1) the aponeurosis of the external oblique forms the ________ at its inferior margin.
a. linea alba
b. rectus sheath
c. linea semilunaris
d. medial retinaculum
e. inguinal ligament
2) suppose you cup your hands to hold some water. to limit the amount of leaking
through your hands, this action would most likely require __________.
a.pronation of the forearm
b.circumduction of the wrists
c.opposition of the thumb
d.abduction of the fingers
e.adduction of the fingers
3) if a dna molecule were known to be 22% thymine (t), what would be the percentage
of guanine (g) present?
a. 8%
b. 11%
c. 22%
d. 28%
e. 78%
4) the __________ suture separates the temporal bone from the parietal bone.
a. coronal
b. squamous
c. lambdoid
d. sagittal
e. frontal
5) whether an organism will be genetically male or female is determined by
__________.
a. hormonal, genetic and environmental factors
b. prenatal hormone exposure
c. the egg
d. the sperm
e. the egg and sperm equally
6) what term best describes the relationship between the pronator quadratus and
supinator?
a. fixators
b. antagonists
c. synergists
d. prime movers
e. depressors
7) which of the following has the most important effect on blood velocity?
a.blood viscosity
b.vessel radius
c.blood osmolarity
d.hematocrit
e.vessel length
8) the skin discoloration most likely to suggest physical abuse is __________.
a. pallor
b. albinism
c. erythema
d. hematoma
e. jaundice
9) where does hdl in the body come from?
a. the diet
b. the liver
c. the pancreas
d. the small intestine
e. the gallbladder
10) in people who stand for long periods, blood tends to pool in the lower limbs and
this may result in varicose veins. what causes the varicose veins?
a. an aneurysm or weak point in an artery
b. an aneurysm or weak point in a vein
c. failure of the venous valves
d. failure of the lymphatic valves
e. a ruptured aneurysm in a vein
11) which muscle type depends solely on the sarcoplasmic reticulum as its calcium
source?
a. skeletal muscle
b. smooth muscle
c. cardiac muscle
d. skeletal and smooth muscle
e. smooth and cardiac muscle
12) which of the following is the correct abbreviation for the hormone that stimulates
the anterior pituitary to secrete acth?
a. crh
b. ghrh
c. ghih
d. aprh
e. trh
13) an educated speculation or a possible answer to a question is called a(n)
__________.
a. scientific method
b. theory
c. law
d. hypothesis
e. fact
14) a patient is diagnosed with leukocytosis if they have more than __________ wbcs/l.
a. 100,000
b. 50,000
c. 10,000
d. 5,000
e. 1,000
15) there are __________ bones in a newborn compared with the average number in an
adult.
a. more
b. fewer
c. the same number of
16) which of the following muscles is in the medial compartment of the thigh?
a. soleus
b. adductor longus
c. piriformis
d. vastus medialis
e. semimembranosus
17) eicosanoids are derived from __________.
a. arachidonic acid
b. leukotriene
c. prostacyclin
d. prostaglandins
e. thromboxanes
18) which of the following is not an example of a physiological gradient?
a. pressure
b. tissue
c. concentration
d. electrical
e. thermal