Which structure articulates with the glenoid cavity?
Figure 8-2 The Humerus
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 7
The most obvious feature that one notices about the cerebrum is the
A) smoothness of the surface of the cortex.
B) extensiveness of the gyri and sulci.
C) small size of it compared to other brain areas.
D) transverse fissure running through it.
E) color of the cerebrum compared to the other brain areas.
Painful menstruation is called
A) dysmenorrhea.
B) polymenorrhea.
C) amenorrhea.
D) menorrhea.
E) nocimenorrhea.
Moving air to and from exchange surfaces is called
A) ventilation.
B) conduction.
C) external respiration.
D) internal respiration.
E) compliance.
Blood colloid osmotic pressure (BCOP) decreases in starving children because
A) starvation increases blood pressure which, in turn, decreases BCOP.
B) starvation increases the permeability of capillaries causing a decrease in BCOP.
C) starvation prevents the liver from producing enough protein to maintain BCOP.
D) malnourished children do not exercise, which results in a decrease in BCOP.
E) This statement is false; BCOP actually increases in starving children.
Multiple arteries joined in order to serve a single capillary network are called
A) convergents.
B) arteriole beds.
C) portals.
D) connexons.
E) collaterals.
The passageway between the lateral ventricles and the third ventricle is the
A) foramen of Magendi.
B) interventricular foramen.
C) cerebral aqueduct.
D) lateral foramen.
E) central canal.
An irregularity in curvature in the cornea or lens, called ________, causes a reduction
in visual acuity.
A) astigmatism
B) glaucoma
C) a cataract
D) macular degeneration
E) cornela atrophy
Which of the following statements about oogenesis is false?
A) The polar body is the egg cell which is then fertilized by the sperm cell.
B) Far fewer eggs are produced by the female than sperm produced by the male.
C) Meiosis I begins in the female fetus.
D) Meiosis II is not completed until after the egg cell makes contact with the sperm
cell.
E) The lack of viable oogonia in the ovaries leads to menopause in the female.
Identify the neuron labeled “3.”
Figure 15-1 Spinothalamic Tracts
A) lower motor neuron
B) upper motor neuron
C) first-order neuron
D) second-order neuron
E) ganglionic neuron
The hormone called the hormone of pregnancy, inhibiting uterine contractions, is
A) hCG.
B) relaxin.
C) placental lactogen.
D) progesterone.
E) All of the answers are correct.
During the cephalic phase of gastric secretion,
A) the stomach responds to distention.
B) secretin inhibits parietal and chief cells.
C) increased production of gastric juice occurs.
D) the intestinal reflex inhibits gastric emptying.
E) production of gastric juice slows down.