1) the right pleural cavity contains:
a) heart
b) trachea
c) left lung
d) right lung
e) both lungs
2) the kidneys not only remove waste products from the blood, they also assist in the
regulation of
a) blood volume.
b) blood ph.
c) blood pressure.
d) blood ion levels.
e) all of the answers are correct.
3) complex motor activities such as riding a bicycle
a) only require neural processing at the level of the cerebrum.
b) with practice, involve little input from the brain.
c) require the coordinated activity of several regions of the brain.
d) are largely controlled at the level of the spinal cord.
e) usually escape notice by the cerebellum.
4) class ii mhc molecules are found only on which of the following?
a) all body cells with a nucleus
b) red blood cells
c) granulocytes and microphages
d) lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells
e) liver cells and macrophages in the spleen
5)
figure 15-1 spinothalamic tracts
identify the neuron labeled “3”
a) lower motor neuron
b) upper motor neuron
c) first-order neuron
d) second-order neuron
e) ganglionic neuron
6) the mediastinum
a) contains the pleural cavities.
b) separates the pleural cavities.
c) contains the pericardial cavity.
d) contains the pleural cavities and pericardial cavity.
e) separates the pleural cavities and includes the pericardial cavity.
7) the part of the eye that determines eye color is the
a) conjunctiva.
b) cornea.
c) iris.
d) pupil.
e) canal of schlemm.
8) which of the following is not one of the special senses?
a) hearing
b) smell
c) taste
d) vibration
e) vision
9) neurons that have one axon and one dendrite, with the soma in between, are called
a) anaxonic.
b) unipolar.
c) bipolar.
d) tripolar.
e) multipolar.
10)
figure 10-2 muscle contractions
what is thought to happen in a muscle during the response shown in graph (a)?
a) it is getting stronger with exercise.
b) there is a gradual increase in the concentration of calcium ions in the sarcoplasm.
c) it is fatigued and must make repeated efforts to twitch normally.
d) it is aged and has lost contractile proteins.
e) it is producing more atp as tension increases.
11) lymphocytes may be found in which of the following tissues or organs?
a) tonsils
b) spleen
c) lymph nodes
d) thymus
e) all of the answers are correct.
12) a tract of white matter that connects the hippocampus with the hypothalamus is the
a) amygdaloid body.
b) cingulate gyrus.
c) mamillary bodies.
d) hippocampus.
e) fornix.
13) lymphocyte production involves
a) bone marrow.
b) thymus tissue.
c) peripheral lymphatic tissues.
d) stem cells.
e) all of the answers are correct.
14) chemical reactions that occur in the body are accelerated by ________.
15) the common term for the carpal region is the ________.
16) a movement of charges in response to a potential difference is called a ________.
17) gluconeogenesis is the synthesis of ________ from noncarbohydrate precursors,
such as lactic acid, glycerol, or amino acids.
18) the term ________ is used to describe an injury caused by displacement of the
cervical vertebrae during a sudden change in body position.
19) the ________ is an elastic epithelial layer between the vagina and vestibule, which,
if present, is often torn during first intercourse.
20) ________ hormones stimulate osteoblasts to produce bone matrix. (note: be sure to
capitalize the first letter of your answer).
21) the ________ circuit carries blood to and from the lungs.
22) the blood vessel that supplies blood to the pancreas, the small intestine, and most of
the large intestine is the ________.
23) the letters hiv stand for ________.