1) the study of normal body structures is called __________.
a. microscopy
b. pathology
c. physiology
d. anatomy
e. biology
2) eyes and ears are innervated by _________ fibers.
a. white
b. visceral
c. somatic
d. special
e. general
3) growth hormone (gh) hypersecretion causes gigantism when it begins in childhood,
but it is more likely to cause __________ when it begins in adulthood.
a. myxedema
b. graves disease
c. cushing syndrome
d. goiter
e. acromegaly
4) blood functions to __________________.
a. allow for heart contraction and relaxation
b. store energy for the heart
c. provide support to the heart
d. line the heart chambers
e. transport nutrients to the tissues
5) why does an adult not have as many bones as a child?
a. osteoporosis leads to bone loss with age.
b. some separate bones gradually fuse with age.
c. many bones are replaced by cartilage with age.
d. bones are reabsorbed with age.
e. osteoclast activity overcomes osteoblast activity with age.
6) glycolysis and aerobic respiration collectively produce up to ____________ atp per
glucose, whereas anaerobic fermentation produces __________.
a. 2; about the same, varying from one tissue to another
b. 32; none
c. 32; 2
d. 32; 36
e. 36; about the same, varying from one tissue to another
7) stereoscopic vision provides __________.
a. opposable perception
b. color perception
c. depth perception
d. bipedalism
e. opposition of thumbs
8) what determines osmosis from one fluid compartment to another?
a. the temperature difference between compartments
b. the relative concentration of solutes in each compartment
c. the relative volume in each compartment
d. the relative size of each compartment
e. the blood pressure
9) when table salt, sodium chloride (nacl), is placed in water __________.
a.na+ and cl- form ionic bonds with each other
b.na+ and cl- form polar covalent bonds with each other
c.na+ and cl- form hydrogen bonds with water
d.ionic bonds between na+ and cl- are broken
e.na+ and cl- become separated by their van der waals forces
10) the folding and coiling of a protein into a globular shape is the __________
structure of the protein.
a.primary
b.secondary
c.tertiary
d.quaternary
e.denatured
11) when a skeletal muscle lengthens, its __________ helps resist excessive stretching
and subsequent injury to the muscle.
a. thick filaments
b. collagen
c. actin
d. troponin-tropomyosin complex
e. varicosities