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Practice B
1. Which of the following pituitary hormones stimulates the process of gametogenesis?
A. Oxytocin
B. Prolactin
C. Luteinizing hormone
D. Follicle-stimulating hormone - ANSD
2. Which of the following mediates the body's response to stress?
A. Cortisol
B. Calcitonin
C. Thyroid-stimulating hormone
D. Growth hormone - ANSA
3. Which of the following structures of the cell contains hereditary information and genetic
material?
A. Nucleus
B. Endoplasmic reticulum
C. Cytoplasm
D. Lysozymes - ANSA
4. When blood leaves the left ventricle of the heart, which of the following structures does it
enter next?
A. Aorta
B. Inferior vena cava
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Pulmonary vein - ANSA
5. Which of the following terms identifies the body fluid that lies within the cells?
A. Interstitial fluid
B. Extracellular fluid
C. Synovial fluid
D. Intracellular fluid - ANSD
6. The hip joint is an example of which type of joint?
A. Hinge
B. Ball-and-socket
C. Gliding
D. Pivot - ANSD
, 7. Which electrolyte level must be sufficient for prothrombin to be converted to thrombin?
A. Calcium
B. Phosphorous
C. Potassium
D. Sodium - ANSA
8. Which of the following parts of the central nervous system is responsible for the control of
involuntary respirations?
A. Medulla oblongata
B. Cerebellum
C. Parietal lobe
D. Hypothalamus - ANSA
9. Production of which of the following is a function of the prostate gland?
A. Testosterone
B. Fluid to lubricate the head of the penis
C. Fluid to enhance sperm motility
D. Gonadotropin releasing hormone - ANSC
10. Which of the following components are found in the channels of the cell membrane?
A. Proteins
B. Lipids
C. Cholesterol
D. Diglyceride - ANSA
11. Which of the following types of cells release histamine in response to allergens?
A. B cells
B. T cells
C. Mast cells
D. Dendritic cells - ANSC
12. Which of the following terms identifies the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the
blood vessels?
A. Central venous pressure
B. Blood pressure
C. Pulse pressure
D. Mean arterial pressure - ANSB
13. Which product is the result of cellular respiration?
A. Oxygen
B. Glucose
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Adenosine triphosphate - ANSD
Practice B
1. Which of the following pituitary hormones stimulates the process of gametogenesis?
A. Oxytocin
B. Prolactin
C. Luteinizing hormone
D. Follicle-stimulating hormone - ANSD
2. Which of the following mediates the body's response to stress?
A. Cortisol
B. Calcitonin
C. Thyroid-stimulating hormone
D. Growth hormone - ANSA
3. Which of the following structures of the cell contains hereditary information and genetic
material?
A. Nucleus
B. Endoplasmic reticulum
C. Cytoplasm
D. Lysozymes - ANSA
4. When blood leaves the left ventricle of the heart, which of the following structures does it
enter next?
A. Aorta
B. Inferior vena cava
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Pulmonary vein - ANSA
5. Which of the following terms identifies the body fluid that lies within the cells?
A. Interstitial fluid
B. Extracellular fluid
C. Synovial fluid
D. Intracellular fluid - ANSD
6. The hip joint is an example of which type of joint?
A. Hinge
B. Ball-and-socket
C. Gliding
D. Pivot - ANSD
, 7. Which electrolyte level must be sufficient for prothrombin to be converted to thrombin?
A. Calcium
B. Phosphorous
C. Potassium
D. Sodium - ANSA
8. Which of the following parts of the central nervous system is responsible for the control of
involuntary respirations?
A. Medulla oblongata
B. Cerebellum
C. Parietal lobe
D. Hypothalamus - ANSA
9. Production of which of the following is a function of the prostate gland?
A. Testosterone
B. Fluid to lubricate the head of the penis
C. Fluid to enhance sperm motility
D. Gonadotropin releasing hormone - ANSC
10. Which of the following components are found in the channels of the cell membrane?
A. Proteins
B. Lipids
C. Cholesterol
D. Diglyceride - ANSA
11. Which of the following types of cells release histamine in response to allergens?
A. B cells
B. T cells
C. Mast cells
D. Dendritic cells - ANSC
12. Which of the following terms identifies the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the
blood vessels?
A. Central venous pressure
B. Blood pressure
C. Pulse pressure
D. Mean arterial pressure - ANSB
13. Which product is the result of cellular respiration?
A. Oxygen
B. Glucose
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Adenosine triphosphate - ANSD
