Question: Pointing the toes is an example of _______.
Answer Options:
pronation
circumduction
plantar flexion
protraction
Answer: plantar flexion
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: The blood-brain barrier is effective against ________.
Answer Options:
a) anesthetics
b) nutrients such as glucose
c) alcohol
d) metabolic waste such as urea
Answer: d) metabolic waste such as urea
Question: What is the difference between joint tenants with right of survivorship and tenancies by the entireties?
Answer Options:
There is no difference.
There is no survivorship right with respect to tenancies by the entireties.
Answer: There is no survivorship right with respect to tenancies by the entireties.
Question: The blood-brain barrier is effective against ______.
Answer Options:
anesthetics
nutrients such as glucose
alcohol
metabolic waste such as urea
Answer: metabolic waste such as urea
Question: All of the following are absorbed in the stomach except:
a) Water
b) Alcohol
c) Acetaminophen
d) Amino acids
Answer: d) Amino acids
Question: Bile is produced in the:
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Liver
Small intestine
None of the above
Answer:
Question: Which ion channel opens in response to a change in membrane potential and participates in the generation and conduction of action potentials?
Answer Options:
a) leakage channel
b) voltage-gated channel
c) mechanically gated channel
d) ligand-gated channel
Answer: b) voltage-gated channel
Question: The blood-brain barrier is effective against ________.
Answer Options:
a) anesthetics
b) nutrients such as glucose
c) alcohol
d) metabolic waste such as urea
Answer: d) metabolic waste such as urea
Question: What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle called?
Answer Options:
a) sarcomere
b) myofibril
c) myofilament
d) the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Answer: a) sarcomere (User’s incorrect answer: b) myofibril)
Question: Starting at the spinal cord, the subdivisions of the brachial plexus are (in order):
Answer Options:
a) divisions, roots, trunks, and cords
b) trunks, divisions, cords, and roots
c) roots, trunks, divisions, and cords
Answer: c) roots, trunks, divisions, and cords (User’s incorrect answer: b) trunks, divisions, cords, and roots)
Question: Nuclei relating to the startle reflex are located in the corpora quadrigemina of the midbrain.
Answer Options:
a) True
b) False
Answer: a) True
Question: Neuroglia that control the chemical environment
around neurons by buffering potassium and recapturing neurotransmitters are _______.
Answer Options:
a) oligodendrocytes
b) astrocytes
c) microglia
d) Schwann cells
Answer: b) astrocytes