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How do lipid-soluble molecules (like steriods) generally move thru cell membranes?
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Placing a cell in _____ is most likely to cause a decrease in cell volume?
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a hypotonic bathing solution
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a hypertonic bathing solution
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acidic rain water
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distilled water
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alkaline (or basic) rain water
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The dominant fiber type in dene connective tissue
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epithelin
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fibrin
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collagen
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fribrillin
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elastin
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The alveoli of the lungs are made of
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Epithelium is connected to underlying connective tissue by
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a basement membrane
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junctional complexes
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intercellular glue
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a fibrous netting
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reticular fibers
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All of the following are functions of epithelial tissues EXCEPT
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Providing sensation
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Controlling permeability
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Producing specialized secretions
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Providing physical protection
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Providing connectivity between organs
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The inter-cellular connection involving interlocking membrane proteins are
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Tight junctions
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Gap junctions
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Desmosomes
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Synaptisomes
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Basement proteins
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Mammary glands are most closely associated with ____ secretion
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Holocrine
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Apocrine
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Merocrine
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Endocrine
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Acini Tubules
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Adipocytes is most closely associated with
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When a fair-skinned person blushes, why does his or her skin turn red?
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The blood supply to the skin decreases
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The blood supply to the skin increases
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The number of red melanocytes in the skin increases
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Melanocytes increase the production of red pigments
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Increased heat causes the skin to turn red
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The reproducing cells of the skin are located in the
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Surface
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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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Stratum spinosum
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Stratum germinativum
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An epidermal layer found only on the skin of the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet is the
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Stratum spinosum
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Stratum granulosum
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Stratum germinativum
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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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According to your instructor, deadly melanoma is associated with _____
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Artificial sweeteners
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Artificial food coloring
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Chronic stress
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Tanning booths
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Improper diet
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What are the layers associated with the Dermis?
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Papillary and subcutaneous
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Subcutaneous and reticular
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Papillary and reticular
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Reticular and accessory
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Accessory and subcutaneous
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Which Epithelial Tissue (E.T.) type is most closely associated with the epidermis?
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Which three functional components underlie how responses to stimuli work?
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Receptor, effector, motor
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Motor, control center, feedback
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Effector, control center, receptor
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Feedback, effector, receptor
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Control center, motor, feedback
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From the choices below, identify the smallest functional unit considered "alive"
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An animal
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A cell
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A membrane
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An ion channel
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an enzyme
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Each of the following are cell types in connective tissue EXCEPT:
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Muscle Cells
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Mast Cells
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Mesenchymal Cells
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Microphages
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Melanocytes
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Two equal volumes (L and R) of water are separated by a screen with 1mm sized pores. A little sugar is added only to Side L. What would you see the next day?
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Side L would have more sugar AND less water than side R
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Side R would have more sugar AND less water than side L
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Side L would have less sugar AND less water than side R
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Both sides would have the same amount of sugar AND water
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Both side would have the same amount of water, but Side L more sugar
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If a substance has a pH that is less than 7, it is
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Acidic
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Basic
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Alkaline
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Buffered
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Both B and C are correct
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Which description below best describes all homeostatic processes?
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Baseline values do not deviate over time
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Negative feedback is essential
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Positive feedback is essential
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Baseline values are uncontrolled
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Homeostasis is not auto regulated
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Support, protection of soft tissues, mineral storage, and blood formation are functions of which system?
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Skeletal
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Connective tissue
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Integumentary
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Epithelial tissue
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None of the above
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The increasingly forceful labor contractions that lead to childbirth exemplify
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Receptor activation
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Effector shutdown
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Positive feedback
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Negative feedback
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None of these
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When body temperature falls, a center in the brain initiates physiological changes to increase body temperature. This regulation mechanism is an example of
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Your instructor presented the idea that all physiology is finally (ultimately, at its most basic and rock bottom level) reducible to:
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Histology
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Cytology
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Microbiology
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Biochemistry
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Physics
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An unstable isotope that emits subatomic particles spontaneously is called
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A cation or anion
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An X-ray
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A gamma ray
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A radioisotope
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A death ray
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The most common fat found in the body is in the form of
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Steroids
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Adenosine monophosphate
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Adenosine triphosphate
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Monoglycerides
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Trigylcerides
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A polysaccharide that is formed in the liver and muscle to store glucose is
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Glycose
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Glucagon
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Glycogen
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Glycocalyx
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Starch
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Glycolysis and Glucogenolysis are prime and classic examples of
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Anabolism
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Buffering process
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Catabolism
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Dynamic equilibria
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Exchange reactions
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What pathology is caused by a failure to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine
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Albinism
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PKU
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Marfan's syndrome
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Galactosemia
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Psoriasis
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If the amount of sodium ion in blood plasma decreases
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The blood colloidal pressure will increase
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The blood colloidal pressure will decrease
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The blood osmotic pressure will stay the same
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The blood osmotic pressure will decrease
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The blood osmotic pressure will increase
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Facilitated diffusion differs from ordinary diffusion in that facilitated diffusion
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Limits the rate of molecular movement by limiting the number of available carrier molecules
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Moves molecules from area of higher concentration to lower concentration
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never eliminates the concentration gradient
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Does not limit the rate of molecular movement by the number of available carrier molecules
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Expends no ATP
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Which suborganelle is most associated with protein synthesis in a cell?
