1) terms of anatomical direction are used to describe
a) one body part in relation to another.
b) surgical procedures.
c) a supine position.
d) the nervous system.
e) living matter.
2) steroid hormones
a) are proteins.
b) cannot diffuse through cell membranes.
c) bind to receptors in the nucleus of their target cells.
d) remain in circulation for relatively short periods of time.
e) are transported in the blood dissolved in the plasma.
3) the right lung is to ________ as the left lung is to ________.
a) three lobes; two lobes
b) two lobes; two lobes
c) two lobes; three lobes
d) three lobes; three lobes
e) four lobes; three lobes
4) the ________ is shared by the respiratory and digestive systems.
a) pharynx
b) esophagus
c) trachea
d) windpipe
e) right mainstem bronchus
5)
figure 29-1 early human development
identify the stage labeled “8”
a) zygote
b) early morula
c) blastomere
d) trophoblast
e) advanced morula
6) the esophagus has several variations from the standard plan of the gut tube. these
include
a) epithelium of mucosa is stratified squamous.
b) epithelium of mucosa is simple columnar.
c) muscularis externa may be striated muscle.
d) epithelium of mucosa is stratified squamous and simple columnar.
e) epithelium of mucosa is simple columnar and muscularis externa may be striated
muscle.
7) the layer of loose connective tissue that directly supports the digestive epithelium is
the
a) lamina propria.
b) muscularis mucosae.
c) submucosa.
d) submucosal plexus.
e) myenteric plexus.
8) in an aqueous solution, cations are attracted toward
a) sodium.
b) salt.
c) buffers.
d) anions.
e) hydrogen ions.
9) the articular cartilage of a typical long bone is composed of what type of cartilage?
a) elastic cartilage
b) synovial cartilage
c) hyaline cartilage
d) fibrocartilage
e) osseous cartilage
10) the medial surface of the knee joint is reinforced by the ________ ligament.
a) cruciate
b) fibular collateral
c) patellar
d) popliteal
e) tibial collateral
11) the parasympathetic nervous system is especially active during which physiological
state(s)?
a) exertion
b) trauma
c) digestion
d) stress
e) exercise
12) muscles that laterally rotate the thigh include all of the following, except the
a) gluteus maximus.
b) obturator internus.
c) obturator externus.
d) piriformis.
e) tensor fasciae latae.
13) drugs that stimulate alpha receptors, causing constriction of peripheral vessels, are
a) sympathetic blocking agents.
b) sympathomimetic.
c) parasympathetic blocking agents.
d) parasympathomimetic.
e) autonomic blocking agents.
14) an inflammatory response is triggered when
a) red blood cells release pyrogens.
b) t cells release interferon.
c) mast cells release histamine and heparin.
d) neutrophils phagocytize bacteria.
e) blood flow to an area increases.
15) the placement of a tube directly into the trachea to bypass the larynx is termed a(n)
a) intubation.
b) tracheostomy.
c) tunnelization.
d) trachectomy.
e) catheterization.
16) cells synthesize new organic components for which of the following reasons?
a) structural maintenance
b) growth and repair
c) produce secretions
d) store nutrients
e) all of the answers are correct.
17) an ion that is a necessary component of high-energy compounds and nucleic acids
and a structural component of bone is the ________ ion.
a) chloride
b) sulfate
c) phosphate
d) bicarbonate
e) iodide