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(c) Systolic blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS The pressure in the systemic
arteries during ventricular contraction is:
(a) Diastolic blood pressure
(b) Osmotic pressure
(c) Systolic blood pressure
(d) Low pressure
(b) SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers - CORRECT ANSWERS In what
order does the impulse for depolarization travel through the heart?
(a) AV node, SA node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
(b) SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
(c) SA node, AV node, Purkinje fibers, bundle of His
(d) AV node, SA node, Purkinje fibers, bundle of His
(a) Pylorus - CORRECT ANSWERS The muscular sphincter located between the
stomach and the duodenum is the:
(a) Pylorus
(b) Cardia
(c) Chyme
(d) Rugae
(a) Threshold - CORRECT ANSWERS When a stimulus is strong enough to cause
complete depolarization, it has reached:
(a) Threshold
(b) Repolarization
(c) Refractory period
(d) Action potential
,(b) Stomach - CORRECT ANSWERS Smooth muscles can be found in the:
(a) Heart
(b) Stomach
(c) Pelvic limb
(d) Diaphragm
(a) Negative - CORRECT ANSWERS On inspiration, the pressure in the thoracic cavity,
as compared with ambient air pressure, is
(a) Negative
(b) Positive
(c) Same as the ambient air pressure
(d) Fluctuating
(c) Brainstem - CORRECT ANSWERS The cranial nerves originate from the
(a) Cerebellum
(b) Spinal cord
(c) Brainstem
(d) Cerebrum
(d) Oxytocin - CORRECT ANSWERS In dairy cattle, the teats and udder are gently
washed before milking to stimulate the release of one of the following, to stimulate milk
letdown
(a) Adrenalin
(b) Norepinephrine
(c) Dopamine
(d) Oxytocin
(c) 8% - CORRECT ANSWERS Typically, what percentage of an animal's body weight
consists of blood?
(a) 0.1%
(b) 1%
(c) 8%
(d) 30%
(c) Systemic - CORRECT ANSWERS What circulatory system is under the highest
pressure?
(a) Pulmonary
(b) Coronary
(c) Systemic
(d) Capillaries
,(d) A common passage for fecal, urinary, and reproductive systems - CORRECT
ANSWERS In birds, the cloaca is:
(a) An appendage suspended from the head
(b) A blind sac at the distal end of the jejunum
(c) A cleft in the hard palate
(d) A common passage for fecal, urinary, and reproductive systems
(d) Femoral vein - CORRECT ANSWERS All of the following major vessels contribute to
blood flowing into the cranial vena cava except for the:
(a) Brachiocephalic vein
(b) Thoracic duct
(c) Azygos vein
(d) Femoral vein
(b) Ilium - CORRECT ANSWERS Which of these is not a division of teh small intestine?
(a) Duodenum
(b) Ilium
(c) Ileum
(d) Jejunum
(b) Endocrine system - CORRECT ANSWERS Which of the following is a ductless
system?
(a) Exocrine system
(b) Endocrine system
(c) Lymphatic system
(d) All of the above systems contain ducts
(b) Lacteals - CORRECT ANSWERS The lymphatic structure found in the small
intestines responsible for the transport of fats and fat-soluble vitamins is:
(a) Afferent lymphatic vessels
(b) Lacteals
(c) Trabeculae
(d) Spleen
(a) Estrous - CORRECT ANSWERS The time period from the beginning of one heat
cycle to the beginning of the next is called:
(a) Esrous
(b) Estrus
(c) Ovulation
, (d) The mating cycle
(d) Diarthroses - CORRECT ANSWERS The anatomic term for synovial joints is:
(a) Fibroarthroses
(b) Amphiarthroses
(c) Synarthroses
(d) Diarthroses
(d) Foramen ovale - CORRECT ANSWERS The name of the hole between the cardiac
atria that closes at birth in the mammal is:
(a) Aortic hiatus
(b) Foramen
(c) Fossa
(d) Foramen ovale
(b) Tympanic membrane - CORRECT ANSWERS The eardrum is also called the:
(a) Pinna
(b) Tympanic membrane
(c) Eustachian tubes
(d) Cochlea
(c) Carry oxygen to the tissues - CORRECT ANSWERS The function of the red blood
cell is to:
(a) Provide defense from foreign invaders
(b) Act as a phagocyte
(c) Carry oxygen to the tissues
(d) Respond to the need for clotting
(b) Pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWERS What artery carries deoxygenated blood?
(a) Aorta
(b) Pulmonary
(c) Coronary
(d) Carotid
(a) Hypoxia and erythropoietin - CORRECT ANSWERS Red blood cellproduction is
stimulated by:
(a) Hypoxia and erythropoietin
(b) Erythropoietin and thrombocytes
(c) Fibrinogen and acetylcholine
(d) Leukocytes