True & False Final Questions

Question 1

The highest level of structural organization in humans is the organ level.

Answer 1

False.

Question 2

The endocrine system is the fastest acting body control system.

Answer 2

False.

Question 3

The spleen and the tonsils are part of the digestive system.

Answer 3

False.

Question 4

The lymphatic system collects fluids leaked by the cardiovascular system and return them to the bloodstream.

Answer 4

True.

Question 5

Excretion is the process of removing waste from the body.

Answer 5

True.

Question 6

Most homeostatic control mechanisms are negative feedback reactions.

Answer 6

True.

Question 7

As body temperature drops below normal, chemical reactions proceed to rapidly and body proteins begin to break down.

Answer 7

False.

Question 8

The sacral region is on the ventral anterior body surface.

Answer 8

False.

Question 9

The heel of the foot constitutes the planter region.

Answer 9

False.

Question 10

Proximal means farther from the origin of a body part.

Answer 10

False.

Question 11

The hypogastric region is directly superior to the umbilical region.

Answer 11

False.

Question 12

The thoracis cavity is separated from the of Domino pelvic cavity by the diaphragm.

Answer 12

True.

Question 13

The spinal cavity is part of the ventral body cavity.

Answer 13

False.

Question 14

The dorsal body cavity is subdivided into four quadrants and nine regions.

Answer 14

F

Question 15

There is no physical structure that separates the abdominal cavity from the pelvic cavity.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Myla nation of nerve fibers is the central nervous system is the job of the oligodendrocyte.

Answer 16

True.

Question 17

Oligodendrocytes produce myelin sheaths in the PNS.

Answer 17

False.

Question 18

The nodes of ranvier are found at regular intervals only on myelinated peripheral nerve fibers.

Answer 18

True.

Question 19

Cell bodies of sensory neurons are always located in ganglia lying outside the central nervous system.

Answer 19

True.

Question 20

And afferent sensory neuron carry stimuli from the central nervous system to the effector.

Answer 20

False.

Question 21

Sensory neurons carry information away from the CNS.

Answer 21

False.

Question 22

Bipolar neurons are rare in adults.

Answer 22

True.

Question 23

Be all or none phenomenon is applied to nerve condition states that the whole nerve cell must be stimulated for conduction to take place.

Answer 23

False.

Question 24

Reflexes are rapid predictable an automatic responses to stimuli.

Answer 24

True.

Question 25

Saltatory conduction occurs due to the presence of salt NaCL around the neuron.

Answer 25

False.

Question 26

A polarized neuron has fewer positive ions inside in comparison to the outside of the neuron.

Answer 26

True.

Question 27

Difficulty in breathing may reflect damage to respiratory centers located in the cerebellum.

Answer 27

False.

Question 28

One of the major functions of the pons is to produce releasing factors that control the function of the anterior pituitary.

Answer 28

False.

Question 29

Part of the diencephalon structure is formed by the hypothalamus.

Answer 29

True.

Question 30

Cerebrospinal fluid circulates within the ventricles of the brain and also in the subarachnoid space outside the brain.

Answer 30

True.

Question 31

The collection of spinal nerves at the inferior end of the spinal cord is called the cuada equina.

Answer 31

True.

Question 32

There is no possibility of damaging the spinal cord below the third lumbar vertebra.

Answer 32

True.

Question 33

The glossopharyngeal nerve is the only carnal nerve pair that contains sensory fibers.

Answer 33

False.

Question 34

Carnial nerve XI is the accessory nerve that controls tongue movement.

Answer 34

False.

Question 35

There are 31 pairs of Carniel nerves and 12 pairs of spinal nerves.

Answer 35

False.

Question 36

The musculocutaneous nerve is a major nerve of the branchial plexus.

Answer 36

True.

Question 37

Sympathetic postganglionic fibers release norepinephrine and the preganglionic axon releases acetylcholine.

Answer 37

True.

Question 38

In contrast to the parasympathetic division, The synthetic division has numerous ganglionic neurons in the gray matter of the spinal cord.

Answer 38

False.

Question 39

Most body organs are innervated by only the sympathetic division of the nervous system.

Answer 39

False.

Question 40

Neurons in adults do not undergo mitosis.

Answer 40

True.

Question 41

Exit crane glands are considered ductless glands because they release their hormones into the blood or lymph.

Answer 41

True.

Question 42

The endocrine system is generally faster than the nervous system and coordinating the activities of body cells.

Answer 42

False.

Question 43

Most hormones are regulated by a negative feedback mechanism.

Answer 43

True.

Question 44

Releasing and inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus travel to the anterior pituitary through the blood of the portal circulation.

Answer 44

True.

Question 45

The pituitary gland is found in the brain closely associated with the hypothalamus.

Answer 45

True.

Question 46

Hypersecretion of growth hormone during childhood leads to pituitary dwarfism.

