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Visceral reflex arcs can bypass CNS neurons in ________ reflexes.
A) short
B) intermediate
C) long
D) hyper
E) spinal
Type 2 diabetes
A) can usually be controlled by diet and exercise rather than with medication.
B) is associated with an immune reaction to the pancreatic cells.
C) is a lack of insulin production.
D) is typically diagnosed in the very young.
E) is not as common as type 1 diabetes.
The portion of the urethra that passes through a column of erectile tissue to the external
urethral meatus is the
A) membranous urethra.
B) penile urethra.
C) corpus spongiosum.
D) spongy urethra.
E) vascular urethra.
The whole deltoid muscle ________ the humerus.
A) abducts
B) flexes
C) pronates
D) rotates
E) inverts
The period from 1 month after birth to 1year is known as
A) childhood.
B) post-fetal.
C) neogen.
D) infancy.
E) neonatal.
Taste buds on the tongue are often associated with epithelial projections called
A) macula.
B) lingual papillae.
C) ganglion cells.
D) pharyngeal papillae.
E) ampulla.
The term ________ refers to the time spent in prenatal development.
A) transformation
B) micturition
C) parturition
D) gestation
E) cleavage
Figure 24-2 The Wall of the Small Intestine
What type of epithelium covers the structure labeled "6"?
A) simple squamous
B) stratified squamous
C) simple cuboidal
D) simple columnar
E) pseudostratified ciliated columnar
The branch of the common iliac artery that enters the pelvic cavity is the ________
artery.
A) superficial iliac
B) deep iliac
C) external iliac
D) internal iliac
Why are inguinal hernias generally associated with males?
A) Males have a gene on the Y chromosome that codes for inguinal hernia, whereas
women do not have the Y chromosome.
B) Women have a thicker set of skeletal muscles in the abdominal wall compared to
men.
C) Males work more strenuously than women, thereby damaging the abdominal wall.
D) Males have a canal through the abdominal wall that the testes move through, and it
often does not close up properly.
E) The groin area is genetically weaker in men than in women because of the presence
of the penis and testes.
The basic functional unit of the nervous system is the
A) neuron.
B) axon.
C) nerve.
D) glial cell.
E) receptor.
During implantation, the
A) trophoblast erodes a path through the endometrium.
B) inner cell mass begins to form the placenta.
C) maternal blood vessels in the endometrium are walled off from the blastocyst.
D) entire trophoblast becomes syncytial.
E) inner cell mass is temporarily deprived of nutrients.
The most dangerous type of skin cancer is called
A) keratosis.
B) psoriasis.
C) squamous cell carcinoma.
D) melanoma.
E) basal cell carcinoma.
Red blood cell shrinkage is to ________ as red blood cell bursting is to ________.
A) crenation; hemolysis
B) lysis; crenation
C) hypotonic; isotonic
D) isotonic; hypotonic
E) isotonic; hypertonic