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During relaxation, muscles return to their original length NOT because of
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At rest, active sites on the actin are blocked by
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Myosin molecules
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Calcium ions
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ATP molecules
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Troponin molecules
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Tropomyosin molecules
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Tropomyosin wraps (entwines) itself around which other muscle element?
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Myosin
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F-actin
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Troponin
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Titin
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H-band
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The 'power stroke' in skeletal muscle contraction is directly associated with:
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Myosin head pivots at joint pulling action
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AP movement down t-tubule
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Calcium release from SR
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AP movement along sarcolemma
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Calcium binding to troponin
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We can distinguish between sensations originating in different body areas because
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Receptors from each body region synapse in specific brain regions
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Sensory neurons carry only one type of information
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Incoming sensory information is first assessed by the thalamus
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Different types of sensory receptors produce different types of APs
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Sensory neurons in different parts of the body are different from each other.
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Diffusion across the Arachnoid Granulations return excess CSF to
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The third ventricle
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Arterial circulation
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Venous circulation
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The fourth ventricle
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The central canal
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Soon after a person dies (and loses all ATPs), Their skeletal muscles:
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Flex with significant force
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Stiffen from actin+myosin binding
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Extend with significant force
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Get smaller in volume
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Get larger in volume
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Each of the following are characteristics of smooth muscles EXCEPT:
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Which of the following is responsible for reciprocal inhibition?
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Arrange the following steps involved in a reflex arc into proper sequence
a. activation of a sensory neuron
b. activation of a motor neuron
c. response by an effector
d. arrival of a stimulus and activation of a receptor
e. information processing
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D,E,A,B,C
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A,B,C,E,D
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D,A,B,C,E
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E,B,C,D,A
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People perceive different intensities of light when their brains receive different ___
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Action potentials sned to various regions of their brain
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Shapes of action potentials
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Sizes of action potentials
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Wavelengths of light
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Rate of action potentials
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Part of the brain most closely associated with emotions (e.g. pleasure, hunger) is:
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Cerebrum
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Thalamus
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Hypothalamus
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Cerebellum
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Medulla oblongata
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The cell bodies of the sympathetic preganglionic neurons are in the:
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Lateral gray horns of T1 through L2 region of the spinal cord
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Brain stem and sacral areas of the spinal cord
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Lateral gray horns of the cervical region of the spinal cord
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Anterior gray horns of the entire spinal cord
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Lateral gray horns of the entire spinal cord
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Activity of the parasympathetic ANS mainly
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Is directed towards different sets of organs than the sympathetic ANS
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Is involved in "fight or flight" responses
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Increases when someone turns into the "hulk"
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Increase blood flow to the skeletal muscles
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Increases while calmly digesting dinner
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The cell bodies of the parasympathetic preganglionic neurons are found in the:
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Lateral gray horns of T1 through L2 region of the spinal cord
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Brain stem and lateral gray horns of the sacral areas of the spinal cord
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Lateral gray horns of the cervical region of the spinal cord
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Anterior gray horns of the entire spinal cord
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Lateral gray horns of the entire spinal cord
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Of the 31 pairs of spinal nerves, each one monitors a particular ____
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Large, multinucleated cells that can dissolve the bony matrix are termed
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Osteocytes
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Osteoclasts
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Osteoblasts
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Stem Cells
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Chondrocytes
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Appositional growth in bones is most closely related to growth in:
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Bone length
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Osteoclasts
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Epiphyseal conversion
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Bone diameter
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Bone turnover
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____ decreases the concentration of calcium in the blood
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Calcitonin
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Calcitrol
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Parathyroid hormone
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Vitamin D
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Both B and D are correct
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The "shaft" of a long bone is most closely associated with the
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Epiphysis
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Diaphysis
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Periosteum