Answer 46

False.

Question 47

The target tissue of prolactin is the female breast.

Answer 47

True.

Question 48

Neurosecretory cells transport oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone to the anterior pituitary gland for storage.

Answer 48

False.

Question 49

The posterior pituitary gland stores the hormones it releases, but does not manufacture them.

Answer 49

True.

Question 50

Vasopressin is another name for antidiuretic hormone.

Answer 50

True.

Question 51

Hyposecretion of FSH or LH leads to sterility in both females and males.

Answer 51

True.

Question 52

Alcohol can suppress the production of antidiuretic hormone.

Answer 52

True.

Question 53

Diabetes insipidus is caused by hypersecretion of insulin.

Answer 53

False.

Question 54

Thyroid hormone is actually to iodine containing hormones called T3 and T4.

Answer 54

True.

Question 55

Hypersecretion of thyroxine and children can result in cretinism.

Answer 55

True.

Question 56

Myxedema is the result of hyperthyroidism.

Answer 56

False.

Question 57

Parathyroid hormone is the most important regulator of blood calcium concentration.

Answer 57

True.

Question 58

Calcitonin is a hormone antagonistic and parathormone in the regulation of blood calcium concentration.

Answer 58

True.

Question 59

Mineralocorticoids help regulate both water and electrolyte balance in body fluids.

Answer 59

True.

Question 60

The adrenal glands are similar to the pituitary gland in that they have both glandular and neural tissue.

Answer 60

True.

Question 61

The adrenal cortex is made up of neural tissue.

Answer 61

False.

Question 62

Glucocorticoids, glucagon, and epinephrine are hyper glycemic hormones.

Answer 62

True.

Question 63

The glucocorticoids help the body handle long-term stress primarily by increasing blood glucose levels.

Answer 63

True.

Question 64

Both male and female sex hormones are produced by the adrenal cortex throughout life in relatively small amounts.

Answer 64

True.

Question 65

Hypersecretion of the sex hormones may lead to masculinization in both men and women.

Answer 65

True.

Question 66

The adrenal Medela and posterior pituitary are both composed of nervous tissue.

Answer 66

True.

Question 67

Adrenaline is also known as epinephrine.

Answer 67

True.

Question 68

The pancreas produces both glucagon and glucocorticoids.

Answer 68

False.

Question 69

Melatonin production peaks during the night to help regulate the body’s day night cycle.

Answer 69

True.

Question 70

The thymus gland is located in the neck wrap around the trachea.

Answer 70

False.

Question 71

The pancreas has both endocrine and exocrine functions.

Answer 71

True.

Question 72

The placenta is a temporary Oregon formed in the uterus for a pregnant woman.

Answer 72

True.

Question 73

The medial indentation of the kidney were several structures such as the ureturs, renal blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the kidney is called the hilus.

Answer 73

True.

Question 74

The tiny filtering structures of the kidneys are called nephrons.

Answer 74

True.

Question 75

The lumen surfaces of the tubule cells with in the proximal convoluted tubule’s are covered in microvilli.

Answer 75

True.

Question 76

The region of the renal tubule closest to the glomerular Capsule is the distal convoluted tubule.

Answer 76

False.

Question 77

The peritubular capillary bed arises from the afferent arteriole.

Answer 77

False.

Question 78

Blood proteins and blood cells are too large to pass through the filter ration membrane and should not be found in filtrate.

Answer 78

True

Question 79

Tubular reabsorption begins in the glomerulus.

Answer 79

False

Question 80

Nitrogenous waste products such as urea, uric acid, and creatine are excreted from the body in urine rather than reabsorbed.

Answer 80

True.

Question 81

The pigment that gives you’re in its characteristic yellow color is urochrome.

Answer 81

True.

Question 82

The specific gravity of urine is typically lower in the specific gravity of pure water.

Answer 82

False.

Question 83

Tubular secretion, which seems to be important for removal of substances not already in the filtrate, is essentially reabsorption in reverse.

Answer 83

True.

Question 84

Urine moves down the Raiders into the bladder due to gravitational pull alone.

Answer 84

False.

Question 85

The internal urethra sphincter is in voluntary.

Answer 85

True.

Question 86

That urethra, which carries urine exiting the bladder by peristalsis, is typically shorter in females then in males.

Answer 86

True.

Question 87

Following the micturition reflex, it is impossible to postpone bladder emptying.

Answer 87

False.

Question 88

The fluid stored inside cells is referred to as extracellular fluid ECF

Answer 88

False.

Question 89

The movement of water from one fluid compartment to another has no effect on blood volume and blood pressure.

Answer 89

False.

Question 90

Anti-diuretic hormone 80 H causes increased water lost through the urine.

Answer 90

False

Question 91

The most important trigger for aldosterone release is the renin angiotensin mechanism, mediated by the renal tubules.

