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| The walls of the alveoli are composed largely of |
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| simple squamous epithelium |
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| The portion of the eye that prevents light from scattering in the eyeball is the |
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| The substance which provides the eyeball with the most the material to maintain its shape is the |
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| Which of the following is not a refracting part of the eye |
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| Which of the following correctly lists the order of the parts through which light passes as it enters the eye |
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| cornea, aqueous humor, lens, witreous humor |
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| Cataracts result from changes in the |
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| Which of the following is NOT true of color blindness |
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| it occurs most often in women |
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| Which of the following is not true about lysozyme |
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| it stimulates the rods and cones |
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| The bacterial infection known as "pinkeye" is caused by irritation of the |
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| The reflexive movement of the eyes medially when viewing close objects is called |
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| An inflammation of the conjunctiva involves the |
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| delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the front of the eyeball |
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| The sets of color receptors within the retina are snsitive to wavelengths of visible light that are |
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| The oily secretions that libricate the eye are produced by the |
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| The portion of the eye that regulates the amount of light entering the eye, similar to the diaphragm of a camera, is the |
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| Meibomian glands are modified |
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| The greatest visual acuity is found at the |
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| adjustment of the thickness of the lens to make close vision possible |
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| Tears are produced by the lacrimal glands located |
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| above the lateral canthus of each eye |
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| The "blind spot" is located at the |
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| The superior portion of the pharynx is called the |
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| Which of the following is NOT true of the lungs |
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| both lungs have two lobes |
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| The condition that leads to the deaths of many full-term newborn infants and is still incompletely understood is |
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| The conducting passageways of the respirtatory system include all of the following EXCEPT |
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| The auditory tubes, which drain the middle ear, open into the |
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| Air moving into and out of the lungs is |
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| The respirtatory conducting passageways do all of the following EXCEPT |
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| The blueish cast that results from inadequate exygenation of the tissues is called |
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| Cessation of breathing is called |
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| Cillia of the trachea propel contaminated mucus |
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| toward the throat to be swallowed or spat out |
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| Which of the following are the most damaging and disabling respiratory diseases at the present: |
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| tuberculosis and pneumonia |
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| Which of the following is NOT a feature of COPD |
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| most patients have a genetic prediposition of COPD |
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| Which of the following are NOT part of the respiratory zone structures |
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| The nasal cavity is separated from the oral cavity by |
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| both the hard and soft palate |
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| The molecule that lowers surface tension in the alveoli, preventing lung collapse, is called |
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| Which of the following is NOT a function of the sinuses |
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| they are olfactory receptors for smell |
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| The adenoids are also called the |
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| The lipid molecule that coats the alveolar surfaces is called |
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| gas exhcnage between the blood and tissue cells |
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| Which of the following bones does not contain paranasal sinuses |
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| Which of the following is NOT true of lung cancer |
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| it is more prevalent in males than females |
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| Which of the following is NOT true of cystic fibrosis |
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| One of the most important stimuli leading to increased rate and depth of breathing is |
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| increased carbone dioxide in the blood |
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| Which of the following does not apply to the right primary bronchus |
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| it is shorter than the left bronchus |
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| Most carbon dioxide is transported in the plasma as |
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| Which of the following cannot be said of expiration |
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| intrapulmonary volume increases when lungs recoil |
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| Which of the following is NOT true of inspiration |
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| relaxation of the external intercostals helps increase the size of the thoracic cavity |
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| Which of the following is NOT one of the major processes controlled by hormones |
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| Hormone concetrations are usually regulated by |
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| negative feadback mechanisms |
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| Whhich of the following is NOT typical of changes that follow hormone binding |
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| Being libid soluble steriods can do all the following except |
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| The type of endocrine stimulus that involves changing blood levels of certain ions and nutrients is called |
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| in the turk's saddle of the sphenoid bone |
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| stimulate other endocrine glands |
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| The hormone that triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary is |
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| An enlargement of the thyroid is called |
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| Which of the following is NOT a function of oxytocin |
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| postpartum bleeding control |
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| Another name for antidiuretic hormone is |
