fibrous outer layer of the eye which retains the overall shape of the eye is the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sclera

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Birds and earthworms have a _____ that stores and softens food.

Answer

Correct Answer: CROP

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The trabeculae carneae are located in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ventricles.

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During development embryonic cells will fuse to form muscle fibers. this will result in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Multinucleated muscle fibers that can extend as long as 30 centimeters

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A ruptured appendix is life threatening because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: it is likely to cause massive infection of the abdominopelvic cavity

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A mismatch of blood types during a transfusion is dangerous because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Preformed antibodies in the recipient's blood will bind

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Graded potentials are produced within the _______________________ segment of a neuron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Receptive

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A fall or an improperly delivered gluteal injection could result in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sciatica

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The ____________________ builds compounds, whereas the ________________ breaks things down.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome

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The _____ functional group can always be found in a carbohydrate molecule.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hydroxyl group

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The cerebrospinal fluid (csf) is confined between the __________ and the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pia mater; arachnoid mater

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The cells that perform immunological surveillance are the ________ cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: NK

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The bolus is liquefied in the ________ and it is now called chyme.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stomach

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The blood testis barrier is to newly formed sperm cells as the blood thymus barrier is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: T lymphocyte precursors

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The biochemical reaction that consumes the majority of a muscle's atp is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Actin myosin cross-bridge cycle

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The arrangement of the fibers and minerals in an osteon function to resist ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Torsion

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The adult hip bone consists of _____ regions.

Answer

Correct Answer: 3

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The adrenal medulla is different from the remainder of the sympathetic division because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: It secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine, which act as hormones, rather than as neurotransmitters

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The absence or inhibition of acetylcholinesterase at a synapse would lead to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tetanus

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The ability to control the micturition reflex depends on the control of the _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: External urethral sphincter

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The "master switch" for male reproductive development is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The SRY gene

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The "essential nutrients" for proper human nutrition include _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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The _______________ system prepares food for absorption into the bloodstream.

Answer

Correct Answer: Digestive

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The __________ type of muscle fiber has relatively few mitochondria.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fast

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The __________ synthesizes bile acids by metabolizing __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver; cholesterol

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The __________ stores excess glucose and releases it into the blood when needed.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver

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The __________ regulates the flow of contents from the stomach to the duodenum.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pyloric sphincter

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The ________ receives lymph from the left half of the body and part of the right side as well.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thoracic duct

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The ________ is the only bone in the body that does not directly articulate with any other bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyoid bone

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A condition that affects the urinary system and can be fatal is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Kidney failure

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A body mass index of 40 represents ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: No health risk

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Self-propagation and refractory periods (states) are typical of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Action potentials.

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The organic substance making up the cells of all living things is (are) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Protoplasm

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_____ of all vertebrates are general sensors for touch, pressure, and pain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mechanoreceptors.

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With the valve between the collecting duct and the urinary bladder closed, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Urine volume was zero

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According to professional proofreaders, ________ will help to ensure high-quality results.

Answer

Correct Answer: Concentrating on what you're doing

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The giant protein titin maintains the organization of the ________ assisting in muscle stretching.

Answer

Correct Answer: A Band.

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Veins functions as ________ reservoirs due to their ________ compliance.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pressure : high.

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The least variable of the different parts of the spinalis muscle is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spinalis thoracis

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The juxtaglomerular apparatus describes the unique region of the nephron where ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Afferent and efferent arterioles are in contact with the distal tubule.

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The ion imbalance known as ________ initially leads to ________ in excitable cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyperkalemia; depolarization

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The heart pumps about ____ liters of blood a day and contracts about _____ times in a lifetime.

Answer

Correct Answer: 7,000 liters; 2.5 billion

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Reduction in blood flow to a muscle fiber would have the greatest effect on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: slow oxidative fibers

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Neurons and ________ have electrically excitable membranes that propagate action potentials.

Answer

Correct Answer: Muscle cells

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In terms of chemical digestion of organic molecules, the stomach primarily digests ________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Proteins

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Chronic inhalation of fine particles that reach the alveoli leads to ________ lung disease.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibrotic

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An increase in the nfp would result in a(n) _______________ in the gfr.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase

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An action potential is self-regenerating because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Depolarizing currents established by the influx of Na+ flow down the axon and trigger an action ...

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A typical skeletal muscle cell contains approximately _____ mitochondria.

Answer

Correct Answer: 300

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A muscle that assists another by stabilizing its origin is called its __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fixator.

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Addition of more mitochondria to a muscle fiber will have the greatest effect on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fast oxidative and slow oxidative fibers

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The widest intervertebral discs are found in the ________ region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lumbar

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The metatarsophalangeal joints allow movement in two planes and are classified as _________ joints.

Answer

Correct Answer: Condylar

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The insertions of the semispinatus capitus are on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Occipital bone

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The effects of lidocaine and tetrodotoxin were _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Similar, but tetrodotoxin had a greater.

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Muscles of the shoulder can be divided into groups based on __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distribution and functional relationships.

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Most preganglionic fibers in the sympathetic nervous system synapse with __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 10-20

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Because bile is not secreted into the duodenum with cirrhosis, stools are _____ colored.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blue.

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As the number of glucose carriers increased, the concentration of glucose in the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distal tubule decreased and bladder decreased

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A renal pyramid voids urine into the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Minor calyx

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A nerve poison that blocked neurotransmitter receptors on the dendrites would __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prevent transmission across the synaptic cleft

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When you hear your stomach grumble, it is most likely influenced by the hormone _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epinephrine insulin ghrelin cytokines User

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The polysynaptic reflex that limits muscle tension is the __________ reflex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tendon

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One of the major physiological factors that triggers thirst is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A rise in plasma osmolality

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One can predict that a person suffering from diabetes mellitus would probably have ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased secretion of ADH (anti-diuretic hormone)

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________, or pinkeye, results from damage to or irritation of the conjunctival surface.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fuch's dystrophy

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Which of the following is responsible for holding the lungs to the thorax wall are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Surface tension from pleural fluid and negative pressure in the pleural cavity

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The parasympathetic tone ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Determines normal activity of the urinary tract

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In glaucoma, damage occurs primarily to the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ganglion cells in the retina

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Receptor-mediated endocytosis is the selective transport process that brings __________ into cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Some viruses, hormones, and low-density lipids (LDLs).

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If a postsynaptic cell is stimulated to threshold by temporal summation this implies that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A presynaptic neuron is sending frequent EPSP

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Movement of the shoulder laterally away from the body is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abduction

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__________ is a hormone, whereas __________ is an enzyme.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secretin

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The adenoids normally destroy pathogens because they contain ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lymphocytes

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Surfactant helps to prevent the alveoli from collapsing by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interfering with the cohesiveness of water molecules, thereby reducing the surface tension of alveolar fluid

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Steroid hormones exert their effect using __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene

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Peristaltic waves occur in all of the following organs except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pharynx

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Each muscle fiber contains tiny threads called _____, which are made of myosin and actin.

Answer

Correct Answer: Actin is a globular contractile protein

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Alpha-gamma coactivation causes __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Descending motor pathways & their collateral branches

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Muscles responsible for keeping your spine upright while moving are known as ________ muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trunk extensor muscles.

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The pons exchanges information with the cerebellum over the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Middle cerebellar peduncle

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Isovolumetric contraction occurs during the __________ of the electrocardiogram.

Answer

Correct Answer: T wave.

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Your small intestine can absorb ____ without their being further digested.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fructoses

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During pleurisy, the inflamed parietal pleura of one lung rubs against the inflamed ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Visceral pleura of the same lung

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Acting bilaterally, the splenius capitis __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extends the head

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A patent ductus arteriosus permits ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood to flow from the aorta into the pulmonary trunk.

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The driving force for blood flow is a(n) ________ gradient.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pressure

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Treppe is the phenomenon that results in _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A progressive increase in the force generated with repetitive stimulation

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Increasing the amount of myelination _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreases the time between action potentials

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A herniated lumbar disc could interfere with ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Skin sensations from the lateral thigh skin sensations from the medial thigh adduction of the thigh

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A graded hyperpolarization of a membrane can be induced by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increasing its membrane's permeability to K+

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The process of clot formation requires the activation of most clotting factors into __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Enzymes

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A person with an extremely high count of neutrophils is likely suffering ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A bacterial infection.

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The word ________ always refers to the part of the serosa that lines a body cavity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parietal

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The strategy that beanstalk would most likely want to follow is called a ________ strategy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Multinational.

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The overall purpose of the countercurrent exchange system is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Supply salt and urea to the renal medulla.

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The muscles that move the pectoral girdle insert on the scapula and the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Clavicle

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The movement of colonic contents from one puckered section to another is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Haustral contraction

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The first level of neural integration in the somatosensory system is the __________ level.

Answer

Correct Answer: Receptors.

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Neuroglia perform all of these functions except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Astrocytes

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Infusion of low doses of ________ will excite neurons.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glutamate.

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In the capillaries, hydrostatic pressure (hp) is exerted by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood pressure

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In life threatening starvation, the kidneys synthesize glucose by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deaminating amino acids.

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In a(n) ________ neuron, the dendrites and axon are continuous or fused.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unipolar.

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In a healthy kidney, very little __________ is filtered by the glomerulus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Protein

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During relaxation, passive tension in _______ is released.

Answer

Correct Answer: Connectin

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Clenching the fists often enhances the knee jerk reflex. this is an example of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reinforcement

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Chemically gated ion channels are mainly found in the ________ segment of a neuron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Receptive

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Both the psoas major muscle and iliacus muscle insert on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lesser trochanter of the femur.

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Blood ca2+ deficiency stimulates __________ secretion, which leads to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parathyroid hormone; increased osteoclast

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Axons insulated by a(n) _____ are able to conduct impulses faster than those not so insulated.

Answer

Correct Answer: Myelin Sheath

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An action common to the latissimus dorsi, teres major, and lower pectoralis major is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adduction

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A tooth root attached to a jawbone by a periodontal ligament is a _____ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Gomphosis.

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A weak, subthreshold stimulus will result in _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Small depolarization at the receiving end of the neuron.

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When the calcium was removed from the extracellular solution, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: No neurotransmitter was released

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Under normal conditions, the forced expiratory volume is normally _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: 75 - 85% of the vital capacity.

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Tracheal obstruction by a large piece of food typically involves obstruction of the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Larynx

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The transition from an afferent arteriole to an efferent arteriole occurs in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glomerulus

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The proximal nail fold projects onto the nail body as the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Eponychium

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The membranes of neurons at rest are very permeable to _____ but only slightly permeable to _____

Answer

Correct Answer: A. K+; Na+

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Smooth muscles depolarize as a result of a transmembrane current of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calcium ions.

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Pepsin would not be found in the stomach if the __________ cells were destroyed.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chief or zymogenic

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Neural circuits occur in all of these patterns except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Multipolar

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In this experiment, optical density is measured using a _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spectrophotometer

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Contraction of mesangial cells results in a ________, which decreases glomerular filtration.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decrease in surface area of capillariesavailable for filtration

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Congenital sensorineural deafness most commonly involves damage to ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The auricles

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Before and during vomiting, the emetic center initiates motor responses that involve ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sympathetic neurons.

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All fibers of the semimembranosus muscle converge to insert on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Posterior thigh

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A muscle whose fascicles all pull in the same direction is a __________ muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parallel

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A mugger steals your wallet causing all of the following to happen except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased glucose uptake to the.

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A rise in blood glucose level will trigger all these responses except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased epinephrine secretion

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Paralyzed facial muscles may indicate damage to the _______ nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Facial.

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When the frequency of stimulation of a muscle is great enough, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wave summation results and muscle twitches overlap

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The anterior auditory stream involved in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Complex sound analysis

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The addition of aldosterone _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreased the urine volume

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The ___________ is made up of the maxilla and zygoma, as well as the frontal bone of the cranium.

Answer

Correct Answer: Orbit

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The ________ cells lie between and around the glomerular capillaries.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mesangial

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The presence of an incompetent tricuspid valve would have the direct effect of causing ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reduced efficiency in the delivery of blood to the lungs

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Muscles of the eye and hand have a high percentage of _______ fibers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fast twitch

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In the figure below, showing blood flow in a typical fish ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The numeral 3 represents the systemic tissues

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Gluconeogenesis, the formation of glucose from fats and proteins, is due to the action of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cortisol

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An appropriate group of animals to examine to observe a malpighian tubule would be _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Insects

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Afferent signals from external stimuli are carried by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Somatic sensory division

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A vasectomy is an effective technique for birth control in males because it _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Severs the route used by the sperm to exit the male's body

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Within the limbic system, emotions are controlled by the _____ and _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Within the _________________ are located cell bodies of _______________ neurons.

Answer

Correct Answer: CNS; motor

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When the left ventricle contracts, the ________ valve closes and the ________ valve is pushed open.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mitral; aortic

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We do not have the enzymes to digest ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cellulose

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Upon activation by stomach acidity, the secretions of the parietal cells _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Initiate the chemical digestion of protein in the stomach

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Under normal conditions, the oxygen-carrying capacity of hemoglobin is about ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 200 mL

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The study of organisms based on their similar body structures is referred to as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Comparative morphology

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The life span of an unfertilized egg is about _______________ hours.

Answer

Correct Answer: 24

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The levels of structural organization in order of decreasing complexity are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical

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The ___ is absent from most epidermis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stratum lucidum

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Tendons differ from ligaments in that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tendons bind muscle to bone and ligaments bind bone to bone

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Taste buds ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: React only with particles in solution

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Support cells in the central nervous system are collectively called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neuroglia

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Substances that stimulate receptor sites are known as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Agonists

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Steroid hormone-receptor complexes act in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The nucleus.

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Spermatogonia in the seminiferous tubules are located ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Near the lumen

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Sperm have several components; the function of the acrosome is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Supply an enzyme that breaks down the membrane of the ovum.

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Sensory is to motor what _____ is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brain, Spinal cord

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Reflex arcs that only use two neurons are called ____________ reflex arcs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Monosynaptic

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Reabsorption of high levels of glucose and amino acids in the filtrate is accomplished by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secondary active transport

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Pectinate muscles are found in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Atria only

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Normal urine is usually pale yellow to amber in color, due to the presence of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Urochrome

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Nerves transmit information by means of _______ signals.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chemical

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Nerves are ___ of the nervous system

Answer

Correct Answer: Organs

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Nerve impulses from the brain travel down the ____ to relay electric message impulses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Axon

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Nephrons located close to the medulla with long nephron loops are called ________ nephrons.

