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Damage to the glossopharyngeal nerve would likely cause
A) increase in heart rate.
B) problems in sexual arousal.
C) a reduction in saliva.
D) visual problems.
E) urine retention.
The nasal cavity opens into the nasopharynx through a connection known as the
A) oropharynx.
B) nasal meatus.
C) nasal vestibule.
D) internal nares.
E) auditory canal.
People who lack the enzyme ________ often experience GI upset after consuming milk
and other dairy products.
A) maltase
B) lactase
C) galactase
D) sucrase
E) lipase
The heart lies within the ________ cavity.
A) peritoneal
B) pleural
C) orbital
D) dorsal
E) pericardial
Identify the bones named for their wedge shape.
Figure 8-4 Bones of the Ankle and Foot
A) 3
B) 8
C) 7
D) 1
E) 2
Which of the following statements is true regarding the ABO blood types and the Rh
blood types?
A) Rh disease in the newborn occurs when the mother is Rh+ and the baby is Rh-.
B) Rh disease is worse in male offspring because it is a hereditary disease.
C) A person with O- blood type has blood cells with O antigens, but no Rh antigens.
D) Those with AB blood type can receive blood from other AB people only, no other
blood type can be given.
E) An Rh- person has to be exposed to Rh+ blood in order to produce anti-Rh.
The muscle layer of the uterus is the
A) endometrium.
B) epimetrium.
C) perimetrium.
D) myometrium.
E) neurometrium.
An excess of hydrogen ions in the body fluids can have fatal results because this can
A) break chemical bonds.
B) change the shape of proteins, rendering them nonfunctional.
C) disrupt tissue functions.
D) change body fluid pH.
E) All of the answers are correct.
The superficial membrane of a bone is called the
A) endosteum.
B) ectosteum.
C) cortical membrane.
D) periosteum.
E) osteoid collar.
The glenoid fossa is rimmed by the fibrocartilaginous
A) fovea capitis.
B) glenoid labrum.
C) menisci glenoidum.
D) annulus fibrosus.
E) nucleus pulposus.
The ________ is a remnant of an important fetal blood vessel that once linked the
pulmonary and systemic circuits.
A) fossa ovalis
B) ductus arteriosus
C) foramen ovale
D) ductus venosus
E) ligamentum arteriosum
Identify the bone labeled "7."
Figure 8-4 Bones of the Ankle and Foot
A) cuboid
B) cuneiform I
C) navicular
D) talus
E) calcaneus
Which of the following transport processes always requires metabolic energy?
A) diffusion
B) carrier-mediated transport
C) vesicular transport
D) osmosis
E) None of the answers is correct.
The backward flow of blood from a ventricle to its atrium or from a outflow vessel to
its ventricle is called
A) emesis.
B) flutter.
C) fibrillation.
D) regurgitation.
E) stenosis.
Where do somatic motor neurons reside?
Figure 13-1 The Spinal Cord
A) 10
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14
E) 15
The space enclosed by the true pelvis is called the
A) pelvic inlet.
B) false pelvis.
C) pelvic brim.
D) pelvic outlet.
E) lesser pelvis.
The beating of the cilia of the respiratory passages in the direction of the pharynx forms
a(n)
A) debris filter.
B) mucus escalator.
C) respiratory rhythmicity center.
D) sticky surface.
E) increased surface area for gas exchange.
Individual steroids differ in the ________ attached to the carbon rings.
A) side chains
B) glycerol molecules
C) hydrophobic tails
D) hydrophilic heads
E) fatty acids
The process of duplicating chromosomes prior to cell division is called
A) replication.
B) repetition.
C) recurrence.
D) remodeling.
E) reassembling.
Identify the structure labeled "3."
A) lateral process
B) spinous process
C) lamina
D) transverse process
E) pedicle
