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4051957103	The study of the shape and structure of the human body is known as:	Human anatomy	0
4051957660	What is the basic living unit of all organisms?	cell	1
4051958311	Which of the following is a characteristic of the integumentary system? All of these. Helps in temperature regulation Contains sense receptors Protects underlying tissue from injury Protects against water loss	all	2
4051960520	Which of the following body systems produces movement and maintains posture?	muscular	3
4051961097	Which of the following systems allows the body parts to communicate with each other and to communicate with the outside environment?	nervous	4
4051961098	Which of the following systems brings oxygen into the lungs and removes carbon dioxide from the lungs?	respiratory	5
4051961886	Which of the following determines what can enter or leave a cell?	plasma membrane	6
4051963641	Which of the following structures converts energy from nutrients into ATP that then provides energy for use by the body cells?	mitochondria	7
4051964092	What is the name of the control center that directs the activities of the cell?	nucleus	8
4051964093	Which of the following provides a pathway to transport materials from one part of the cell to another?	endoplasmic reticulum	9
4051965266	Amino acids and glucose require energy to transport from the small intestine and into the blood, this is	active transport	10
4051965765	What is the term for the nonliving material that fills the space between cells?	intercellular matrix	11
4051966647	In which of the following body areas is simple cuboidal epithelium not located?	alveoli	12
4051967378	What type of gland secretes its product onto a free surface through a duct? Follicular gland Avascular gland Endocrine gland Exocrine gland	exocrine gland	13
4051969539	Which of the following provides waterproofing for the skin?	keratin	14
4051969540	Which of the following is not embedded in the dermis?	adipose tissue	15
4051970466	Which of the following is not a function of the subcutaneous layer? Cushions underlying organs Lubricates body surfaces Acts as a heat insulator Provides energy	lubes body surfaces	16
4051972371	The part of the hair that is visible is known as the:	shaft	17
4051972372	The cuticle of the hair is made up of:	keratinized cells	18
4051973861	Which of the following does not occur when there is excess heat in the body?	sebaceous glands become active	19
4051974442	The duct of a sweat gland opens to the surface of the skin through a(n):	sweat pore	20
4051975318	Which of the following is a function of the urinary system? Helps to regulate the blood pressure. Plays a role in the production of red blood cells. Maintains normal pH of the blood. All of these. Rids the body of wastes.	all of these	21
4051976016	Which of the following does the urinary system not comprise? Prostate gland Urinary bladder Kidneys Ureters	prostate gland	22
4051976560	What are the two main parts of a nephron?	renal corpuscle and renal tubule	23
4051977333	What is the name for the glomerular capsule?	bowman's capsule	24
4051977334	Which of the following carries fluid away from the glomerular capsule toward a collecting duct?	renal tubule	25
4051977796	What is the function of the ureters?	transport urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder	26
4051978412	Which of the following layers of the ureter exhibits peristalsis?	muscular layer	27
4051978778	What is the function of rugae located in the wall of the urinary bladder?	allows the bladder to expand	28
4051979315	Urine is expelled from the urinary bladder through contraction of the _____ muscle(s).	detrusor	29
4051980553	Which of the following controls the passage of urine through the urethra?	internal and external sphincters	30
4051981355	Which of the following is the longest part of the male urethra?	spongy urethra	31
4051981969	Which of the following substances is not reabsorbed into the body in the renal tubule?	urea	32
4051981970	Which of the following occurs in the absence of antidiuretic hormone?	urine is more dilute	33
4051982487	The head, neck, and trunk make up the:	axial	34
4051983374	The type of cell division in which the number of chromosomes is halved in order to produce an egg and sperm is known as:	meiosis	35
4051983807	Which of the following is not lined with a mucous membrane?	heart	36
4051985458	What protects the heart and lungs?	rib cage	37
4051986018	What mineral is needed for vital metabolic processes in the skeletal system?	calcium	38
4051986019	Yellow bone marrow contains mostly	fat	39
4051986748	In an adult, red marrow is found only in bones of the	sternum, skull and pelvis	40
4051987398	The microscopic unit of compact bone is an	osteon	41
4051988111	...	Osteoblasts build bone, osteoclasts break down bone, and osteocytes are mature bone cells.	42
4051988521	There are small canals through the matrix called	canaliculi	43
4051989288	The fibula and tibia are part of what classification of bone?	long bones	44
4051990092	Thin connective tissue membrane that lines the medullary cavity is the	endosteum	45
4051990705	The large opening on the lower surface of the occipital bone where the spinal cord passes through is called	foramen magnum	46
4051991161	What is the protuberance behind the ear?	mastoid process	47
4051991164	What bones form upper jaw?	maxilla	48
4051991623	Which of the following is not true regarding the hyoid bone? provides attachment to the muscles of the floor of the mouth and the tongue. It is located between the mandible and the larynx. It articulates with the mandible. It is a U-shaped bone in the neck.	it articulates with mandible	49
4051993593	What makes up the canal that contains the spinal cord?	vertebral foramen	50
