The ________ is an elastic epithelial layer between the vagina and vestibule, which, if
present, is often torn during first intercourse.
A) zona pellucida
B) prepuce
C) isthmus
D) fornix
E) hymen
The vein in the arm commonly sampled for blood by venipuncture is the ________
vein.
A) cephalic
B) basilic
C) brachial
D) median cubital
E) ulnar
Identify the structure labeled “2.”
Figure 7-2 Typical Vertebra (inferior view)
A) transverse process
B) superior articular process
C) pedicle
D) inferior articular process
E) lamina
The function of ________ is to propagate electrical signals from one place to another.
A) muscle cells
B) neurons
C) transmitter cells
D) teleocytes
E) neuroglia
The skin appearance that results from dark-red hemoglobin is called
A) erythema.
B) cyanosis.
C) jaundice.
D) freckles.
E) pallor.
The hollow cavity within the blastocyst is the
A) blastula.
B) gastrula.
C) blastocoele.
D) trophoblast.
E) ootid.
During the ________ stage, the placenta is expelled from the uterus.
A) expulsion
B) dilation
C) crowning
D) exit
E) placental
The thyroid gland is composed of many ________ that produce and store thyroid
hormone.
A) tubules
B) follicles
C) ducts
D) capillaries
E) plexuses
A young child has been diagnosed with a recessive hereditary disease that results in
destruction of the geniculate nucleus. The result of this would be
A) inability to change the focus with your lens.
B) excessive light bouncing around within the posterior portion of the eyeball.
C) total blindness.
D) no production of rhodopsin.
E) partial loss of vision.
________ exists when the immune system does not respond to a particular antigen.
A) Immunity
B) Memory
C) Adaptation
D) Tolerance
E) Versatility
Your patient with liver failure has a firm, rounded abdomen due to accumulation of
fluid. This is known clinically as
A) hepatitis C.
B) ascites.
C) hepatitis B.
D) cirrhosis.
E) gastritis.
Soluble inorganic compounds whose solutions will conduct an electric current are
called
A) electrolytes.
B) ions.
C) isotopes.
D) free radicals.
E) metabolites.
Basically, what occurs in the countercurrent multiplier process?
A) Sodium is pumped into the blood while potassium is actively transported out of the
blood back into the tissues.
B) A higher sodium concentration is produced in the kidney medulla tissue that
osmotically draws out water, reducing it within the tubules and the urine.
C) Glucose and sodium are cotransported from urine back into blood.
D) Creatinine is actively transported out of the blood into urine.
E) Uric acid is excreted into the kidney tubules while urea is reabsorbed in the loops of
Henle.
The ________ is the endometrial layer that undergoes dramatic changes during the
menstrual cycle.
A) functional zone
B) corpus albicans
C) basal layer
D) corpus letum
E) stroma
Identify the muscle labeled “27.”
Figure 11-1 Major Anterior Skeletal Muscles
A) rectus femoris
B) gastrocnemius
C) soleus
D) gracilis
E) biceps femoris
The almost identical cells produced by cleavage divisions are called
A) centromeres.
B) blastomeres.
C) telomeres.
D) myosomes.
E) somal cells.
Which of the following is not a tarsal bone?
A) medial cuneiform
B) anterior cuneiform
C) cuboid
D) navicular
E) talus