tetanic contractions - Correct Answer Painful muscle contractions or involuntary twitches are called:
viruses - Correct Answer Interferon inhibits the spread of:
ventricules contracting; AV - Correct Answer The first heart sound heard, or the "lub"sound is caused by
the _____ and the _____ valves closing.
Thymus - Correct Answer Which of the following is not a lymph organ?
thoracic cavity - Correct Answer The lungs are located in the
cilia - Correct Answer Projections from a cell that move materials and mucus are called:
both A and B occurred - Correct Answer A woman could have Rh antibodies in her blood if:
endomysium - Correct Answer The covering of individual muscle fibers is the:
cervical - Correct Answer The skeletal framework of the neck consists of _____ vertebrae.
constriction of the pupils - Correct Answer Which of the following would not occur as a body response
to stress?
diaphysis - Correct Answer A fracture in the shaft of a bone is a break in the:
the chemical basis of life - Correct Answer Metabolism refers to:
,prime mover - Correct Answer A muscle is attached to the femur and tibia. Its function or action is to
bend the knee. When it contracts, it is acting as the:
lymph flow in the body is the result of contracting skeletal muscles - Correct Answer Which best
describes the mechanism involved with the central movement, or flow, of lymph?
depression and sleep disorders - Correct Answer Which of the following conditions may accompany
stress?
electrical conductivity - Correct Answer Which of the following most accurately describes what is
measured by an electrocardiogram?
extensibility - Correct Answer The ability of muscle cells to respond to nerve stimuli is called:
ball and socket - Correct Answer Which joint allows for the widest range of movement?
flexion - Correct Answer The type of movement that increases the angle between bones is:
bone in the skull - Correct Answer A fontanel can best be described as a(n):
red blood cells - Correct Answer Erythropoiesis is the formation of:
specific - Correct Answer Adaptive immunity is also called immunity.
pericardium - Correct Answer The saclike structure around the heart is the:
SA node - Correct Answer The structure referred to as the pacemaker of the heart is(are) the:
both A and C occur - Correct Answer As the activity of osteoblasts increases, the:
,hair color somewhere between light and dark - Correct Answer Assume that "A1" is the gene for light
hair and that "A2" is the gene for dark hair. Also assume that these genes demonstrate codominance.
Then, the heterozygous genotype "A1A2" will exhibit the phenotype of:
glucose - Correct Answer The major final product that results from the digestion of carbohydrates is:
albinism and will be a carrier - Correct Answer If "A" stands for the dominant gene that prevents
albinism and "a" stands for the recessive albinism trait, then an individual with the genotype of "aa" will
express:
Absorption is the passage of substances (notably digested food, water, salts, and vitamins) through the
intestinal mucosa into the blood or lymph - Correct Answer Which statement best explains the process
of absorption?
sensory neuron - Correct Answer A neuron that transmits a nerve impulse toward the central nervous
system is called a(n):
all the offspring are identical - Correct Answer The main advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual
reproduction is:
are grouped in the tongue, nose, eyes, and ears - Correct Answer The special senses:
uterus - Correct Answer An ectopic pregnancy can occur in the:
glucose - Correct Answer The preferred energy fuel of the body is:
stimulate increased respirations - Correct Answer A decrease in blood pH below normal tends to:
ovary - Correct Answer Which of the following is not an accessory sex organ of the female reproductive
system?
cataract - Correct Answer Clouding of the lens of the eye is called:
, duodenum - Correct Answer The contents of the stomach are emptied into the:
respiratory organs - Correct Answer Which of the following is not a function of the placenta?
Yes, because the higher temperature inside the body cavity inhibits the secretion of testosterone by the
intestinal or Leydig cells in the testes, which could result in permanent sterility if untreated - Correct
Answer When a male baby was born, the pediatrician discovered that the baby's left testicle had not
descended into the scrotum. If the situation is not corrected soon, might the baby be sterile?
absorb food - Correct Answer The purpose of peristalsis is to:
drinking liquids too fast - Correct Answer Abnormal conditions that cause fluid and electrolyte output to
exceed input include all the following except:
iron - Correct Answer Which of the following minerals is important in blood cell production?
potassium and calcium - Correct Answer Ringer solution is often described as normal saline solution
modified by the addition of:
descending, transverse, sigmoid, and ascending - Correct Answer The proper anatomical order for the
divisions of the colon is:
4 - Correct Answer There are _____ ventricles in the brain.
bronchioles - Correct Answer The smallest branches of the bronchial tree are:
brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves - Correct Answer The main divisions of the central nervous
system are the:
produces urine, balances blood plasma, and maintains the dynamic consistency of the internal fluid
environment - Correct Answer A good description of the urinary system function is that it: