CAS BI 248

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subject Authors Edwin F. Bartholomew, Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath

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Menstruation is the process of sloughing off the old functional layer of the
A) perimetrium.
B) endometrium.
C) epimetrium.
D) myometrium.
E) exometrium.
Give the clinical term for the condition in which the vertebral laminae fail to unite
during development.
A) spina incompleta
B) laminaecta
C) laminal cleft
D) ossificans imperfecta
E) spina bifida
Which of the following veins empty directly into the inferior vena cava?
A) left gonadal
B) hepatic portal
C) azygos
D) left adrenal
E) Renal
Eileen is a strict vegan and therefore eats no animal products. She develops an anemia
that her doctor thinks is caused by a nutritional deficiency. Which of the following is
the likeliest candidate?
A) aplastic anemia
B) vitamin B12 deficiency
C) lack of intrinsic factor
D) vitamin K deficiency
E) vitamin B6 deficiency
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Figure 23-2 Mechanics of Ventilation
Which muscle(s) contract(s) to cause the movement indicated by the arrows labeled "6"
and "7"?
A) rectus abdominis
B) internal intercostals
C) external intercostals
D) diaphragm
E) both rectus abdominis and internal intercostals
Abnormal jumpy eye movements that may appear after brain stem or inner ear damage
are called
A) tinnitus.
B) vertigo.
C) strabismus.
D) nystagmus.
E) trismus.
________ fills the membranous labyrinth.
A) Perilymph
B) Endoplasma
C) Interstitial fluid
D) Endolymph
E) Blood
Which of the following descriptions best matches the term malleus?
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A) moves up and down when the stapedius muscle contracts
B) attached to the oval window
C) bending it produces receptor potential in hair cells
D) necessary for the static sense of equilibrium
E) attached to the tympanum
The hood that covers the clitoris is called the
A) glans.
B) prepuce.
C) labia minora.
D) cervix.
E) vestibule.
The ________ is the amount of blood in a ventricle after it has contracted and before it
begins to refill.
A) ejection fraction
B) end-diastole volume
C) start-diastolic volume
D) end-systolic volume
E) stroke volume
Inorganic ions released through the dissociation of electrolytes are called
A) nutrients.
B) vitamins.
C) trace minerals.
D) free radicals.
E) minerals.
During ________ sleep, the entire body relaxes and the activity of the cerebral cortex is
at a minimum.
A) REM
B) deep
C) beta
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D) stage 1
E) paradoxical
In the condition known as ________, the wall of an artery becomes thicker and stiffer.
A) arthritis
B) arteriosclerosis
C) stenosis
D) atherosclerosis
E) multiple sclerosis
Because of various factors - your weight gain over the last 5 years, your hereditary
predisposition to heart disease that runs in your family, and an interest in getting "back
to nature" - you decide to go on a vegan diet, totally restricting your intake of all meat
and dairy. Because you dislike taking pills of any sort, you depend upon your vegetable
intake as the source for all nutrients for your body. When explaining this to your doctor
beforehand, she cautions you about the possibility of low lysine and methionine levels.
What is the problem?
A) You may be at risk for deficiency of certain essential amino acids.
B) Your insulin levels will be very low, causing lysine and methionine levels to also be
low.
C) Plants have much more sugar and carbohydrates than meats.
D) There are not enough vitamins in a meatless diet to make enough lysine and
methionine.
E) Plants contain less urea, uric acid, and creatinine than meats.
The larger of the two branches of the common iliac artery is the ________ artery.
A) superficial iliac
B) deep iliac
C) external iliac
D) internal iliac
The clear liquid secreted by the mammary glands before milk production begins is
called
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A) milk.
B) colostrum.
C) serum.
D) plasma.
E) peritoneal.
The radius and ulna are bound to each other by a(n) ________ ligament.
A) radioulnar
B) interosseous
C) antebrachial
D) lateromedial
E) intrabrachial
The scapula articulates with the humerus at the ________ joint.
A) acrogleno
B) acrohumoral
C) glenohumoral
D) glenoscapular
E) humeroscapular

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