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| Which of the following hormones exerts its effect primarily on the reproductive organs |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone |
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| The thyroid gland is located |
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| The element necessary for thyroid function is |
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| The antagonist to calcitonin is |
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| Which of the following is NOT produced by the adrenal cortex |
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| When blood levels of aldosterone rise, the kidney tubules |
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| The enyzyme that is produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops and that causes the release of aldosterone is |
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| Which of the following is NOT an action of catecholamines |
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| a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose |
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| Which of the following is NOT a sign of diabetes mellitus |
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| The hormone that appears to help regulate our sleep cycles is |
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| The hormone responsible for T cell maturation is |
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| Estrogens do all the following except |
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| stimulate growth of facial hair |
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| Which of the following is NOT true of androgens |
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| they stimulate the corpus luteum |
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| The corpus luteum produces |
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| The cells in the testes that produce testosterone are called |
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| The secondary sex characteristics brought about by testosterone do NOT include |
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| This type of stem cell that produces all the formed elements except lymphocytes are |
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| A substance that the body reocgnizes as foreign |
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| The universal recipient has blood type |
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| The type of leukocytes that became macrophages are |
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| Type O blood indicates all of the following except |
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| presence of type O antigens |
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| A clot that breaks away from a vessel wall and floats freely in the bloodstream is called an |
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| The ion essential for clotting is |
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| The type of leukocytes that would increase rapidly during allergies and infections of parasitic worms are |
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| Which of the following does NOT describe erythrocytes |
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| they are packed with organelles |
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| In ABO blood typing, a person's blood that was type B would |
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| Platelets are fragments of |
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| During the vascular spasm phase of hemostasis, which chemical is released to bring about vasoconstriction |
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| Which of the following does NOT describe plasma |
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| it is the color of red wine |
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| In adults, blood cell formation occurs in all of the following except the |
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| Thromboplastin and PF3 interact to form |
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| The process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens causes RBCs to clump is called |
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| There are an average of_______ WBCs per cubis millimeter of blood |
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| Which of the following are granulocytes |
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| neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils |
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| Which of the following is NOT true of WBCs |
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| they initiate the clotting process |
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| Which of the following is not one of the physical characteristics of blood |
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| Transfusion reactions can lead to all of the following except |
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| Which of the following is the proper sequence of hemostasis |
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| platelet plug formation, vascular spasm, coagulation |
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| The type of leukocytes that contain large amounts of histamine are |
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| The hormone that regulates erythrocyte production is called |
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| ABO blood groups are based on the presence of |
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| Of the formed elements, which is the most nermous |
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| Stoppage of blood flow is called |
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| The term central nervous system refers to the |
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| Which is the correct sequence of events that follow a threshold potential |
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| 2. sodium channels open and sodium ions diffuse inward. 1. the membrance becomes depolarized. 4. potassium channels open and potassium ions diffuse outward while sodium is activel6 transported out of the cell. 3. the membrane becomes repolarized. ((2,1,4,3)) |
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| IN what way does the interior surface of a cell membrane of a polarized neuron differ from the external environment? The interior is |
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| negatively charged and contains less sodium |
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| Ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid are |
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| Which of the following is a traumatic brain injury |
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| Afferent nerves are also called |
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| Which of the following is the correct sequence of nerves that exit the spinal cord, going from superior to inferior |
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| cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral |
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| The subarachnoid space lies directly between the |
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| arachnoid mater and pia mater |
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| The part of the neuron that normall receives stimuli is called a |
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| Control of temperature, endocrine activity, and thirst are functions associated with the |
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| Cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in |
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| the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord |
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| Which of the following is the correct sequence from the outermost to innermost layers of the meninges |
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| dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater |
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| Which of the following are light touch receptors |
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| The three major parts of the brain stem are the |
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| midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata |
