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Marieb Test BankChapter 1-29
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,MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1) Choose the following statement that is NOT completely correct regarding serous membranes.
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A) Serous membranes secrete a watery lubricating fluid.
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B) Serous membranes are divided into parietal and visceral membranes with a virtual
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space between the two.
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C) Serosa are very thin, double-layered structures.
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D) Visceral pericardium covers the outer surface of the heart, and parietal pericardium lines
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the internal walls of the heart.
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2) The dorsal body cavity is the site of which of the following?
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A) brain B) lungs C) intestines uu uu D) liver uu
3) Select the most correct statement.
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A) Organ systems operate independently of each other to maintain life.
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B) The immune system is closely associated with the lymphatic system.
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C) Organ systems can be composed of cells or tissues, but not both.
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D) The endocrine system is not a true structural organ system.
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4) Which of the following organs or structures would be found in the left iliac region?
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A) liver B) intestines C) stomach D) appendix uu uu uu
5) Prevention of water loss is a necessary function for life that would best fit in the category of
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A) metabolism B) responsiveness uu
C) excretion uu D) maintaining boundaries u u uu
6) A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to perform
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specific functions for the body is a(n) .
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A) organ B) complex tissue C) complex cell D) organ system uu uu u u uu uu uu
7) Which of the following imaging devices would best localize a tumor in a person's brain?
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A) DSA B) MRI uu C) PET uu D) X-ray uu
8) The coxal joint is most likely found in the _ _ region of the body.
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A) groin B) hip C) hand uu uu D) foot uu
9) Which one of the following systems responds fastest to environmental stimuli?
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A) nervous B) immune C) lymphatic D) muscular uu uu uu
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,10) Positive feedback differs from negative feedback because
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A) positive feedback provides moment-to-moment wellbeing while negative feedback causes
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a cascade effect
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B) positive feedback tends to enhance the triggering stimulus while negative feedback tends
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to return the body to a homeostatic balance or "ideal" level
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C) positive feedback is generally beneficial while negative feedback is typically harmful
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D) positive feedback is critical to health while negative feedback serves only to alert us
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to potential health threats
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11) Which of these is NOT part of the dorsal cavity?
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A) vertebral cavity B) thoracic cavity u u u u uu C) spinal cord uu uu D) cranial cavity
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12) Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains uu. uu uu u u uu uu uu uu 12) u u
A) a static state with no deviation from preset points
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B) the lowest possible energy usage uu uu uu uu
C) a relatively stable internal environment, within limits
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D) a dynamic state within an unlimited range, depending on circumstances
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13) Expiration (breathing out) is how the body removes excessive carbon dioxide from the blood.
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A) responsiveness B) maintaining boundaries u u uu
C) metabolism uu D) excretion of metabolic waste uu uu uu uu
14) One of the functional characteristics of life is excitability or responsiveness. This refers to
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A) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
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B) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
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C) indigestible food residues stimulating the excretory system uu uu uu uu uu uu
D) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
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15) The term pollex refers to the _
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A) great toe B) fingers uu uu C) thumb uu D) calf uu
16) Some of the nerve endings in the skin are sensitive to changes in temperature. They are part of 16)
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negative feedback mechanism regulating body temperature. These nerve endings represent
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a(n)
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A) homeostatic balance or "ideal" value B) control center uu uu uu u u uu uu
C) receptor uu D) effector uu
17) The thoracic cavity contains the
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A) heart and lungs; anterior uu uu uu B) kidneys and spleen; deep
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C) digestive viscera; inferior
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18) Which of the following are survival needs of the body?
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A) water, atmospheric pressure, growth, and movement uu uu uu uu uu
B) nutrients, water, movement, and reproduction uu uu uu uu
C) nutrients, water, atmospheric pressure, and oxygen uu uu uu uu uu
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, 19) When a baby suckles at its mother's breast the stimulus at the breast is sent to the mother's brain
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(a region called the hypothalamus). The brain responds by releasing hormones
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to stimulate the production and the ejection of milk from the breast. This helps the newborn
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to receive nourishment and encourages more suckling. This example is best described as a .
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A) positive feedback B) loss of homeostasis
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C) negative feedback
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20) Which of the following statements is the most correct regarding homeostatic imbalance?
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A) The internal environment is becoming more stable.
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B) Negative feedback mechanisms are functioning normally. uu uu uu uu uu
C) Positive feedback mechanisms are overwhelmed. uu uu u u u u
D) It is considered the cause of most diseases.
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21) One of the descriptions below is from the perspective of physiological study, the rest are from
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anatomical perspective. Select the description below that comes from physiological perspective.
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A) The pancreas lies deep to the stomach within the abdominal cavity.
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B) The skull is formed by 22 facial and cranial bones.
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C) The chambers of the heart and blood vessels leading to and from the heart are separated
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by valves composed of fibrous connective tissue.
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D) The contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessels (vasoconstriction) can reduce the flow
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of blood through the vessel.
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22) In which body cavities are the lungs located?
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A) pleural, ventral, and thoracic
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C) pericardial, ventral, and thoracic
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23) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into left and right, called?
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A) transverse B) frontal C) sagittal D) regional uu uu uu
24) You are told to take an axillary temperature on a small child. You will place the thermometer
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A) in the rectum uu B) on the forehead
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C) under the tongue
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25) You are asked to draw blood from the median cubital vein. You will search for this vein in the 25)
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A) lateral side of the foot B) hand uu uu uu uu uu
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26) The body cavities that protect the nervous system are located in the
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A) cranial B) vertebral C) dorsal D) ventral E) thoracic uu uu uu uu
27) The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT _ .
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A) thumbs pointed laterally B) body erect uu uu uu uu
C) palms turned posteriorly
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