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Which of the following bones is a component of the appendicular skeleton?
a) Xyphoid process
b) Symphysis pubis
c) sacrum
d) sternum - ANSa) Symphysis pubis
Testosterone production is regulated by which of the following glands?
a) Pineal
b) Thymus
c) Parathyroid
d) Pituitary - ANSd) Pituitary
Which of the following is the measurement of the percentage of red blood cells in whole blood?
a) Hematocrit
b) Hemoglobin
c) Mean corpuscular volume
d) Reticulocyte count - ANSa) Hematocrit
Which of the following structure of the gastrointestional system absorbs iron and bile salts?
a) Ileum
b) Jejunum
c) Colon
d) Duodenum - ANSa) Ileum
In a normal functioning cardiovascular system, where does the heartbeat originate?
a) Atrioventricular nodes
b) Bundle of HIS
c) Purkinje fibers
d) Sinoatrial node - ANSd) Sinoatrial node
An individual with which of the following blood type can receive only blood of that same type?
a) Type O
b) Type A
c) Type B
d) Type AB - ANSa) Type O
Peripheral vasodilation results in heat loss through which of the following processes?
, a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) evaporation - ANSc) radiation
Which of the following structures, located at the end of the ear canal, vibrates when sound
waves strikes it?
a) Acoustic meatus
b) Cochlea
c) Eustachian tube
d) Tympanic membrane - ANSd) Tympanic membrane
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) substance to enhance sperm mobility
d) Gonadotrophin releasing hormone - ANSc) substance to enhance sperm mobility
Which of the following cardiac valves prevents blood from returning to the left ventricle of the
heart?
a) pulmonic
b) mitral
c) tricuspid
d) aortic - ANSd) aortic
Which of the following is a role of platelets in hemostasis?
a) formation of plugs
b) promotion of vasodilation
c) conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
d) activation of calcium - ANSa) formation of plugs
Which of the following valves prevents backflow of the blood from the right ventricle into the
right atrium of the heart?
a) Aortic
b) triscupid valve
c) pulmonic
d) mitral valve - ANSb) tricuspid valve
Which of the following ions is most abundant in extracellular fluid?
a) Calcium
b) Chloride
c) Sodium
d) Potassium - ANSc) Sodium