1) testosterone stimulates development of the secondary sex characteristics,
spermatogenesis, and libido.
2) acetylcholine (ach) binds to both muscarinic and nicotinic receptors.
3) chylomicrons are secreted from the basal surface of the absorptive cells and taken
into the lacteal in the villus.
4) the brachial vein is the most common site of blood pressure measurement with the
sphygmomanometer.
5) the vision association area resides primarily in the temporal lobe.
6) chloride homeostasis is regulated as a side effect of sodium homeostasis.
7) blood consists of cells and a ground substance made of formed elements.
8) in an epithelium, there is almost no extracellular matrix.
9) sperm make up just 10% of semen volume.
10) table sugar is a disaccharide called __________ and is made up of the monomer(s)
__________.
a.maltose; glucose and sucrose
b.sucrose; glucose and fructose
c.lactose; glucose and galactose
d.glycogen; glucose and fructose
e.glucose; galactose and fructose
11) insulin is taken up, via endocytosis,by the endothelial cells thatline
bloodcapillaries.then, it’stransported across the cell to the other side, where it is
released. this transport is called __________.
a. pinocytosis
b. receptor-mediated phagocytosis
c. passive transport
d. facilitated transport
e. transcytosis
12) the nonpregnant uterine wall consists mostly of __________.
a. perimetrium
b. endometrium
c. dense regular connective tissue
d. dense irregular connective tissue
e. myometrium
13) what are the major chemical buffer systems of the body?
a. the urinary and respiratory
b. the urinary and digestive
c. the bicarbonate, phosphate, and protein
d. the bicarbonate, nucleic acids, and protein
e. the bicarbonate, phosphate, and nitrate
14) which of the following major events of prenatal development happens first?
a. the eyes are fully open
b. the body is covered with lanugo
c. bone calcification begins
d. the central nervous system begins to form
e. meconium accumulates in the intestines
15) which of the followingbelong to the pulmonary circuit?
a. aorta and venae cavae
b. aorta and pulmonary veins
c. pulmonary arteries and venae cavae
d. venae cavae and pulmonary veins
e. pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins
16) which hormone acts primarily on the uterus?
a. estrogen
b. androgen
c. progesterone
d. follicle-stimulating hormone
e. luteinizing hormone
17) renin hydrolyzes angiotensinogen, which isreleased from the _________, to form
angiotensin i.
a. lungs
b. kidneys
c. liver
d. heart
e. spleen
18) the change in size of the bone marrow (where blood cells are produced) as an infant
matures is an example of __________, whereas the transformation of blood stem cells
into white blood cells is an example of __________.
a. development; differentiation
b. growth; development
c. growth; differentiation
d. differentiation; growth
e. differentiation; development
19) the autonomic nervous system controls all of the following except the __________.
a. adrenal gland
b. smooth muscle in the walls of the aorta
c. cardiac muscle in the right atrium
d. skeletal muscle in the rectus abdominis
e. parotid salivary gland
20) which of the following is synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
a. aldosterone
b. cortisol
c. testosterone
d. calcitriol
e. glucagon
21) which of the followingcan prolonged exposure to cold weather lead to?
a. fluid sequestration in the upper limbs
b. hypotonic hydration
c. hypervolemia
d. increased sensible water loss
e. increased respiratory water loss
22) which term best describes the relationship of the deltoid and sits muscles during
shoulder abduction?
a. prime movers
b. antagonists
c. synergists
d. fixators
e. adductors