1) the saclike structure that joins the ileum at the ileocecal valve is the
a) appendix.
b) sigmoid colon.
c) rectum.
d) haustra.
e) cecum.
2) the smallest arterial branches are called the
a) precapillary arterioles.
b) arterioles.
c) capillaries.
d) venules.
e) veins.
3) hormones from the adrenal cortex that regulate electrolyte balance are:
a) antidiuretics
b) calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
c) mineralocorticoids
d) androgens
e) glucocorticoids
4) in a sarcomere, thick filaments are linked laterally by proteins of the
a) z line.
b) m line.
c) h band.
d) a band.
e) i band.
5) if blood pressure doubled, the blood flow through a vessel would be
a) doubled.
b) halved.
c) four times greater.
d) 1/4 as much.
e) unchanged.
6) transitional epithelium is found
a) lining the urinary bladder.
b) lining the ducts that drain sweat glands.
c) lining kidney tubules.
d) lining the stomach.
e) at the surface of the skin.
7) if the amount of chloride ion in blood plasma increases, which of the following
would initially occur?
a) the blood osmotic pressure will increase.
b) the blood osmotic pressure will decrease.
c) the blood osmotic pressure will stay the same.
d) the blood hydrostatic pressure will increase.
e) the blood hydrostatic pressure will decrease.
8) nail production occurs at the nail
a) body.
b) bed.
c) root.
d) cuticle.
e) hyponychium.
9) the region of the stomach that empties into the duodenum is the
a) antrum.
b) fundus.
c) body.
d) cardia.
e) pylorus.
10) type a blood has ________ antibodies in the blood plasma.
11) which of the following does not originate on the humerus?
a) anconeus
b) brachialis
c) brachioradialis
d) biceps brachii
e) anconeus and brachioradialis
12) the entire array of protective mechanisms in the respiratory system is called the
________.
13) internal respiration refers to exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the
blood and the ________.
14) an irregularity in curvature in the cornea or lens called a(n) ________ causes a
reduction in visual acuity.
15) the sense of proprioception is passes along the ________ pathway.
16) the traits of an individual controlled by his or her genotype are his or her ________.
17) during the inflammatory process, blood vessels dilate. what does this accomplish?
18) the pressure difference between the base of the aorta and the right atrium is the
________.
19) during the growth of a long bone, how is the epiphysis forced farther from the
shaft?
20) the dura mater tapers inferiorly to form the ________.
21) the superior region of the pharynx is called the ________.