1) a joint where bones fuse together with bone tissue is called a
a) synchondrosis.
b) syndesmosis.
c) synostosis.
d) symphysis.
e) suture.
2) ________ centers receive information from many association areas and direct
extremely complex motor activities such as speech.
a) frontal
b) integrative
c) communication
d) terminal
e) vocal
3) an albino individual lacks the ability to produce
a) melanin.
b) keratin.
c) carotene.
d) perspiration.
e) eleidin.
4) the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures is called the ________
pressure.
a) critical closing
b) mean arterial
c) pulse
d) blood
e) circulatory
5) while standing in the anatomical position,
a) front refers to anterior.
b) front refers to ventral.
c) back refers to posterior.
d) back refers to dorsal.
e) all of the answers are correct.
6) in a series of measurements of resting transmembrane potentials, the following
values were recorded. which one is likeliest to be an error?
a) -10 mv
b) -20 mv
c) -40 mv
d) -70 mv
e) +100 mv
7) another name for the first toe is
a) hallux.
b) pollex.
c) hyoid.
d) lateral cuneiform.
e) phalanx.
8) jill suffers a severe cut that severs the tendon that attaches the insertion of the flexor
carpi ulnaris. as a result of this injury, what action is difficult for her to perform?
a) flex her forearm
b) flex her elbow
c) flex her ulna
d) flex and adduct her hand
e) flex her shoulder
9) which of the following occurs after a spermatogonium completes cell division?
a) mature spermatozoa enter the lumen.
b) fusion of diploid nuclei occurs.
c) one daughter cell is directed toward the lumen of the seminiferous tubule.
d) gamete production accelerates.
e) spermiogenesis begins.
10) the pulmonary arteries carry blood to the
a) heart.
b) lungs.
c) brain.
d) intestines.
e) liver.
11) all of the following are true of the allantois, except that
a) it derives partly from endoderm.
b) it projects into the umbilical cord.
c) it stores nitrogenous wastes.
d) part will develop as the urinary bladder.
e) it acts as the fetal bone marrow.