Answer

Correct Answer: Juxtamedullary

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Movements unique to the large intestine are ________ movements.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mass

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Movement of material between cells is known as the ________ pathway.

Answer

Correct Answer: Paracellular

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Most water is absorbed in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Small intestine

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Most sensory afferent pain fibers enter the spinal cord by way of the ________ nerve roots.

Answer

Correct Answer: Posterior

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Most metabolic wastes leave the body through the production of ________ by the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Urine; urinary system

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Most mechanical processing of food occurs in the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oral cavity and stomach

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Most intravenous solutions are _____ with respect to blood cells?

Answer

Correct Answer: Isotonic

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Most chemical digestion and nutrient absorption is performed in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Jejunum

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Menstruation ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Mechanoreceptors that react to changes in pressure are part of the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateral line systems in fish

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Mature sperm are stored in the ______________ until ejaculation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epididymis

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Mature human sperm and ova are similar in that they _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both have the same number of chromosomes

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Many nephrons empty into a ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Collecting duct

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List the parts of the nephron in correct sequential order: ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glomerulus, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle

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Integrating sensory information and neural functions is a function of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cerebrum

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Inspiration begins as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The diaphragm contracts.

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Inflammation of the joints is known as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Arthritis

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Increased salt content of the blood will lead to ______ blood volume.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased

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In vertebrates, chemical messengers called hormones are secreted by the _____ system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endocrine

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In the plasma, the quantity of oxygen in solution is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Only about 1.5% of the oxygen carried in the blood

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In the ascending limb of the nephron loop the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thick segment moves ions out into interstitial spaces for reabsorption

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In the ascending limb of the loop of henle, the filtrate will always be ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Of a lower osmolarity than the medullary interstitial fluid

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In neurons, ____________ receive signals and ____________ transmit signals.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dendrites, axons

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In movement, the ____ muscle straightens the arm.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​extensor

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In males, both the urinary system and the _________ use the urethra.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reproductive system

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In an autoimmune disorder, the body makes ________ against its own tissues.

Answer

Correct Answer: Antibodies

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In a(n) __________, the vertebral column is formed from 33 separate bones.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fetus

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In a hydra, digestion is completed ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intracellularly

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In a 28-day cycle, estrogen levels peak at __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 14 days

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In ________, one substance is transported into the cell and another is transported out.

Answer

Correct Answer: Countertransport or antiport

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If the nerves going to a human heart were severed, the heart would _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Hypersecretion of prolactin from the anterior pituitary gland causes the condition of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A & B

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Gustation involves ________ taste buds, all located on the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 8,000 to 10,000 ; tongue, throat and mouth

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Formation of angiotensin i is triggered by ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renin

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Formation of a secondary oocyte occurs during __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The follicular phase

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For girls, menarche is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A girl's first menstrual period

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For a tissue or an organ to function as a unit, _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: There must be cell-cell communication among the cells within a tissue or organ

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External respiration includes all of these processes except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Release of carbon dioxide by tissue cells

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Erythrocytes, neurons, skeletal cells, and columnar cells are examples of _____ cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Specialized

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Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets are formed by a process called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hematopoiesis

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Enzymatic digestion of fats involves ________, which breaks down ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lipase, triglycerides

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Endocrine glands secrete products called _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hormones

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Each specific amino acid has a unique ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: R group

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Each organ system begins to form during the _____ phase of development

Answer

Correct Answer: Embryonic

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Each nephron is composed of two parts: a renal ____________ and a renal tubule.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal corpuscle

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Each alveolus is surrounded by a web of blood capillaries supplied by the _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The pulmonary artery.

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During the swallowing reflex __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The epiglottis closes the glottis

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During the aerobic pathway of carbohydrate metabolism, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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During the _______________, the neuron cannot generate another action potential.

Answer

Correct Answer: Na+, absolute refractory

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During propagation of the action potential, __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the listed responses are correct

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During isovolumetric contraction, the pressure in the ventricles __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rises rapidly.

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During filtration, blood pressure forces materials through ________, which act as filters.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glomeruli

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During contraction of a muscle, calcium ions bind to the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Troponin molecule

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During anaerobic glycolysis, only about ______ of free energy from glucose is released.

Answer

Correct Answer: 7%

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Due to the very acidic environment of the gastric contents, the stomach ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contain a few viable bacteria per milliliter

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Differences among organisms are caused by differences in the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Types and relative amounts of organic molecules synthesized by each organism

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Development of the oocyte and follicular growth occur in the ________ of the ovary.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cortex.

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Dehydration leads to ________ blood volume, ________ blood pressure, and ________ osmolarity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreased; decreased; increased

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Crenation (shrinking) is likely to occur in blood cells immersed in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A hypertonic solution

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Cranial nerves iii, vii, ix, and x _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Each contain general visceral motor axons and are characterized as nerves of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

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Contact digestion takes place in/at the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brush border of the small intestine

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Cirrhosis can cause ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A bleeding disorder

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Chondrocytes are to the epiglottis as osteocytes are to the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Femur

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Central chemoreceptors are neurons in the medulla that respond directly to changes in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cerebrospinal fluid pH

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Cellular differentiation, or cell specialization, results from __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Cells that are thick in the middle and tapered toward the end are called __________ cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fusiform

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Bulk flow is fluid flow as a result of a(n) ________ gradient.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pressure

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Breathing in mammals is controlled by the _____, which monitors _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Medulla ... blood pH

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Bones of the skeleton are connected at junctions called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Articulations

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Bone elongation is a result of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cartilage growth

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Blood, muscle, and bone cells are examples of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Specialized cells

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Blood vessels in the ___________ supply epidermal cells with nutrients.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dermis

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Blood leaves the left ventricle via the ___ and returns to the right atrium via the ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aorta; superior and inferior vena cava

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Blood is best classified as connective tissue because _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Its cells are separated from each other by an extracellular matrix

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Before carbohydrates are absorbed, __________ digest disaccharides into monosaccharides.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brush border enzymes

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Before an enzyme can work, a __________ molecule must bind at the active site.

Answer

Correct Answer: Substrate

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Axons branch into axon terminals, which have ________ located at the terminal ends.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bulbs

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Axons are especially abundant in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: White matter in the brain and the white matter in the spinal cord

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Auditory impulses are transmitted by the _____ portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cochlear

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At an axon terminal, the electrical signal from one cell ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Causes the release of chemical neurotransmitter molecules that cause an electrical signal in the next cell

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As humidity increases, the partial pressure of oxygen in air ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreases as the total pressure of air remains the same

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An increase in blood co2 levels is followed by a(n) ____ in h+ ions and a(n) ____ in blood ph.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decrease, increase

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An example of antagonistic hormones controlling homeostasis is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Insulin and glucagon in glucose metabolism.

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An ectothermic organism would have the advantage over an endothermic organism when ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Food is scarce year-round

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An angiography is a/an ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Process of recording a blood vessel

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After sperm are produced, they enter the first part of the duct system, the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epididymis

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After fluid passes through the entire proximal tubule, the fluid will enter the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Loop of Henle

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Adh acts on the _____ to regulate facultative water reabsorption.

Answer

Correct Answer: Late distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts

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Actin is the subunit of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Microfilaments

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A(n) ____________steroid is a hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cortisol

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A second nerve impulse cannot be generated until ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The resting membrane potential has been reestablished

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A reflex that leads to secretion of saliva is a(n) __________ reflex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Visceral

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A rapid increase in the _____ level stimulates ovulation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Luteinizing hormone

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A motor neuron transmits the effect of a nerve impulse to the muscle fiber at a _________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neuromuscular junction

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A molecule of glucose being absorbed in the small intestine will first be transported __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Across the apical membrane of enterocytes

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A molecule of ________ contains all the codons needed to produce a particular polypeptide.

Answer

Correct Answer: MRNA

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A joint that allows only a small amount of movement is called a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amphiarthrosis

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A joint is where two or more ________ meet or join.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bones

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A healthy adult typically produces ________ of urine per day.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1200 mL

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A gomphosis is formed by the __________ ligament that holds a tooth in its socket.

Answer

Correct Answer: Periodontal

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A cross section is the same as a ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transverse plane

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__________ is not found in pancreatic secretions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cholecystokinin (CCK)

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__________ controls hormone concentrations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Negative feedback

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__________ are one of the few types of neurons that can replace themselves in adult life.

Answer

Correct Answer: Olfactory receptors

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________ means decreased blood flow.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ischemia

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________ account(s) for almost two-thirds of the weight of bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calcium phosphate

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_______ is controlled, at least in part, by the hypothalamus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feeding

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_____ is plasma fluid after the blood cells and clotting proteins have been removed.

Answer

Correct Answer: Serum

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The ________ are structures in the mammary glands that produce milk during lactation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Alveoli

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The chromosomal structure that limits the number of cell divisions of a cell is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Telomere

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When you view objects close to the eye, the eye makes an adjustment called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Accommodation

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The velocity of blood flow is the lowest in capillaries because _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The total cross-sectional area of the capillaries is greater than the total cross-sectional area of the arteries or any other part of the circulatory system

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The thin segment of the nephron loop's descending limb ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aids in the passive movement of water out of the tubule

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The term resolving power refers to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The clarity of the image in showing two objects as separate

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The sinoatrial (sa) node is referred to as the _____________ of the heart.

Answer

Correct Answer: Natural pacemaker

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The semilunar valves remain open throughout the ____________________ phase of the cardiac cycle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Late ventricular systole

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The secretion of aldosterone is directly stimulated by _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Angiotensin II

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The major calyces are the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Large branches of the renal pelvis

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The linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain is referred to as its ______ structure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary

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The formation of carbonic acid from water and carbon dioxide is catalyzed by _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Carbonic anhydrase

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The flow rate of a liquid is _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Directly proportional to the pressure gradient

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The end products of protein digestion are ________, which are absorbed into ________ of villi.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amino acids; capillaries

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The earliest stage of speech development is called the ________ stage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Babbling.

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The building blocks for peptides are _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amino acids

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The _______ of the conduction system is located in the interventricular septum.

Answer

Correct Answer: SA node

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The _____ stores glucose as glycogen and converts excess glucose to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver; fatty acids

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Smooth muscle contracts when calcium binds to __________ and activates __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calmodulin; myosin light chain kinase

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Shortly after implantation ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The trophoblast forms two distinct layers

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Quiet inspiration will ____ thoracic and lung volume and _____ intrapulmonary pressure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase, decrease

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Peyer's patches are mucosa-associated lymph tissue located in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wall of the small intestine

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Pericardial fluid is found between the __________ and the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parietal; visceral membranes

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Oxygen is attached to _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: An iron atom located on the heme portion of hemoglobin

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Organisms that are poikilothermic _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A & B

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Much of the digestion that occurs in the large intestine is caused by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bacteria

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The ________ branch from the trachea at the carina.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary bronchi

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The large intestine ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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The gubernaculum guides the testis through the ________ canal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inguinal

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The bile salts _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Emulsify fats

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The term _____ describes the absence of urine formation by the kidneys.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anuria

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The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems have _________ effects on heart rate.

Answer

Correct Answer: Antagonistic

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The structural framework of a blood clot is formed by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A fibrin polymer

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The spaces found within the concentric lamellae are called __________, and they contain __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lacunae; osteocytes

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The release of an egg from an ovary is called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ovulation

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The primary effect of secretin is to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase the secretion of bile and buffers by the liver and the pancreas

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The neurons that select a particular motor program are the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Upper motor neurons in the premotor cortex

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The neurons in the hypothalamus that secrete hormones are called ______________ cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neurosecretory

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The mechanism of water reabsorption by the renal tubules is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Osmosis.

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The mean arterial pressure for a patient whose blood pressure is 110/80 is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 90 mm Hg

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The mandible is __________ to the cranium

Answer

Correct Answer: Attached

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The lumen of the uterus is lined by the glandular __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endometrium

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The lower esophageal sphincter is called the ________ sphincter.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cardiac

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The lining of the cheeks is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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The kidneys' filtration process is nonselective, so __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Useful substances must be selectively reabsorbed

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The jaw joint is the articulation of the __________ and the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mandible; temporal bone

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The intercalated disk is not a site of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neuromuscular transmission

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The image is illustrating the ___________ division of the ans.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parasympathetic

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The ileum contains ________ that project into the lumen and increase the amount of surface area.

Answer

Correct Answer: Villi

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The hepatic portal system collects blood from the __________ and then routes it to the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: GI tract; liver

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The glomerulus differs from other capillaries in the body in that it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is drained by an efferent arteriole

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The general structural type of joint between intervertebral discs is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cartilaginous (Symphyses)

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The epithelium and the __________ make up the mucosa of the digestive tract.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lamina propria

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The enzyme(s) called __________ break(s) down the substrate called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Peptidases; proteins

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The effectors in reflexes are the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Muscles

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The chain of ossicles begins at the __________ and ends at the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tympanic membrane; oval window

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The cerebellum is __________ to the cerebrum.

Answer

Correct Answer: Caudal

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The central nervous system is lacking in animals that have _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bilateral symmetry.

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The blood transports more co2 in the form of ___________ than in any other form.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bicarbonate ions

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The blind spot in our visual field is created by _______ at the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A lack of photoreceptors; optic disc

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The basic components of the peripheral nervous system are ______ and ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cranial nerves; spinal nerves

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The average person has approximately __________ nephrons per kidney.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1.2 million

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The atrioventricular (av) heart valves open and close ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Passively, depending on the pressure of the blood in the atria and ventricles

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The anterior (ventral) rootlets carry ___________ impulses to the spinal nerves.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motor

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The amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases in the presence of high concentrations of oxygen

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The air you breathe is _______ oxygen, and the air you exhale is _______ oxygen.

Answer

Correct Answer: 21%, 16%

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The "true wrist" or carpus consists of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Group of eight short bones connected by ligaments

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The _______________ nephrons play an important role in producing concentrated urine.

Answer

Correct Answer: Juxtamedullary

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The ____________ is the primary generator of the respiratory rhythm.

Answer

Correct Answer: The ventral respiratory group or VRG

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The __________ of the small intestine is/are similar to the __________ of the stomach.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intestinal crypts; gastric pits

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The __________ is shed during each menstruation and is then regenerated by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stratum functionalis; stratum basalis

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The __________ is not an organ of the urinary system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver

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The __________ houses the nucleus and other cell parts.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cell body

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The __________ and __________ are the glands that stimulate reproductive cycles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Testes . . . ovaries

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The ________ waves are related to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart.

