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1) adhesions between abdominopelvic organs occur when
a) serous membranes are damaged.
b) synovial membranes are damaged.
c) muscle is damaged.
d) nerve cells are damaged.
e) mucous membranes are damaged.
2) bone tissue formation begins when osteoblasts secrete
a) collagen fibers.
b) mesenchyme.
c) silica.
d) hydroxyapatite.
e) calcium.
3) the glottis is
a) the soft tissue that hangs off the end of the soft palate.
b) a flap of elastic cartilage.
c) the opening to the larynx.
d) the opening to the pharynx.
e) part of the hard palate.
4) the ribs articulate with the
a) cervical vertebrae.
b) thoracic vertebrae.
c) lumbar vertebrae.
d) sacrum.
e) hyoid bone.
5) which of these would lead to increased oxygen consumption?
a) increased heat production
b) increased conversion of lactic acid to glucose
c) increased aerobic respiration by muscle cells
d) increased muscle activity
e) all of the answers are correct.
6) movement of the endolymph in the semicircular canals
a) produces a rushing sound.
b) allows us to hear low tones.
c) signals rotational movements.
d) signals body position with respect to gravity.
e) signals linear acceleration.
7) the longest and heaviest bone in the body is the
a) humerus.
b) femur.
c) tibia.
d) fibula.
e) coxal bone.
8) the tough, fibrous, outermost covering of the spinal cord is the
a) arachnoid.
b) pia mater.
c) dura mater.
d) epidural block.
e) periosteum.
9) which of these types of vertebrae and their numbers is not correct?
a) cervical: 7
b) thoracic: 12
c) lumbral: 5
d) sacral: 1
e) coccygeal: 3 to 5
10) which of the following are distinctive features of thoracic vertebrae?
a) heart-shaped bodies
b) long spinous processes
c) rib articulations
d) no transverse foramen
e) all of the answers are correct.
11) the prominent ridges in the lining of the empty stomach are called
a) cardia.
b) papillae.
c) rugae.
d) plicae.
e) villi.
12) each of the following is a physical barrier to infection, except
a) body hair.
b) epithelium.
c) secretions.
d) complement.
e) basement membranes.
13) the suture that forms the articulation of the parietal bones with the frontal bone is
the ________ suture.
a) lambdoidal
b) rostral
c) coronal
d) squamosal
e) sagittal
14) during accommodation, the ciliary muscle ________ causing the ciliary body to
move ________ and apply ________ tension on the lens.
a) relaxes; forward; more
b) contracts; forward; less
c) contracts; back; more
d) relaxes; inward; less
e) contracts; back; less
15) the pectoralis major muscle inserts on the greater tubercle of the humerus. when it
contracts, it produces
a) flexion.
b) medial rotation.
c) abduction and rotation.
d) adduction.
e) flexion, medial rotation, and adduction.
16) neurons that have several dendrites and a single axon are called
a) anaxonic.
b) unipolar.
c) bipolar.
d) tripolar.
e) multipolar.
17) arrange the structures in the following list in the order that blood will encounter as
it flows from the output side to the input side of the cardiovascular flow circuit.
1. venules
2. arterioles
3. capillaries
4. elastic arteries
5. medium veins
6. large veins
7. muscular arteries
a) 7, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
b) 6, 5, 1, 3, 2, 7, 4
c) 5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 7, 4
d) 2, 7, 6, 3, 1, 5, 6
e) 4, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
18) which of the following is not a similarity between the testis and ovary?
a) both produce progesterone
b) meiosis takes place in both
c) both respond to follicle-stimulating hormone
d) both respond to luteinizing hormone
e) both produce gametes
19) the bony compartment that houses the brain is called the ________.
20) the ________ is the volume of blood in a ventricle at the beginning of systole.
21) explain why the rate of dehydration is greater when a person is immersed in
seawater than when in fresh water.
22) the process of ________ involves a carrier protein that can transport a molecule
across the cell membrane down its concentration gradient.
23) venules feed blood into ________.
24) cross bridge detachment is caused by ________ binding to the myosin head.
25) the purines found in dna are ________ and guanine.
26) what role do hormones play in hunger and satiety?
27) the suprarenal glands receive a blood supply from the ________.
28) the ________ is a pocket formed between the posterior wall of the uterus and the
anterior surface of the rectum.
