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| vas deferens is severed and tied off |
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| oviducts are cauterized or cut and tied off; can cause pain in the pelvic area |
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| coils inserted into the uterus by a physician; can cause pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| oral contraceptive made of synthetic estrogen and progesterone |
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| interfere with hormones that prevent ovulation or affect hormone levels between ovulation and implantation; can cause nausea, dizziness, abdominal pain |
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| placed over the cervix before intercourse |
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| spermicidal foam or jelly |
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| toxic to sperm should be used with a condom or diaphragm |
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| avoid intercourse during a woman's fertile period; not very reliable |
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| not effective, pre-ejaculation fluid may contain sperm |
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| rinsing the vagina with a chemical after intercourse; practically useless |
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| stimulates the corpus luteum to produce progesterone; pregnancy test |
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| causes contraction of the uterus; released when a newborn suckles, triggers contractions that force milk into the milk ducts |
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| synthesis of enzymes required for milk production |
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| produced in the first three days, clear-yellow fluid-contains antibodies |
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| extensions where the neuron receives information |
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| extensions that carry signals away from neurons |
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| a reversal in charge across a neuron's plasma membrane; how neurons accept and pass on signals |
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| chemical synapse (synaptic cleft) |
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| a narrow cleft between the output zone of a neuron and the input zone of an adjacent cell |
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| signaling molecules that diffuse across synaptic clefts |
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| long axons of sensory or motor neurons |
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| automatic movements made in response to stimuli |
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| connected to motor neurons in the spinal cord |
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| expressway for signals between the peripheral nervous system and the brain; sensory and motor neurons connect here; threads through the vertebral column |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| nerves which thread through the rest of the body |
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| control movement of the head, trunk and limbs |
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| control smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands |
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| transmits movements (because of soundwaves) to the 3 ear bones |
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| 3 ear bones; malleus, incus, stapes |
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| has a fluid filled channel |
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| responds to the movement of fluid within the cochlea and transmits this information to the brain via the auditory nerve=sound |
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| clear covering of the eye |
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| muscle that regulates the amount of light that passes into the eye; colored part |
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| a thin layer in the back of the eye; contains 2 types of photoreceptors (cones and rods) |
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| color and detailed vision; clumped in a central area |
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| scattered throughout the retina; night time vision |
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| focuses the incoming image onto photoreceptors; change with focus |
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| carries sensory input from the eyes to the brain |
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| Total Fertility Rate (TFR) |
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| the average number of children that a woman can have in her lifetime |
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| seek to lower the birth rate |
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| those organisms that can interbreed with one another and produce viable offspring |
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| variety of different species, genetic variability, and the variety of ecosystems within an area |
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| tolerate a wide variety of conditions and eat a variety of foods |
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| usually limited to one type of habitat, and eat only one, or a few types of food |
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During which of the following would you expect anaerobic respiration to contribute a large percentage of the ATP?
A. bubbling in answers on your scantron B. running a sprint C. digesting a cheeseburger D. cardiac muscle contraction |
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| (T or F) All your skeletal muscle cells either contract 100% or not at all |
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| A newborn infant has a fontanel (soft spot on its head) because these joints have not fully formed: A. synovial B. cartilaginous C. fibrous D. none of the above |
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| If someone has osteoarthritis, this condition is due to: A. a breakdown in the bone B. swelling of the muscle tissue C. a breakdown in the cartilage D. break down in motor units |
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| If you become overheated, glands found in the ____ will release secretions to cool you down. A. stratum corneum B. stratum basale C. dermis D. hypodermis |
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| If one end of a tendon is connected to a muscle, then the other end is connected to a/an: A. another muscle B. cartilaginous tissue C. bone D. layer of adipose tissue |
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| If you eat a doughnut that contains starch, where is the first place that starch will be broken down? A. In the oral cavity B. in the stomach C. in the esophagus D. in the small intestine |
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The stratum basale contains structures that release secretions which:
A. cool the skin C. darken the skin
B. lubricate the skin D. cause cells to die |
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Osteoclasts ____bony matrix, when they are stimulated by _______
A. deposit, somatotropin C. deposit, chondrocytes
B. remove, somatotropin D. ossify, thyroxine |
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| If you damage a disk in your back, you have damaged what type of cartilage? A. fibrocartilage B. elastic cartilage C. hylaine cartilage D. none of the above |
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| Which of the following is true of Haversian systems? A. found in the spongy bone B. contain chondrocytes C. are found in compact bone D. all of these are true |
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| An electrogastrogram is a lie detector test that measures the rate of peristalsis, which is the contraction in: A. smooth muscle B. cardiac muscle C. skeletal muscle D. none of the above |
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| The gastrocnemius is attached to the femur, but the femur does not move when the gastrocnemius contracts. The femur is the ____ for the gastrocnemius. A. insertion B. origin C. motor point D. contraction anchor |
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What do hair, fingernails, and skin cells all have in common?