Answer

Correct Answer: QRS

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The ________ cartilages of the larynx play the most important part in sound production.

Answer

Correct Answer: Arytenoid

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The _______ is the layer of the alimentary canal that absorbs nutrients.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mucosa.

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The _____ lobe controls voluntary muscle actions and the muscles of speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frontal

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The _____ is the tough, membranous outer layer of the uterus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perimetrium

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The _____ coordinates information coming into and out of the spinal cord.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hindbrain

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Relaying signals from the neuron to other cells is a function of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Axon terminals

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The reticular formation is a web of __________ scattered throughout the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gray matter; brainstem

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The pharynx functions as a ______, whereas the larynx functions as a ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Common passageway for air and food; passageway for air only

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The opening of __________ gates produces an __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chloride; IPSP

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The only muscle that possesses both voluntary and involuntary abilities is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diaphragm

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The ________ are the long peritubular capillaries that dip into the medulla.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vasa recta

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Excessive hairiness is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hirsutism

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Hormones regulate ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reproduction, metabolism, growth

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Gametogenesis is to spermatogenesis and oogenesis as _____________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gonads are to testes and ovaries

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Epispadias is a congenital abnormality of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Urethral opening

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Emphysema can result in an ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Fluid found inside cells is called _______ fluid.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intracellular

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Leaky capillaries found in the bone marrow are called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sinusoidal capillaries

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The corticospinal system exerts __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Voluntary control over skeletal muscles

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The first vestiges of eyes in the embryo are called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Optic vesicles

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A primary spermatocyte matures into ________ spermatids having ________ chromosomes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Four, 23

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The adult human trachea is about ________ in diameter and contains ________ tracheal cartilages.

Answer

Correct Answer: 2.5 cm; 15-20

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Chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas have a part of the brain that is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Analogous to the human Broca's area

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The ________ is the kidney's sole blood supply.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal artery

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Prl is to ________ as acth is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prolactin; corticotropin.

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Postganglionic sympathetic axons release the neurotransmitter ________ at their effector junctions.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the answers are correct.

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Nails are hard derivatives formed from the stratum ______ of the epidermis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Corneum

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Inborn or intrinsic reflexes are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Involuntary, yet may be modified by learned behavior

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In the visual pathways to the brain, the optic radiations project to the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary visual cortex

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Hormones can operate on the ________ level of organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the answers are correct.

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Hormones are usually transported through ______ and affect only cells with ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood vessels... specific receptors

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Folds of mucous membrane called ________ vibrate to provide speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vocal folds (true vocal cords)

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Eyebrow hairs are always shorter than hairs on your head because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Eyebrow follicles are only active for a few months

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Epidermal dendritic (langerhans) cells function as part of the ______ response.

Answer

Correct Answer: Immune

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Endochondral ossification ______, whereas intramembranous ossification ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Forming bone by replacing hyaline cartilage; forming bone by replacing connective tissue

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Each of the following nerves originates in the lumbar plexus except the ________ nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sciatic

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Conscious perception of vision probably reflects activity in the ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Occipital lobe of the cortex

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Brachioradialis and sternocleidomastoid are named for ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The locations of their origin and insertion

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The ________ tightens the neck and draws the corners of the mouth downward as in expressing horror.

Answer

Correct Answer: Platysma

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The ________ consists of the follicle cells that cling to the oocyte after ovulation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Corona radiata

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Secondary spermatocytes divide to produce ________ spermatids having ________ chromosomes each.

Answer

Correct Answer: Four; 23

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Platelets release __________, a chemical vasoconstrictor that contributes to the vascular spasm.

Answer

Correct Answer: Serotonin

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Arthritis always involves damage to the ________ cartilages, but the specific cause can vary.

Answer

Correct Answer: Articular

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It is impossible for sperm to be functional (able to fertilize the egg) until after ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: They undergo capacitation

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An essential part of the maculae involved in static equilibrium is (are) the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Otoliths

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The ________ collects blood from the entire small intestine and two-thirds of the large intestine.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior mesenteric vein

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Peripheral adaptation ________ the number of action potentials that reach the cns.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreases

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The patellar or knee-jerk reflex involves ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulatory nerve impulses to the quadriceps and inhibitory impulses to the hamstrings

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Tracheal cartilages provide for _______ on the ________ aspect of the trachea.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rigidity; anterior

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Tinnitus, vertigo, and gradual hearing loss typify the disorder called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ménière's syndrome

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The training regimen of a competitive weight lifter is designed partly to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase the average number of myofibrils per muscle fiber

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The term alkaline reserve is used to describe the ________ buffer system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bicarbonate

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The only special sense that is not fully functional at birth is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vision

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The middle piece of the sperm contains the ________ in a spiral arrangement.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mitochondria

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The latchbridge mechanism of myosin heads is a property of ________ muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Smooth.

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The enzyme _____________ resides in the synaptic cleft and breaks down molecules of ach.

Answer

Correct Answer: ACETYCHOLINESTERASE

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Under quiet conditions, blood returning to the heart retains about ________ of its oxygen content.

Answer

Correct Answer: 75 percent

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To auscultate the aortic semilunar valve, you would place your stethoscope in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Second intercostal space to the right of the sternum

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The hypodermis, or subcutaneous tissue, is represented by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Label D

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The exocrine portion of the pancreas consists of lobules called ________, which secrete ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acini, digestive enzymes

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The channels that convey milk from the mammary glands to the nipples are called __________ ducts.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lactiferous

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Lipid digestion and absorption requires the coordinated actions of ______ and ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lipase, bile

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Lumbar vertebrae are ________ massive and ________ mobile.

Answer

Correct Answer: Most; least

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Spastic paralysis suggests involvement of the ________

Answer

Correct Answer: upper motor neurons

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The ________ reflex complements the flexor reflex by activating contralateral muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Crossed extensor.

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The ________ nervous system stimulates the arrector pili muscles and gives you ""goosebumps.""

Answer

Correct Answer: Sympathetic

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The ________ is a region of dense bone that surrounds and protects the membranous labyrinth.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bony labyrinth

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The ________ divides the aorta into the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diaphragm

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Substances larger than ________ are normally not allowed to pass through the filtration membrane.

Answer

Correct Answer: Albumin

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Stepping on a piece of glass would most likely invoke a _____ reflex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Withdrawal

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Reticulocytes complete their development into ________ in the circulation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Erythrocytes

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A dendritic or langerhan cell is a specialized ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phagocytic cell.

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A skeletal muscle twitch differs from a tetanic contraction in that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The muscle twitch is a brief and "jerky" movement, while the tetanic contraction is prolonged and continuous

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________ is an inherited abnormality that affects the development and structure of kidney tubules.

Answer

Correct Answer: Polycystic kidney disease

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________ glands are considered ductless glands and ______ glands contain ducts.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endocrine, exocrine

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A nerve impulse travels fastest along ________ axons of ______ diameter.

Answer

Correct Answer: Myelinated; large

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A monosynaptic reflex that monitors and regulates skeletal muscle length is a _____ reflex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stretch

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A male has a ________ pelvic outlet when compared to the woman's pelvic outlet.

Answer

Correct Answer: Smaller.

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Body weight is borne by the two largest tarsal bones: ________ and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Talus, calcaneus

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Broca's area is to wernicke's area as _____ is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Language production is to language comprehension.

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Sensory information from skeletal muscles travels over ________ fibers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Type A

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Fibrinolysis involves ________ of the fibrin framework, and it involves the protein _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Destruction plasmin

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Feeling a gentle caress on your arm would likely involve all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lamellar corpuscles

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Descending (motor) pathways always involve at least ________ motor neuron(s).

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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Averaged over a few heartbeats, venous return is ________ cardiac output.

Answer

Correct Answer: Equal to

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All processing at the circuit level going up to the perceptual level must synapse in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thalamus

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In animals with a closed circulatory system, gas exchange occurs across the thin walls of ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillary beds

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The border where the white, opaque sclera becomes the transparent cornea is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Limbus

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The attempted realignment of a bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation is known as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Closed reduction

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The prostate, seminal vesicle, and bulbourethral glands do not __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Provide chemicals to make the female's vagina more acidic

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The hand is at the ________ end and the elbow is at the _______ end of the lower arm.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distal,proximal

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The center of the osteon is called the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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The ventral rami of spinal nerves c5 to t1 contribute fibers to the ________ plexus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brachial

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The tympanic membrane is indicated by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Label I

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The trochlear nerve conveys proprioceptor impulses from the ________ to the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior rectus muscle

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The tissue(s) and/or cells that may be affected during laryngitis ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the listed responses are correct

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The term percutaneous is defined as pertaining to _____ the skin.

Answer

Correct Answer: Through

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The term ""ventrum"" means _______, while the term ""dorsum"" means _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Belly; back

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The term _____ in a muscle name means toward the side.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateralis

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The rounded end of a bone that is used for articulation is called a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Condyle

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The replacement of a worn or failed implant is known as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Revision surgery

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The magnetic field about earth takes a shape _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motion and distribution of some material in and outside the earth

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The glenoid cavity is the socket of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shoulder joint

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The eye is ________ to the occipital region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior

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The esophagus constricts by contraction of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Circular smooth muscle

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The epididymis __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is a single coiled duct just outside the testis

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The endocrine system is comprised of __________ that secrete hormones.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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The ears are ___ and ___ to the shoulders

Answer

Correct Answer: Medial ; superior; lateral

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The diaphragm lies __________ to the organs in the thoracic cavity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inferior (caudal)

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The center cavity of the diaphysis cof a long bone is called the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Central canal

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The cardiac skeleton is best described as __________________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Dense bands of tough elastic tissue that encircle the heart valves

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The arms are the ________ region of the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brachial

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The armpit area is called the ________ region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Axillary

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The adrenal medulla secretes mostly ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epinephrine (Adrenaline)

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The ____________ system provides for gaseous exchange between the environment and blood stream.

Answer

Correct Answer: Respiratory system

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The ____________ nerve arises from the cervical plexus and innervates the diaphragm.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phrenic

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The __________ phase of gastric secretion begins as chyme enters the duodenum.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intestinal

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The __________ is not found in the elbow.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distal radioulnar joint

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The __________ is not a part of the vascular layer of the eye.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sclera

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The __________ is located under the forebrain and midbrain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hindbrain

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The __________ is a network of nerves located in the brainstem.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reticular formation

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The ________ is known as the ""boxer's muscle.""

Answer

Correct Answer: Serratus anterior

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Surgical repair of a blood vessel is _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Angioplasty

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Small, charged molecules can cross the cell membrane through ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diffusion

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Neurons that transmit efferent signals between the cns and autonomic ganglia are called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Postganglionic neurons

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Lymphatic vessels recover about ______________ of the fluid filtered by capillaries.

Answer

Correct Answer: 15%

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It is common to find __________ in compact bone, but they are not seen in spongy bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Central canals

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Ions are transported across membranes using __________, which requires __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Channel-mediated facilitated diffusion; kinetic energy

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Interneurons (association neurons) in the brain are likely to be ________ neurons.

Answer

Correct Answer: Multipolar

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Tumors that originate within the central nervous system (cns) are due to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Uncontrolled divisions of neuroglia

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The portion of a neuron that primarily receives communication is the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dendrite

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The pons is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: a "bridge" between the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum, contains some reticular formation nuclei, and the middle cerebellar peduncles attach to it

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The only bones formed by intramembranous ossification that are not in the skull are the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Clavicles

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The mesentery attached to the lateral surface of the stomach is called the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater omentum

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The long strap-like muscle on the anterior thigh is the ________ muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sartorius

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The laminae and pedicles together form the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vertebral arch

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The inflated lungs of a fresh pluck ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feel like a soft sponge

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The hypothalamus secretes a releasing hormone known as tsh-releasing hormone that _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Keeps hormones at levels that maintain homeostasis

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Speech occurs when air is moved through this passageway between the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vocal Folds (True Vocal Cords)

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Pepsinogen is produced by ____________ and is activated by ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chief cells; hydrochloric acid secreted by parietal cells

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Insulin operates under __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Humoral stimulation

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In vertebrates, the _______ is/are usually replaced by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Notochord; a vertebral column

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The primary role of the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system is to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Buffer carbonic acid formed by carbon dioxide

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Which of the following statements is correct regarding melanocytes? they __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Respond to UV radiation by increasing production of melanin

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Which of the following is not characteristic of the large intestine? it ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is longer than the small intestine Correct

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Bronchial arteries carry _________ blood to the tissues of the lung.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oxygenated

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Increased blood volume ________ blood pressure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases

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The _______ mediates the inflammatory reaction that follows brain damage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Microglia

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The _______ are the key supply source of energy for neurons.

Answer

Correct Answer: Astrocytes

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Expiratory movements are produced by contraction of the ________ muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal intercostal

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The middle ear converts __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Air pressure waves to fluid pressure waves

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Thyroid hormones bind to _____ receptors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intracellular

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The epidermal cells of an onion are found on the ___ of each layer

Answer

Correct Answer: Inside

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The vertebrae are _____ bones.

Answer

Correct Answer: 33 individual

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The __________ houses the pituitary gland (hypophysis) and is found in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sella turcica; sphenoid bone.

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The __________ belongs to the thoracic cage, whereas the __________ belongs to the pectoral girdle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sternum; clavicle.

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The pulse pressure is ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Systolic pressure minus diastolic pressure

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The conjunctiva lines __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both the inner surface of the eyelids and the visible portion of the sclera

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Superior colliculus is to ____ as inferior colliculus is to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vision; hearing

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When the air temperature is 70?f or less, the body loses heat into its surroundings by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Radiation

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When speaking about the circulatory system we know that ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Oxygenated blood leaves the left ventricle and travels to all parts of the body
It then returns to the heart and enters the right atrium

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When antidiuretic hormone (adh) levels are low ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Most of the water reaching the collecting ducts is not reabsorbed

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The type of bone that forms the diaphysis of a long bone is called __________ bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Compact

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The final step in perceiving sound is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The auditory cortex is stimulated

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Peroxisomes ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are able to detoxify substances by enzymatic action

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Nervous control of gastric secretion is provided by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The vagus nerve and enteric plexus

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Myofibrils are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Made of a series of sarcomeres

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Muscular ________ is defined as the ability of a muscle to generate force over and over again.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endurance

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Muscle fatigue occurs due to a buildup of __________ and __________ in ph.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lactic acid; decrease

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The descending limb of the loop of henle ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contains fluid that becomes more concentrated as it moves down into the medulla

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The skin consists of two main regions. from deep to superficial they are the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dermis and epidermis

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The loudness of a person's voice depends on the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Force with which air rushes across the vocal folds

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The bones of the skeleton store energy reserves as fat in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Yellow marrow.

