Mid Term Review Questions Flashcards by Leon Smith

Which of the following are touch receptors:

Meissner’s corpuscles

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The deltoid region is the:

curve of the shoulder

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Which of the following is NOT true about lysozyme:

it stimulates the rods and cones

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A neuron whos primary functions connecting other neurons is called a(n)

association neuron

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Which of the following muscles is involved in crossing one leg over the other while in a sitting position:

the sartorius

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The tissue that is found lining body organs, covering the body surface and in the glandular tissur is:

epithelial tissue

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The secondary sex characteristics brought about by testosterone do NOT include:

development of breasts

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The axal skeleton contains:

the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage

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The “anvil” is actually the:

incus

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The olfactory receptors are examples of:

chemoreceptors

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What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo:

hyaline cartilage

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Which of the following is NOT a structural feature of a neuron:

synaptic cleft

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Mucous membranes are located

lining the stomach

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The element necessary for thyroid function is:

iodine

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The skin is a:

cutaneous membrane

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The term central nervous system refers to the:

brain and spinal cord

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In anatomical position:

the body is erect with the feet parallel and the arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward

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An enlargement of the thyroid is called:

goiter

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Acetylcholine is:

a neurotransmitter

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The hormone that appears to help regulate our sleep cycles is:

melatonin

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The auditory occicles are located within the:

middle ear

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Glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their products directly into the blood rather than through ducts are clasified as:

endocrine

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Muscles and glands are:

effectors

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The clear central anterior portion of the sclera is called the:

cornea

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The thyroid gland is located:

Below the Adam's apple

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the:

peripheral nervous system

Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system:

hematopoesis

Which of the following is NOT one of the major processes controlled by hormones

body coordination

A physician estimates the volume of fluid lost in a severely burned patient by:

using the "rule of nines"

The part of the neuron that normally receives timuli is called a(n):

dendrite

Hormone concentrations are USUALLY regulated by:

negative feedback mechanisms

Estrogens do all of the following except:

stimulate growth of facial hair

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation:

pungent

Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the ear rum, otherwise known as the :

typmanic membrane

Accommodation is:

adjustment of the thichkness of the lens to make close vision possible

Which of the following is NOT a ventral cavity:

spinal cavity

The hearing receptors are located within the:

organ of corti

The vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are located in the:

medulla oblongata

During muscle contraction, myosin cross bridges attach to active sites of:

actin filaments

The region that contains the navel is the:

umbilical region

The "white of the eye"

sclera

Ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid are:

ependymal cells

Afferent nerves are also called:

sensory nerves

The pineal gland produces:

melatonin

To produce horizontal wrinkles in the forehead, which of the following muscles is involved:

the frontalis

Which of the following is not a serous membrane:

the cutaneous membrane

Intercalated disks are found in:

cardiac muscle tissue only

The greatest visual acuity is found at the:

iris

There are four stages in the healing of a bone fracture. What is the sequence of these stages:

1. Hematoma formation 2. Fibrocartilage callus formation 3. Bony callus formation 4. Bone remodeling

The presence of an epiphyseal plate indicates that:

bone length is increasing

What is the firs threat ot life from a massive third-degree burn:

dehydration

Lobe that contains the primary motor area:

frontal lobe

The flucocorticoids do all of the following except:

regulate salt content of th blood

The antagonist to calcitronin is:

parathormone

Which of the following is NOT true of androgens:

they stimulate the corpus luteum

The mechanical force of contraction is generated by:

a sliding of thin filaments past thick ones

Insulin is produced by which cells of the pancreatic islets:

beta cells

Which of the following is the correct sequence in connective tissue sheaths, going from outermost to innermost layer:

epineurium, perineurium, endoneurium

The blood-brain barrier is effective against

metabolic waste such as urea

The secretions of the eccrine galnds are:

99% water, sodium chloride, and trace amounts of wastes, lactic acid, and vitamin C

The hormone responsible for T cell maturation is:

thymosin

Tropic hormones:

stimulate other endocrine glands

A sarcomere is:

the area between two Z lines

Which of the following is NOT a thyroid hormone:

parathormone

Red bone marrow functions to___, whereas yellow bone marrow functions to_____.

produce cells; store fat tissue

Which of the folloowing is a traumatic brain injury:

cerebral edema

Which of the following homoeostatic imbalances is causeb by a virus:

cold sores

The placenta produces all of the following except:

luteinizing hormone

A fracture that is common in children, whose bones have relatively more collagen in their matrix and are more flexible than those of adults, is a(n):

greenstick fracture

The striations of a skeletal muscle cell are produced, for the most part, by:

the arrangement of myofilaments

Receptors stimulated by the movement of fluid or vibration are:

mechanoreceptors

Which of the following si NOT a function of oxytocin:

stimulation of menstruation

Which of the connective tissues surrounds an individual muscle cell:

endomysium

The cels in the testes that produce testosterone are called:

interstitial cells

The oily secretions that lubricate the eye are produced by the:

meibomian glands

Which of the following hormones exerts its effect primarily on the reproductive organs:

follicle-stimulating hormone

The sets of color recptors within the retina are sensitive to wavelengths of visible light that are:

blue, green, and red

The pancreas is part of which of the following two systems:

digestive and endocrine systems

Which of the following is NOT connective tissue:

skeletal muscle

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