A. they are all found exclusively in the stratum corneum B. they all contain nervous tissue C. they are all made of keratin D. they are all found in the dermis |
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| When the cells from the stratum basale die, where do they go? A. to the dermis B. to the stratum corneum C. to the hypodermis D. they flake directly from the stratum basale into the air |
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Which of the following would NOT be an example of homeostatic conditions for your average human? A. glucose in the cells B. temperature of 98.6◦ F
C. blood pH of 6.8 D. these are all examples of normal homeostatic conditions |
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| If you get scared and have goose bumps, where are the muscles found that will cause those goose bumps? A. in the epidermis B. in the stratum corneum C. in the stratum basale D. in the dermis |
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| Which of the following is the most dangerous form of skin cancer? A. malignant melanoma B. squamos cell carcinoma C. basal cell carcinoma D. epithelial sarcoma |
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| If you tear the cartilage in your elbow, then what type of cartilage have you damaged? A. fibrocartilage B. hyaline cartilage C. elastic cartilage D. osteocartilage |
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| These structures transport nutrients from the Haversian canal to the osteocytes: A. lamellae B. osteoblasts C. canaliculi D. lacunae |
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What do osteocytes and chondrocytes have in common? A. they are both found in bone B. they are both found with the the lamellae C. they are both found in lacunae
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Which of the following is true of cartilage? A. found in the synovial joints B. your bones start off as cartilage models C. composed of cells called chondrocytes
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If you sprain your knee, then specifically this term indicates you have damaged the _____ in that knee. A. muscle B. tendon
C. ligament D. all of the above |
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| Where are sarcomeres found? A. in tendons B. in compact bone C. in ligaments D. in muscle cells |
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| Which of the following does NOT move towards the center of the sarcomere when it contracts? A. actin myofilaments B. the Z band C. myosin myofilaments D. none of these move towards the center of the sarcomere |
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| Both actin and myosin myofilaments are found in the: A. I band B. H zone C. A band D. Z band |
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The role of calcium in muscle contraction is that it: A. unblocks binding sites on the actin myofilaments B. provides energy for the myosin heads C. creates the action potential
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| When an impulse stimulates a muscle cell, it will hit the and then go into the t-tubules. A. sacroplasmic reticulum B. myosin myofilaments C. sarcolemma D. actin myofilaments |
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You can use the same muscles to pick up a thimble or a 50 lb weight. When you pick up the heavy weight you are generating more force because: A. each individual muscle cell is contracting with greater force B. the tendons become less elastic
C. more motor units are stimulated D. all of the above |
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| When a muscle goes into tetany, it is because: A. the rate of the stimulus is so high that it does not allow for relaxation B. it is the only time muscle cells are contracting 100% C. a threshold stimulus has been reached D. all of the above |
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| The time between when the application of a stimulus and when the muscle contracts is referred to as the: A. refractory period B. temporal summation C. multiple motor summation D. the latent period |
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If someone has high blood pressure, it can put strain on the blood vessel walls and _______ muscle found there, the only type of muscle that lacks striations.
A. cardiac muscle B. skeletal muscle C. smooth muscle D. all of the above |
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| If the rate of impulses generated by the nervous system increase and increase the force and rate of contraction, this would be referred to as: A. multiple motor summation B. threshold stimulus C. temporal summation D. all of the above |
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| If starch is broken down into maltose in the digestive system, this process would be referred to as: A. dehydration synthesis B. lipogenesis C. hydrolysis D. emulsification |
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| If someone gets heartburn, it is because their has not closed completely. A. epiglottis B. pharynx C. cardiac sphincter D. pyloric sphincter |
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