Answer Choices:
a. small intestine.
b. esophagus.
c. mouth.
d. stomach.
Answer:
d
Question: The WHO only monitors the prevalence of infectious diseases around the world.
Answer:
False
Question: In the female body, which structure is located at the posterior of the perineum?
Answer Choices:
a. coccyx
b. ischial tuberosities
c. mesovarium
d. symphysis pubis
Answer:
a
Question: Foreign-produced goods and services that are sold domestically are called
Answer Choices:
a) Imports.
b) Exports.
c) Net imports.
d) Net exports.
Answer:
a) Imports. (As the marked answer “Exports” is incorrect; exports refer to domestically produced goods sold internationally.)
Question: The inspiratory reserve volume for a young adult male is 3000 mL, the tidal volume is 500 mL, and the expiratory reserve volume is 1100 mL. What is the vital capacity?
Answer Choices:
a. 1400 mL
b. 2400 mL
c. 4100 mL
d. 4600 mL
Answer:
c
Question: Select the route through the digestive tract where food moves.
Answer Choices:
a) Oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, large intestine
b) Pharynx, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine
c) Stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine
d) Oral cavity, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Answer:
d) Oral cavity, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Question: The three main processes of urine production are filtration, tubular reabsorption, and
Answer Choices:
a. interlobular secretion.
b. renal elimination.
c. renal plasma flow.
d. tubular secretion.
Answer:
d
Question: How does the partial pressure of oxygen within the alveoli normally compare with the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood flowing into the pulmonary capillaries?
Answer Choices:
a. It is higher.
b. It is lower.
c. They are almost equal.
d. Both are zero.
Answer:
a
Question: Which sequence correctly shows the direction of blood flow in the capillary network?
Answer Choices:
a. venule → venous capillaries → arterial capillaries → arteriole
b. venule → venous capillaries → arteriole → arterial capillaries
c. arteriole → arterial capillaries → venule → venous capillaries
d. arteriole → arterial capillaries → venous capillaries → venule
Answer:
d
Question: Identify which of the following is not a function of epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Answer Choices:
A. increased blood plasma levels
B. increased heart rate
C. preparing the body for fight or flight mode
D. vasoconstriction of blood vessels in the viscera
E. decreased blood glucose levels
Answer:
E. decreased blood glucose levels
Question: Lymph consists of water and solutes derived from
Answer Choices:
a. blood platelets.
b. cell tissue and plasma.
c. red blood cells.
d. nutrients and saliva.
Answer:
b
Question: Select the correct answer explaining why the stomach does not digest itself.
Answer Choices:
a) The stomach wall lacks proteins to maintain intact.
b) The stomach lining is too tough to be digested.
c) The digestive enzymes in the stomach aren’t efficient enough.
d) The stomach is protected by HCl.
e) The stomach wall is protected by large amounts of mucus.
Answer:
e) The stomach wall is protected by large amounts of mucus.
Question: When does atrial natriuretic hormone increase?
Answer Choices:
a. The reabsorption of sodium ions.
b. Aldosterone secretion.
c. Blood volume.
d. Urine volume.
e. ADH secretion.
Answer:
d. Urine volume.
Question: In what part of the body is aldosterone produced?
Answer Choices:
a. adrenal glands
b. Bowman’s capsule
c. loop of Henle
d. spleen
Answer:
a
Question: Lyme disease is more prevalent in the northern hemisphere.
Answer:
True
Question: Select the true statement.
Answer Choices:
a) As alveolar volume increases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
b) In contraction of thoracic muscle increasing,
c) Coughs, the bronchioles become narrower.
d) As thoracic volume decreases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
e) Pressure is directly proportional to volume.
Answer:
a) As alveolar volume increases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
Question: Select the order in which filtrate moves through the following components. (10) Loop of Henle (20) Distal convoluted tubule (30) Glomerulus (40) Bowman’s capsule
Answer:
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
Question: Presbyopia is
Answer Choices:
a. the process of changing the shape of the lens.
b. the increase in the near point of vision that develops with age.
c. the greatest distance through which an object can be moved and still remain in focus on the retina.
d. the flattening of the lens so that nearly parallel rays from a distant object are focused on the retina.
Answer:
b