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| When a nerve fiber if polarized, the concentration of |
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| sodium ions is higher on the outside of its membrane and potassium is higher on the inside |
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| Lobe than containts the primary motor area |
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| Preparing the body for the fight-or-flight response is the role of the |
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| sympathetic nervous system |
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| Which of these effectors is NOT directly controlled by the autonomic nervous system |
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| is essential for impulse propagation |
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| The blood brain barrier is effective against |
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| metabolic waste such as urea |
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| The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the |
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| The spinal cord has gray matter on the |
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| inside, white matter on the outside, and a ventral motor root |
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| The central sulcus separates which lobes |
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| frontal lobe from parietal lobe |
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| is faster than conduction on an unmyelinated fiber |
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| The vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are located in the |
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| The point at which an impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another nerve cell is the |
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| A myelinated nerve fiber is characterized as being ____, whereas an unmyelinated nerve fiber is characterized as being ____ |
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| white, and composes of white matter of the brain and spinal cord; gray and composes the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord |
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| The groove separating the cerebral hemispheres is the |
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| Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system are called |
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| If the area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area is damaged, what is the result |
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| motor control of speech muscles is lost |
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| Which of the following numbers of pairs of spinal nerves is correct |
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| A neuron whose primary function is connecting other neurouns is called an |
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| The substance that is released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called |
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| Impluse conduction is fastest in neurons that are |
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| a mass of white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron |
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| Immediately after an action potential is propagated, which of the following ions diffuses out of the cell |
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| Which of the following is the correct sequence in a typical reflex are |
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| receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector |
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| A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a |
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| Elevated ridges on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are called |
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| The layer of the heart wall that contains cardiac muscle tissue is the |
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| Which of the following areas receives blood direction from the four pulmonary veins |
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| Which of the following blood vessels is not part of the systemic circulation |
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| The mitral valvye prevents blood from flowing from the |
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| left ventricle to the left atrium |
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| The tricuspid valve is located between the |
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| right atrium and right ventricle |
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| The superior vena cava empties |
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| deoxygenated blood into the right atrium |
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| Which of the following blood vessels carries oxygenated blood |
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| The aoritc semilunar valve is composed of |
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| three cusps and opens when the left ventricle contracts |
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| The pacemaker of the heart is the |
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| Which of the following is the correct path for the transmission of an impusle into the intrisic conduction system of the heart |
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| SA node, AV node, AV bundle, right and left bundle branches, Purkinje fibers |
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| A heart rate that is substantially slower than a normal one is caleld |
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| Which vessel receives blood during right ventricular systole |
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| The mitral valve is closed |
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| when the ventricle is contracting |
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| Blood enters which of these vessels during ventricular systole: |
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| A)Aorta and C) pulmonary trunk ((BOTH A AND C)) |
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| When considering the lub-dup heart sounds |
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| the first sound is longer and louder and is caused by closure of the AV valvues; the second sound is short and sharper and is caused by closure of semilunar valves |
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| The volume of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each beat of the heart is called the |
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| The path of blood flow in the vascular system is |
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| arteries, arterioles, capillary beds, venules, veins |
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| An increase in parasympathetic nervous system activity causes |
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| a decrease in heart rate and cardiac output |
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| Which of the following is NOT part of the inner ear? |
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| The hearing receptors are located within the |
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| The auditory ossicles are located within the |
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| Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardru, otherwise known as the |
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| The anvil is actually the |
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| The hearing receptors of the organ of Corti are called |
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| The stapes transmits vibrations to the inner ear through the |
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| Receptors stimulated by the movement of fluid or vibration are |
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| The portion of the bony labyrinth responsible for our sense of statis equilibrium is the |
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| An ear infection that follows a cold has passed from the throat through the auditory tube to the |
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| The fluid found between the osseous and membranous labryinths is the |
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