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1
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ACE is a term used for proteins in the lungs named angiotensin converting enzymes. ACE is an example of an

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Acronym

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More than one tissue joined into a structure that has a specific function form:

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Organs

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Cellular energy is used when solute molecules are:

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Moved from low concentration to high concentration

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Which are individual units of an element

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Atoms

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5
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The function of superoxide dimutase is to

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Neutralize free radicals

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6
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Use the table:
Chlorine (Cl-) will be moving down its concentration gradient if it:

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Moves from outside the cell (extracellular) to inside the cell (intracellular)

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Prostaglandin molecules are:

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Eicosanoids
Lipids
(a and b)

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Regions of an organ are formed by a mass of similar cells are:

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Tissues

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9
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You add a compound to a solution and test the pH. You see that the solution has become more acidic.

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There are more hydrogen ions in the solution after the addition

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Gabrielle Fallopio was an Italian anatomist whose name was used as the anatomic term for fallopian tube. Fallopian tube is:

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An eponym

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11
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The functional group in the square is:
NH2

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An amino group

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12
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Keratin is:

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A structural protein

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13
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Antioxidants protect the body from:

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Free radicals

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14
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Peptide bonds are found in:

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Proteins

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15
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Dehydration synthesis results in the formation of:

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Polysaccharides
Proteins
Disaccharides
(a, b, and c)

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16
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Bonds formed between atoms in a molecule are a result of the interaction of

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Electrons in the valence shell

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17
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X-rays and gamma rays are capable of:

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Removing electrons from molecules

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18
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Microscopy is the field of using microscopes to view objects. Which field of fields of anatomy are dependent on microscopy?

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Histology
Cytology
(A and C)

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19
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Which is the basis for anatomy

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Inspection

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20
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This is a simple representation of an atom of magnesium.
How many electrons are in the valence shell?

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2

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21
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Predict whether magnesium will become a cation or an anion

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Magnesium will become a cation

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22
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Super oxide anions are free radicals. These molecules:

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Have unpaired electrons

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23
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This is the structural formula showing 2 acetic acid molecules. The arrows indicate:

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Hydrogen bonds

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24
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In the acetic acid molecules shown in the previous question, which of the following is true?

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The HYDROGEN atoms nearest to the dotted line carry a PARTIALLY POSITIVE charge

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25
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Acetic acid is an acid because it will:

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Release a proton into a solution

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26
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Hydrolysis is:

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A catabolic reaction

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27
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Which 2 functional groups are found in all types of amino acids?

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Amino group and carboxyl group

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28
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Monosaccharides and disaccharides are:

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Carbohydrates

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29
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The lipid molecules that form biological membranes are

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Phospholipid molecules

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30
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Proteins inculde

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Greater than 50 amino acid subunits

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31
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A molecule including a phosphate group, a 5-carbon sugar, and a nitrogen containing base is

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A nucleotide

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32
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Which macromolecules are described as being globular

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Proteins

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33
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Cholesterol molecules are

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Lipids

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34
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Cholesterol molecules are important in which structures?

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Cell membrane

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35
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Receptor mediated endocytosis is associated with

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Clatharin

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36
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Which of the following creates a sodium concentration gradient in the cytoplasm?

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Sodium-potassium ATPase

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37
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Which structure is responsible for the removal of specifically marked proteins from the cytoplasm?

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Proteasome

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38
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The image below is a CT scan of the head. Which of the following is correct?

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The cerebellum and the scalp are of ectodermal origin and the occipital bone is of mesodermal origin

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39
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Hypertonic saline is a 7.2% solution. The cytosine of a body cell is a 0.9% solution. A cell placed in hypertonic saline will

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Shrink

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40
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Distilled water is a hypotonic solution. A cell placed in distilled water will:

(The cytosine of a body cell is a 0.9% solution)

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Swell

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41
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Dynamic rearrangement of the micro filaments in the cytoskeleton is necessary for

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The creation of pseudopods by macrophages

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42
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Newly formed proteins synthesized by ribosomes that are attached to the endoplasmic reticulum will be found in

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The cistern of endoplasmic reticulum

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43
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Which organelle is responsible for the lipid synthesis and detoxification of some compounds?

