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Marieb Test Bank Chapter 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 wq wqfollowing statement that is NOT completely correct regarding serous membranes. 1)
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A) Serous wqmembranes 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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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
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lines 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 wq wq D) liver
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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 wq wq wq
5) Prevention of water loss is a necessary function for life that would best fit in the category
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6) A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to perform
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A) organ B) complex tissue C) complex cell D) organ system wq wq w q wq wq wq
7) Which of the following imaging devices would best localize a tumor in a person's brain?
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A) DSA B) MRIwq C) PET wq D) X-ray
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8) The coxal joint is most likely found in the _
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9) Which one of the following systems responds fastest to environmental stimuli?
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A) nervous B) immune C) lymphatic D) muscular wq wq wq
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A) positive feedback provides moment-to-moment wellbeing while negative feedback
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causes a cascade effect
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B) positive feedback tends to enhance the triggering stimulus while negative feedback
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tends 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
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us 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 C) spinal cord
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12) Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains .
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A) a static state with no deviation from preset points
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B) the lowest possible energy usage
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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. 13)
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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
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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
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16) Some of the nerve endings in the skin are sensitive to changes in temperature. They are
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negative feedback mechanism regulating body temperature. These nerve endings represent
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in the negative feedback mechanism.
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A) homeostatic balance or "ideal" value B) control center
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C) receptor wq D) effector wq
17) The thoracic cavity contains the
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A) heart and lungs; anterior wq wq wq 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
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C) nutrients, water, atmospheric pressure, and oxygen
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D) nutrients, water, growth, and reproduction wq wq wq wq
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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
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brain (a region called the hypothalamus). The brain responds by releasing
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hormones to stimulate the production and the ejection of milk from the breast. This
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helps the newborn to receive nourishment and encourages more suckling. This example is
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best described as a
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A) positive feedback wq B) loss of homeostasis wq wq wq
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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.
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C) Positive feedback mechanisms are overwhelmed.
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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
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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
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separated by valves composed of fibrous connective tissue.
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D) The contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessels (vasoconstriction) can reduce the
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flow of blood through the vessel.
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22) In which body cavities are the lungs
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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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24) You are told to take an axillary temperature on a small child. You will place the
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26) The body cavities that protect the nervous system are located in the cavity.
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27) The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT _
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