Which of the following muscle types is described as striated and under involuntary control?
A. cardiac muscle
B. smooth muscle
C. skeletal muscle
D.
... [Show More] gluteus maximus - correct answer A. cardiac muscle
You don't have to tell your heart to beat
The corpus callosum is associated with which part of the brain?
A. cerebellum
B. pons
C. cerebrum
D. midbrain - correct answer C. cerebrum
The corpus callosum connects the two cerebral hemispheres
Which of the following describes the volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a single respiratory cycle?
A. tidal volume
B. lung capacity
C. vital capacity
D. minimal volume - correct answer A. tidal volume
Which of the following is the most superficial layer of the epidermis?
A. stratum basale
B. stratum spinosum
C. stratum lucidum
D. stratum corneum - correct answer D. stratum corneum
Come lets go sun bathing
Which of the following tissue types is avascular and contains a basement membrane?
A. connective
B. muscle
C. epithelial
D. nervous - correct answer C. epithelial
Epithelial tissue does not have a blood supply
Which of the following joints is a type of hinge joint?
A. finger interphalangeal joint
B. shoulder joint
C. cranial sutures
D. sternoclavicular joint - correct answer A. finger interphalangeal joint
Which of the following is classified as a fibrous joint?
A. intervertebral discs
B. symphysis pubis
C. cranial suture
D. elbow joint - correct answer C. cranial suture
Which of the following substances is a nitrogenous waste excreted by the body?
A. urea
B. electrolytes
C. carbon dioxide
D. water - correct answer a. urea
Proteins are made of amino acids that have a nitrogenous base. That nitrogenous base forms ammonia and is converted to urea in the liver
The thoracic cavity lies ____ to the abdominopelvic cavity.
A. dorsal
B. ventral
C. superior
D. inferior - correct answer C. superior
Which hormone is produced by the pancreas?
A. cholecystokinin
B. glucagon
C. gastrin
D. melatonin - correct answer B. glucagon
Glucagon is made by the pancreas in response to low blood glucose
Which of the following processes results in the formation of polar bodies?
A. oogenesis
B. mitosis
C. spermatogenesis
D. gonadogenesis - correct answer A. oogenesis
Which of the following receptor types detects pain stimuli?
A. nociceptors
B. proprioceptors
C. photoreceptors
D. baroreceptors - correct answer A. nociceptors
Nociceptors detect pain
Proprioceptors detect positioning and movement
Photoreceptors detect light
Baroreceptors detect pressure
Which of the following hormones surges right before ovulation to help trigger this event?
A. testosterone
B. estrogen
C. FSH
D. LH - correct answer D. LH
Luteinizing Hormon
Which of the following neurons carries a sensory stimulus to the central nervous system?
A. interneuron
B. motor neuron
C. efferent neuron
D. afferent neuron - correct answer D. afferent neuron
Remember "A" like arriving to CNS
In which of the following structures will filtrate enter after it leaves the distal convoluted tubule?
A. glomerulus
B. proximal convoluted tubule
C. loop of Henle
D. collecting duct - correct answer D. collecting duct
The collecting duct is after the distal convoluted tubule
Which of the following structures found in compact bone forms channels that contains blood vessels and nerves?
A. lacunae
B. lamellae
C. osteon
D. haversian canal - correct answer D. haversian canal
The osteon is the functional unit of bone and the haversian canal runs in the center of it
Which of the following cells is not a nonspecific phagocytic white blood cell?
A. t lymphocytes
B. neutrophils
C. macrophages
D. monocytes - correct answer A. t lymphocytes
Which of the following will blood enter after it leaves the pulmonary vein?
A. right atrium
B. left atrium
C. lungs
D. tricuspid valve - correct answer B. left atrium
pulmonary veins bring blood back to the heart through the left atrium
What type of immunity classification is represented if Jane is exposed to a virus and her immune system begins to make antibodies against the viral antigens?
A. naturally acquired active immunity
B. naturally acquired passive immunity
C. artificially acquired active immunity
D. artificially acquired passive immunity - correct answer A. naturally acquired active immunity
natural means not man made, body does it on it's own
artificial means man made intervention
active means that your body specifically makes the antibodies
passive means someone else makes the antibodies and they get transferred to you
Drew observes an unidentified slide under the microscope. She notes that the cells are multinucleated and show striations. Which type of cell or tissue is she most likely observing?
A. neurons
B. skeletal muscle
C. osteoblasts
D. cardiac muscle - correct answer B. skeletal muscle
Which of the following systems keeps fluid from accumulating is tissue spaces?
A. lymphatic system
B. circulatory system
C. urinary system
D. reproductive system - correct answer A. lymphatic system
Which of the following structures contains deoxygenated blood?
A. left ventricle
B. pulmonary vein
C. aorta
D. pulmonary artery - correct answer D. pulmonary artery
The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
If Mary has Type A positive blood, what type of blood can she receive? (Select all that apply)
A. O-
B. AB-
C. A-
D. O+
E. B+ - correct answer A. O-
C. A-
D. O+
Which of the following substances would not be found in the filtrate?
A. glucose
B. red blood cells
C. sodium
D. urea - correct answer B. red blood cells
Which of the following structures controls the movement of chyme from the stomach into the small intestine?
A. cardiac sphincter
B. lower esophageal sphincter
C. ileocecal sphincter
D. pylori sphincter - correct answer D. pylori sphincter
Which of the following will occur when the parasympathetic nervous system is activated?
A. digestion increases
B. pupils dilate [Show Less]