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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44
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The enzymes for the completion of cellular respiration are arranged in order in the membranes of the

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Mitochondria

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45
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The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine:

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The lining of the duodenum is simple columnar epithelium
The lining of the duodenum includes unicellular glands
(A and B)

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46
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Mast Cells in Cardiovascular Disease is a paper published in The International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Where in the heart and blood vessels are mast cells located

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Areolar connective tissue

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47
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The most superficial layer of the visceral peritoneum is

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Simple squamous epithelial tissue

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48
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Urothelium is a tissue that most resembles

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Stratified epithelial tissue

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49
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What is the function of cholesterol in the plasma membrane?

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Maintain membrane fluidity

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50
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If you were designing an experiment investigating the physiology of fibroblasts that specialize in producing reticular fibers, from which organ would you isolate cells?

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Lymph nodes

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51
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If you were designing an experiment investigating the physiology of fibroblasts that specialize in producing elastic fibers, from which organ would you isolate cells?

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Large artery

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52
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Arthritis occurs when the cells in the cartilage covering bone tissue in joints die. What type of cell is lost?

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Chondrocyte

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53
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All of the following contribute to bacterial and fungal resistance in the skin except:

vitamin D sythesis

production of dermcidins and defensins

an acid mantle

minimal water content

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Vitamin D synthesis

54
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Ceruminous glands are found in the

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Lining of the ear canal

55
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Which cells are found in the lacunae bone tissue

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Osteocytes

56
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Adult stem cells that differentiate into keratinocytes are found in the

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Stratum basale 

57
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Keratinocytes receive oxygen supply for the

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Papillary layer

58
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Which of the following is primarily stratified squamous epithelial tissue?

hypodermis

epidermis

dermis

59
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Which of the following is important in holding cells of the stratum spinosum together?

tactile cells

dendric cells

desmosomes

eleidin

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Desmosomes

60
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The skin receives 10 times more oxygen rich blood and cells in the skin need. The function of this pattern of blood flow is

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Thermoregulation

61
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Skin pigment are produced by

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Melanocytes

62
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In which layer are cells dead, keratinized, thin, and scaly?

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Stratum corneum

63
Q

Erythema is

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Redskin due to vasodilation

64
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Hepatitis C virus causes liver inflammation and liver failure. What skin abnormality would result?

65
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Deoxygenated hemoglobin in the dermis will result in

66
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The primary ossification center develops

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During endochondral ossification of the diaphysis of long bones

67
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The increase in width of a long bone is

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Appositional growth

68
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What roll do chondrocytes play in bone formation?

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Chondrocytes produce hyaline cartilage

69
Q

Collagen fibers, glycosaminoglycan molecules, proteoglycan molecules, and glycoproteins are part of

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Bones organic material

70
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A tibia contains no epiphyseal plate

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This is the mature bone of an adult

71
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Which cells will be most obviously affected by hypocalcemia

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Muscle cells and neurons

72
Q

Calcitonin is released by which cell type?

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Parafollicular cells in the thyroid gland

73
Q

Which layers of the epidermidis are most important for the immune surveillance of the skin?

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Stratum spinousum and stratum granulosum

74
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Bromhidrosis is associated with

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Apocrine sweat glands

75
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All of the following cells/structures are located in the stratum basale except

keratinocytes

stem cells

melanocytes

sensory neuron receptors

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Sensory neuron receptors

76
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Mineral and bone disorder is associated with chronic kidney disease. The production of which hormone is reduced by kidney disease?

A

Calcitriol

77
Q

Striae are caused by

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Excessive stretching of the reticular layer of the dermis

78
Q

Which is correct?

canliculi form central canals

canaliculi form osteons

lamellae form osteons

osteons are delicate plates of bone

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Lamellae form osteons

79
Q

Pneumonia can result in the inability to oxygenated blood. Patient experiencing an ammonia may exhibit

80
Q

Inflammatory mediators signals cause vasodilation. Inflame skin will exhibit

81
Q

The parietal bone develop by

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Intramembranous ossification

82
Q

Hydroxyapatite is

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Calcium phosphate SALT

83
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Red bone marrow abnormalities may lead to

84
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What hormone is released due to hypocalcemia

85
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What happens to keratinocytes in the stratum spinosum?

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They become non-mitotic

86
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The rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius are muscles located in the

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Anterior compartment of the thigh

87
Q

What structure provides most of the anterior stabilization of the glenohumeral joint?

