1) bony joints are the most common type of joints.
2) ventricular pressure increases the fastest during ventricular filling.
3) the blood-csf barrier is composed of dense regular connective tissue lining the
ventricles.
4) scar tissue helps to hold an organ together but does not restore normal function of the
damaged tissue.
5) the duct of an endocrine gland leads into the bloodstream rather than onto an
epithelial surface.
6) the most important advantage of the transmission electron microscope (tem) over the
light microscope (lm) is its higher resolution.
7) the three physiological buffer systems are urinary, digestive, and respiratory.
8) in the excitement phase, the uterus rises from its forward-tilted (anteverted) position.
9) the deeper of the two layers of the skin is the hypodermis.
10) the triceps surae consists of three muscles in the lower limb.
11) the large intestine is longer than the small intestine.
12) both the nucleus and the mitochondrion are surrounded by a two layermembrane.
13) the three primary branches of the celiac trunk are the common hepatic, left gastric,
and splenic veins.
14) hypocapnia will lead to which of the following conditions?
a. hypoventilation due to acidosis
b. hypoventilation due to alkalosis
c. hyperventilation due to acidosis
d. hyperventilation due to alkalosis
15) mitral valve prolapse (mvp) generates a murmur associated with the __________
heart sound that occurs when the __________.
a. lubb (s1); atria contract
b. dupp (s2); atria relax
c. lubb (s1); ventricles contract
d. dupp (s2); ventricles relax
e. lubb (s1); ventricles relax
16) if two qrs complexes occur before a p wave it means the __________.
a. atria are contracting too quickly
b. sa node is not functioning at all
c. the heart is in ventricular fibrillation
d. the ventricles have contracted prematurely
e. the av node is not functioning
17) there are __________ pairs of spinal nerves.
a. 12
b. 24
c. 31
d. 35
e. 62
18) after taking their wedding vows, a bride and groom often ceremonially use which of
the following muscles before walking away from the altar?
a. depressor anguli oris
b. orbicularis oris
c. levator labii superioris
d. platysma
e. quadriceps femoris
19) which of the following nutrients must be digested in order to be absorbed?
a. water
b. vitamins
c. proteins
d. minerals
e. cholesterol
20) a patient with no sensation in the left thumb would most likleyhave nerve damage
of the __________spinal nerve.
a. t1
b. t5
c. c5
d. c6
e. l3
21) a newbornpasses through the__________ of its mother during birth.
a. obturator foramen
b. pelvic inlet
c. pelvic outlet
d. acetabulum
e. false pelvis
22) which of the following is not a component of the vulva?
a.vaginal orifice
b.mons pubis
c.clitoris
d.cervix
e.labia minora
23) which buffer system accounts for 75% of all chemical buffering in the body fluids?
a. the protein buffer system
b. the bicarbonate system
c. the phosphate system
d. the carbonic acid system
e. the ammonium buffer system
24) cytotoxic t (tc) cells are like natural killer (nk) cells because they both __________.
a. secrete interferons
b. secrete granzymes and perforin
c. participate in the immune response
d. participate in nonspecific resistance
e. secrete tumor necrosis factor (tnf)
25) the four primary tissue types found in adult organs include all of the following
except _________ tissue.
a. connective
b. fibrous
c. nervous
d. epithelial
e. muscular
26) human vision is limited to wavelengths ranging from __________ nm.
a. 4 to 70
b. 40 to 700
c. 400 to 700
d. 400 to 7,000
e. 4,000 to 7,000