Question: A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a _______.
Answer Options:
a) furrow
b) fissure
c) sulcus
d) gyrus
Answer: c) sulcus
Question: Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of _______.
Answer Options:
a) hyperextension
b) flexion
c) circumduction
d) extension
Answer: a) hyperextension
Question: A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the _______.
Answer Options:
epiphysis
epiphyseal
diaphysis
articular cartilage
Answer: diaphysis
Question: Which life function refers to the breakdown of material and absorption of the associated small molecules into the blood?
Answer Options:
a) Growth
b) Metabolism
c) Digestion
d) Responsiveness
Answer: c) Digestion
Question: What is the ratio of fatty acids to glycerol in triglycerides (neutral fats)?
Answer Options:
a) 2:1
b) 3:1
c) 4:1
d) 1:1
Answer: b) 3:1
Question: What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle called?
Answer Options:
sarcomere
myofibril
myofilament
the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Answer: sarcomere
Question: Where would you not find an autonomic ganglion?
Answer Options:
in the head
in the cervical region
near the organs they serve
in the armpit
Answer: in the armpit
Question: Which of the following surrounds the individual muscle cell?
Answer Options:
a) perimysium
b) fascicle
c) endomysium
Answer: c) endomysium
Question: Which of the following is not a function of astrocyte?
Answer Options:
Anchor neurons to blood vessels
Provide the defense for the CNS
Support and brace neurons
Control the chemical environment around neurons
Guide the migration of young neurons, synapse formation, and helping to determine capillary permeability
Answer: Provide the defense for the CNS
Question: The patellar ‘knee jerk’ reflex is an example of a(n) _______.
Answer Options:
a) extensor thrust reflex
b) crossed-extensor reflex
c) stress reflex
d) stretch reflex
Answer: d) stretch reflex
Question: The process of bones increasing in width is known as _______.
Answer Options:
epiphyseal plate closure
concentric growth
appositional growth
closing of the epiphyseal plate
Answer: appositional growth
Question: Nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS only are _______.
Answer Options:
a) afferent nerves
b) motor nerves
c) efferent nerves
d) mixed nerves
Answer: a) afferent nerves
Question: Which of the following is the correct simple spinal reflex arc?
Answer Options:
a) receptor, efferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector
b) receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector
c) effector, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, receptor
d) effector, efferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, receptor
Answer: b) receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector
Question: Which of the following taste sensations is incorrectly matched to the chemicals that produce it?
Answer Options:
a) salty – metal ions
b) bitter – alkaloids
c) sweet – organic substances such as sugar and some lead salts
d) sour – acids
e) umami – triglycerides and fatty acids
Answer: e) umami – triglycerides and fatty acids
Question: Which is the correct order of events from stimulus to response?
Answer Options:
a) Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Receptor, Response
b) Stimulus, Receptor, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Effector, Response
c) Stimulus, Receptor, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Effector, Response
d) Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Receptor, Response
Answer: c) Stimulus, Receptor, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Effector, Response
Question: Most of the ascending and descending pathways to and from the brain cross over from one side of the body to the other.
Answer Options:
a) True
b) False
Answer: a) True
Question: Which of the following surrounds the individual muscle cell?
Answer Options:
perimysium
fascicle
endomysium
epimysium
Answer: endomysium