Answer 91

True.

Question 92

A person with arterial blood pH above 7.45 is said to have acidosis.

Answer 92

False.

Question 93

The kidneys help maintain acid-base balance of the blood by excreting bicarbonate ions.

Answer 93

True.

Question 94

When blood pH becomes too acidic, the tubules cells of the kidneys excrete bicarbonate ions and retain hydrogen ions.

Answer 94

False.

Question 95

Sexually transmitted disease is STDs are primarily infections of the reproductive tracks but may also cause urinary tract infections.

Answer 95

True.

Question 96

Incontinence is often the final outcome of the urinary system during the aging process.

Answer 96

True.

Question 97

The trip through the coiled 20 foot 6 m long epididymis takes about 20 days.

Answer 97

True.

Question 98

The rete testes connects the epididymis to the ductus deference.

Answer 98

False.

Question 99

The smooth muscle walls of the ductus deference also called vas deferens can create peristaltic waves that rapidly squeeze the sperm forward.

Answer 99

True.

Question 100

Urine and sperm are able to pass through the urethra at the same time.

Answer 100

False.

Question 101

The portion of the male urethra that is surrounded by the prostate is called the membranous urethra.

Answer 101

False.

Question 102

Prostatic cancer is the common reason men consult a urologist because it is the leading type of cancer in adult men.

Answer 102

False.

Question 103

The bulbourethral glands are located inferior to the prostate gland and produce a clear mucus secretion that aids lubrication during sexual intercourse.

Answer 103

True.

Question 104

Sperm swim faster in an alkaline environment and are more sluggish in an acidic environment.

Answer 104

True.

Question 105

Viable sperm cannot be produced at below body temperature.

Answer 105

False.

Question 106

In erection results from blood filling the spongy erectile tissue of the penis.

Answer 106

True.

Question 107

One primary spermatocyte will undergo meiosis two ultimately form for sperm.

Answer 107

True.

Question 108

Spermatids have 46 chromosomes.

Answer 108

False.

Question 109

The acrosome helps a sperm penetrate the follicle cells that surround the egg.

Answer 109

True.

Question 110

The hormone that causes secondary sex characteristics in males is progesterone.

Answer 110

False.

Question 111

Ovaries are the size and shape of almonds and contain many tiny saclike structures called ovarian follicles, each of which consists of an immature egg surrounded by one or more layers of follicle cells.

Answer 111

True.

Question 112

After ovulation, the egg is transformed into a corpus luteum.

Answer 112

False.

Question 113

Oocytes are carried toward the uterus by both celia and peristalsis

Answer 113

True.

Question 114

The innermost layer of the uterus is called the myometrium.

Answer 114

False.

Question 115

When a woman is not pregnant the endomaterial lining of the uterus is sloughed off every 28 days.

Answer 115

True.

Question 116

Detection of uterine cancer is best accomplished by a yearly Pap smear.

Answer 116

False.

Question 117

The external genitalia of a female is also called the vulva.

Answer 117

True.

Question 118

The diamond shaped region of the females external genitalia found between the anterior end of the labial folds, The anus posteriorly, and the ischial tuberosities is called the perineum.

Answer 118

True.

Question 119

The cyclic changes that occur monthly in the ovary constitute the ovarian cycle.

Answer 119

True.

Question 120

A primary oocyte undergoes meiosis and produces a secondary oocyte and a polar body.

Answer 120

True.

Question 121

Ovulation occurs during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle.

Answer 121

False.

Question 122

Estrogens cause the appearance of secondary sex characteristics and females.

Answer 122

True.

Question 123

Penetration of a secondary oocyte Buy a sperm stimulates its nucleus to undergo the second meiotic division.

Answer 123

True.

Question 124

Ovulation usually occurs on or about day 14 of the menstrual cycle.

Answer 124

True.

Question 125

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in American women, with self examination and mammograph he being the best forms of early detection.

Answer 125

True.

Question 126

The rapid mitotic cell division that occurs after the fertilization of an egg is known as cleavage.

Answer 126

True.

Question 127

The two functional areas of the last sites are the morula and the trophoblast.

Answer 127

False.

Question 128

The endoderm gives rise to the nervous system and the epidermis of the skin.

Answer 128

False.

Question 129

Beginning at the ninth week of development, the embryo is referred to as a fetus.

Answer 129

True.

Question 130

False labor is caused by Braxton Hicks contractions.

Answer 130

True.

Question 131

The cervix typically dilated to about 10 cm during the dilation stage of labor.

Answer 131

True.

Question 132

The placenta and it’s attached fetal membranes, delivered during the placental stage of labor, is called the afterbirth.

Answer 132

True.

Question 133

Menopause generally occurs between ages 10 and 15 in females

Answer 133

False.