1) which of the following is not a possible circulatory route from the heart?
a. heart arteries capillary bed veins heart
b. heart arteries capillary bed vein capillary bed veins heart
c. heart arteries capillary bed vein capillary bed arteries heart
d. heart arteries arterial anastomosis capillary bed veins heart
e. heart arteries arterial anastomosis capillary bed venous anastomosis veins heart
2) __________ are antimicrobial proteins.
a. bradykinins
b. interferons
c. cytokines
d. kinins
e. prostaglandins
3) the result of blood calcium and phosphate levels being too low for normal deposition
is a softness of the bones called __________ in children and __________ in adults.
a. osteomalacia; rickets
b. rickets; osteomalacia
c. osteoporosis; osteomalacia
d. osteomyelitis; osteosarcoma
e. osteomyelitis; osteomalacia
4) which of the following best describes the cerebral arterial circle (circle of willis)?
a. an anastomosis surrounding the pituitary gland
b. a portal system connecting the hypothalamus with the anterior pituitary
c. a short anastomosis found in the cerebellum
d. formed by the superior and inferior sagittal sinuses
e. an anastomosis circling the entire cortex
5) the pineal gland is part of which larger region of the brain?
a. thalamus
b. hypothalamus
c. occipital lobe
d. midbrain
e. epithalamus
6) the ovary receives blood from which artery/arteries?
a.ovarian
b.uterine
c.ovarian and uterine
d.broad
e.ovarian and broad
7) a soft callus forms during ___________.
a. endochondral ossification
b. intramembranous ossification
c. bone growth at the metaphysis
d. the remodeling of bone
e. the healing of a fracture
8) the adrenal medulla secretes mostly ___________.
a. norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
b. dopamine
c. endorphins
d. acetylcholine (ach)
e. epinephrine (adrenaline)
9) the observation that there is a limit to how many times a cell can divide is the basis
for the __________ theory of senescence.
a. autoimmune
b. free radical
c. cross-linking
d. replicative
e. abortive
10) the palatoglossus is innervated by which nerve(s)?
a. hypoglossal
b. accessory
c. vagus
d. hypoglossal and accessory
e. accessory and vagal
11) which of these is the correct sequence from simple to more complex?
a. chromatin, carbon, nucleotide, nitrogenous base, dna
b. carbon, nitrogenous base, nucleotide, chromatin, dna
c. chromatin, dna, nucleotide, nitrogenous base, carbon
d. carbon, nucleotide, nitrogenous base, chromatin, dna
e. carbon, nitrogenous base, nucleotide, dna, chromatin
12) in skeletal muscle, the term that describes the alternating light and dark bands is
___________.
a. strabismus
b. striations
c. tetanus
d. myofibrils
e. myoblasts
13) which of the following isnot a motor cranial nerve?
a. trochlear nerve (iv)
b. abducens nerve (vi)
c. hypoglossal nerve (xii)
d. vestibulocochlear nerve (viii)
e. accessory nerve (xi)
14) which of the following systems would provide energy for a racquetball player,
while playing a point?
a. the respiratory system
b. the glycolysis system
c. the phosphagen system
d. the anaerobic system
e. the glycogen-lactic acid system