1) a lesion in which structure would cause a person to have an erratic waking/sleeping
cycle?
a. satiety center
b. mammillary nucleus
c. suprachiasmatic nucleus
d. pituitary gland
e. medial geniculate nucleus
2) the connective tissue that surrounds a fascicle is called the __________.
a. myelin
b. perimysium
c. epineurium
d. endoneurium
e. perineurium
3) what is the opposite of presynaptic inhibition?
a. coding
b. integration
c. recruitment
d. summation
e. facilitation
4) how much atpcan oxidation of a 16 carbon atom fatty acidyield?
a. 2 atp
b. 18 atp
c. 36 atp
d. 38 atp
e. 129 atp
5) which follicle stage is characterized by the development of a corona radiata?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
d. graafian
6) “false labor” is a result of what type of contractions?
a. graafian
b. masters johnson
c. braxton hicks
d. skene
7) bone-forming cells are called __________.
a. osteogenic (osteoprogenitor) cells
b. osteoblasts
c. osteoclasts
d. osteocytes
e. osteons
8) in lifting a heavy weight from the floor, one should use the power of the __________
in order to avoid straining the lower back.
a. biceps brachii and brachialis
b. gastrocnemius and soleus
c. external and internal abdominal obliques
d. knee and hip extensors
e. trapezius and latissimus dorsi
9) which of the following statements about tias and cvas is true?
a. tias are often early warning signs of an impending stroke.
b. tias are the result of brain tissue death caused by ischemia.
c. a cva usually results from spasms of diseased cerebral arteries.
d. tias often result in blindness and paralysis.
10) the fibrocartilage pad between the medial condyle of the femur and the medial
condyle of the tibia is called the __________.
a.anterior cruciate ligament (acl)
b.posterior cruciate ligament (pcl)
c.infrapatellar bursa
d.medial meniscus
e.lateral meniscus
11) dna replication is called semiconservative because __________.
a. each daughter dna consists of one new helix and one old helix
b. each daughter dna consists of one new nucleotide and one old nucleotide
c. each daughter dna consists of one new chromatid and one old chromatid
d. each daughter cell receives one new chromatid and one old chromatid
e. each daughter cell receives one new helix and one old helix
12) the muscles that laterally rotate and depress the scapula, as in shrugging and
lowering the shoulders, are the __________.
a. trapezius and serratus anterior
b. pectoralis minor and serratus anterior
c. levator scapulae and rhomboideus
d. trapezius and rhomboideus
e. trapezius and latissimus dorsi
13) glands that have branched ducts and secretory cells that form sacs at one end of the
ducts are classified as ___________ glands.
a. areolar
b. simple acinar
c. simple coiled tubular
d. compound acinar
e. compound tubuloacinar
14) most body water intake isfrom __________, whereas most body water lost is via
__________.
a. metabolic water; cutaneous transpiration
b. metabolic water; sweat
c. drinking; cutaneous transpiration and expired air
d. drinking; urine
e. drinking; radiation
15) when a nurse draws blood, it is not uncommon for the needle to penetrate which
muscle near the cubital region?
a. pronator quadratus
b. semimembranosus
c. pronator teres
d. buccinator
e. supinator
16) the most abundant molecules in the plasma membrane are __________.
a. glycolipids
b. phospholipids
c. prostaglandins
d. proteins
e. cholesterol molecules
17) the __________ glands are a source of sex pheromones.
a. ceruminous
b. merocrine
c. mammary
d. sebaceous
e. apocrine
18) which of the following is not a major class of nutrients?
a. water
b. carbohydrates
c. nucleic acids
d. vitamins
e. minerals
19) blood plasma is filtered in the __________.
a. renal tubule
b. renal corpuscle
c. renal capsule
d. renal column
e. renal calyx
20) the process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and
predictions about a specific subject is called __________.
a. experimental design
b. the deductive method
c. the inductive method
d. a hypothesis
e. statistical testing