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136 Cards in this Set
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A decrease in the strength of a Sensation that occurs during a prolonged stimulation is called? |
Adaptation |
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Which of the following types of receptors are not part of the somatic senses? |
Photoreceptors |
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All the following are somatic Sensations except? |
Equilibrium |
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Which of the following senses uses receptors that are housed in a complex sensory organ? |
Taste |
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Touch receptors are classified as |
Mechanoreceptors |
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The sensation of itch results from the stimulation of |
Free nerve ending. |
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Pain of visceral origin that is felt at a surface location is called |
Referred pain |
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The sense that tells us which muscles are contracted, the amount of tension in a joint, the position of the joints, and orientation of the head is called |
Proprioception. |
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Olfactory receptors |
All of the above are correct |
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Taste receptors are called |
Gustatory receptors |
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Villate papillae are found in an inverted V- shaped row at the |
Back of the tongue |
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The white of the eye is called the |
Sclera |
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Which of the following belongs to the vascular tunic of the eye? |
Iris |
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The structure in the eyeball that contains photoreceptors is the |
Retina |
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The clear jelly like substance found behind the lends of the eye is the |
Vitreous humor |
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The bending of light by the cornea and lens is called |
Refraction |
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All the following are components of the external ear except the |
Ceruminous glands |
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Which of the following is found in the middle ear? |
Auditory ossicles |
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An oval shaped middle portion of the Bony labyrinth is the |
Ampulla. |
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The center of the eardrum is connected to the |
Cochlea |
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The receptors of hearing are located in the |
Semicircular canals |
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The sensors of maintaining dynamic equilibrium are located in the |
Saccule |
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A common disease characterized by an abnormal high intraocular pressure is |
Glaucoma |
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If you enter a room and smell a strong order which soon fades away, you have experienced |
Sensory adaptation |
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The sense of balance that tells you "where your head is at" when you are not moving is called ______ equilibrium and is a function of the _______ in the inner ear. |
Dynamic; semicircular canal |
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The following is accomplished using the extrinsic a muscle |
Changing the size of the pupil for light and dark conditions. |
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The ossicles of the ear are responsible for |
Pressure equalized across the eardrum |
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Accommodations for near Vision involves changing the shape of the |
Lens |
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which of the following converts pressure waves in the endolymph into nerve impules? |
Organ of corti |
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Which of the following systems work closely with the endocrine system to coordinate the body's functions? |
Nervous system |
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All the following are endocrine glands except |
Sweat glands |
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A common second messenger used in signaling Pathways of water-soluble hormones is |
cAMP. |
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Hormones that bind to receptors inside of target cells are usually |
Lipid soluble |
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The pituitary gland is attached to the hypodermis by the |
Infundibulum |
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And heading back to because why is both an endocrine and exocrine gland is the |
Pancreas |
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Hormone secretion is controlled by which of the following? |
All the Above |
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Oxygenated blood is transported from the lungs to the pulmonary veins into the |
Left atrium |
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The muscular wall of the left ventricle is thicker than the right ventricle because it |
Pumps blood through the entire body |
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The left ventricle pump blood directly into the |
Ascending aorta |
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Which of the following blood vessels deliver deoxygenated blood into the right atrium? |
Vena cavae. |
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Which of the following vessels carry blood into the highest concentration of oxygen under normal conditions? |
Pulmonary veins |
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The heart goes down between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the |
Bicuspid valve |
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The heart valve found between the left ventricle and the large artery exiting the left ventricle is the |
Aortic valve |
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The blood vessels that collects deoxygenated blood from the coronary circulation delivers it into the right atrium is the |
Coronary sinus |
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Oxygenated blood is delivered to The myocardium of your heart by the |
Coronary arteries |
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The normal pacemaker of the heart is the |
Sinoatrial (SA) node |
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Which of the following represents the correct sequence of structures in the cardiac action potential construction system? |
SA node, AV node, bunch of his, right and left bundle branches, purkinje fibers |
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The P wave of the ECG is created by the electrical activity associated with |
Atrial depolarization |
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In an ECG, atrial repolarization is indicated by |
None of these answers are correct |
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Closing of an AV valve produces the |
First heart sound (lubb). |
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The smallest diameter blood vessels are |
Capillaries |
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The endothelium that lines all blood vessels consists of |
Simple squamous cells |
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Movement of fluids and solutes out of capillaries into the interstitial fluid occurs by filtration, which is driven by capillary blood pressure and opposite by |
Blood colloid osmotic pressure |
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Exchange of nutrients and gases between the blood and tissues occur in the |
Capillaries |
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Which type of blood vessels contains walls that are composed of a single layer of endothelial cells and basement membrane? |
Capillaries |
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Under normal conditions, blood pressure is the highest in the |
Arteries |
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Vascular resistance affected by |
all the choices are correct |
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Which of the following events would lead to increase blood pressure? |
All the choices are correct |
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The Cardiovascular (CV) Center is located in the |
Medulla oblogonata |
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Sympathetic output from the Cardiovascular Center results in |
Increase blood pressure |
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The baroreceptors involved in blood pressure control are located in |
Both the aorta and the internal carotid arteries |
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Which of the following hormones influences blood pressure? |
All of these hormones influence blood pressure |
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All of the following blood vessels are commonly used to feel the pulse except |
Pulmonary artery |
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All systemic artery branches from the |
Aorta |
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Venues blood rich in substance absorbed from the gastrointernal tract it carried into the liver by the |
Hepatic portal vein |
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The fetal circulation differs from adult circulation because three of the fetal organ systems do not fully function until birth. These three organ systems are the |
Respiratory, urinary, and digestive system |
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All the following are important components of the lymphatic system except |
Yellow bone marrow |
