1) calcium ions serve as messengers, often in combination with the intracellular protein
a) calcitonin.
b) calcitriol.
c) calmodulin.
d) calcium-binding globulin.
e) calcitropin.
2) antigens of the surface of red blood cells are also called ________ and antibodies in
the blood plasma are also called ________.
a) agglutinins; agglutinogens
b) agglutinogens; agglutinins
c) t-cells; b-cells
d) erythrogens; antibiotics
e) serum; plasma
3) write out the term for mrna.
4) if the force of ventricular contraction increases, what will happen to the end-systolic
volume?
a) increase
b) fluctuate rapidly
c) remain the same
d) decrease
e) reduced to zero
5)
figure 17-1 the sectional anatomy of the eye
identify the space labeled “1”
a) posterior cavity
b) posterior chamber
c) pupil
d) anterior chamber
e) vitreous chamber
6) the surface of the postcentral gyrus contains the ________ cortex.
a) primary sensory
b) primary motor
c) visual
d) olfactory
e) auditory
7) venous valves are responsible for
a) preventing anterograde flow.
b) channeling blood away from the heart.
c) channeling blood toward the heart.
d) preventing blood from re-entering a ventricle.
e) regulating blood pressure in veins.
8) the portion of the nephron that empties into the collecting duct is the
a) nephron loop (loop of henle).
b) proximal convoluted tubule.
c) distal convoluted tubule.
d) papillary tubule.
e) calyx.
9) contractions of the bulbospongiosus muscles result in
a) erection.
b) emission.
c) ejaculation.
d) detumescence.
e) impotence.
10) the muscular layer in the wall of a blood vessel is the
a) tunica intima.
b) tunica externa.
c) tunica media.
d) tunica interna.
e) tunica adventitia.
11) while volunteering in an outpatient clinic for underprivileged families in your
neighborhood, you observe the nurse assessing an infant. the mother had complained
about the baby not eating and having several episodes of diarrhea lasting 3 days. you
know the nurse suspects possible dehydration when she
a) checks the anterior fontanel for depression.
b) points out the dryness of the infant’s diaper.
c) checks the infant’s reflexes.
d) questions the mother about normal feeding habits.
e) none of the answers are correct.
12) the portion of the uterine tube that ends in fingerlike fimbriae is the
a) ampulla.
b) distal segment.
c) infundibulum.
d) proximal segment.
e) isthmus.
13) the ________ muscle allows you to look down.
a) inferior rectus
b) medial rectus
c) lateral rectus
d) superior rectus
e) inferior oblique
14) divisions of the cerebral hemispheres that are named after the overlying skull bones
are
a) fissures.
b) sinuses.
c) lobes.
d) sulci.
e) gyri.
15) which of the following muscles pulls on the iliotibial tract?
a) gluteus medius
b) gluteus maximus
c) pectineus
d) vastus medialis
e) adductor longus
16) the quadriceps group includes all of the following, except the
a) biceps femoris.
b) vastus intermedius.
c) vastus lateralis.
d) vastus medialis.
e) rectus femoris.