Posttest Flashcards
Which of the following stimulates the production of antibodies?
Immunoglobulin
Interferon
Vaccine
Cytokines
Vaccine
Which of the following types of defense can be gained through the placenta, breast milk, or by receiving a serum containing antibodies?
Cell-mediated immunity
Innate immunity
Passive immunity
Nonspecific response immunity
Passive immunity
Which of the following processes occurs during tubular reabsorption?
Urine from filtrate moves back into the bloodstream.
Renin from urine moves back into the bloodstream.
Useful material moves from filtrate back into the bloodstream.
Filtrate from the bloodstream moves back into urine.
Useful material moves from filtrate back into the bloodstream.
Which of the following correctly describes the function of a structure in the circulatory system?
The aorta contains oxygen-poor blood.
The pulmonary vein takes blood away from the heart.
The pulmonary artery takes blood away from the lungs.
The pulmonary artery contains oxygen-poor blood.
The pulmonary artery contains oxygen-poor blood.
Which of the following structures of the heart contains oxygen-rich blood?
Superior vena cava
Right ventricle
Right atrium
Pulmonary veins
Pulmonary veins
Which of the following liquids emulsifies lipids during digestion?
Chyme
Saliva
Bile
Amylase
Bile
Which of the following terms refers to the involuntary waves of contractions in the digestive system that move food through the gastrointestinal tract?
A Retroperistalsis
B Gastric reflux
C Segmentation
D Peristalsis
D Peristalsis
Which of the following terms refers to the part of the nervous system that causes skeletal muscle contractions?
A Involuntary division
B Somatic division
C Autonomic division
D Visceral division
B Somatic division
Which of the following hormones is released and stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth?
A Follicle-stimulating
B Glucagon
C Oxytocin
D Thyroid
C Oxytocin
Which of the following is a mechanism that stimulates glandular secretions to continue to increase, temporarily pushing levels further out of homeostasis, until a particular biological effect is reached?
A Thermoregulation
B Negative feedback
C Puberty
D Positive feedback
D Positive feedback
Which of the following provides a practical means of warming the body via integumental thermoregulation?
A Cutaneous vasodilation
B Sweating
C Cutaneous vasoconstriction
D Tensing of the arrector pili muscles
C Cutaneous vasoconstriction
Which of the following is a result of inhibited osteoblast function at the epiphyseal plate?
A Mineralization will not occur in this location.
B A pathological overabundance of collagen will be produced in this location.
C Hydroxyapatite will be deposited in this location.
D The periosteum will develop at a pathological rate.
A Mineralization will not occur in this location.
If mineral resorption is prevented, and calcium is not removed from bone, which of the following occurs?
A The resulting pathology is called hypocalcemia.
B The pathology of tetany can be prevented.
C The resulting pathology is called achondroplastic dwarfism.
D The resulting pathology is called hydroxyapatite.
The resulting pathology is called
Hypocalcemia
Which of the following terms refers to the small passages of the respiratory system that terminate in air sacs?
A Bronchioles
B Pleura
C Alveoli
D Bronchi
A Bronchioles
Which of the following scenarios would result in a human zygote containing 47 chromosomes instead of the typical 46 chromosomes?
A The chromosomes do not separate properly during mitosis.
B The chromosomes do not separate properly during meiosis.
C A second sperm fertilizes the ovum.
D The zygote replicates the DNA of the one additional chromosome after fertilization.
B The chromosomes do not separate properly during meiosis.
Which of the following describes the function of acetylcholine in a neuromuscular junction?
A Binds to receptor proteins on the sarcolemma, which results in the opening of sodium channels
B Slows the action potential along the sarcolemma
C Opens calcium channels in the axon terminal, which results in the release of sodium into the neuromuscular junction
D Results in repolarization of the sarcolemma
A Binds to receptor proteins on the sarcolemma, which results in the opening of sodium channels
Which of the following is considered the fundamental contraction unit of striated muscle?
A Sarcomere
B Sarcolemma
C Intercalated disk
D I band
Sarcomere