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The backbone of the plasma membrane is a __________ bilayer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phospholipid

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The axons that carry the sense of balance synapse first in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vestibular nucleus

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The area at c will eventually drain urine into the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ureter

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The area of the lower limb that refers to the posterior side of the knee is the ________ region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Popliteal

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The __________ nervous system consists of motor neurons that regulate skeletal muscle contractions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Somatic

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The __________ circulation collects nutrient-rich venous blood draining from the digestive viscera.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hepatic portal

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The ________ carry tears into the nasal cavity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nasolacrimal ducts

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Because of their shape, muscle cells are also known as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Muscle fibers

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These cells in the cns have cilia that move in order to circulate cerebrospinal fluid ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ependymal cells

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There are ________ hair cells in the ear.

Answer

Correct Answer: 30,000

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The two subdivisions of sensory input are _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Somatic sensory and visceral sensory

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The term autorhythmicity refers to the heart's ability to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generate its own contractile cycle

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The term ________ refers to blockage in the coronary circulation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Coronary artery disease.

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The subclavian artery that arises directly from the aorta supplies the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Left upper extremity and neck

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The spinal cord part with the largest diameter is the ___________ part.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical

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The sense of taste projects to the gustatory cortex located in the ________ and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Insula; frontal lobe

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The right and left iliac regions are also known as the _______________ regions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inguinal

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The portion of the bipolar olfactory receptor cell that actually detects odors is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Olfactory cilium

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The muscles of a professional sprinter are most likely to have ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 80 percent fast-twitch muscle fibers and 20 percent slow-twitch muscle fibers

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The muscle action potential penetrates deep into a fiber along the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transverse tubules

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The movement of _______________ into the cardiac muscle cell depolarizes the cardiac muscle cell.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sodium and calcium

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The most common type of blood capillary is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Continuous capillary

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The mechanical and chemical receptors that control digestive activity are located ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: In the walls of the tract organs

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The last step of b cell activation is__________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Plasma cells secrete antibodies

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The hypodermis is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Composed primarily of adipose tissue

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The genetic information is coded in dna by the ________

Answer

Correct Answer: The sequence of the nucleotides

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The foramen ovale ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Connects the two atria in the fetal heart

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The first visceral branch off the descending abdominal aorta is the _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Celiac trunk

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The exchange between capillary walls and the interstitial spaces can be improved by _______

Answer

Correct Answer: The thinness of the capillary wall

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The diaphragm is ___________ to the thoracic cavity and _________ to the pelvic cavity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inferior; superior

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The actions of the internal intercostals are most important during __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Forced expiration

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The ____________ is the amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced expiration.

Answer

Correct Answer: Residual volume

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The ____________ is a group of muscles that extend the knee and all insert on the patella.

Answer

Correct Answer: Quadriceps femoris

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The ____________ cells are found mostly in the proximal and distal regions of the stomach.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mucous cell

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The ____________ are the most numerous cells of nervous tissue

Answer

Correct Answer: Neuroglia and neurons

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The ________ separates the dura mater from the walls of the vertebral canal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epidural space

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The ________ is lined by stratified squamous epithelium

Answer

Correct Answer: Oropharynx

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The ________ is composed of smooth muscle fibers and is not under voluntary control.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal anal sphincter

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The ________ covers the anterior surface of the neck.

Answer

Correct Answer: Platysma

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Thalamic neurons that project to the primary sensory cortex are ________ neurons.

Answer

Correct Answer: Third-order

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Sphincters have a __________ arrangement of fascicles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Circular

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Someone studying anatomy using the systemic approach could study __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All the digestive organs

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Small bones that fill gaps between bones of the skull are called ________ bones.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sutural

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Skeletal muscles in which the fascicles form a common angle with the tendon are ________ muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pennate

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Signal molecules that degrade most rapidly, resulting in very brief effects, are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gases such as nitric oxide

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Sensory transduction in the auditory system is much like transduction of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mechanosensory stimuli

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Sensory receptors are _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Constantly stimulated so they adapt impulses leave at a decreased rate and receptors stop sending signals

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Secondary active transport of solutes involves all of the following except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: ATP

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Posterior means _________________ and is opposite to ____________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Situated behind; anterior

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Humans have the most urgent need for a continuous supply of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oxygen

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The most caudal part of the brain, the _________, is continuous with the spinal cord.

Answer

Correct Answer: Medulla Oblongata

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The most abundant plasma protein is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Albumin

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The more metabolically active a membrane is, the more __________ it contains.

Answer

Correct Answer: Protein

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__________ are antimicrobial proteins.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interferons

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Most of the plasma proteins required in the coagulation process are produced by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The liver

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A ___________________ drug increases the force of contraction of the heart.

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive inotropic

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Identify the highlighted bones. _______ _______

Answer

Correct Answer: Axial Skeleton: Skull

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Identify the highlighted bone. this is the ____________ bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capitate

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Addition of more mitochondria to a muscle fiber will have the least effect on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fast glycolytic fibers

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A primary active transport process is one in which __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Molecules move through transport proteins that have been activated by ATP

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A muscle producing its maximum tension for a prolonged period is in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Complete tetanus

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The sense described as umami is one of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Savory and delicious sensation on the tongue

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Muscle cells store enough atp and phosphocreatine for about __________ of exercise.

Answer

Correct Answer: 15 seconds

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Hyperpnea (exercise hyperventilation) results from ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedforward signals from the motor cortex and sensory feedback from a variety of receptors

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Homeostasis is a term which describes the process whereby the body ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A & B

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Any bony prominence is called a(n) ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Process

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The neurotransmitter __________ is vital to proper muscle functioning.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acetylcholine

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With age, the pancreas _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Retains the ability to secrete insulin at normal levels, but tissue responsiveness decreases

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The smooth muscle of the digestive viscera is served largely by the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vagus (X) nerves

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The presence of mitochondria and myoglobin facilitate _________ respiration in muscle cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aerobic

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The behaviors, instincts, and attitudes associated with being sexual are known as ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sexuality

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The ______ control(s) capillary diameter and the rate of capillary blood flow.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mesangial cells

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Structural classification of joints __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Based on the type of tissue that binds the bones to each other at the joint.

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Primates known as anthropods include all of the following groups except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lemurs

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Once collected, lymph is ultimately transported into __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Venous circulation

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Of the three regions of the small intestine, the terminal (end) portion is the _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ileum

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Monaxial joints are known as ________ joints.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hinge

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Messages from the brain to the muscles and glands in the body begin their journey in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motor cortex

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Lymph traveling from the left arm would enter the venous circulation via the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thoracic duct

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Lipids are absorbed from the small intestine into lymphatic capillaries called _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lacteals

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If the compliance of the thoracic wall is decreased, ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The intrapleural pressure would not decrease normally during inhalation

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If glucose is not reabsorbed in the tubular fluid ___________ increases.

Answer

Correct Answer: The osmotic concentration

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Hormones that are polymers of amino acids are classified as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Peptides or proteins

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Gustation is to olfaction what _____ is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Taste; smell

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Germinal centers in the cortex of lymph nodes contain primarily ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: B cells

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From gross to microscopic, the parts of a muscle are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Muscle, fascicle, fiber

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Fontanelles do not ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contribute to formation of the hard palate

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Flat bones include all of the following examples, except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wrist bones

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Fever is initiated by chemicals called__________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pyrogens

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Fast glycolytic muscle fibers ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generate lots of power and depend on anaerobic pathways to make adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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Ethnic differences in skin color are primarily caused by differences in ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The quantity of melanin produced

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Each of the following bones is a component of the orbital complex except the ________ bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nasal

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Closing the mouth is ____________ of the mandible.

Answer

Correct Answer: Elevation

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Antigen-presenting cells usually display processed antigens to t cells in the _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lymph nodes

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Antibody functions include all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cross-linking cell-bound antigens on red blood cells when blood types are properly matched

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All of the following terms except ______ refer to regions of the upper limb.

Answer

Correct Answer: Crural

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All of the following are stored in the matrix of bones, except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vitamin D

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All of the animal phyla that evolved after the mollusks __________________________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have a coelom.

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Accessory organs of the digestive system include all the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adrenal gland

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A trochanter is a ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Large, irregularly-shaped projection

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A rigid structure that can change the effective strength of a muscle is called a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lever

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80% of the lactic acid produced by skeletal muscle is converted to pyruvic acid by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Kidneys

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__________ participate in both innate immunity and the immune response.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helper T (TH) cells

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_______ secretions affect the cell that secretes them.

Answer

Correct Answer: Autocrine

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This image best illustrates an eyeball that is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Emmetropic

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Lungs are to the respiratory system as the liver is to the ________ system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nervous

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Injury to just the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Regulation of body temperature

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Injuries to the external male genitalia _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are often life-threatening

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Increasing the left flow tube radius corresponds to _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increasing preload

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Fatigued muscle cells that recover rapidly are the products of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intense exercise of short duration

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The white matter of the brain is located __________, whereas that of the spinal cord is ___________

Answer

Correct Answer: Deeper tissues of the brain, in outer regions of the brain and spinal cord

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Refer to the illustration. when an impulse moves down the axon, ___________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A small part of the axon momentarily reverses its polarity.

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Cells, organelles, and tissues are usually measured in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Micrometers

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Capillary walls consist of ________, supported on a cellular matrix called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endothelium, the basal lamina

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Capillary exchange involving movement through the cells is called ________ transport.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endothelial

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Abnormal development of bone in non-skeletal tissues is called _____________ ossification.

Answer

Correct Answer: Heterotopic

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A single muscle action potential will normally be followed by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A single pulse of calcium ion release

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Prokaryotes living in our large intestines provide us with _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vitamins

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Lipids designated as oils are most likely _______, at room temperature.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liquid

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General sensory receptors respond to many stimuli, including ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Touch

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Gas, nutrient, and waste exchange occur between the __________ and the tissues of the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillaries

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_________ initiate(s) a cascade effect in response to foreign proteins in the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: The complement system

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At present, cosmologists expect the universe to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Continue to expand and cool

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The overlap length of cardiac muscle in the healthy heart is _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less than optimum for maximum tension production

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In an epithelium, the apical membrane is also known as the ________ membrane.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mucosal

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Crypt cells in the small intestine and colon secrete ________ into the lumen.

Answer

Correct Answer: An isotonic sodium chloride solution

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Damage to the ________ is referred to as heart block.

Answer

Correct Answer: AV node

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Birds, insects, and many reptiles excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid, which _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reduces water loss compared to other nitrogenous wastes, but requires More metabolic energy to produce

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After lymph leaves the collecting ducts, it enters _____ and becomes part of the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Veins; plasma

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A/an _____ is a soft, raised, pink or red vascular birthmark.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillary hemangioma

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A(n) ________ can be described as a broad tendinous sheet.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aponeurosis

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A visceral motor neuron whose cell body is within the cns is called a(n)________ neuron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Preganglionic

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A ____________ will form and will turn into granulation tissue at the site of injury.

Answer

Correct Answer: Step one

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A _____ is a painful localized muscle spasm named for its cause.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cramp

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__________ cells, located between seminiferous tubules, produce testosterone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interstitial

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Dorsal rami ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Branch from spinal nerves to innervate muscles of the back

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Chemical digestion breaks down ____________ into _____________

Answer

Correct Answer: Nucleic acids; nucleotides

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Catalase-containing peroxisomes are most abundant in ______ cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver

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Carbon dioxide is transported by all the following means except _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Carbonate

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Bicarbonate ions (hco3-) from the pancreas ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neutralize the acid contents in the duodenum

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Axons from the _____ are bundled together to form the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ganglion cells; optic nerve

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An involuntary response is to ________ as a voluntary response is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Operant behavior;respondent behavior

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An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rational means for obtaining gratification

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An increase in venous return will _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase EDV and therefore, increase stroke volume

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Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system _____ salivation and _____ blood pressure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreases; increases

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A/an _____ is an injury to a joint such as the ankle, knee, or wrist.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​sprain

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A ____ is any closed sac or pouch with a defined wall that contains fluid or solid matter

Answer

Correct Answer: Cystitis

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________ promotes water reabsorption at the kidneys and stimulates thirst.

Answer

Correct Answer: ADH

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Countercurrent heat exchange is important in the _______ of a warm-bodied fish.

Answer

Correct Answer: Red swimming muscles

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Anaerobic glycolysis is an energy system that uses ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Carbohydrate only

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________ describes how one action leads to another action or event.

Answer

Correct Answer: Causal logic

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The __________ is an intracapsular ligament which crosses the interior of the joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior cruciate ligament

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The semitendinosus muscle is innervated by the __________ nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tibial

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The gluteus medius muscle is innervated by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior gluteal nerve

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The soleus muscle __________ the foot at the ankle and is innervated by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flexes; tibial nerve

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All of the following statements referring to the uterine cycle are true except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: FSH and LH directly promote development of the uterine endometrium

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Menstruation is followed by the _____ phase of the menstrual cycle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Follicular

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Antibodies have complementary surface markers that bind to _______________ on foreign microbes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Antigens.

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The superolateral regions of the abdomen are called the _________ regions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypochondriac

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Renin hydrolyzes angiotensinogen, which is released from the _________, to form angiotensin i.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver

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In human females, the ovarian cycle begins when the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The hypothalamus stimulates the anterior pituitary to increase its output of FSH and LH.

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During the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle, ________ reaches its highest levels.

Answer

Correct Answer: Progesterone levels are at their highest

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_____ are most at risk of spinal cord injury from minor trauma.

Answer

Correct Answer: Older adults

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In the gastric gland, the ____________ cells secrete pepsinogen.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chief

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An abnormally low production of gonadotropin produces a condition called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypogonadism

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Drugs act at the synapse by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Replacing, decreasing, or enhancing the amount of neurotransmitter

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Wrist abduction occurs through the actions of __________ muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Four

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The origin of the serratus anterior includes __________ ribs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Eight , 8

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The brachioradialis is a strong forearm __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flexor

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The __________ guards the entry of food into the stomach.

Answer

Correct Answer: Peristalsis

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The ________ is an opening through which the spermatic cord passes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inguinal canal

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One’s need to survive can change his or her __________ character in order to survive.

