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A person with AB- blood can NOT receive blood from whom?
B-
A-
AB+
O-
AB+
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Which blood group is considered the universal donor?
AB+
O-
O+
AB-
o-
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Which Blood group is the considered the “universal recipient”
AB+
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What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen poor blood?
Vena Cava
Renal artery
Pulmonic artery
Interosseous artery
Pulmonic Artery
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Chocolate cysts of the ovaries are attributed to which of the following?
Endometriosis
Ectopic pregnancy
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Menorrhagia
Endometriosis
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Which of the following is not true of synovial joints?
They are the most common joint the body
They have a fluid-filled capsule that surrounds their articulating surface
They are found in the intervertebral discs of the spinal column
They are the most moveable joint type in the body
They are founnd in the intervertebral discs of the spinal column
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Ligaments connect which of the following?Muscle to bone
Bone to bone
Muscle to muscle
Tendon to bone
Bone to bone
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What is the longest muscle in the human body?
Vastus lateralis
Sartorius
Adductor longus
Vastus mediali
sartorius
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Where is the hyoid bone located?
Leg
Pelvis
Rib cage
Neck
Neck
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Which of the following is not true of epithelial tissue?
It is vascular
rIt lines cavities in the body
It rests on a basement membrane
It helps form certain glands
It is vascular
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Which of the following is not produced by an exocrine gland?
Saliva
Milk
Digestive enzymes
Adrenalin
Adrenalin
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Where is the pyloric sphincter located?
Between the esophagus and stomach
Between the small and large intestine
Between the stomach and small intestine
Between the rectum and anus
Between the stomach & small intestines
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Blood vessels enter and exit bones through which structure?
Fossa
Facet
Fovea
Foramina
Formaina
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Which cells are responsible for bone formation?
Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts
Osteocyte
Chondrocyte
Osteoblasts
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Why are bones considered to be organs?
They are part of the framework of the body
They contain cells
They are not considered to be organs
They contain nervous and connective tissue
They contain nervous and connective tissue
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Which of the following shows the correct order of the flow of waste through the large intestine?
Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon
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Which of the following is considered the primary pacemaker of the heart?
SA node
AV node
Aorta
Left ventricle
SA node
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In which location does a sperm cell first fertilize an egg?
Uterus
Ovary
Cervix
Fallopian tube
Fallopian Tube
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Where is interstitial fluid found in the body?Around the brain & spinal cord
In the tissues around cells
Inside of cells
Inside the stomach
In the tissues around cells
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What is the normal pH in the body?
7.35 – 7.45
7.0 – 7.50
7.25 – 7.35
7.50 – 7.65
7.35 – 7.45
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What is the bladder capacity of the average adult?
1,000 ml
200 ml
500 ml
1,500 ml
500 ml
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Which lobe of the brain is associated with organizing sensory information, language, speech production, and memory formation?Temporal
Occipital
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
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What does lipase do?
It breaks down nucleic acids into nucleotides
It breaks down carbohydrates into starch and sugar
It breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
It breaks down proteins into peptides and amino acids
It breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
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Which is not a function of the the liver?Production and excretion of bile
Blood detoxification and purification
Storage of glycogen, minerals, and vitamins
Filtering damaged red blood cells
Filtering damaged red blood cells
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Which salivary gland produces mucin?Submandibular
Sublingual
Parotid
Thyroid
Sublingual
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Which substance in the teeth continues to form throughtout life and supports the enamel?
Dentin
Cementum
Pulp
Gum
Dentin
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What is the name the layer of the heart used for contraction that has striated muscle fibers?Pericardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
Decacardium
Myocardium
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What section of the human spine contains 5 vertebrae
Lumbar
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What section of the human spine contains 12 vertebrae
Thoracic
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What section of the human spine contains 7 vertebrae
Cervical
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What vein returns blood to the heart, draining the head, neck, and upper torso
Superior Vena Cava
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Which vein drains the lower extremities, returning deoxygenated blood to the heart
inferior vena cava
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The autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis is characterized by the degradation of what
Myelin Sheath
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Respiration rates are regulated by which of the following
Increasing levels of carbon dioxide
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If carbon dioxide levels become too high
the blood will become acidic
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Electrical impulses called “action potentials” move along the axon of a neuron by _
Saltatory conduction
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What type of joint is present in the elbow
Hinge Joint
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What area of the eye has the most acute vision and is comprised only of cones
Fovea centralis
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What are of the eye contributes to the color of the eye
Iris
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What area of the eye regulates the amount of light entering the eye
Pupil
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____ is the the light sensitive layer of tissue that helps project images onto the back of the eye
Retna
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would be a direct result of lipid depletion in the human body
The decrease in the amount of estrogen produced
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Which two bones make up the structure of the lower leg
Fibula & Tibia was
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What would result following an injury to the phrenic nerve
An inability to control breathing
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Which muscle is responsible for the adduction of the shoulder?
Latissimus dorsi
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Which muscle is responsible for elbow flexion
biceps brachii
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The muscle that helps with supporting and moving the shoulder blade.
trapezius
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The limbic system of the brain is responsible for the regulation of
Emotion
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What area(s) of the brain are the most affected if a person is unable to understand written or verbal speech
Weirnecke’s area
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What area(s) of the brain are the most affected if a person is unable to produce speech?
Broca's area
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What valve is responsible for preventing the backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium?
Tricuspid Valve
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which valve prevents blood backflow between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
pulmonary valve/semilunar valve
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The structure between the Left Ventricle & the Aorta
Aortic Valve
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This enzyme begins the process of carbohydrate digestion in the mouth
Amylase
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Important for the digestion of fats and occurs in the duodenum of the small intestine?
Lipase
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break down proteins and this process begins in the stomach.
Proteases
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breakdowns nucleic acids, but this does not begin in the mouth
Nucleases
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During exhalation, the diaphragm does which of the following?
Relaxes and Lifts
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During inhalation the diaphragm?
contracting and lowering
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Examples of a flat bone
- Flat bones provides muscular attachment and also serves to protect the body's vital organs or sensitive area
- Scapula
- Occipital
- Frontal
- parietal
- sternum
- ribs
- lacriminal
- volmer
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an example of a irregular bone
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An example of a long bone?
- Femur
- Tibia
- Radius
- Humerus
- Metartarsals
- Metacarpals
- Ulna
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A rupture in the cardiac sphincter would result in what occurring
The backflow of gastric juices into the esophagus
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In order for the actin filaments to bind to the myosin head, what must occur first?
Calcium ions must bind to troponin molecules.
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What is the primary function of melatonin
regulate sleep & wake cycles
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are responsible for sperm and egg maturation
The gonadotropins
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The fight or flight response is stimulated by the release of
catecholamine hormones, like adrenalin
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protein synthesis stimulation is the function of?
The Human Growth Hormone
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Pigment is regulated by?
Melanin
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is characterized by the engulfing of large amounts of fluid
Pinocytosis
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The engulfing of large particles into the cell is referred to as
of Phagocytosis
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involves components leaving the cell,
Exocytosis
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Which gland regulates calcium
Parathyroid Gland
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anterior pituitary gland produces what hormones?
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Gonadotropins
- FollicleStimulating Hormone (FSH) Luteinizing Hormone (LH
- Prolactin (PRL)
- Growth Hormone (GH)
- Alpha Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (α-MSH)
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Posterior pituitary gland produces what hormones?
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pineal gland secretes?
Melatonin
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