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1
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If you wanted to separate the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity which plane would you use?

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Transverse

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Tissue that has pillar shaped cells arranged tightly together.

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Columnar epithelium

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3
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The epidermis is classified as

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Tissue

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4
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What is the middle region of the humerus?

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Diaphysis

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5
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The sequence of the vertebral column from superior to inferior

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Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx

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6
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What is true of skeletal muscle

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It attaches to bones by tendons, muscle contraction helps keep the body warm, skeletal muscles continuously contract to maintain posture.

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7
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If an impulse is traveling from a sense receptor toward the spinal cord, it is traveling along what type of neuron?

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Sensory neuron

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8
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What does the parathyroid hormone regulate?

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Calcium

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9
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Where are the pressoreceptors and chemoreceptors located?

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Carotid body

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10
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Bile is secreted into which organ?

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Small intestine

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11
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What is the role of progesterone in the female nervous system?

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Stimulates the development of the endometrium

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12
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What mineral is responsible for muscle contractions? A)chloride B)sodium C)Calcium D)Magnesium

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C)Calcium

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13
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What location would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be found? A)thoracic cavity B) Mediastinum C)Liver D)Pelvic Cavity

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D)Pelvic cavity

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14
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? A)diaphragm B)Mediastinum C)Liver D) Lungs

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A) Diaphragm

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15
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Simple columnar epithelium is what function? A) secretion or absorption B) changes shape when stretched C)diffusion

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A)Secretion or absorption

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16
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Tissue found on internal surface of stomach with no extra cellular matrix, cells tall and thin, no blood vessels in the tissue. What tissue is this? A)epithelial B)connective C)Cartilage D)Nervous

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A)Epithelial tissue

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17
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Nerve tissue is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to as what? A)Osteoblasts B) Neuroglia C) Osteocytes D) Arterioles

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B)Neuroglia

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18
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Which tissue provides the framework for the body by providing support and structure? A)Epithelial B)Connective C)Nervous D)Muscle

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Connective tissue

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19
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What is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs? A)Atom B)Organelle C)Cell D)DNA

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Cell

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20
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What type of cell division takes place in the gonads? A)Mitosis B)Meosis C)Binary fission D)Asexual division

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Meiosis

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21
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In what area of the body would you find an especially thick stratum corneum? A)back of the hand B)heel of the foot C)abdomen D)over the shin

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Heel of the foot

22
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Glands of skin that produce a thin watery secretion? A) sebaceous gland B)eccrine gland C)Apocrine gland D) endocrine gland

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Eccrine

23
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The hip is —–to the knee. A) proximal B) anterior C) superior D) distal

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Proximal

24
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What are the glands of the skin that produce a thin, watery secretion?

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Eccrine glands

25
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Skin aids in maintaining the calcium and phosphate levels of the body by participating in the production of which of the following? A) sebum B) keratin C)vit A D) vit D

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Vitamin D

26
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What are the functions of the skeletal system? Select all that apply A)support the body B)hemopoiesis C)conduct impulses d)provide protection

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Supports the body, hemopoiesis, provides protection

27
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Tissue with Open spaces partially filled by an assemblage of needle like structures. A)spongy bone B)Compact bone C)Cartilage D)Adispose tissue

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Spongy bone

28
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The only movable bone of the skull

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Mandible

29
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Mineral responsible for regulating fluid in the body? A)chloride B)Sodium C)Calcium D)Magnesium

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Sodium

30
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Why are skeletal muscles called voluntary muscles?

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They are under conscious control

31
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All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over which of the following?A) Neuroglia B)efferent pathways C)Afferent pathways D)Neurons

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Neurons

32
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Motor or —— neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS? A)Afferent B)efferent C)central D)peripheral

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Efferent

33
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What functions of the medulla oblongata warrant such a dire prognosis in a patient that has contracted bulbar poliomyelitis? A)contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel diameter & respiration B) contains neural connections of the reticular activating system C) contains the pineal gland which controls the vital centers D)contains the corpora quadrigemina

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The medulla oblongata contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel diameter and respiration

34
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What are chemical messengers that control growth, differentiation and the metabolism of specific target cells called? A)hormones B) neurons C)glands D)second messengers

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Hormones

35
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List the tropic hormones. Select all that apply A)somatotropin B)follicle stimulating hormone C)Antidiuretic hormone D)thyroid stimulating hormone

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Somatotropin, follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone

36
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The heart has an intrinsic beat that is initiated by what?

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Sinoatrial node

37
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Vasodilation and vasoconstriction result from which of the following?

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Relaxation and contraction of smooth muscle in the arterial wall

38
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What is the blood vessel where exchanges take place between blood and the cells of the body?

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Capillary

39
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What is the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood through the alveoli called?

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External respiration

40
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In order for in order for inhalation to occur what must happen?

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Contraction of the diaphragm which enlarges the chest cavity and draws air into the lungs

41
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Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood does what?

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It is converted to bicarbonate ions by carbonic anhydride within red blood cells

42
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How does the trachea remain open like a hollow tube?

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Supporting cartilaginous rings keep it open

43
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The stomach muscle churns and mixes food, turning the mass into a soupy substance called what?

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Chyme

44
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What is the function of aldosterone?

A

It conserves sodium in the body

45
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All the nutrients that enter the hepatic portal vein are routed where for decontamination?

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Liver

46
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Which are the functional units of the kidney?

A

Nephrons

47
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What are the two functions of the male and female sex organs?

A

Production of gametes and production of hormones

48
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In men spermatozoa develope within the — of each testis.

A

Seminiferous tubules

49
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Testicular activity is under the control of which hormone?

A

Both FSH and LH

50
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Which hormone initiates the preparation of the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy?

A

Estrogen

51
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During pregnancy what organ produces the hormones that maintain the endometrium and prepare the breasts for milk production?

A

Placenta

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