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Tease test

front 1

What is the role of ribosomes?

back 1

make proteins

front 2

Which of the following is exchanged between two or more atoms that undergo ionic bonding?

back 2

valence electrons

front 3

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the following features in common?

back 3

Integral membrane proteins in the plasma membrane

front 4

Which of the following describes why liver failure is a critical health emergency?

back 4

The liver filters digestion products and produces urea as waste.

front 5

Which of the following processes best describes how a signal travels across a nerve synapse?

back 5

chemical

front 6

Which of the following is a hormone that mediates the fight or flight response?

back 6

is a hormone that mediates the fight or flight response?epinephrine

front 7

Which of the following valves prevent backflow of blood from the arteries into the ventricle?

back 7

semilunar

front 8

Which of the following occurs to skeletal muscle as a result of acetylcholine released at the neuromuscular junction?

back 8

contraction

front 9

Which of the following is a portion of the brain that integrates nerve signals and hormonal secretions

back 9

hypothalamus

front 10

Which of the following is part of the adaptive immune system?

a. Antimicrobials

b. Mucus

c. Commensal Micro-organisms

d. B-Cells

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d. B-Cells

front 11

Which of the following is a white blood cell that has the primary job of ingesting foreign material?

  1. B-cell
  2. Helper t-cell
  3. Macrophage
  4. Basophil

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c. Macrophage

front 12

Which of the following stimulates the production of antibodies?

  1. Immunoglobulin
  2. Interferon
  3. Vaccine
  4. Cytokines

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c. Vaccine

front 13

Which of the following types of defense can be gained through the placenta, breast milk, or by receiving a serum containing antibodies?

  1. Cell-mediated immunity
  2. Innate immunity
  3. Passive immunity
  4. Nonspecific response immunity

back 13

c. Passive immunity

front 14

Which of the following correctly describes the function of a structure in the circulatory system?

  1. The aorta contains oxygen-poor blood
  2. The pulmonary vein takes blood away from the heart
  3. The pulmonary artery takes blood away from the lungs
  4. The pulmonary artery contains oxygen -poor blood

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d. The pulmonary artery contains oxygen -poor blood

front 15

Which of the following structures contain oxygen-rich blood?

  1. Superior vena cava
  2. Right ventricle
  3. Right atrium
  4. Pulmonary veins

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d. Pulmonary veins

front 16

Which of the following terms refers to the part of the nervous system that causes skeletal muscle contractions?

  1. Involuntary division
  2. Somatic division
  3. Autonomic division
  4. Visceral division

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b. Right ventricle

front 17

Which of the following terms refers to the part of the nervous system that causes skeletal muscle contractions?

  1. Involuntary division
  2. Somatic division
  3. Autonomic division
  4. Visceral division

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b. Somatic division

front 18

Renal arteries are defined as?

  1. Branches of the inferior vena cava that supply the kidneys
  2. Ranches of the abdominal aorta that supply the kidneys
  3. Blood vessles that carry the blood from the kidneys to the inferior vena cava
  4. Blood vessels that carry blood from the kidneys to the abdominal aorta

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b. Ranches of the abdominal aorta that supply the kidneys

front 19

Which of the following results from a deficit in the production of thyrotropin- releasing hormone?

  1. There is an over production of thyroid-stimulating hormone
  2. The thyroid gland becomes over active
  3. And over production of growth hormone will cause excessive growth
  4. The thyroid glad does not produce a sufficient amount of its primary hormone

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d. The thyroid glad does not produce a sufficient amount of its primary hormone

front 20

Which of the following hormones is releases and stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth?

  1. Follicle-stimulating
  2. Glucagon
  3. Oxytocin
  4. Thyroid

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c. Oxytocin

front 21

Which of the following is a mechanism that stimulates glander secretions to continue to increase, temporarily pushing further out of homeostasis, until particular biological effect is reached?

  1. Thermoregulation
  2. Negative feedback
  3. Puberty
  4. Positive feedback

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D. Positive feedback

front 22

Which of the following provides a practical means of warming the body via integumental thermoregulation?

  1. Cutaneous vasodilation
  2. Sweating
  3. Cutaneous vasoconstriction
  4. Tensing of the arrector pili muscles

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c. Cutaneous vasoconstriction

front 23

Which of the following structures transports female gametes?

  1. Urethra
  2. Vas deferens
  3. Fallopian tube
  4. Cervix

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c. Fallopian tube

front 24

Which of the following describes the functions of acetylcholine in a neuromuscular junction?

  1. Binds to receptor proteins on the sarcolemma, which results in the opening of sodium channels
  2. Slows the action potential along the sarcolemma
  3. Opens calcium channels in the axon terminal, which results in the release of sodium into the neuromuscular junction
  4. Results in repolarization of sarcolemma

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a. Binds to receptor proteins on the sarcolemma, which results in the opening of sodium channels

front 25

Which of the following is the function of myelin in the nervous system?

  1. To Secrete neurotransmitters
  2. To insulate axons
  3. To produce melanin
  4. To provide nutrition to cell bodies

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B. To insulate axons

front 26

Which of the following is considered the fundamental contraction unit of striated muscle?

  1. Sarcomere
  2. Sarcolemma
  3. Intercalated disk
  4. I band

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A. Sarcomere

front 27

Which of the following hormones inhibits osteoblasts and stimulates osteoclast to increase blood calcium levels?

  1. Insulin
  2. Parathyroid hormone
  3. Oxytocin
  4. Luteinizing hormone

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B. Parathyroid hormone

front 28

According to the sliding filament theory, which ion binds with tropoin on the actin myofilaments, Causing the myosin-binding sites to be exposed?