Answer

Correct Answer: Moral

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The arbor vitae refers to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cerebellar white matter

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Arbor vitae refers to the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cerebellar white matter

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In an isotonic contraction, the muscle ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Changes in length and moves the "load"

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Compared to the shoulder, displacements of the hip joints are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rare because of the ligament reinforcement

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The two heads of the biceps brachii muscle come together distally to insert on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Radial tuberosity

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The sternocleidomastoid muscle inserts on the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mastoid process of temporal bone and superior nuchal line of occipital bone

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The somatic sensory division of the pns __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Includes general senses of pressure, pain, vibration, and temperature in body wall and limbs

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The skeletal muscles are innervated by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spinal Nerves and Autonomic Nerves

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The respiratory system contains a total of five __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lobes.

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The posterior scapular muscle that crosses the glenohumeral joint is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Teres major

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The pectoralis minor muscle is innervated by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pectoral nerves

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The long head of the biceps femoris muscle originates on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ischial tuberosity

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The latissimus dorsi inserts __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: On the intertubercular groove of the humerus

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The insertion of the supraspinatus muscle is on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater tubercle of the humerus

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The end of a neuron, where acetylcholine-filled vesicles are located, is called the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Synaptic terminal

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The boundary between conducting zone and respiratory zone structures occurs at the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Terminal bronchiole/respiratory bronchiole junction

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The additional volume of air the patient inspires above the tidal volume is the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inspiratory reserve volume

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The actions of the rhomboid major on the scapula do not include __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateral rotation

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The action that moves the scapula towards the head is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Elevation

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The ___________ of the scapula is the point where the medial and lateral borders meet.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inferior angle

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The __________ vertebrae articulate with the corresponding ribs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thoracic

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The ________ extends from the larynx to the mediastinum.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trachea

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The _______ lobe is the most anterior portion of the cerebral cortex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frontal

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Spinal nerves are all classified as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mixed nerves.

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Neurons that carry signals from the cns to skeletal muscles are part of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Somatic motor division

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For gas exchange to be efficient, the respiratory membrane must be ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 0.5 to 1 micrometer thick

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Compared to bronchi, bronchioles have __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: More smooth muscle

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Both heads of the biceps femoris muscle __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flex the leg at the knee

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Because the conducting zone structures have no gas exchange function, they are called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anatomical dead space

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Autonomic motor neurons __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Utilize a two-neuron chain to reach their effectors

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Another term for the __________ system is the afferent nervous system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sensory

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An insertion of the fibularis longus is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Medial cuneiform

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A respiratory bronchiole can be distinguished from a terminal bronchiole by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The alveoli that first appear on the respiratory bronchioles

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Hemoglobin has __________ affinity for o2 at the tissues due to the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bohr shift.

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A patient with gynecomastia has ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Enlargement of the male breast

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Microglia are unlike other neuroglial cells in that they __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Derive from pre-natal monocytes

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Spermiogenesis involves the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Formation of a functional sperm by the stripping away of superfluous cytoplasm

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Bile is produced by the __________ under hormonal influence of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver; secretin

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Follicle cells in the ovary secrete ________ when stimulated by fsh.

Answer

Correct Answer: Estrogen

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The respiratory membrane includes the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillary and alveolar walls and their fused basal laminae

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Insulin increases the rate of _____ transport into cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glucose

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In this activity, the pressure in the pleural cavity would be located _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Between the bell jar and the outer wall of the lung

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Bile salts function like detergents in that they ___________ fat globules.

Answer

Correct Answer: Emulsify

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The wrist joint moves through the _____ plane about the _____ axis with ulnar and deviation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frontal, sagittal

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The union of the proximal and middle phalanges form __________ joints.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hinge

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the spinal cord has a(n) ________-shaped central portion of gray matter surrounded by white matter.

Answer

Correct Answer: H

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The soleus and the gastrocnemius share an insertion on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calcaneus

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The sigmoid mesocolon is the mesentery that connects the ______ colon to the posterior pelvic wall.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sigmoid

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The roles of the fibular and tibial collateral ligaments are to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prevent hyperextension at the knee

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The origin that the vastus medialis muscle shares with the vastus lateralis is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Linea aspera of the femor

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The neurons found in the sympathetic chain ganglia are ________ neurons.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sympathetic postganglionic

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The mucosal and __________ tissue of the lips and cheeks are included in the oral cavity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Submucosal

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The metacarpophalangeal joints at the base of the fingers are ___________ joints.

Answer

Correct Answer: Condylar

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The mesentery attached to the inferior margin of the stomach is called the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater omentum

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The merging of ________ forms the right lymphatic duct.

Answer

Correct Answer: The right jugular, right subclavian, and right bronchomediastinal trunks

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The masseter is innervated by the _____________ branch of the trigeminal nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mandibular

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The mandibular condyle ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Articulates with the temporal bone to form the temporomandibular joint

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The main forearm extensor is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Triceps brachii

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The gluteal region is ________ to the popliteal region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior

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The cruciate ligaments of the knee ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prevent hyperextension of the knee

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The bridge of the nose is ____ to the eyes

Answer

Correct Answer: Medial

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The axillary region is ______ to the pectoral region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateral

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The apex of the heart is found __________ of the midline of the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: To the left

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The acromial region is ________ to the scapular region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior

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The __________ bursa is not an accessory structure of the glenohumeral joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Subpatellar

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The ________ returns most of the venous blood from the heart to the right atrium.

Answer

Correct Answer: The coronary sinus

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The ________ gland sits along the superior border of the kidney.

Answer

Correct Answer: Suprarenal

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The _____ is the proximal region of the lower limb.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thigh

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In the adult ovary, more than 90% of the follicles are found as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary follicles

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In descriptions of the superficial anatomy of the human body, the neck is the __________ region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical

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In anatomical position, the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feet are slightly apart, and the toes point forward

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Forearm supination is assisted by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Biceps brachii

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An image of a typical chest x-ray shows a __________ view of the thoracic region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frontal

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After the thoracic aorta goes through the diaphragm, it becomes the ________ aorta.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abdominal

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Small organs associated with lymphatic vessels are termed ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lymph nodes.

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The vagus nerve is to ____ as the splanchnic nerves are to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stomach fullness; nutrient contents of the stomach

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The fixation of a joint in a position of non-function is called _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contracture

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Osteomyelitis is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Due to pus-forming bacteria

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Pronation and supination are movements of the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Forearm

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_____ lymph nodes are located along the sides of the neck.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lymphocyte

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The first haploid cell formed during spermatogenesis is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secondary spermatocyte

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The parts of the small intestine are the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Duodenum, jejunum, & ileum

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The pancreas is both a(n) ______ gland and a(n) ______ gland.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exocrine, endocrine, exocrine

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The _____ has(have) the thinnest walls.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillaries

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Under the influence of antidiuretic hormone (adh), _____ is produced

Answer

Correct Answer: More concentrated urine

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During spermiogenesis ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The acrosome migrates towards the anterior end of the spermatid because its hydrolytic enzymes will be needed for penetration when the sperm contacts the egg during fertilization

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The belt of constellations through which all the planets move is called the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Zodiac

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The absence of iodine in the diet leads to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypoparathyroidism

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Terrestrial animals are _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Osmoregulators that must obtain water from the environment

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Exercise ______ and _______ bones.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thickens; strengthens.

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All of the following are part of the alimentary canal except the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver

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The sensation of loudness or the volume of a sound is detected by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater movement of the basilar membrane resulting in greater deflection of the hair cells

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The range of human hearing is about ________ cycles per second.

Answer

Correct Answer: 20-20,000

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The _____ is referred to as the master gland.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pituitary

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When proteins are digested, the following molecules can be absorbed: ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amino acids, dipeptides, and tripeptides

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Visible light from a distant star can be spread into a spectrum by using a glass prism or ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A diffraction grating

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Unlike the _____ nervous system, people have voluntary control over the _____ nervous system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Autonomic nervous system; somatic nervous system

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The sympathetic nervous system is to ____ as the parasympathetic nervous system is to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Emergencies; relaxation

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The movement of substances out of the glomerulus and into bowman's capsule is referred to as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Filtration

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The light reactions of photosynthesis take place ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: In the stroma

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The first of the two ans motor neurons is the ______ neuron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Preganglionic.

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The elbow is considered a third class lever because __________

Answer

Correct Answer: The effort is applied closer to the fulcrum than the load

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The bridge of the nose is ________ to the left eye.

Answer

Correct Answer: Medial

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The amount of air that can be inspired above the tidal volume is called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inspiratory reserve volume

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The __________ is not an endocrine gland but it has a role in endocrine function.

Answer

Correct Answer: Kidney

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The __________ end of the thigh bone (femur) joins with the kneecap.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distal

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Sympathetic is to ____ as parasympathetic is to ____

Answer

Correct Answer: Arousal; relaxation

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Increased water reabsorption in the descending limb of the nephron loop will result in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased NaCl reabsorption in the ascending limb

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Expired air will contain _________ than inspired air.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less oxygen but more carbon dioxide

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Excessive secretion by the adrenal medulla can lead to all of these changes except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Drowsiness

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Enzyme-rich pancreatic juice contains all the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pepsin

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During the secretory phase of the uterine cycle, __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The endometrium prepares for implantation

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During the diastole phase of the cardiac cycle _____

Answer

Correct Answer: The atrioventricular valves are open and the semilunar valves are closed

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Bones do not have a role in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glycogen production

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Blood flow to the skin ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases when environmental temperature rises

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After ovulation, the corpus luteum releases _____ to prepare the endometrium for implantation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Progesterone and estrogen

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The corpus callosum _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is the large bundle of axons that connects the brain's two hemispheres and relays information between the two sides

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Myelination in the human brain ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Continues well into the adult years

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A woman’s body produces approximately _____ ovum across her lifetime.

Answer

Correct Answer: 500

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When adh is present in the filtrate, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Urine concentration increases

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T is to ________ as b is to ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Thymus-dependent; bone marrow-derived

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The rhomboid minor muscle sits __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior to the rhomboid major

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Oxidation occurs at a slow and steady rate of about _________ per hour

Answer

Correct Answer: One

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Atoms with ____, _____, or _____ electrons would be inert.

Answer

Correct Answer: 2; 10; 18

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An excitatory neurotransmitter _________ the postsynaptic membrane

Answer

Correct Answer: Depolarizes

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The walls of __________ are usually much thicker than the walls of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Arteries, veins

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The terms inversion and eversion pertain only to the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feet

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The spinal cord achieves the function of locomotion through __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Groups of neurons called central pattern generators

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The prime mover of dorsiflexion is the __________

Answer

Correct Answer: Triceps brachii

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The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is also referred to as the__________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Craniosacral

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The knee joint performs primarily flexion and extension, so it is classified as a __________ joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hinge

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The image here illustrates __________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Unmyelinated axons surrounded by a Schwann cell Schwann cells surround all axons in the PNS. Multiple unmyelinated axons embed within a surrounding Schwann cell

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The hamstring group is the prime mover of thigh ________ and knee ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extension; flexion

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The endocrine system works with the __________ to coordinate and regulate the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nervous system

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The conducting region of the neuron is the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Axon

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The biceps brachii and the brachialis are the primary ____________ of the elbow.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flexors

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The appendicular region __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The __________ is a prime mover of the glenohumeral joint during flexion

Answer

Correct Answer: Deltoid

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The _______ is to involuntary muscles as the _______ is to voluntary muscles

Answer

Correct Answer: Autonomic nervous system; somatic nervous system

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Skeletal muscle does each of these except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pump blood

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Prolonged inspirations can result from stimulating the ________ center.

Answer

Correct Answer: Apneustic.

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Pressure would be greatest in the ventricles when _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The ventricles contract

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Nerves that only carry information to the cns are classified as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Afferent

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Muscles act on bones to produce movement. the bones act as levers and the joints act as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The fulcrum

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In the brain, the ________ is the integration and command center for autonomic functions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypothalamus

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In general, the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system causes __________ blood vessels.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vasoconstriction of

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In a reflex arc, the __________ transmits afferent impulses to the central nervous system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sensory neuron

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During dorsiflexion, __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The foot is lifted so its superior surface approaches the shin

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Compounds released from cells that influence the same cell are called _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Autocrine chemical messengers

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Bone is described as _____ tissue.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dense, hard connective tissue

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Based on a functional classification, the hip joint is a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diathrosis

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At rest, the _____________ receive(s) about 50% of cardiac output.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver and kidneys

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Forward movement of the shoulder girdle in the horizontal plane away from the spine is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Protraction

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Flexion and extension are usually movements in the ________ plane(s) of the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sagittal

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A sarcomere is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The area between two Z discs

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Muscle tissue does not ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Produce blood cells

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Most skeletal muscles of the body act in ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Third-class lever systems

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Most skeletal muscles contain ________

Answer

Correct Answer: A mixture of fiber types

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Most of the skeletal muscles in the body are ________ muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parallel.

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Match the system with its correct description: the central nervous system __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consists FROM the brain and spinal cord TO skeletal muscles

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Inside a muscle, bundles of single muscle fibers form __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fascicles

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An inhibitory postsynaptic potential (ipsp) is associated with ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyperpolarization

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Dendrite is to ________ as axon is to _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Signal reception; signal transmission

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The firing rate of the ________ determines the strength of contraction of a muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Alpha motor neurons

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A receptor potential large enough to generate an action potential is called __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generator potential

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A measure that has a high level of reliability is very ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consistent

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________ is to slow heart rate as ________ is to fast heart rate.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bradycardia; tachycardia

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A characteristic of graded potentials is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The effect spreads passively through local currents

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The opening and closure of the atrioventricular and semilunar valves is driven by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Differences in pressure across the valve

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The myenteric plexus is found in the _____ of the digestive tract wall.

Answer

Correct Answer: Muscularis externa.

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The gland that hangs from a stalk from the hypothalamus is indicated by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Label C

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Primary spermatocytes are __________ whereas spermatids are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 2n, n

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Meissner's corpuscles are ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mechanoreceptors

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Spirituality can function _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: As either primary or secondary control

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Social learning theory emphasizes the importance of _____ as a mechanism of development.

Answer

Correct Answer: Imitation.

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Self-__________ is a key feature of integrity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acceptance

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Rubella, rubeola, and roseola are common communicable diseases caused by _____ infection.

Answer

Correct Answer: Viral

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Proprioceptors signal all but __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Muscle temperature

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Evidence-based practice has also been referred to as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Choose all that apply. finish the sentence: the more specific a theory is ______________________

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Cells of the sinoatrial node __________ during the pacemaker potential.

