Final Exam Questions 30-49

Question 1

the congenital condition of “crossed eyes” is also known as:

Answer 1

strabismus

Question 2

which one of the following blood vessels in the fetus has the highest concentration of oxygen:

Answer 2

ductus venosus

Question 3

which one of the following does NOT receive blood directly from the aortic arch:

Answer 3

right common carotid artery

Question 4

muscle tissue that has involuntary regulation of contraction is:

Answer 4

cardiac muscle and smooth muscle

Question 5

finger-like upward projections of the dermis into that epidermis are called:

Answer 5

dermal papillae

Question 6

the olfactory area is found within the:

Answer 6

temporal lobe

Question 7

ninety-six percent of the human body is composed of the elements:

Answer 7

carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen

Question 8

the cerebrospinal fluid:

Answer 8

is continually formed mostly by the choroid plexuses

Question 9

the gland that produces tears in the eye is called the:

Answer 9

lacrimal gland

Question 10

vitamin d and sex hormones are both:

Answer 10

steroids

Question 11

the sternum is the result of fusion of three bones called the:

Answer 11

manubrium, body, xiphoid process

Question 12

four of the five answers listed below are parts of the same anatomical area. select the exception.

Answer 12

fibula

Question 13

muscles and glands are:

Answer 13

effectors

Question 14

in order the worm the body up when cold:

Answer 14

the arrector pili muscles contract to stand hairs upright

Question 15

nails are composed of:

Answer 15

keratin

Question 16

which one of the following represents the correct sequence from outermost to innermost layers of the meninges:

Answer 16

dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

Question 17

the uppermost layer of skin is:

Answer 17

full of keratin

Question 18

a cell whose job is to detoxify harmful or poisonous substances such as alcohol would have many:

Answer 18

peroxisomes

Question 19

the portion of the bony labyrinth responsible for static equilibrium is the:

Answer 19

vestibule

Question 20

gustatory hairs are to taste as olfactory hairs are to:

Answer 20

smell