1) the proliferative phase of the uterus is driven by estrogen from the ovaries.
2) circumduction is limited to ball-and-socket joints.
3) a molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion (organelle).
4) acetylcholine (ach) always has an excitatory effect.
5) the terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology.
6) glucose in excess of the body’s immediate needs is usually converted to protein.
7) all sympathetic postganglionic adrenergic fibers secrete adrenaline.
8) absorption of many nutrients starts in the stomach.
9) fibrocartilage is found in intervertebral discs.
10) diseases that affect the descending corticospinal tracts may limit inhibition of the
sacral somatic motor neurons and thus could result in urinary incontinence.
11) one example of pinocytosis is the uptake of low-density lipoproteins (ldls) by
endothelial cells.
12) all of these contribute to the wall of the orbit except the __________ bone.
a. sphenoid
b. frontal
c. maxillary
d. zygomatic
e. nasal
13) three hours after your lunch and you are absorbing nutrients, which digestive phase
are you in?
a. postabsorptive state
b. absorptive state
c. gastric state
d. vasoactive state
14) a woman’s first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic
disease of the newborn (hdn). the second child needed a transfusion to completely
replace the agglutinating blood. the mother is most likely type __________ and both
children are most likely __________.
a. a, rh-negative; b, rh-positive
b. a, rh-positive; b, rh-negative
c. o, rh-negative; ab, rh-negative
d. ab, rh-positive; o, rh-negative
e. ab, rh-positive; o, rh-positive
15) the pons and cerebellum arise fromwhich secondary embryonic vesicle?
a. telencephalon
b. diencephalon
c. mesencephalon
d. metencephalon
e. myelencephalon
16) the hypodermis is characterized byan abundance of which tissue?
a. statified squamous epithelium
b. smooth muscle
c. nervous tissue
d. adipose tissue
e. dense irregular connective tissue
17) a cholinergic synapse uses __________as its neurotransmitter.
a. monoamine
b. acetylcholine
c. epinephrine
d. norepinephrine
e. catecholamine
18) which of the following tissues is not found as part ofa long bone?
a. osseous tissue
b. nervous tissue
c. adipose tissue
d. cartilage
e. transitional epithelium
19) where does an embryo usually attach to its mother?
a. to the endometrium
b. to the perimetrium
c. to the myometrium
d. to the lining of the uterine tube
e. to the lining of the vagina
20) since there are no genes coding for carbohydrates, nucleic acids, or lipids, how do
cells produce them?
a. enzymes encoded by genes synthesize these products.
b. cells are born with all the products they need.
c. cells absorb these products by endocytosis.
d. cells import these products from older cells.
e. cells can produce carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids out of proteins.
21) which of the following does not move substances across capillary walls?
a. reabsorption
b. filtration
c. group transport
d. transcytosis
e. diffusion