1) the anterior pitiurary is __________ than the posterior pituitary and has __________
connection to the hypothalamus.
a. smaller; no nervous
b. larger; a nervous
c. larger; no nervous
d. smaller; a nervous
2) hypercalcemia means _________.
a. elevated calcium levels in blood
b. lowered calcium levels in bone
c. elevated sodium levels in blood
d. elevated calcium levels in bone
e. lowered calcium levels in the blood
3) in endochondral ossification, the precursor connective tissue is __________, which is
replaced by bone.
a. embryonic mesenchyme
b. fibrous membranes
c. hyaline cartilage
d. transitional epithelium
e. fibrocartilage
4) the gene coding for a polypeptide made of 51 amino acids would have a minimum of
_________ bases.
a. 20
b. 51
c. 102
d. 153
5) a(n) __________ is a sac of fluid associated with a synovial joint.
a. articular sac
b. synovial vesicle
c. bursa
d. meniscus
e. articular cavity
6) which of the following equations depicts an exchange reaction?
a.ab -> a + b
b.a + b -> ab
c.ab + cd -> ac + bd
d.ab -> a- + b+
e.a + b -> ab -> c + d
7) which of the following groups of muscles has the most muscle spindles?
a. muscles of the hand
b. muscles of the back
c. muscles of the thigh
d. muscles of the middle-ear
e. muscles of the torso
8) which of the following represents the complete chemical reaction for the bicarbonate
buffer system?
a. co2 + h2o h2co3hco3- + h+
b. co2 + h2o hco3- + h+h2co3
c. h2co3co2 + h2o hco3- + h+
d. h2co3hco3- + h+
e. co2 + h2o hco3- + h+
9) how many pulmonary arteries empty into the right atrium of the heart?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4
e. 8
10) which layer of the epidermis consists of up to 30 layers of dead cells?
a. stratum basale
b. stratum spinosum
c. stratum granulosum
d. stratum lucidum
e. stratum corneum
11) unlike other joints, a __________ does not join two bones to one another.
a. suture
b. syndesmosis
c. gomphosis
d. cartilaginous joint
e. bony joint
12) the bonding properties of an atom are determined by its __________.
a.electrons
b.protons
c.positrons
d.neutrons
e.photons
13) __________ show more lateralization than __________.
a. adult males; adult females
b. young children; adults
c. young children; elders
d. adult females; adult males
e. young male children; adult males
14) which of the following enhancesloss of body heat by conduction?
a. radiation
b. evaporation
c. nonshivering thermogenesis
d. shivering thermogenesis
e. convection