1) the amygdala, hippocampus and hypothalamus are involved in such feelings as love,
anger, fear, pleasure, and pain.
2) an articulation is any point at which two bones meet.
3) the rate of oxygen diffusion is affected by the pressure gradient of carbon dioxide.
4) the pleurae and pleural fluid help prevent the spread of pulmonary infection to the
pericardium.
5) human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) stimulates the corpus luteum to grow and
secrete estrogen and progesterone.
6) the opposite of a dehydration synthesis reaction is a hydrolysis reaction.
7) hypercalcemia is rare, but hypocalcemia can result from a wide variety of conditions.
8) an atom with 12 electrons, 13 neutrons, and 11 protons is a(n) __________.
a.anion
b.cation
c.free radical
d.isotope
9) assuming all other values are normal, calculate the net filtration pressure in a patient
with a drop in capsular hydrostatic pressure to 8 mmhg.
a. 10 mm hg out
b. 20 mm hg out
c. 30 mm hg out
d. 40 mm hg out
e. 50 mm hg out
10) which two ligaments extend from the thyroid cartilage to the arytenoid cartilages?
a. vestibular and vocal
b. laryngeal and corniculate
c. corniculate and cricoid
d. cricoid and arytenoid
e. thyrohyoid and cricoids
11) metabolically active tissues have which of the following sets of conditions that shift
the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the right?
a. ↑ po2, ↓ pco2, ↑ temperature, ↑ bpg
b. ↓ po2, ↑ pco2, ↑ temperature, ↑ bpg
c. ↓ po2, ↑ pco2, ↓ temperature, ↑ bpg
d. ↑ po2, ↓ pco2, ↑ temperature, ↓ bpg
12) which of the following statements is true regarding telomeres?
a. telomeres are cytoplasmic enzymes involved in senescence.
b. telomeres are antioxidants that slow the progress of senescence.
c. telomeres aredna segments at each end of a chromosome.
d. telomeres are proteins that cap the ends of the chromosomes.
e. telomeres are motor molecules that guide embryonic cells to the right destinations.
13) tissues can become edematous (swollen) when which of the following occurs?
a. colloid osmotic pressure (cop) is high.
b. there is hyperproteinemia.
c. the concentration of sodium and proteins in blood is high.
d. the hematocrit is high.
e. there is a dietary protein deficiency.
14) which of the following is most likely to cause disease?
a. positive feedback
b. negative feedback
c. homeostasis
d. equilibrium
e. irritability
15) negative feedback loops are __________.
a. homeostatic mechanisms
b. not homeostatic mechanisms
c. associated with “vicious circles”
d. self-amplifying cycles
e. usually harmful
16) fibroblasts and protein fibers are associated with both __________ and
__________.
a. dense regular; dense irregular connective tissues
b. plasma; formed elements
c. elastic cartilage; hyaline cartilage
d. spongy bone; compact (dense) bone
e. adipose tissue; reticular tissue
17) each upward movement of the basilar causes the stereocilia of the inner hair cells to
bend, opening __________ gates.
a. k+
b. na+
c. ca2+
d. cl-
e. mg2+
18) which of the following is not considered an embryonic membrane?
a. yolk sac
b. placenta
c. allantois
d. chorion
e. amnion
19) antidiuretic hormone (adh) targets the __________.
a. kidneys
b. adrenal gland
c. anterior pituitary
d. hypothalamus
e. pancreas
20) the plasma membrane of cells lining the small intestine has __________, which are
specialized for absorption of nutrients.
a. flagella
b. cilia
c. microvilli
d. a glycocalyx
e. dynein arms
21) which of the following is found in the palm of your hand?
a. carpal
b. metacarpal
c. tarsal
d. metatarsal
e. phalanx
22) the __________ is the site of sperm maturation and storage.
a. spermatic cord
b. epididymis
c. rete testis
d. seminiferous tubules
e. ductus (vas) deferens
23) which of the following is the correct pathway of sperm cells from their formation to
ejaculation?
a. seminiferous tubule, epididymis, rete testis, urethra, ejaculatory duct, ductus deferens
b. seminiferous tubule, epididymis, rete testis, ejaculatory duct, ductus deferens, urethra
c. seminiferous tubule, epididymis, rete testis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra
d. seminiferous tubule, rete testis, epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra
e. seminiferous tubule, rete testis, epididymis, ejaculatory duct, urethra, ductus deferens
24) men have only one __________.
a. bulbourethral gland
b. prostate gland
c. ejaculatory duct
d. seminal vesicle
e. corpus cavernosum
25) autonomic function receives input from all these except __________.
a. spinal cord
b. cerebral cortex
c. hypothalamus
d. medulla oblongata
e. somatic branch of the peripheral nervous system