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1) which vessel is known as a resistance vessel?
a) arteriole
b) elastic
c) connective
d) muscular
e) venule
2) the bones that form the palm are the
a) carpals.
b) tarsals.
c) metacarpals.
d) metatarsals.
e) phalanges.
3) analysis of the electrocardiogram can reveal all of the following, except the
a) heart rate.
b) stroke volume.
c) condition of the conducting system.
d) effects of drugs and poisons.
e) duration of the ventricular action potential.
4) a genetically engineered hormone that stimulates the production of neutrophils is
a) m-csf.
b) g-csf (neupogen).
c) gm-csf.
d) multi-csf.
e) thymosin.
5) which of the following is not a characteristic of the male pelvis?
a) heavy, rough textured bone
b) heart-shaped pelvic inlet
c) angle of pubic arch greater than 100 degrees
d) relatively deep iliac fossa
e) ilia extend far above sacrum
6) a bent nasal septum that slows or prevents sinus drainage is known clinically as a
________ septum.
a) deviated
b) crooked
c) obstructive
d) deviant
e) restrictive
7) oxygen is an important molecule in which of the following:
a) citric acid cycle and ets
b) glycolysis, citric acid cycle, and ets
c) citric acid cycle only
d) glycolysis only
e) ets only
8) the pyramidal system provides
a) voluntary control over skeletal muscles.
b) voluntary control over smooth muscles.
c) involuntary control over skeletal muscles.
d) involuntary control over smooth muscles.
e) involuntary control over cardiac muscle.
9) carbohydrate digestion begins in the
a) mouth.
b) esophagus.
c) stomach.
d) duodenum.
e) ileum.
10) which of the following is not a component of the limbic system?
a) amygdaloid body
b) cingulate gyrus
c) globus pallidus
d) hippocampus
e) fornix
11) which of these hormones increases production of red blood cells?
a) cortisol
b) erythropoietin
c) thymosin
d) aldosterone
e) atrial natriuretic peptide
12) the epidermis of the skin is composed of which type of tissue?
a) keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
b) simple squamous epithelium
c) transitional epithelium
d) areolar connective tissue
e) nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
13) in a molecule of nitrogen, three pairs of electrons are shared by two nitrogen atoms.
the type of bond that is formed is an example of a(n)
a) single trivalent bond.
b) double divalent bond.
c) triple covalent bond.
d) polar covalent bond.
e) hydrogen bond.
14) the pap test for cervical cancer utilizes
a) histology.
b) physiology.
c) anatomy.
d) embryology.
e) exfoliative cytology.
15) the process of lymphopoiesis goes on in all of the following organs, except
a) the spleen.
b) the kidney.
c) the lymph nodes.
d) the red bone marrow.
e) the thymus.
16) the bicuspid or mitral valve is located
a) in the opening of the aorta.
b) in the opening of the pulmonary trunk.
c) where the venae cavae join the right atrium.
d) between the right atrium and right ventricle.
e) between the left atrium and left ventricle.
17) the urinary system regulates blood volume and pressure by
a) adjusting the volume of water lost in urine.
b) releasing erythropoietin.
c) releasing renin.
d) regulating nacl levels in the blood.
e) all of the answers are correct.
18) blood from the medial border of the stomach is drained by the ________.
19) how does mitosis differ from meiosis?
20) adipocytes produce a peptide hormone called ________ that acts on the
hypothalamus.
21) the loss of feeling and movement of the legs is termed ________.
22) products from the soma of a neuron are transported to the synaptic terminals by
________ axoplasmic transport.
23) the most important androgen is ________.