4051994159	Which of the following is correct? There are 12 thoracic vertebrae. There are 5 cervical vertebrae. There are 6 Lumbar vertebrae. There are 7 thoracic vertebrae.	12	51
4051995072	What is the name of the inferior notch of the sternum?	xiphoid process	52
4051996275	What is the name of the area where the ulna fits with humerus to form elbow joint?	olecranon fossa	53
4051996947	What is the name of the lower leg bone on the medial side of the leg?	tibia	54
4051997330	Slightly movable joints like the symphysis pubis, are called synarthroses, diarthroses or amphiarthroses	amphiarthroses	55
4104482945	Which of the following is the functioning unit of the muscle fiber?	sacromere	56
4104484807	Which of the following is characteristic of skeletal muscle?	It is under voluntary control It is attached to the bones of the skeleton Correct! All of these It can respond to a stimulus from the nervous system It can contract to produce movement	57
4104487538	What is the name of the connective tissue sheath that surrounds a muscle?	Fasiculus Perimysium Endomysium Correct! Epimysium	58
4104489826	The end of the muscle that is attached to a relatively movable part is known as its	insertion	59
4104491915	The cytoplasm of a muscle fiber (cell) is known as the	Epimysium T tubule Sarcolemma Correct! Sarcoplasm	60
4104493692	Which of the following stimulates skeletal muscle to contract?	Motor neurons Sensory neurons Dendrites Mitochondria	61
4104498831	The energy source for muscle contractions is	Glycogen Calcium Creatine Correct! ATP	62
4104505741	A muscle that opposes or reverses a particular movement is known as	An antagonist A synergist A secondary mover A prime mover	63
4104506949	Which of the following muscles is used to wink, blink, and squint?	Orbicularis oculi Orbicularis oris Frontalis Buccinator	64
4104511713	Which of the following muscles assist with inspiration?	Internal intercostal muscles Correct! External intercostal muscles Transverse abdominis Deep back muscles	65
4104516119	The function of the quadriceps femoris muscle is to	Extend the leg Flex the thigh Rotate the leg Adduct the thigh	66
4104520936	Which muscle adducts, elevates, and rotates scapula as in shrugging the shoulders?	Pectoralis major Correct! Trapezius Errector spinae Buccinator	67
4104523847	Which of the following are striated muscles?	Cardiac and smooth muscles You Answered Skeletal muscles only Correct Answer Skeletal and cardiac muscles Skeletal and smooth muscles	68
4104526841	Which of the following statements are NOT true?	Cardiac muscles have intercalated discs. Smooth muscles are involuntary. Correct! Voluntary muscles are smooth. Smooth and cardiac muscles are part of the autonomic nervous system.	69
4104528895	The proteins responsible for muscle fiber contraction are	titin and myocin myocin and troponin calmodulin and myosin Correct! actin and myocin	70
4104539157	Gray matter is made up of:	Collagenous fibers Ganglia and unmyelinated fibers Myelinated fibers Correct! Neuron cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers	71
4104543506	What type of neurons carry impulses from sense receptors to the central nervous system?	Efferent neurons Interneurons You Answered Motor neurons Correct Answer Sensory neurons	72
4104548695	Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of neuroglia?	They support and protect neurons. They nourish neurons. You Answered They are capable of mitosis. Correct Answer They conduct nerve impulses.	73
4104555819	Which of the following structures of the meninges is filled with cerebrospinal fluid and contains blood vessels?	Dura mater Pia mater Correct! Subarachnoid space Arachnoid	74
4104564698	The peripheral nervous system is made up of:	Effectors and ganglia Reflex arcs Correct! Cranial nerves and spinal nerves Cranial nerves and the brain	75
4104574676	What is the term for a group of cells with a similar structure and function?	tissues	76
4104581677	What type of epithelial tissue consists of many layers of cells and forms the outer layer of the skin?	Stratified squamous Simple columnar Correct! Stratified squamous Simple squamous	77
4104584519	Which of the following structures increase the surface area available for the absorption of nutrients into the body?	microvilli	78
4104590617	Which of the following structures functions in protein synthesis?	ribosomes	79
4104597766	What is a type of protein that regulates chemical reactions?	enzyme	80
4104599513	What type of cell division produces gamete?	meiosis	81
4104601417	What type of epithelium is found on the lining of the urinary bladder?	transitional	82
4104603441	What type of cells found in mucus membranes?	goblet cell	83
4104605239	What type of cells found in connective tissue contain heparin and histamine?	mast cell	84
4104610847	Which type of epithelium lines the intestines and absorbs nutrients?	simple columnar	85
4104621710	What layer loosely anchors skin to underlying organs?	sq layer	86
4104634445	What are the two main parts of a nephron?	Renal corpuscle and renal tubule	87
4104637873	What makes up the glomerulus?	capillaries	88
4104641837	Which of the following is an enzyme secreted by the kidneys that helps to regulate the blood pressure?	renin	89
4104646514	What is the function of the ureters?	Transport urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder	90
4104649027	Blood enters the glomerulus through the	afferent arteriole	91
4104651001	What is the functional unit of the kidney?	nephron	92
4104653248	The inner reddish brown region of the kidney is the	renal medulla	93
4104655266	The central region of kidney that is continuous with ureter and consists of a large cavity that collects urine as it is produced is called the	renal pelvis	94
4104661569	Aging tubules cause thickening of the walls and diminished ability to reabsorb	glucose n na	95