1) the ________ receive visual input from the lateral geniculates.
a) substantia nigra
b) red nuclei
c) cerebral peduncles
d) superior colliculi
e) inferior colliculi
2) sandwiched between the layer of circular and longitudinal muscle in the muscularis
externa is the
a) mucosa.
b) submucosa.
c) muscularis mucosa.
d) myenteric plexus.
e) submucosal plexus.
3) which plane divides the body into right and left parts?
a) proximal
b) frontal
c) orthogonal
d) transverse
e) sagittal
4) near the level of vertebra l4, the aorta branches to form the ________ arteries.
a) common carotid
b) common iliac
c) femoral
d) tibial
e) popliteal
5) bursae are found in all of the following areas, except
a) tendon sheaths.
b) beneath the skin covering a bone.
c) within connective tissue exposed to friction or pressure.
d) around blood vessels.
e) around many synovial joints.
6) the rabies virus travels to the cns via
a) anterograde axoplasmic transport.
b) retrograde axoplasmic transport.
c) blood vessels.
d) subcutaneous connective tissue.
e) cerebrospinal fluid.
7) the most common problems with electrolyte balance are caused by an imbalance
between gains and losses of
a) calcium ions.
b) chlorine ions.
c) potassium ions.
d) sodium ions.
e) electrons.
8) the sympathetic division of the ans is also known as which of the following?
a) somatic division
b) craniosacral division
c) resting division
d) thoracolumbar division
e) lumbosacral division
9) each hemoglobin molecule contains
a) four alpha chains.
b) one alpha and one beta chain.
c) four iron atoms.
d) one heme group.
e) a molecule of oxygen and a molecule of carbon dioxide.
10) sometimes called “good cholesterol,” ________ carry excess cholesterol from
peripheral tissues to the liver.
a) very-low-density lipoproteins (vldls)
b) low-density lipoproteins (ldls)
c) intermediate-density lipoproteins (idls)
d) high-density lipoproteins (hdls)
e) very-high-density lipoproteins (vhdls)
11) myosatellite cells are found in association with
a) skeletal muscle.
b) smooth muscle.
c) cardiac muscle.
d) involuntary muscle.
e) both smooth and cardiac muscle.
12) plicae and intestinal villi
a) increase the surface area of the mucosa of the small intestine.
b) carry products of digestion that will not pass through the walls of blood capillaries.
c) produce new cells for the mucosa of the small intestine.
d) secrete digestive enzymes.
e) produce hormones.
13) why is the citric acid cycle called a cycle? what substances enter the cycle, and
what substances leave it?
14) the expanded, initial segment of the uterine tube is called the ________.
15) the expanded articular end of an epiphysis that is separated from the shaft by a
narrower neck is termed a(n) ________.
16) in a(n) ________ an incision is made in the perineal musculature.
17) the three kinds of formed elements in blood are erthrocytes, leukocytes, and
________.
18) the volume of air moved in a single respiratory cycle is termed ________.
19) the vessels that receive blood from the ovaries or testes are the ________.
20) the ________ supplies blood to the face and neck.
21) the ________ is formed by the allantois, blood vessels, and yolk sac.