Question: Chemical digestion begins in the mouth with the production of ____________.
a) Amylase
b) Pepsin
c) Lipase
d) Protease
Answer: a) Amylase
Question: Preparing the body for the “fight-or-flight” response is the role of the _______.
Answer Options:
a) cerebrum
b) parasympathetic nervous system
c) somatic nervous system
d) sympathetic nervous system
Answer: d) sympathetic nervous system
Question: Raynaud’s disease _______.
Answer Options:
a) is significantly life-threatening
b) is induced by heat stress
Answer: is not significantly life-threatening
Question: Which abdominopelvic region contains the majority of the stomach?
Answer Options:
a) Umbilical
b) Epigastric
c) Right lumbar
d) Left iliac
Answer: b) Epigastric
Question: Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?
Answer Options:
a) external acoustic meatus
b) pharyngotympanic tube
c) tympanic membrane
d) pinna
Answer: b) pharyngotympanic tube
Question: All of the following are absorbed in the stomach except:
Water
Alcohol
Acetaminophen
Amino acids
Answer:
Question: Pressure, pain, and temperature receptors in the skin are _______.
Answer Options:
a) proprioceptors
b) exteroceptors
c) mechanoreceptors
d) interoceptors
Answer: b) exteroceptors
Question: What is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane called?
Answer Options:
a) dorsiflexion
b) adduction
c) abduction
d) inversion
Answer: c) abduction
Question: All of the following atoms make up organic molecules except:
a) Potassium
b) Carbon
c) Nitrogen
d) Phosphorus
Answer: a) Potassium
Question: Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains, whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.
Answer Options:
a) True
b) False
Answer: b) False
Question: Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions despite continuous changes in environment is known as homeostatic equilibrium.
Answer Options:
a) True
b) False
Answer: a) True
Question: Where would you not find an autonomic ganglion?
Answer Options:
In the head
In the cervical region
Close to the visceral effectors they serve
In the brain
Answer: In the brain
Question: Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains, whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is the difference between owning property as tenants in common and tenants with right of survivorship?
Answer Options:
There is no difference.
A tenant in common can leave his or her interest to another individual by will; a joint tenant with right of survivorship cannot.
A joint tenant with right of survivorship can leave his or her interest to another individual by will; a tenant in common cannot.
A tenant in common applies only to married couples and a joint tenant with right of survivorship does not.
Answer: A tenant in common can leave his or her interest to another individual by will; a joint tenant with right of survivorship cannot.