1) the anatomical dead space is greatest in which of the following situations?
a. after eating a large meal
b. after swerving to narrowly avoid an accident while driving
c. after waking up from a long nap
d. after watching tv for an hour
2) the study of how hormones function is called __________.
a. histology
b. neuroanatomy
c. neurophysiology
d. pathophysiology
e. endocrinology
3) the urine is most likely to be hypotonic when the __________.
a. body’s water volume is high
b. body’s ph is low
c. output of antidiuretic hormone is high
d. output of natriuretic peptides is high
e. person is lost and deprived of drinking water
4) the layer that is responsible for the motility that propels food and residue through the
digestive tract is called the __________.
a. lumen
b. muscularis externa
c. submucosa
d. mucosa (mucous membrane)
e. serosa
5) which of the following describes anantiport system on the basal side of renal tubule
cells?
a. it transports bicarbonate from the tubular fluid back into the tubule cells.
b. it transports h+ in both directions across the epithelium.
c. it transports co2 from the blood into the tubule cells.
d. it exchanges k+ for na+.
e. it exchanges h+ for na+.
6) you were able to radioactively tag and thereby trace an amino acid that is used to
make insulin, a hormone that will be exported out of the cell. the pathway of the tagged
amino acid would be __________.
a. free ribosome -> cytosol -> vesicle -> extracellular fluid
b. rough er -> golgi complex -> golgi vesicle -> extracellular fluid
c. rough er -> smooth er -> golgi complex -> golgi vesicle -> extracellular fluid
d. smooth er -> golgi complex -> golgi vesicle -> extracellular fluid
e. smooth er -> golgi complex -> lysosome -> extracellular fluid
7) which of the following are not tributariesof the inferior vena cava?
a. the hepatic veins
b. the internal and external iliac veins
c. the inferior phrenic veins
d. the vertebral veins
e. the lumbar veins
8) what do lutein cells develop from?
a. the corona radiata
b. the corpus luteum
c. the theca interna
d. the granulosa cells
e. the corpus albicans
9) secretions from __________ glands contribute to the acid mantle that inhibits
bacterial growth on the skin.
a. mammary
b. ceruminous
c. sebaceous
d. apocrine sweat
e. merocrine sweat
10) there are no cranial nerves associated with which part of the brain?
a. thalamus
b. medulla oblongata
c. midbrain
d. cerebellum
e. pons
11) the __________ houses the pituitary gland (hypophysis) and is found in the
__________.
a. foramen magnum; occipital bone
b. sella turcica; sphenoid bone
c. lambdoid suture; parietal bones
d. supraorbital margin; frontal bone
e. occipital condyle; occipital bone
12) proteins that do not protrude into the phospholipid bilayer, but adhere to the surface
of the plasma membrane, are called __________.
a. peripheral proteins
b. channel proteins
c. glycoproteins
d. integral proteins
e. transmembrane proteins
13) which cranial nerve innervates most of the viscera in the thoracic and
abdominopelvic cavities?
a. hypoglossal nerve (xii)
b. accessory nerve (xi)
c. trochlear nerve (iv)
d. abducens nerve (vi)
e. vagus nerve (x)
14) which of the following structures is not found in the shoulder?
a. the glenohumeral ligament
b. the transverse humeral ligament
c. the coracohumeral ligament
d. the radioulnar ligament
e. the rotator cuff