Answer

Correct Answer: Depolarize slow.

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Blood flowing into the heart from the venae cavae flows next through the ________ valve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tricuspid.

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When the renal tubules secrete hydrogen ions into the tubular fluid, they ___ at the same time.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reabsorb sodium

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Venous pressure ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is much lower than arterial pressure

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The__________nerve transmits afferent impulses for the special senses of hearing and balance.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vestibulocochlear

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The voluntary nervous system is to the involuntary nervous system as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The somatic nervous system is to the automatic nervous system

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The thymus is most active during ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Childhood.

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The sensory component of pain is to _____ as the emotional component of pain is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Throbbing; annoying

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The preganglionic axons of cn iii extend to the _______ ganglion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pterygopalatine

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The pelvis is located _______________ to the patella.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior

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The parasympathetic division arises from the __________ regions of the spinal cord.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brain and sacral

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The organ of smell is the __________, located in the roof of the nasal cavity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Olfactory epithelium

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The olecranal region is __________ to the acromial region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distal

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The nose is ___________ whereas the back of the head is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rostral; caudal

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The medial surface of the knee joint is reinforced by the ________ ligament.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tibial collateral

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The irregularly shaped area between the lungs that contains the trachea is called the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mediastinum

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The inferior mesenteric artery passes through the __________ and supplies the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Left third of transverse colon

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The human fetal skeleton contains approximately ________ more bones than the adult skeleton.

Answer

Correct Answer: 70

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The hip (coxal) joint is a _________ synovial joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ball-and-socket

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The hip (coxal) bones articulate with each other at the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pubic symphysis.

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The functions of the lymph system include all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Absorb sugars and small proteins from our food

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The endothelium is composed of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Simple squamous epithelium

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The endothelial cells of blood capillaries in the brain __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Allow for limited endocytosis and exocytosis

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The diaphysis of a long bone is covered by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Periosteum

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The coxal bones join anteriorly at a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Symphysis

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The closing of the left av valve occurs near the beginning of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ventricular systole

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The clavicle is ________ and ________ curved in males than females.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rougher; more.

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The chest is ________ to the abdomen.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior.

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The carpal bones are examples of ________ bones.

Answer

Correct Answer: Short

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The carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system functions mainly to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Limit ECF pH changes caused by metabolism

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The back of the knee joint is reinforced by ________ ligaments.

Answer

Correct Answer: Popliteal.

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The axial skeleton includes all of the following except the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pelvic girdle.

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The axial skeleton can be divided into the skull, the vertebral column, and the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thoracic cage

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The aorta carries blood __________ the __________ of the heart.

Answer

Correct Answer: Away from; left ventricle

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The _____physis pubis is the joint formed by the fusion of the two pubic bones.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sym

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The __________ circulation drains all of the organs of the digestive system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hepatic portal

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The ________ is a layer of smooth muscle in the skin of the scrotal sac.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dartos

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T-lymphocytes are named according to the __________ gland where they become immunologically mature.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thymus

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Sympathetic ganglionic neurons are found in all these locations except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intramural ganglia

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Sympathetic fibers arise only from the __________ region(s) of the spinal cord.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thoracic and lumbar

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Pulmonary arteries have __________ blood pressure compared to systemic arteries.

Answer

Correct Answer: Considerably lower

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Ossification of the ends of long bones ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Is produced by secondary ossification centers

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Movement of the upper limb away from the trunk is called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abduction.

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Loop diuretics reduce body water content by acting on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Countercurrent multiplier system

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In the heart cycle, the __________ contract(s) and blood is pumped out of the heart.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ventricles

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In a reflex arc, ___________ neurons pass out of the central nervous system to stimulate effectors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motor

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In _____ muscle, some calcium needed for contraction is from the extracellular fluid.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cardiac and visceral smooth

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Hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland are made in the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypothalamus

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Heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate peak during the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Climax (orgasm)

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Glucose is removed from filtrate by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Active transport(The reabsorption of glucose requires the expenditure of energy.)

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Bones in the legs, arms, spine and pelvis grow __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: At different rates.

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At the corpus callosum, __________ occurs between the two hemispheres.

Answer

Correct Answer: Communication

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As osteoclasts absorb and remove bone matrix, they leave shallow depressions called a(n) _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Osteoclastic cryst

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Anatomy is to physiology as ___________

Answer

Correct Answer: A book is to reading

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All muscle types will respond to an electrical stimulus because all muscle cells are _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Excitable.

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A renal corpuscle is a _____, whereas a renal tubule is a _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tangled cluster of blood capillaries; highly coiled tubule that leads away from the glomerular capsule

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A long bone consists of a shaft composed of ________ and an end composed of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Compact bone, spongy bone covered by compact bone

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A fracture that affects the malleolus on both lower leg bones is called a ________ fracture.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pott's

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A bone fracture in your arm would be part of the ________ division of the skeleton.

Answer

Correct Answer: Appendicular

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A __________ is a cordlike organ composed of numerous __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nerve; axons

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A ________ is a rounded passageway for passage of blood vessels and/or nerves.

Answer

Correct Answer: Foramen

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A _____ specializes in the study of microscopic structure of tissues.

Answer

Correct Answer: Histologist

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_______ contribute(s) to the hardness of bone while ________ give(s) it flexibility.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mineral salts; collagen and other organics

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The _______ is the part of the digestive tract that has the most lymph nodules and bacteria..

Answer

Correct Answer: Ileum..

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Neurons and other excitable cells respond to stimuli by producing ________..

Answer

Correct Answer: Electrical signal

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Interstitial fluid is located in the _______..

Answer

Correct Answer: .spaces surrounding the kidney tubule

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Homeostasis typically relies on negative feedback because positive feedback __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Drives processes to completion rather than to a balance point.

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Gluconeogenesis occurs in the liver due to the action of ________. .

Answer

Correct Answer: Cortisol

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A spinal nerve splits into ___ branches

Answer

Correct Answer: 2

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A ________ reflex has/have at least one interneuron placed between the sensory and motor neuron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Polysynaptic

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________ refers to how a body system functions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Physiology

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______ tissue is part of rigid body structures, such as bone and cartilage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Connective.

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Within the brain, ____________ receive, integrate, and generate messages.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neurons

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The biceps femoris is located in the _________

Answer

Correct Answer: Posterior thigh.

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The best use of the food pyramid would be __________

Answer

Correct Answer: To help determine a healthy eating pattern that represents a balanced diet

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The area of the brain involved in production of speech is __________

Answer

Correct Answer: Broca’s area

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The application of scientific knowledge for some specific purpose is known as _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Technology

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The amount of atp stored in a muscle cell can keep a muscle active for about _____

Answer

Correct Answer: 1-4 seconds.

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Animals without a body cavity are called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acoelomates

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Anatomy is to ________ as physiology is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Structure; function

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An example of a sensor in a negative feedback loop that controls body temperature is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The hypothalamus

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Although other nutrients can feed into the citric acid cycle, ________ yields energy the quickest.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glucose

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_____ is secreted by the _____ and acts to emulsify _____ in the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bile … liver … fats … small intestine

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The branching structure at the end of each neuron is the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dendrite

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Receptors of the ________ senses receive the signal of nausea.

Answer

Correct Answer: Visceral

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Olfactory information is sent to all of the following areas except the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thalamus

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The interstitial nucleus 3 of the anterior hypothalamus is known to be more than ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Twice as large in heterosexual men as in women

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All of the following are major hormones produced in the body except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adrenal

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All of the following are key hormones in muscle and bone formation except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Epinephrine

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________ are responsible for releasing the majority of neuron created neurotransmitters.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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_____ muscle is attached to bones..

Answer

Correct Answer: Skeletal muscle

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The muscles that extend the forearm are located __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Posteriorly

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The muscle group on the posterior thigh is called the ________ group.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hamstring

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The neurotransmitter norepinephrine __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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The posterior side of the thigh, leg, and foot is served by the ________ nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tibial

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The portion of the pericardium that covers the heart wall is called the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A and B

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The portion of the kidney in direct contact with the renal capsule is the ____________

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal cortex

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The point at which a muscle begins is known as the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Origin

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The peripheral nervous system connects the spinal cord and brain with the ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All

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The part of the skull that forms the posterior base of the cranium is the ________ bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: The occipital bone

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The parietal lobe would be considered ____________ to the temporal lobe.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dorsal

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The origin of the thoracic duct in most individuals is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cisterna chyli

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The origin of the external obliques includes ribs __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Six through twelve

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The organ that produces the hormones that stimulate the adrenal glands is the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypothalamus

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The heart and the blood vessels are separate organs that form the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Circulatory system

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The gonads secrete sex hormones in response to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and the luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary

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The function of tunica externa is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Support and protect the vessel

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The heel of the foot is on the _______ side of the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dorsal

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The x chromosome is found ________. the y chromosome is found ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: In mother; in father

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The whole deltoid muscle ________ the humerus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abducts

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The walls of arteries include a _____ muscle layer.

Answer

Correct Answer: None

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The veins that drain the kidney include all of those below except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Segmental veins

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The urine is most likely to be hypotonic when the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Body's water volume is high

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The urinary system works in homeostasis with the respiratory system in ________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Extracellular fluid

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The urinary filtrate first enters __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The glomerular (Bowman) capsule

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The ureters extend from the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal pelvis to the urinary bladder

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The upper respiratory tract extends from the nose through the _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Larynx

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the patella? it __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is a sesamoid bone enclosed in the tendon of the quadriceps muscle

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When extending the knee, the hamstrings act as the ___________ muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Agonist

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When discussing blood plasma, we can correctly say that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Plasma contains albumins that help to maintain osmotic balance

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When comparing the digestive and urinary system, we can conclude that they both __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have functions of absorption and elimination

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When an action potential is generated within a motor neuron, ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Every muscle cell of the motor unit is stimulated to contract

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When acetylcholine binds to its receptors, it results in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The end plate potential, a graded depolarization, and a change in ion permeability

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When a stressful situation occurs, the brain's _____ activates the _____ nervous system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypothalamus; sympathetic

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When a joint can move in only one body plane, it is called a ________ joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Uniaxial

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Water is reabsorbed throughout most of the renal tubule by the process of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Osmosis

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Voice sounds are produced by the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Larynx

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Visceral reflex arcs differ from somatic in that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Visceral arcs involve two motor neurons

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Ventral roots of spinal nerves are purely or primarily ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motor

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Ventilation is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ventilation-perfusion coupling.

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Using the biceps brachii to flex the forearm requires innervation of the _____ nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: Musculocutaneous.

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Urine, when compared with the initial filtrate, contains ________________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All

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Urine passes through the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The urethra.

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Urination is triggered by a complex sequence of events called the ___________ reflex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Micturition

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Unlike other joints, a ________________ does not join two bones to each other.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cartilaginous joint.

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To clear a filter click the ____

Answer

Correct Answer: Remove

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To assist the process of digestion and absorption, it is usually best to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Combine different food types to enhance the absorption proces

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This type of exchange is the opposite of ____________ gas exchange.

Answer

Correct Answer: SYSTEMIC

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This reflex arc shows a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Monosynaptic reflex

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Thin skin contains ________ layer(s) of keratinocytes, and thick skin contains ________ layers.

Answer

Correct Answer: 4; 5

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There is a free _______ group at the 3 end of a dna strand.

Answer

Correct Answer: The 3′ end of the primer contains a free 3′-hydroxyl group.

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The two types of vascular plants are ____________ and ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vascular Plants: Non-Vascular Plants

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The two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle converge to insert onto __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Radial tuberosity

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The transverse processes of vertebrae point ________, while the spinous process points ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Laterally, posteriorly

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The three types of hormone-secreting cells in the pancreas are ________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Alpha, beta, and delta cells

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The three major types of blood vessels in the body are the ________, ________, and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Veins, capillaries, artries

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The thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities are the ______ cavities.

Answer

Correct Answer: General

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The thoracic cavity contains the ________. it is found ________ to the vertebral cavity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Heart and lungs: anterior

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The thoracic cage includes all of the bones below except the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Clavicles

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The third stage of digestion is absorption, which begins when food enters the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Small intestine

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The suture that connects the two parietal bones together is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sagittal

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The stomach is _____ to the urinary bladder.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior

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The spinous processes are especially long on __________ vertebrae.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thoracic

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The solutes contained in saliva include ________

Answer

Correct Answer: All

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The skull bones located superior to the frontal bone are the __________ bones.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parietal bone

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The skeleton is constructed of two types of tissue, ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bone and cartilage

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The right ventricle is to the pulmonary trunk as the left ventricle is to the ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aorta

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The right lymphatic duct drains ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The right side of the head and thorax, the entire abdomen, the right upper extremity, and both lower extremities

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The right hand and wrist of an adult has __________ bones.

Answer

Correct Answer: 27

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The ribs are _____ to the sternum

Answer

Correct Answer: Letral

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The respiratory mucosa is made up of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ciliated columnar epithelium

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The renal medulla is composed of _____, whereas the renal cortex is composed of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glomerulus and glomerular capsule.

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The receiving end of a neuron is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dendrite

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The pulmonary veins travel from the __________ to the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lungs to the left atrium

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The pubic area is ________ to the gluteal region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior

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The process of facilitated transport for absorbing nutrients _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Requires a specific carrier.

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The prime mover of wrist extension is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gluteus maximus

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The nervous system is defined as________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A complex network of cells that carries information to and from all parts of the body.

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The nerves that make up the spinal cord carry commands between the __________ and the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spinal nerves

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The nucleotides in the backbone of dna are held together by ________ bonds.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phosphodiester.

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The nucleotides for assembling mrna are found ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Free in the nucleus

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The nose serves all the following functions except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: As the direct initiator of the cough reflex

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The nervous system is the body's ____ network

Answer

Correct Answer: Communication

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The nerves going to the upper limbs join the spinal cord at the ________ region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical

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The nephron loop, or loop of henle, is indicated by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Label J

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The nephron is responsible for maintaining _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All

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The neck is a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: First class lever

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The nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx constitute the ________ portion of the airway.

Answer

Correct Answer: Respiratory

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The function of the basilar membrane is most similar to that of the _____ in vision.

Answer

Correct Answer: Retina.

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The function of the _______ is to carry information to and from all parts of the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nervous System

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The free-flowing blood located in the middle of a blood vessel is called _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Laminar flow

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The force of ________ moves sodium ions ________ the axon

Answer

Correct Answer: Diffusion; into

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The foramen magnum is a feature of the __________ bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Occipital

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The first step in the olfactory process is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: When an odorant dissolves in the olfactory mucus fluid

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The figure above shows a nephron. filtration takes place in the structure labeled _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A

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The fibula ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helps stabilize the ankle joint

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The fibrous skeleton of the heart is important because it ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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The fibrous skeleton of the heart functions in all of these ways except in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Causing direct spread of electrical impulses from the atria to the ventricles

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The fibrous connective tissue that forms the framework of all tissues in the body is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: BONE

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The femoral region is ________ to the plantar region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proximal

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The external urethral sphincter is under ___________ control.

Answer

Correct Answer: Voluntary
Somatic

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The external iliac vein ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Receives venous blood from the lower extremity

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The external carotid artery serves the skin and muscles of the head and ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neck

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The ethmoid bone is composed of all of the following except the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inferior nasal concha

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The epidermis __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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The ear is _______ to the eye.

Answer

Correct Answer: Medial orientation

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The duct system of the male reproductive system does not include the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Corpus spongiosum

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The constellation of severe diabetic effects occurs because ________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillaries are damaged

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The __________ receives information from the visual and auditory senses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hindbrain

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The ________ surface of the human body faces forward.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ventral

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Features visible on the surface of the lung include all of these except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parietal pleura

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Every hormone __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acts as a signal between cells

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Effects caused by stimulation of the parasympathetic division include __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All

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Brain cells can absorb glucose without insulin stimulation. this makes brain cells ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Insulin independent

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An example of a syndesmosis that is amphiarthrotic, allowing relatively more movement, is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The interosseous membrane between the radius and ulna

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An agonist for elbow flexion is ________, whereas the ________ is an antagonist to this movement.

Answer

Correct Answer: Biceps brachii- ticeps brachii

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All of the following processes are functions of the urinary system except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Production of urea

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The most superior part of the spinal cord is the ____________ part.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical

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The multiple functions of the muscular system are performed by ______________type(s) of muscle:

Answer

Correct Answer: 2

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The movement of a limb away from the midline is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abduction

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The motor division of the autonomic nervous system has ___________neuron(s) in each pathway.

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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The most important nerve of the cervical plexus is the ______ nerve.

Answer

Correct Answer: The phrenic

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The milk-producing glands within the mammary glands are called the __________ glands.

Answer

Correct Answer: Alveolar

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The majority of whole blood is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Plasma

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The major regions of a hair shaft include all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: External root sheath

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The main function of the pharynx is _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A and B

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The lymphoid tissues that trap and remove bacteria that enter the throat are indicated by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Label A

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The lymphatic system consists of lymphatic vessels, lymphatic tissue, lymph nodes, ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A and C

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The liver performs all of the following functions except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Producing insulin and glucagon

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The liver lies __________ to the intestines.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateral

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The limbic system links the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The endocrine and autonomic nervous systems.

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The light-dependent reactions synthesize nadph and oxygen using _________ process(es).

Answer

Correct Answer: Oxidation and reduction

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The left lung differs from the right in that the left lung has ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A cardiac notch

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The juxtamedullary nephrons ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have a nephron loop that penetrates deep into the renal medulla, and play an important role in concentrating urine

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The joints in the fingers are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Condyloid joints

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The joint between the tooth and bone is called the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gomphosis

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The inward-pulling force of particles in the vascular fluid is called _____ pressure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capillary osmotic

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The insula is considered to be part of the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cerebrum

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The infraspinatus muscle is included in the __________ muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rotator cuff.

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The hypothalamus controls the posterior pituitary by way of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neuroendocrine reflexes

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The hip joint is an example of a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pivot joint

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The hip joint is a good example of a(n) ________ synovial joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Multiaxial

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The hepatic portal vein collects blood from the gi tract and conducts it to the ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver

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The heart is located in a subdivision of the thorax called the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mediastinum

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The medulla is considered part of the brain rather than the spinal cord because it ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is contained in the skull

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The median cubital vein is located in the ________ space.

Answer

Correct Answer: A anb b

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Moving a limb to the body is _________ whereas moving a limb away from the body is ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flexion; extension

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Most of the absorption of nutrients (besides water) takes place in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Small intestine

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Low blood pressure stimulates the release of _____ from the adrenal glands.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aldosterone

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In response to stimuli from the sympathetic nervous system, the arrector pili ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are responsible for goose bumps

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Cortisol production occurs in the __________ and is stimulated by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adrenal cortex;acth

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Compared to the effects of nervous system, the effects of the endocrine system __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Last longer

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Compared to nerve action potentials, muscle action potentials do not have __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Faster propagation

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Both _______ and _______ play a part in returning venous blood to the heart.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contractions of surrounding skeletal muscles; one-way valves in veins

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Bending at the neck to look up at the starts would ________ the neck.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hyperextend.

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Sympathetic nerve activity would cause all of the following responses except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increased stomach motility

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Refer to the illustration. blood in chamber 1 _________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is full of oxygen

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Muscles are named based on all the criteria below except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Color of the muscle.

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The sleep debt is the result of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Insufficient sleep on chronic basis

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The descending limb of the nephron loop ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contains fluid that becomes more concentrated as it moves down into medulla

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The pressure in the left source beaker simulates _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood pressure

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The presence of ________ chemical groups makes carbohydrates ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hydroxyl;polar

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The diffusion of water across a tubule is driven by differences in ________ across the membrane.

Answer

Correct Answer: Osmolarity

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The cross bridge cycle starts when _________

Answer

Correct Answer: Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum binds to troponin

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Cardiac function curves plot ________ against ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stroke volume : end-diastolic volume

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The small increase in ventricular pressure observed late in diastole is caused by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Atrial Contraction

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The somatic and autonomic nervous systems differ in all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Regulation of activity by higher brain centers

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The primary reason steroid hormones usually act slowly is that _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: They turn genes on or off and it takes time for gene products to build up or become depleted

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The point at which a nerve ending and skeletal fiber meet is called a(n) ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neuromuscular junction

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The infraspinatus inserts on the ____________ of the humerus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater tubercle of of the humerus

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Sympathetic responses generally are widespread because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: NE and epinephrine are secreted into the blood as part of the sympathetic response

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Sperm become capable of movement while in the _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Epididymis

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The brachialis muscle is located __________ to the biceps brachii muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deep

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The ________ forms synapses, or junctions, with other neurons or effector cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Axon terminal

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The ______ has a landmark called the ______, which marks the course of the radial nerve

Answer

Correct Answer: Humerus; radial groove

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High-density lipoproteins function in lipid transport by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Picking up cholesterol from dying cells and other sources for delivery to other lipoproteins and the liver for disposal

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The binding of __________ to a nicotinic receptor of a muscle fiber will __________ it.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acetylcholine; excite

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The pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium of the trachea ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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A prostaglandin is a type of ____________, which is a type of lipid.

Answer

Correct Answer: Eicosanoid

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Most electrolyte reabsorption by the renal tubules is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hormonally controlled in distal tubule segments

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Beyond 40% of vo2max, stroke volume ________ in response to an increase in exercise intensity

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases

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There are two brachiocephalic veins and ________ brachiocephalic artery (or arteries).

Answer

Correct Answer: 1

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The sympathetic chain of ganglia is found at the __________ levels of the spinal cord.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal

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The elbow joint is a _______ synovial joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hinge

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Summation of epsps and ipsps occurs at the _____ of the neuron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trigger zone

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A reflex arc always includes a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A reflex arc always includes all of these structures

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A hepatic triad consists of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A bile ductule, a branch of the hepatic artery, and a branch of the hepatic portal vein

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__________ is/are found in compact bone, but not spongy bone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Central canals

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The infundibulum is a ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Projection of the hypothalamus from which the pituitary gland hangs

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_____ function in humoral immunity, while _____ function in cell-mediated immunity.

Answer

Correct Answer: B-cell , T- cell

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The tunica media consists of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Smooth muscle and elastic fibers

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The layer of photoreceptors and other neurons at the back of the eye is called the _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Retina

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Oxygen molecules bind ___________________ of the hemoglobin.

Answer

Correct Answer: Specifically to the heme region

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Ldls contain _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cholesterol and protein

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The sleep?wake cycle typically follows a 24-hour cycle and is regulated by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Frontal lobe.

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When an ectopic pacemaker leads to an extrasystole, the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ventricles contract before the atria contract

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The capillaries that nourish the epithelium and absorb digested nutrients lie in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lamina propria

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The pelvic girdle does not include the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Femur.

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The layer of the heart wall that receives the stimulus from letter e is called the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Myocardium

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Of all the flexor muscles of the forearm, the __________ is the shortest.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pronator teres

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Myelinated fibers (tracts) form ________ matter while unmyelinated fibers form ________ matter.

Answer

Correct Answer: White, gray

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A polysynaptic reflex has at least ________ in the reflex pathway.

Answer

Correct Answer: Two synapses and three neurons

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The frequency of cystitis in men is lower than in women because ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The male urethra is longer than the female urethra

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The region of thin filaments only that is part of two adjacent sarcomeres is the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: I band

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The extensor muscles of the upper limb lie almost exclusively in the ________ region of that limb.

Answer

Correct Answer: Posterior

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Skeletal muscle produces force as the ________ ""walk"" along the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Myosin heads; actin

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A food that has a high glycemic index (gi) produces a ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rapid rise in both blood glucose and insulin concentrations

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The axillary region is ________ to the sternum.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lateral.

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The transversus abdominus muscle is innervated by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intercostals nerves

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The sternal region is ________ to the scapular region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior.

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The kidneys are stimulated to produce renin ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: By a decrease in the blood pressure

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The kidney does all of the following except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secrete excess albumin

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The deltoid muscle fibers are separated into __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior, middle, and posterior

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The filtration membrane includes all except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Renal fascia

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The brain consumes about half of the ________ circulating in the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glucose

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The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Palms turned posteriorly

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Hepatocytes do not ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Produce digestive enzymes

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Except for potassium ions, tubular secretion of most unwanted substances occurs in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proximal convoluted tubule

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The majority of the fibers of the gluteus maximus insert onto the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ileotibial tract

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Drinking a liter of water will cause all these changes except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: ADH release

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Urinary incontinence may occur if a person has ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: An overactive detrusor muscle -

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The visceral pericardium is ________ to the parietal pericardium.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deep

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The semitendinosus muscle lies ______________ to the semimembranosus muscle.

Answer

Correct Answer: Posterior

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine increase ion flow through ________ channels.

Answer

Correct Answer: If and Ca2+

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Cognitive operations cannot occur without the _____ functioning

Answer

Correct Answer: Reticular activating system

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________ interstitial osmolarity allows urine to be concentrated.

Answer

Correct Answer: High medullary

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__________ are the largest of the lymphatic vessels, and they empty into the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Collecting ducts; subclavian veins

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________ pathologies arise in the last endocrine gland in a reflex.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary

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Arteries have ________ compliance and ________ resistance.

Answer

Correct Answer: Low : low

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Kidneys respond relatively ________ to changes in blood volume.

Answer

Correct Answer: Slowly

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At the completion of supinator action, the palm is turned __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anteriorly

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Triads in skeletal muscle fibers function in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calcium ion release

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Large clusters of lymph nodes occur in all of the following locations except the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lower extremities

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In addition to storage and mechanical breakdown of food, the stomach ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Initiates protein digestion and denatures proteins

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Hormones or paracrines that inhibit gastric secretion include ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secretin

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Excretion of dilute urine requires ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Impermeability of the collecting tubule to water

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Emotions influence autonomic reactions primarily through integration in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypothalamus

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Dark adaptation ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Involves accumulation of rhodopsin

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An example of an interosseus fibrous joint is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The radius and ulna along its length

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When skeletal muscles lengthen, sarcomeres ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lengthen

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Your body's ""thermostat"" is called the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypothalamus

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Within a normally functioning kidney, blood can be found in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The vasa recta

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Without cortisol's permissive effect on ________, an animal would die.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glucagon

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Transduction refers to conversion of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulus energy into energy of a graded potential

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Tonsils have blind-ended structures called ________ that trap bacteria and particulate matter.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tonsillar crypts

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There is essentially no absorption of _____ in the large intestine.

Answer

Correct Answer: Carbohydrates

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The ventral rami of spinal nerves ________ form plexuses.

Answer

Correct Answer: C1 through T1 and L1 through S4

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The upper respiratory structures include the nose, the larynx, and the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pharynx

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The two heads of the biceps brachii muscle converge distally to insert on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Radial tuberosity

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The transcription of new messenger rna is a function of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Steroid hormones

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The thyroid hormone thyroxine ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulates replacement of cartilage with bone in the eiphyseal plate

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You are developing a new oral contraceptive pill; the hormones you will include are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Progesterone and estrogen

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When digested, proteins are broken down into _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amino acids

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There are three phases of gastric secretion. the cephalic phase occurs ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Before food enters the stomach and is triggered by aroma, sight, or thought

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When the efferent arteriole constricts, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The back pressure in the Bowman’s capsule increases

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The urine was the most concentrated _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: With both ADH and aldosterone

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When bapna is hydrolyzed, it _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Changes from colorless to yellow

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The vertebral region is ________ to the sternal region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dorsal (posterior).

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Unlike eutherians, both monotremes and marsupials _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have some embryonic development outside the mother's uterus.

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Vasomotion refers to contraction-relaxation cycles of the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Precapillary sphincters

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To transition from unfused tetanus to fused tetanus, _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulus frequency increased

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Together with the small intestine, the ________ absorbs water.

Answer

Correct Answer: Colon

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When nad+ is ________ it becomes nadh. when nadh is ________ it becomes nad+.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reduced; oxidized

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Transcription builds ____, whereas translation builds _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: RNA;proteins

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The same ________ can have different effects depending on the properties of the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neurotransmitter; receptor

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Our brain enables us to do all the following except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Socialize

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Layers b and c collectively form the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dermis

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All three joints in the below figure are classified as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibrous joints

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__________ do not exhibit the property of adaptation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tonic receptors

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The thalamus ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ipsilateral cortex

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The temporal bones are joined with the parietal bones at the ________ sutures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Squamous

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The telencephalon is ____________ to the diencephalon.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dorsal

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The stomach can absorb ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Alcohol

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The sternum is _______ to the clavicle

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior

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The somatosensory system comprises _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cutaneous sensations, proprioception, and kinesthesis

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The semimembranosus __________ the thigh at the hip and __________ the leg at the knee.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extends; flexes

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The right lung is to ________ as the left lung is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Three lobes; two lobes

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The repolarization of cardiac muscle is due to _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Potassium exiting the cell

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The receptor membranes of gustatory cells are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gustatory hairs

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The prostate gland is indicated by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Label a

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The meaning of words and phrases is determined by applying the rules of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Semantics

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The integument's ability to resist tearing when stretched is largely due to the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Network of collagen fibers present in the reticular layer of the dermis.

