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Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin are products of:
A. blood capillaries
B. endocrine glands
C. the anterior pituitary
D. kidney and uterine wall cells, respectively
E. neurosecretory cells |
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Arteries do not:
A. carry blood to the heart
B. carry deoxygenated blood
C. carry oxygenated blood
D. have higher average blood pressure than veins
E. have thicker, more muscular walls than veins |
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| A. carry blood to the heart |
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Flat bones:
A. form the functional units in the wrists and ankles
B. allow attachment of large muscle masses
C. are found only in the appendicular skeleton
D. usually form by a process called endochondral ossification |
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| B. allow attachment of large muscle masses |
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Hemoglobin has the highest affinity for (binds most tightly to):
A. H2O
B. N2
C. CO2
D. O2
E. H2CO3
F. CO |
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If the DNA triplets (codons) were ATG-CGT, the tRNA anticodons would be:
A. ATG-CGT
B. ATG-CGU
C. UAG-CGU
D. AUG-CGU
E. UAC-GCA |
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Most hormones are distributed throughout the body by the:
A. blood system
B. nervous system
C. integumentary system
D. lymphatic system
E. exocrine system |
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Regular somatic (body) cells have how many sex chromosomes in their nuclei?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 23
E. 44 |
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Signals from the parasympathetic nervous system cause which of the following?
A. rise in blood sugar level
B. increase in digestive system movements
C. rise in metabolic rate
D. increase in pulse rate
E. rise in blood pressure |
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| B. increase in digestive system movements |
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The functional unit of the kidney is called the:
A. loop of henle
B. nephron
C. glomerulus
D. convoluted tubule
E. Bowman's capsule
F. portal vessel
G. none of these |
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The important feature of all cells that react to a specific hormone is (are) the:
A. proximity of the endocrine glands
B. type of blood supply they receive
C. presence of an appropriate receptor
molecule |
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| C. presence of an appropriate receptor molecule |
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The level of carbon dioxide in the blood is indirectly sensed by the nervous system via measurement of blood:
A. salinity
B. temperature
C. pressure
D. density
E. viscosity
F. acidity
G. velocity |
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The pituitary gland is controlled by the:
A. corpus callosum
B. hypothalamus
C. pons
D. medulla
E. thalamus |
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The superior vena cava drains blood from the:
A. legs
B. arms
C. intestines
D. gentitals |
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The two main divisions of the nervous system are:
A. sensory and motor
B. skeletal and visceral
C. somatic and autonomic
D. central and peripheral
E. sympathetic and parasympathetic |
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| D. central and peripheral |
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What is the major reason that you cannnot avoid dehydration by drinking urine?
A. Urine is more concentrated than blood plasma.
B. Urine lacks a delicious refreshing taste.
C. Urine is too warm to cool your body. |
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| A. Urine is more concentrated than blood plasma. |
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| What is the proper sequence of air flow in the human respiratory system? |
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Definition
| nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi |
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| What occurs during systole? |
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| The heart muscle tissues contract. |
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When an impulse passes from one nueron to the next, it:
A. passes from axon to cell body to dendrite
B. undergoes repolarization
C. is passed directly from dendrite to axon
D. can bypass the cell bodies of both axon and dendrite
E. passes from axon |
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| E. passes from axon to dendrite |
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Which correctly describes the path of blood through the heart?
A. RA - RV - LA - LV
B. RA - LA - RV - LV
C. LV - LA - RV - RA
D. LA - LV - RV - RA |
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Which of the following is not a type of muscle tissue?
A. cardiac
B. smooth
C. pulmonary
D. striated |
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Which of the following could be found in the ovary?
A. cervix
B. sperm
C. fallopian tube
D. corpus luteum
E. endometrium |
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Whihch of the following doesn't belong?
A. alveoli of lung
B. dermis of skin
C. microvilli of intestine
D. capillaries of circulatory system |
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Which of the following is in the correct order?
A. heart - artery - vein - capillary
B. heart - vein - capillary - artery
C. heart - vein - artery - capillary
D. heart - artery - capillary - vein |
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| D. heart - artery - capillary - vein |
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Which of the following is not found in the male penis?
A. corpus cavernosa
B. urethra
C. corpus spongiosum
D. glands
E. seminiferous tubule |
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Which of the following structures does not surround the brain?
A. pia mater
B. dura mater
C. skull
D. arachnoid
E. cerebellum |
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Your brain is derived (made) from:
A. ectoderm
B. mesoderm
C. endoderm |
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Which vitamin is made in the skin when ultraviolet light is absorbed?
A
B
C
D
E |
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which of the following chromosomal arrangements is usually not found anywhere in the human male?
A. 23:Y
B. 46:XY
C. 46:XX
D. 23:X
E. 23:X and 23:Y |
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Which of the following includes all of other?
A. carbohydrate
B. cellulose
C. sucrose
D. glucose
E. glycogen |
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Which of the following is not found in the male penis?
A. urethra
B. glans
C. seminiferous tubule
D. corpus spongiosum
E. corpus cavernosum |
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Which of the following organs of the digestive system is different from the other four because it does not produce any secretions that aid in the digestive process?
A. esophagus
B. salivary gland
C. pancreas
D. liver
E. stomach |
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The ductus areterious is to the lungs as the ductus venosus is to the:
A. liver
B. brain
C. eyes
D. lungs
E. heart
F. bones |
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The epiglottis blocks passage into the:
A. liver
B. small intestine
C. stomach
D. trachea
E. gall bladder
F. large intestine
G. esophagus |
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The _____ is the highest and largest brain area found in humans.
A. medulla oblongata
B. hypothalamus
C. cerebrum
D. limbic system
E. cerebellum
F. thalamus |
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The primary embryonic source tissue for the inner lining of the respiratory tract is:
A. ectoderm
B. mesoderm
C. endoderm |
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The stage of development that comes last is the:
A. implantation stage
B. fetal stage
C. embryonic stage
D. cleavage stage |
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Through the process of homeostasis, a human being will strive to maintain a constant:
A. internal temperature
B. blood glucose (sugar) level
C. blood pressure and pulse
D. cell and blood pH level
E. all of these
F. none of these |
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Used for side to side grinding.
A. incisors
B. tusks
C. canines
D. carnassials
E. molars |
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Which cross produce a child with type O blood?
A. AO × BB
B. AA × BO
C. AB × OO
D. AO × BO |
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