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Endochondrial
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Appositional
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Arrange the steps in the generation of an action potential into proper sequence
a. sodium channels inactivated
b. potassium channels open and potassium moves out of the cell
c. sodium channels regain their normal properties
d. graded depolarization brings area of excitable membrane to threshold
e. a temporary hyperpolarization occurs
f. sodium channel activation occurs
g. sodium ions enter the cell and depolarization occurs
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d,f,g,a,b,c,e
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a,b,e,c,d,f,g
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b,d,e,f,g,a,c
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d,a,g,e,f,b,c
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d,e,a,c,b,f,g
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During saltatory conduction, (APs=Action potentials)
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APs move in all directions along an axon
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Local currents depolarize adjacent areas of membrane so that APs continue to form along the membrane
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APs produce a local current that is strong enough to spread along the length of the axon
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Local potentials produce a continuous outward flow of potassium ions
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APs occur between successive nodes along the length of stimulated axon
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is associated with a loss of myelin. MS may then involve:
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Oligodendrocytes
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Astrocytes
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Microglia
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Ependymal
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Renshaw neurons
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The later part of the rising (depolarizing) phase of the action potential is mediated by a(n) ____ ion membrane channel
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Ligand-gated
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Voltage-gated
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Leak
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Active pump
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Facilitated diffusion
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Which of the following is TRUE of a graded potential?
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The potential is propagated with a constant magnitude
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The potential is all-or-none
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Stimulus causes ion channels to open changing membrane permeability
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No summation of potentials occurs
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The potential has a refractory period
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Opening of Na+ channels in the membrane of a neuron normally results in
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A resting (trans)membrane potential of a cell has a value of approximately
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What prevents the action potential from traveling in both directions down an axon?
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The resting potential
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Ligand-gated channels
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Graded potentials
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The refractory period
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Leak channels
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A person whose genetic makeup or training makes them a better SPRINTER than a marathon runner has ___ in their leg muscles
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More red muscle fibers
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More white muscles fibers
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More noncontractile fibers
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Equal amounts of red and white m. fibers
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Less myoglobin than hemoglobin
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The smooth but steady increase in muscle tension (sub maximally) produced by increasing the number of active motor units is called:
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Recruitment
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Tetany
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A twitch
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Relaxation
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Recovery
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____ is involved in BOTH synaptic transmission and excitation-contraction coupling?
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Mysoin
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Chloride
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Calcium
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Tropomyosin
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T-tubules
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Which striated muscle band is directly adjacent to the Z-line (or Z-disk)?
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A-band
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H-band
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T-band
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M-band
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I-band
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Overseeing the postural muscles of the body and making rapid adjustments to maintain balance and equilibrium are functions of the
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Cerebrum
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Midbrain
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Pons
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Cerebellum
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Medulla
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Cardiac output is equal to:
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difference between diastolic volume and systolic volume
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product of heart rate and stroke volume
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difference between stroke volume and rest and during exercise
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stroke volume minus systolic volume
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product of heart rate and BP
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According to Frank Starling's heart law, cardiac output is directly related to
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Red blood cell production is regulated primarily by the hormone
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Thymosin
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Angiotensin
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Erythropoietin (EPO)
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ACTH
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LH
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The part of the cardiac cycle associated with relaxation of the ventricles and filling of the atria is:
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An example of a hormone that functions as a vasoconstritor is:
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histamine
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prostoglandin
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bradykinin
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serotonin
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adrenaline
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Which change will NOT result in increased blood flow to a tissue?
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increased blood volume
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decreased vessel diameter
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increased blood pressure
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decreased peripheral resistance
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relaxation of precapillary sphincters
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Which of the responses below is NOT true of Kwashiorkor Edema?