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The folded region of sarcolemma found at the neuromuscular junction (nmj) is called the_________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motor end plate

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The combining form pituit/o- and ________ both mean pituitary gland.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypophys/o-

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The abnormal protrusion of a heart valve is known as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Valvular prolapse

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The ____________________ determines if glucose moves into or out of the hepatocyte.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glucose concentration between the intracellular and extracellular fluid

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The __________ articulates with the __________ like a ball-and-socket.

Answer

Correct Answer: Humerus-scapula

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It is to ________ as b is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thymus-dependent; bone marrow-derived

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Symphyses and synchondroses __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are types of cartilaginous joints

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Sympathetic preganglionic fibers are ________ and have ________ axons.

Answer

Correct Answer: Short; myelinated

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Structurally, a syndesmosis is a _________ joint; functionally, it is a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibrous; amphiarthrosis

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Spines of the __________ form a part of the pelvic outlet.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ischium

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Spicules and trabeculae are found in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Spongy bone

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Some joints become synostoses by replacing __________ with __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibers; bone

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Somatosensory cortex is to motor cortex as the _____ lobe is to the ______ lobe.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parietal; frontal

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Secretion of progesterone stimulates ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Preparation of the mammary glands for lactation

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Secretion is similar to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reabsorption, because in both, substances cross endothelial cells lining the peritubular capillaries and epithelial cells lining the nephron tubule

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Saltatory conduction is made possible by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The myelin sheath

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Saliva does not __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Aid in the chemical digestion of proteins

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Regulating hormones from the hypothalamus ________

Answer

Correct Answer: First enter into the hypophyseal portal system

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Red blood cell shrinkage is to ________ as cell bursting is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Crenation; hemolysis

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Quiet inspiration is __________, and quiet expiration is __________

Answer

Correct Answer: An active process; a passive process

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Primates known as anthropoids include all of the following groups except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lemurs

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Preganglionic fibers run from the _________ to the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gray matter; autonomic ganglia

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Plasmids are commonly used as cloning vectors because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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People tend to believe members of an ingroup are ______ and members of an outgroup are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Different from each other, similar to each other

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Pancreatic juices aid digestion and absorption by__________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Releasing bicarbonate to neutralize gastric acidity

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Pain is to ________ as cold is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nociceptors; thermoreceptors

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Osteons are found in _____, while trabeculae are found in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Compact, spongy

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Osteoblasts are ______, whereas osteocytes are ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bone-forming cells; mature bone cells

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Osteoblasts _____ bone tissues, while osteoclasts _____ bone tissues.

Answer

Correct Answer: Build up, break down

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Osmoregulation and excretion are _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Mechanisms that moderate change in interstitial fluid

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Osmoreceptors depolarize after they ________ in response to ________ plasma osmolarity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shrink, increased

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Organ physiology is to ________ as gross anatomy is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cell physiology; microscopic anatomy

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On the steepest portion of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hemoglobin has an increased affinity for oxygen

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Nondisjunction may occur due to ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the listed responses are correct

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Neurosomas of the anterior root are located in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gray matter

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Neurohormones are classified as such because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: They are produced by neurons

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Neuroglia of the peripheral nervous system include __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Satellite cells and Schwann cells

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Nerve impulses from ________ will result in inspiration.

Answer

Correct Answer: The ventral respiratory group

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Nerve fibers from the medial aspect of each eye ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cross over to the opposite side at the chiasma

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Negative reinforcement __________ responding; punishment __________ responding.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases; decreases

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Muscle fatigue occurs because of a buildup of __________ and a(n) __________ in ph.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lactic acid; decrease

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Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues include all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Islets of Langerhans

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Ms. munoz was scheduled for a _______ectomy to remove uterine fibroids.

Answer

Correct Answer: Myom

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Mrs. herald had abdominoplasty. her incision is on the _______ side of the body.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ventral

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Most facial bones articulate with the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Maxillary bones

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Most dietary fats will ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Enter the lymphatic system

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Mitosis in the __________ accounts for growth of the nail.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nail matrix

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Men have only one __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prostate gland

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Match the term to its correct description: gaba __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is generally inhibitory; found throughout CNS

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Match the system with its correct description: the somatic nervous system __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conducts impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscles

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Match the system with its correct description: the peripheral nervous system __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consists of cranial and spinal nerves carrying impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord

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Lymphangitis is caused by ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: An infection

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Layer b is composed primarily of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Areolar connective tissue

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It is wise to study anatomy alongside with physiology because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Physiology is only explainable in terms of the underlying anatomy

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Inferior to the hypochondriac region is the _____ region.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lumbar

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Increase in stimulus intensity _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases the frequency of action potentials

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In the structure of the neuron, the __________ receives messages from other cells.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dendrite

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In the myogenic response, ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vascular smooth muscle responds to stretch

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In the maintenance of the cell resting membrane potential ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extracellular sodium levels are high

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In the ascending limb of the loop of henle the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thick segment moves ions out into interstitial spaces for reabsorption

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In the __________ phase of gastric secretion, chyme is moved into the duodenum.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intestinal

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In terms of hierarchy of organization, organs fall between _____ and _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tissues ... organ systems

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In terms of chemical digestion of organic molecules, the stomach mainly digests __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proteins

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In pavlov’s work with dogs, the psychic secretions were ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conditioned responses

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In general, women have ________ lactate thresholds (expressed as % ) compared to men.

Answer

Correct Answer: Similar

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In external respiration __________, while __________ occurs in internal respiration.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oxygen moves from the alveoli to the pulmonary capillaries; carbon dioxide moves from the tissues to the systemic capillaries.

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In correct chronological order, the three phases of the human ovarian cycle are _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Follicular → ovulation → luteal

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In alopecia, new hair growth stops because cell division is inhibited in the_________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hair matrix

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In a relaxed skeletal muscle _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The Z lines are farthest apart

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In a muscle, __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The origin that elevates a structure is generally located above that structure

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In a ________, the skin is not broken.

Answer

Correct Answer: Closed chest injury

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If your ________ is activated, you will feel relatively at ease.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parasympathetic nervous system

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If a chalazion interferes with glandular secretion, the immediate outcome would be ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Friction on the anterior surface of the eye

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Hypoventilation causes __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase in PCO2

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Hyperfunction of the pituitary gland in preadolescence results in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gigantism

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Hyaline casts are formed when ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Humans have all of the following types of sensory receptors except _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Electroreceptors

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Hubble's law expresses a relationship between __________

Answer

Correct Answer: The distance of a galaxy and the speed at which it is moving away from us.

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Hormones that bind to plasma proteins ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are usually synthesized from cholesterol

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Hormones are ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete hormones

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Hiv, the virus that causes aids, targets and destroys __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helper T cells

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Hemorrhage with a large loss of blood causes ________

Answer

Correct Answer: A lowering of blood pressure due to change in cardiac output

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Gustation is to olfaction as _____ is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Taste; smell

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Glucose and galactose are intestinally absorbed using cotransport, which is a type of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secondary active transport

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Gas exchange requires a surface that is both ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thin and moist

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Functions of bones include all of the following, except ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Protein storage

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Freshwater fish excrete nitrogenous wastes as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ammonia

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Freshly voided urine ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Smells slightly aromatic

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For a given po₂, hemoglobin unloads more oxygen at ____________ temperatures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Higher

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Fat digestion begins in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Small intestine

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Establishing the resting membrane potential requires energy through the use of the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sodium-potassium pump

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Epithelial cells that are adapted for absorption usually have ________ at their free surface.

Answer

Correct Answer: Microvilli

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Eicosanoids do not include ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hydrocortisones

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Each ________ controls the production of a particular protein.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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During the period of ventricular filling ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Blood flows mostly passively through the atria and the open AV valves into the ventricles

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During the contraction of a vertebrate skeletal muscle fiber, calcium ions __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bind with troponin, changing its shape so that the myosin-binding sites on actin are exposed.

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During inspiration, the volume of the lungs ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases

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During exercise, arterioles to the skeletal muscles __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dilate in response to increased muscle metabolites

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During endochondral bone formation, the primary ossification center is located in the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diaphysis

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During dark adaptation ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rhodopsin accumulates in the rods

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During contraction of heart muscle cells ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Some calcium enter the cell from the extracellular space and triggers the release of larger amounts of calcium from intracellular stores

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Developing bird embryos excrete most of their nitrogenous waste as uric acid because ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: It has a low solubility in water and is less toxic to the embryo than other forms of waste

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Damage to the medial rectus muscles would probably affect ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Convergence

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D cells release ________, which inhibits the release of gastrin.

Answer

Correct Answer: Somatostatin

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Cyclooxygenase converts arachidonic acid to __________ and ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prostacyclin; thromboxanes

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Cross bridge detachment is caused by ________ binding to the myosin head.

Answer

Correct Answer: ATP

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Cranial bones develop ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Within fibrous membranes

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Contraction of the bladder's__________ muscle squeezes urine from the bladder during urination.

Answer

Correct Answer: Detrusor

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Compared to fat molecules, glucose molecules contain _______ carbon atoms.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fewer

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Compared the endocrine system, the nervous system is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Compared to the endocrine system, the nervous system has all of these characteristics.

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Compact bone has ________, whereas spongy bone has __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Osteons; trabeculae

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Closed circulatory systems _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have capillaries

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Chief cells ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are found in the basal regions of the gastric glands

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Characteristics of skeletal muscle fibers include all of the following except that __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Each fiber contains a single nucleus

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Changes in primary sex characteristics include _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Growth of the uterus or the testes

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Cells can respond to ________ hormone(s) at a time.

Answer

Correct Answer: Several

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Calcium plays an essential role in all of the following except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: DNA synthesis

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Bones lie ________ to muscles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deep

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Bone is ________ and contains mainly ________ nerves.

Answer

Correct Answer: Highly vascularized, sensory

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Blood vessels cover approximately ________% of the alveolar surface.

Answer

Correct Answer: 80-90

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Blood pressure is highest in the ___________ and lowest in the _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Arteries closest to the heart; veins

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Blood leaves the ________ and enters the glomerulus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Afferent arteriole

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Blood in the __________ will have the same po2 as the blood in the aorta.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pulmonary veins

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Bacteria constitute about __________% of the dry weight of the feces.

Answer

Correct Answer: 30

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Asthma is a disorder caused by ______ of the airways.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inflammation

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As sound levels increase in the spiral organ (of corti), ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Outer hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane

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As a group invertebrates are _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Paraphyletic

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Artery is to ________ as vein is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Efferent; afferent

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Arteries that are closer to the heart _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have more elastic tissue and must be able to withstand pressure changes

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Arteries have ________ compliance and ________ resistance to flow.

Answer

Correct Answer: Low : low

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Arteries and veins are constructed of ________ tunics

Answer

Correct Answer: 3

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Arrector pili muscles extend from the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Superficial dermis to a deep-lying hair follicle

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Aqueous humor is drained by the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Scleral venous sinus

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Approximately ________ liters of glomerular filtrate enter glomerular capsules each day.

Answer

Correct Answer: 180

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Angiotensinogen is constantly produced by the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Liver

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An unmyelinated nerve fiber is ______, whereas a myelinated nerve fiber is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gray, and composing the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord; white, and composing the white matter of the brain and spinal cord

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An increase of _____ increases the permeability of the collecting duct to water.

Answer

Correct Answer: ADH (antidiuretic hormone)

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An excitatory neurotransmitter _____ the postsynaptic membrane.

Answer

Correct Answer: Depolarizes

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An effective way to treat galactosemia would be to stop ingesting galactose and ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lactose

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An antigen is ______, whereas an antibody is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A foreign substance such as a protein or a polysaccharide to which lymphocytes respond; a globular protein that reacts with an antigen to eliminate the antigen

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Alpha cells are to ________ as beta cells are to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Glucagon; insulin

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All of the following structures are common to all synovial joints except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Articular discs

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All of the following play a role in maintaining resting membrane potential except_______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The opening of voltage-gated sodium channels

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All of the following are regulated by the medulla except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The fight-or-flight response

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All of the following are organs except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The digestive system

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All mammals _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nourish their offspring through mammary glands

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All fibers of the pectoralis major muscle converge on the lateral edge of the__________

Answer

Correct Answer: Intertubercular sulcus

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Aldosterone acts on the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Distal convoluted tubule

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After ovulation, the corpus luteum secretes _____, which _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Progesterone and estrogen; stimulates development of the endometrium

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Adding more premises to a valid deductive argument ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cannot make it invalid

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Active transport of molecules across membranes requires atp because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The molecules are moved against the concentration gradient (uphill)

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Action potentials are generated at the _______ and are conducted along the _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Axon hillock; axon

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Acetylcholine acts on _______ and __________ receptor susbtypes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adrenergic; nicotinic

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Abduction requires the action of two muscles, and adduction requires the action of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Four muscles

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A(n) ________ is a sudden, permanent change in a sequence of dna.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mutation

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A tendon is ______, whereas an aponeurosis is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cordlike and connects muscles to bones; a broad, fibrous sheet of connective tissue that connects muscles to muscles

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A synarthrosis that forms between adjacent bones of the skull is called a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Suture

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A primary immune response ______, and a secondary immune response ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Produces antibodies within five to ten days of exposure to antigens; produces antibodies within a day or two of a subsequent exposure to the same antigen

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A pilus is a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hair

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A person with ankyloglossia would likely have difficulty pronouncing the word .

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A nerve is _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A bundle of axons

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A gomphosis is a ______ joint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibrous

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A foramen ovale ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Connects the two atria in the fetal heart

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A characteristic of every animal hormone is that the hormone _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Acts as a regulatory message or signal between cells

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A __________ is to a nucleic acid as an amino acid is to a polypeptide.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nucleotide

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__________ secrete __________ into __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endocrine glands; hormones; the blood

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__________ increases the available surface area of fats for digestion and later absorption.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bile

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__________ have 46 chromosomes, whereas __________ have 23.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary spermtocytes; spermatids

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_________ stimulates increased secretion of pancreatic juice that is rich in bicarbonate ions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Secretin

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________ is to contraction as ________ is to relaxation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Systole, diastole

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