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1) the ph of blood plasma is approximately 4, which is slightly acidic.
2) sutures are found between the cranial, facial, and sacral bones.
3) we can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (mri).
4) to some extent, the heat loss of the neonate is compensated for by the thermal
insulation provided by brown fat.
5) purkinje cells are unusually large neurons found in the cerebellum.
6) testosterone is a gonadotropin.
7) there are three bones in the pollex.
8) glomerular filtration occurs because glomerular oncotic pressure overrides
glomerular blood pressure.
9) the most abundant nitrogenous waste in blood is urea, which is produced by the
combination of ammonia with carbon dioxide.
10) showing your palm to someone who is in front of you,as if to tell them 'stop,"
requires __________.
a. dorsiflexion of the hand
b. hyperextension of the wrist
c. abduction of the wrist
d. flexion of the wrist
e. hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joints
11) coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid are examples of __________.
a. syndesmoses
b. gomphoses
c. serrate sutures
d. plane sutures
e. lap sutures
12) what is the most abundant protein in plasma?
a. insulin
b. creatine
c. bilirubin
d. albumin
e. creatinine
13) the gene that codes for the testis-determining factor (tdf) is found in or on the
__________.
a. y chromosome
b. x chromosome
c. gonadal ridges
d. fetal testes
e. mesonephros
14) the viscosity of blood is due more to the presence of __________ than to any other
factor.
a. fibrin
b. albumin
c. sodium
d. erythrocytes
e. nitrogenous wastes
15) the __________ has/have no androgen receptors and do/does not respond to it.
a. germ cells
b. muscular tissue
c. sustentacular cells
d. hypothalamus
e. pituitary gland
16) in ovulation, after expelling the oocyte the follicle becomes a __________ and
secretes __________.
a. corpus albicans; fsh and lh
b. corpus albicans; estrogen and progesterone
c. corpus luteum; fsh and lh
d. corpus luteum; estrogen and progesterone
e. corpus albicans; progesterone
17) which bronchus is about 5cm long and slightly narrower and more horizontal than
the one on the opposite side?
a. left segmental bronchus
b. right segmental bronchus
c. right lobar bronchus
d. left main bronchus
e. right main bronchus
18) __________ glands (such as tear glands) have vesicles that release their secretion
via exocytosis. __________ glands (such as oil-producing glands) secrete a mixture of
disintegrated cells and their products.
a.endocrine; exocrine
b.mucous; serous
c.cytogenic; apocrine
d.mucous; cutaneous
e.merocrine; holocrine
19) __________ constitutes about 80% of circulating antibodies in plasma.
a. igd
b. ige
c. iga
d. igm
e. igg
20) which of the following best describes the resting membrane potential (rmp)?
a. the intracellular environment is negatively charged.
b. the intracellular environment has more positively charged sodium.
c. the extracellular environment is negatively charged.
d. it has a voltage of about +75 mv.
e. it is dependent upon the absorption of potassium ions by the muscle fiber.