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involves a blockage of lymphatic ducts
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involves a lowering or plasma protein
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involves an increase of interstitial volume
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involves poor nutrition
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involves alterations in osmotic pressure
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Excess secretion of growth hormone AFTER puberty will cause
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dwarfism
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cancer
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gigantism
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acromegaly
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diabetes
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STEROIDS ARE KNOWN TO BE RELEASE INTO THE BLOODSTREAM FROM THE
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hypothalamus
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anterior pituitary
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posterior pituitary
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pancreas
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adrenal cortex
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The hormone that is antagonist of calcitonin is
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insulin
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glucagon
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growth hormone
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parathyroid hormone
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Thyroxin (T4)
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Excessive immune responses to antigens are
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Histamine increases blood flow and vascular permeability. This would account for which of the following changes that occur during inflammation?
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redness of the inflamed tissue
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swelling of the inflamed tissue
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heat of the inflamed tissue
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the localization of proteins and cells necessary for body defense
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all of the above
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Blood osmotic pressure is most affected by changes in the
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concentration of plasmas sodium ions
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concentration of plasma waste glucose
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concentration of plasma waste products
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concentration of plasma proteins
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number of white blood cells
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In response to hemorrhage, there is a
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mobilization of the venous reserve
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increased parasympathetic stimulation of the heart
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decreased sympathetic stimulation
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decreased vasomotor tone and increased parasympathetic stimulation of heart
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decreased vasomotor tone and decreased sympathetic stimulation of the heart
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Edema would be likely to form
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the concentration of protein in the blood increases
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hemorrhage occurs
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the heart insufficient pressure pumping
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blood hydrostatic pressure in the capillary decreases outward flow of fluid
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blood hydrostatic pressure in capillary is less than blood osmotic pressure
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The cells responsible for the production of circulating antibodies are
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Natural killer cells
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plasma cells
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helper T cells
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cytotoxic T cells
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supressor T cells
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The body's largest lymphatic tissue is the:
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thyroid
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thymus
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thalamus
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pancreas
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spleen
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With a patient being thin, nervous, with protruding eye (balls), you are thinking that
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they suffer from Graves disease
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they suffer from myxedema
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they suffer from cretinism
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they suffer from acromegaly
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they suffer from hyroencephaly
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Depolarization in the cochlear hair cell will occur if the sterocilia moves (bends)
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up towards the tectoral membrane
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down towards the basilar membrane
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sideways towards the taller sterocilia
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sideways towards the shorter sterocilia
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back and forth sideways (both C and D)
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Different pitches (frequencies) of sounds are discriminated in cochlea through
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stimulating/vibrating different types/classes of sterocilia
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stimulating/vibrating different classes of hair cells
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stimulating/vibrating different types/ classes of ion channels
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stimulating/vibrating different auditory canals or membranes
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stimulating/vibrating different patches of the basilar membrane
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The round-ish lens shape in the most closely associated with focusing on a
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bright object
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dim object
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close object
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distant object
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both B and D are correct
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A drifting blood clot is called an
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embolus
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thrombus
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plaque
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coagulant
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platelet plug
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The left and right pulmonary veins carry blood to the
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right atrium
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right ventricle
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left atrium
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left ventricle
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lungs
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The heart sound is heard when
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Aged and broken down erythrocytes are broken down by the ____
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spleen
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yellow bone marrow
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kidneys
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digestive tract
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thymus gland
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The heart valve occurring between the LA and LV is called the ____ valve
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aortic (semilunar)
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pulmonary semilunar
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triscuspid
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aortic tricuspid
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mitral (bicuspid)
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Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is also known as
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non insulin dependent
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type I
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type II
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type III
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diabetes insipidus
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The sclera is most closely associated with the
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Anemia is most closely associated with
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high levels of oxygen in tissues
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hematocrit value of less than 40
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low levels of carbon dioxide in tissues
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hematocrit value of more than 40
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hematocrit value of more than 50
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The Pitiarty hormeon that mots specifically promotes egg development in ovaries and sper developmetn in testes is
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TSH
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ACTH
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FSH
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prolactin
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GH (or HGH) (or HGHRH)
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In human photoreceptors, to what does "dark current" refer?
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The movement of sodium ion INTO photoreceptors in complete darkness
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The movement of sodium ions OUT OF photoreceptors in complete darkness
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The movement of cGMP INTO photoreceptors in complete darkness
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The movement of cGMP OUT OF photoreceptors in complete darkness
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The movement of
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The structure that separates the cholera duct from the tympanic duct is the
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Tectorial membrane
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basilar membrane
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vestiblar duct
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organ of Corti
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tympanic membrane
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An inability for the body to clot (prevent flow out of) blood is most closely associated with
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thalassemia
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hemophilia
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diapedesis
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hemostasemia
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leukemia