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All the following vitamins are transported from the gastrointestinal tract into the blood by the lymphatic system except |
Vitamin C |
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The thoracic duct |
Receives lymph from the left side of the head |
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Common functions of the lymphatic system include |
All the choices are correct |
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Which of the following statements are about large lymphatic vessels is true |
Closely resembles veins |
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Which of the following is the largest single mass of lymphatic tissue found in the human body |
Spleen |
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Tissue edema can result from |
An infected lymph node, blockage of the lymphatic vessel or increased capillary blood pressure |
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Lymph nodes are |
All of the choices are correct |
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Which of the following lymphatic tissues is the site of T cells maturation and selection? |
Thymus gland |
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The first line of innate defenses against pathogens is |
Intact skin and mucous membranes |
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The following are signs or symptoms of inflammation except |
Numbness |
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Which of the following can act as an antigen |
All the choices are correct |
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Vaccination is an example of |
Artificially acquired active immunity |
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Mother's milk will provide the infant with |
Naturally acquired passive immunity |
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One important function of lymph nodes is to |
Filter foreign substances out of the lymph |
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The change of gases between blood in the systemic capillaries and tissue cells is called |
Internal respiration |
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The following does not belong to the conducting zone of the respiratory system |
Respiratory bronchioles |
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Which of the following the list a correct order in which inhaled air secretly moves through the structures of the respiratory passageway |
Pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles |
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The exchange of gases that occurs during external respiration takes place in the |
Alveoli |
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The fluid that lines the inside of the alveoli is produced by |
Surfactant - secreting cells |
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To the following conditions is necessary for air to enter the lungs during inspiration |
The alveolar pressure must be lower than the atmospheric pressure |
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The volume of air that can be forcibly exhaled after a normal exhalation is the |
Expiratory Reserve volume |
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People you know there in one normal breath is called the |
Tidal volume |
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The total lung capacity equals |
TV + IRV + ETC +RV |
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Gas exchange in the lungs occur across the respiratory membrane by the process of |
Diffusion |
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Most oxygen in the blood is transported as |
Oxyhemoglobin |
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Under resting conditions, the basic rhythm how breathing is controlled by the |
Medulla oblongata |
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Cartilaginous rings |
All the choices are correct |
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Which of the following is not a function of the respiratory system |
Transport nutrients of tissues |
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Why is the left lung about 10% smaller than the right lung |
The majority of the mass of the heart is found on the left side |
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All of the following organs are part of the gastrointestinal tract except me |
Gallbladder |
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Which of the following is NOT an accessory structure of the digestive system? |
Spleen |
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The ability if the GI tract to mix and move material along its length is called |
Mobility |
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The greater omentum is part of the |
Peritoneum |
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The tongue is primarily composed |
Skeletal muscle |
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Salivary amylase is an enzyme secreted into the oral cavity to start the digestion of |
Carbohydrates |
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All of the following are regions of the stomach except the |
Duodenum |
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When empty, the mucus of the stomach contains large folds called |
Rugae |
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Chyme is released from the stomach into the |
Duodenum |
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Which of the following substances can be absorbed into the stomach |
Alcohol |
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The pancreatic duct transports pancreatic juice from the pancreas into the |
Duodenum |
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Which of the following is not a protein digesting enzyme |
Amylase |
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Bile is produced by |
Hepatocytes |
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Most substances absorbed into the blood in the small intestines are carried to the liver by the |
Hepatic portal vein |
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In adult humans, all the following are functions of the liver except |
Red blood cell production |
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The major events of chemical digestion and absorption of food occur in the |
Small intestine |
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The final portion of the small intestine, which is mostly found in the lower right quadrant , is called the |
Ileum |
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Which of the following is not an enzyme used to digest carbohydrates |
Enterokinase |
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Absorption of digested nutrients and water in the small intestine occurs by |
All of the choices are correct |
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The appendix is attached to the |
Cesum |
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The large Intestines absorbs |
All of the choices are correct |
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The exocrine portion of the pancreas |
Does all of the things |
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Which of the following lists the correct order of movement of the digestive materials through the large intestine |
Secum, ascending colon, transverse colon, Decending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum |
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Storage of glycogen, vitamins (A, D, E, K) and minerals (iron and copper), along with detoxification of chemicals like ammonia, are functions of the |
Liver |
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The portion of peritoneum that is the small intestines to the posterior abdominal wall is called the |
Mesentery |
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The functions of the kidneys |
All the choices are correct |
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All of the following components of the urinary system except the |
Prostate gland |
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The functional units of the kidneys are called |
Nephrons |
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First step in urine formation is |
Glomerular filtration |
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Tubular structure that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder is the |
Ureter |
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Which of the following forces are used to move urine from the renal pelvis of the kidneys to the urinary bladder |
All the choices are correct |
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The urinary bladder is lined by |
Transitional epithelium |
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The process of expelling urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra is called |
Micturition |
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The terminal portion of the urinary system consists of a small tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the exterior of the body called the |
Urethra |
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Increased secretion of ADH from the posterior pituitary gland promotes |
Tubular reabsorption of water |
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Females are more subceptible to UTIs than males because they have |
A shorter urethra |
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The cell produced by fertilization of the ovum by sperm is called the |
Zygote |
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Sperm cells can survive up to ______ hours in the female reproductive tract |
48 |
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The type of ovarian follicle that ruptures at the time of ovulation is called a |
Mature (graafian) ovarian follicle |
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Fertilization of the ovum by sperm usually occurs in the |
Uterine tubes |