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1
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Which body cavity is located inferior to the diaphragm and superior to the pelvic rim of the hip bones?

A

Abdominal cavity

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2
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Which type of Epithelial tissue would be the least protective?

A

Simple squamous Epithelium

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3
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epithelial tissue?

A

It contains abundant blood vessels

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4
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Which of the following tissue lacks blood vessels (avascular)?

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Epithelial tissue

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5
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What type of muscle contains intercalated discs?

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Cardiac muscle

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6
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This epithelium lines the urinary bladder

A

Transition epithelium

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7
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Which body system is responsible for proving protection, regulating, body temperature, and being the site of cutaneous receptors?

A

Integumentary system

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8
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the urinary bladder is found in which abdominopelvic region?

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Hypogastric

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9
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Which organ system provides support, protection of vital organs, mineral storage, and blood cell production?

A

Skeletal system

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10
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Anatomy is the study of

A

Structure and form

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11
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The directional term that means “away from the midline of the body” is

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Lateral

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12
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The body system is responsible for the exchange of gases between the blood and atmospheric air is the

A

Respiratory system

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13
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The anatomical term for the cheek is

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Buccal

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14
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A 22-year-old college student shows up at the ER for severe abdominal pain. The physician on examination determines the most likely cause is appendicitis. He orders a CT scan. What is the physician’s reasoning for why an X-ray would not be the best diagnostic imaging tool?

A

Soft tissue structures do not show up well on basic x-ray images

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15
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Are the body’s most readily available source of energy

A

carbohydrate molecules

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16
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Which of the following individuals should be expected to have increased production of ATP?

A

a well trained athlete

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17
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Albinism is a genetic condition in which an individual can not synthesize the amino acid tyrosine into melanin, the pigment color of the hair, skin, and eyes. These individuals back which of the following substances?

A

an enzyme that converts tyrosine into melanin

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18
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Which of the following is NOT an important energy molecule in the body?

A

DNA

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19
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This is the largest intracellular structure of the cell, and it is also the cells control center

A

Nucleus

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20
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The sodium-potassium pump is an example of

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active transport

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21
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In humans, the only cells that have flagellum are

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sperm

22
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Which molecule is responsible for a variety of functions of the plasma membrane?

A

protein

23
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Osmosis is the diffusion of

A

Water across the cell membrane

24
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Proteins that assist the movement of a substance across the plasma membrane are called

A

transport proteins

25
Q

Endocrine glands secret

A

Hormones

26
Q

Which type of tissue covers body surfaces and lines the inside of body cavities?

A

Epithelial

27
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The term to describe shrinkage of tissue

A

atrophy

28
Q

By the third week of embryonic development, the three primary germ layers are established. Which of the following is NOT one of the layers?

A

Mesenchyme

29
Q

The Pollex is _____ to the coxal region?

A

lateral

30
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The heart is _____to the lungs

A

Medial

31
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The directional term that means “closest to the point of attachment to the trunk” is

A

proximal

32
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Which serous membrane layer covers the surface of the lung?

A

Visceral pleura

33
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The sural is _____ to the popliteal

A

distal

34
Q

The lumbar regions are located _____ to the umbilical region

A

Lateral

35
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The carpal is _____ to the Olecranal

A

distal

36
Q

a 22-year-old college student shows up at the ER for severe abdominal cramps. Which of the following imaging methods should NOT be used?

A

x-rays

37
Q

The stabilization of body temperature is dependent on which properties of water.

A

specific heat and heat of vaporization

38
Q

Which of the following is NOT a biological macromolecule?

A

Amino acid

39
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Fatty acids that contain multiple double bonds between carbon atoms are said to be

A

unsaturated

40
Q

Which of the following are examples of lipids?

A

Triglycerides, steroids, phospholipids

41
Q

Crenation of a cell (cell shrinking) occurs when a cell is placed into this type of solution

A

Hypertonic solution

42
Q

Glycolipids and glycoproteins are found

A

on the outer layer of plasma membrane

43
Q

These junctions hold adjacent cells together and provide resistance to mechanical stress

A

Desmosomes

44
Q

Which of the following is NOT a major structure of the cell?

A

Nucleolus

45
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When a cell is placed in a solution with a very low solute concentration, water diffuses into the cell. Such a solution is called

A

Hypotonic Solution

46
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The most abundant lipid of the plasm membrane is

A

Phospholipid

47
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Which of the following is a non-membrane-bound organelle?

A

Ribosome

48
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Which stage of mitosis is described as follows: chromatin coils to form chromosomes, nuclear envelop disappears, nucleolus dissolves, and the mitotic spindle forms?

A

Prophase

49
Q

The following are functions of plasma membrane proteins, EXCEPT?

A

anchoring sites for messager RNA (mRNA)

50
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What type of Epithelium would be best for diffusion and filtration?

A

Simple Squamous epithelium

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