1) the mechanism of stabilizing the gfr based on the tendency of smooth muscle to
contract when stretched is known as __________.
a. renal autoregulation
b. the myogenic mechanism
c. tubuloglomerular feedback
d. sympathetic control
e. the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism
2) the most abundant element in the human body, by weight, is __________.
a.nitrogen
b.hydrogen
c.carbon
d.oxygen
e.calcium
3) your grandmother is experiencing temporary dizziness, blurred vision, paralysis on
her left side, and mild aphasia. what do you think might be happening?
a. she has arteriosclerosis.
b. she is having a myocardial infarction.
c. she has an aortic aneurism.
d. she is having a tia.
4) which of the following is considered a “feminizing hormone”?
a. female gonadotropin-releasing hormone
b. follicle-stimulating hormone
c. androgen
d. androgen and progesterone
e. estrogen
5) exposure to the bacterium clostridium tetani causes continuous release of
acetylcholine. what effect does this have on smooth muscle?
a. flaccid paralysis
b. spastic paralysis
c. lockjaw
d. no effect
e. myocardial atrophy
6) which malignancy originates in the lamina propria of the bronchi?
a. squamous-cell carcinoma
b. oat-cell carcinoma
c. adenocarcinoma
d. pulmonary edema
e. cor pulmonale
7) which of the following pairings of brain wave names and descriptions is paired
correctly?
a. delta waves – predominance of these may indicate serious brain damage in an adult
b. beta waves -predominance of these may indicate emotional stress
c. alpha waves – are greatest during sensory stimulation
d. theta waves – absent during deep sleep
8) tennis elbow is a common term describing injury to the origin ofwhich of the
following?
a. extensor hallucis longus
b. pronator quadratus
c. extensor carpi radialis longus
d. subscapularis
e. flexor digitorum profundus
9) most people think that ulcers are caused by psychological stress. it was discovered
that an acid-resistant bacterium, heliobacter pylori, lives in the lining of the stomach. if
these bacteria cause ulcers, then treatment with an antibiotic should reduce ulcers. this
line of investigation is an example of __________.
a. hypothetical reasoning
b. hypothetico-deductive reasoning
c. the inductive method
d. experimental design
e. statistical analysis
10) the __________ part of the small intestine is the part closest tothe stomach.
a. dorsal
b. ventral
c. proximal
d. distal
e. medial
11) what hormone(s) inhibit(s) the secretion of fsh and lhduring the female sexual
cycle?
a. gnrh
b. estradiol and progesterone
c. estradiol
d. progesterone
e. androgens
12) a drastic conformational change in a protein in response to extreme heat or ph is
called __________.
a.contamination
b.denaturation
c.saturation
d.sedimentation
e.deconformation