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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
04/28/2013

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which of the following covers the surface of the lungs
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visceral pleura
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which of the following organs are situated within the mediastinum
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thymus,trachea,and esophagus
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which of the following regions relates to the upper leg
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femoral
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a person facing forward with arms at the sides and palms forward is considered to be in which of the following positions
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anatomical
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which of the following systems is responsible for heat production,locomotion,and supporting the internal organs
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muscular
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the charateristics of the nervous system include
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all of the above
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which of the following body systems is comprised of the skin,hair,and nails
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integumentary
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structures within cells that have specialized functions are called
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organelles
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the branch of physiology that studies functions modified by disease is refered to as
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pathology
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which of the following is not an example of negative us feedback
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a rise in estrogen during the menstrual cycle increases the number of progesterone receptors in uter
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which of the following is not a body plane
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dorsal
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abdominal regions are divided to how many imaginary regions
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9
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Which of the following is not a charateristic of the endocrine system
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it produces a more rapid response to body changes than the nervous system
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t or f the external environment of the human body must stay relatively stable in order for the person to survive
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false
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which of the following is not part of an atom
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molecules
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ionic bonds formed when
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cations and anions are held together by opposite charges
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organic chemicals are those that always contain the elements
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hydrogen and carbon
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which of the following is not an inorgaic compound
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salts
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the most abundant compound in the human body is
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water
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which of the following is not an example of an organic substance
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bicarbonate
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t or f most living organisms need about 62 elements to survive
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false
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t or f copper,fluorine,and iron are major elements of the body
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false
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shrinking occurs when a blood cell is placed in a what solution
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hypertonic
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a network of intracellular membranes attached to ribosomes is known as the
Definition
RER rough endoplasmic reticulum
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which of the following statements is false about the function of the cell membrane
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controlling movement into the nucleus
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what is the fluid within the mitchondria called
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cytosol
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modification of the cell membrane is a function of the
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golgi apparatus
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componets of the cytosol may include
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all of the above
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t or f sex cells are also called germ cells
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true
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t or f diffusion is the process by which substances spontaneoulsly move from regions of lower concentrations to regions of higher concentration
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true
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glucose through glycolysis is converted in
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pyruvic acid
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In glycolysis each molecule of glucose metabolized releases enough energy to form how many molecules of ATP
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2
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when simple sugars molecules make up molecules of glycogen the process is referred to as
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anabolism
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excessive catabolism leads to
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wasting of tissues
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a polypeptide is formed from
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many amino acids
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the target of enzyme action is called
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substrate
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when a polypeptide has more than 100 molecules it is considered to be a
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protein
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enzymes are most often
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proteins
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in the process of glycolysis glucose is broken to yield
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pyruvic acid and lactic acid
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t or f cellular respiration requries 3 types of reactions glycolysis,hydrolysis,and rate limiting enzymes
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false
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t or f aerobic reactions yield as many as 6  ATP molecules per glucose molecule
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false
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t or f cofactors are small molecules or ions that must combine with enzymes for activity
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true
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