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The biceps brachii muscle

88
Q

Which muscle stabilizes the posterior knee?

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Semimembranosus

89
Q

In the coxal joint, the acetabulum articulate with the

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Head of the femur

90
Q

The tibia and the tallus articulate at the

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Medical talocrual joint

91
Q

A muscle fascicle is surrounded by

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Perimysium

92
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The superficial posterior compartment of the forearm is separated from the deep posterior compartment of the forearm by

93
Q

Which produces most of the force during a particular action?

94
Q

The masseter, temporalis, medial pterygoid, and lateral pterygoid muscles allow:

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Biting and cutting with the mandible

95
Q

All of the following extend the head except

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Sternocleidomastoid

96
Q

The rotator cuff is composed of which muscles?

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Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis

97
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Which muscle is the prime mover of pushing with the arms?

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Serratus anterior

98
Q

Which protein blocks binding sites for myosin heads?

99
Q

Which of the following is correct?

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When acetylcholine binds receptors on the sarcolemma, an impulse is propogated to and throughout tubules

100
Q

When voltage gated potassium channels open in the sarcolemma, all of the following occurs except

A

Potassium rushes into the muscle fiber

101
Q

The sarcoplasmic reticulum stores

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Calcium ions

102
Q

Red muscle fibers are

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Slow oxidative fibers that depend on aerobic ATP production

103
Q

Linear protien wrapped around F-actin

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Tropomyosin

104
Q

Release neurotransmitters that stimulates smooth muscle cells

A

Vaicosities

105
Q

Protein found in the sarcoplasmic reticulum

A

Calsequestrin

106
Q

Links f-actin to the endomysium

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Dystrophin

107
Q

The resting potential of a muscle fiber -90 mV. Which is correct?

A

There is a higher concentration of potassium in the intracellular fluid and trapped anions

108
Q

Where the voltage gated calcium channels located at the neuromuscular junction?

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Within the membrane of the axon terminal

109
Q

Which protein is responsible for the power stroke of a skeletal muscle contraction?

110
Q

If you are on ice skates, which muscles are the most important for preventing leg abduction?

A

The muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh

111
Q

The muculocutaneous nerve supplies the biceps brachii and the brachialis muscles. Damage to this nerve will result in

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The inability to oppose elbow extension
The inability to flew the elbow
Decreased ability to supinate the forearm
(A, B, and C)

112
Q

The axis of rotation of the arms of the person in the image above is the

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Sagittal plane

113
Q

The somatic branch of the nervous system and the visceral branch of the nervous system are divisions of the

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Peripheral nervous system

114
Q

The central nervous system is composed of

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The brain and spinal cord only

115
Q

Cardiac muscle, gland, and smooth muscle receive innervation from

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Visceral motor neurons

116
Q

Which are parts of sensory neurons?

A

Afferent fibers

117
Q

Which are parts of motor neurons?

A

Efferent fibers

118
Q

Microtubules are most important for transport in which part of the neuron?

119
Q

Most of the brain and spinal cord neurons are

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Multipolar neurons

120
Q

Olfactory neurons in the roof of the nasal cavity and neurons located in the retina of the eye are

A

Unipolar neurons

121
Q

Which neuron structure is specialized for rapid impulse transmission from the soma to the axon terminal?

122
Q

Which of the following are necessary for anterograde transport in an axon?

A

Microtubules and motor proteins

123
Q

Which arrow in the image below indicates a dendrite?

124
Q

Which cells in the central nervous system are both mobile and phagocytic?

125
Q

Which cells in the brain are important to the blood-brain barrier?

A

Astrocytes

126
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Which support cells are found only in the peripheral nervous system?

A

Schwann cells and satellite cells

127
Q

Gray matter is composed of

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neurosomas, dendrites, and synapses

128
Q

The most superficial meningeal layer of the brain is the

A

Dura matter

129
Q

Which meningeal layer is in direct contact with the nervous tissue?

A

Pita mater

130
Q

The neural tube forms from the

131
Q

The brain is cushioned and protected by they buoyancy of the

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The cerebrospinal fluid deep to the arachnoid mater

132
Q

In the image above: area where membrane polarization is not able to change.

A

B

(myelinated area)

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