  1. Calcium
  2. Sodium
  3. Potassium
  4. Magnesium

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a. Calcium

front 29

Which of the following cell types can differentiate to become several other types of cell?

  1. Stem cells
  2. Gametocytes
  3. Mast cells
  4. Leukocytes

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  1. Stem cells

front 30

Viral Dna that has been inserted into the host dna would be found in which of the following?

  1. Mitochondria
  2. Vacuoles
  3. nucleus
  4. ribosomes

back 30

c. nucleus

front 31

Which of the following macromolecule groups contain enzymes?

  1. Amino acids
  2. Lipids
  3. Protiens
  4. Carbohydrates

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c. Protiens

front 32

The direct transition from a solid to a gas may occur through which of the following?

  1. Condensation
  2. Deposition
  3. Sublimation
  4. Melting

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c. Sublimation

front 33

In a redox reaction, the species in the reaction that loses an electron is ------, and the species that gaims the electron is -----

  1. Reduced; dissociated
  2. Oxidized; reduced
  3. Oxidized ; denatured
  4. Reduced; oxidized

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b. Oxidized; reduced

front 34

What feature of the adaptive immune system decreases the amount of time it takes for the body to respond to a particular antigen?

  1. Unbroken skin
  2. Memory cells
  3. Cytotoxic t-cells
  4. Inflammation

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B. Memory cells

front 35

Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at the sinoatrial node never reaches the purkinje fibers of the heart?

  1. The atria will not contract
  2. There will be an absence of systole
  3. The ventricles will not contract
  4. Diastole will shorten in duration

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c. The ventricles will not contract

front 36

One common example of a prokaryotic
cell?

back 36

Bacteria

front 37

What has negative charge?

back 37

Electrons

front 38

What is an atom called if it has
positive charge?

back 38

Cation

front 39

What must proteins be changed to
before they can be absorbed by cells?

back 39

Amino acids

front 40

Atoms with same # of _______ and
electrons but different # of ________
are isotopes.

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Protons; neutrons

front 41

Molecules composed of amino acids
joined by peptide bounds are?

back 41

Proteins

front 42

Tiny finger like extensions of plasma
membrane that increase cell surface
area

back 42

Microvilli

front 43

Tiny air sacs in lungs where exchange
of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes
place are know as

back 43

Alveoli

front 44

Cellulose and glycogen are what type
of carb?

back 44

Polysaccharide

front 45

Glomerulus where waste products are
filtered from the ____?

back 45

Blood

front 46

Major arteries responsible for taking
blood to arms?

back 46

Brachial arteries

front 47

Where body nutrients absorbed into
body.

back 47

Small intestine

front 48

Purpose of kidney

back 48

Filter blood

front 49

In bone marrow, make proteins known
as antibodies

back 49

B-Lymphocytes

front 50

Is a macromolecule composed
predominately of hydrogen and carbon?

back 50

Lipid

front 51

Difference in saturated and
unsaturated fatty acid

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Saturated no double bond but
unsaturated has double bond

front 52

What carry blood away from heart?

back 52

Arteries (A for away)

front 53

What carries blood away from the
body in order to exchange nutrients
oxygen and waste to tissues?

back 53

Capillaries

front 54

Heart muscle sends electrical impulses
that cause heart to contact.

back 54

Myocardium

front 55

Which heart chamber pushes oxygen
blood into aorta?

back 55

LV

front 56

Cardiovascular system the systemic
loop carries ____ blood from left
ventricle to body, returning ___ blood
to right atrium.

back 56

Oxygenated, deoxygenated

front 57

How are chromosomes in prophase?

back 57

Visibly separated

front 58

Alleles that are same type

back 58

Homozygous

front 59

what is combination of alleles?

back 59

Genotype

front 60

Physical appearance formed by genetics
and environment?

back 60

Phenotype

front 61

Function of ACTH

back 61

Cortisol

front 62

What responsible for producing
estrogen and progesterone?

back 62

Ovaries

front 63

what causes birthing contraction to
start at appropriate time?

back 63

Oxytocin

front 64

Pineal gland secretes and synthesizes
___?

back 64

Melatonin

front 65

Function of prolactin?

back 65

Milk production

front 66

Primary responsible for regulating
metabolism and energy

back 66

Thyroid gland

front 67

What release thyrotrophic growth
hormone release, corticotrophin and
gonadotropin?

back 67

Hyphthalamus

front 68

What produce growth hormone
prolactin , ACT, and luteinizing

back 68

Pituitary gland

front 69

What does antidiuretic hormone do?

back 69

Regulates body water

front 70

LH helps the body do what?

back 70

Regulate estrogen and testosterone

front 71

Endocrine system is a set of organs
secrete hormones directly into _____
system?

back 71

Cardiovascular

front 72

Primary responsibility of adrenal glands

back 72

Production and regulation of hormones

front 73

Ion that has extra electrons and
negative charge

back 73

Anion

front 74

Substance ph of 7

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Neutral

front 75

Ph less than 7

back 75

Acid

front 76

A chemical bond in which electrons
pairs are shared between atom is

back 76

Covalent bond

front 77

Ph scale range from 0 to 14. Where 0
is more _____ and 14 is more ______

back 77

Acidic , basic

front 78

What bond is formed when two
oppositely charged ions are
electrostatically attached

back 78

Ionic bond

front 79

What increase a rate of reaction

back 79

Catalysts

front 80

# of protons in nucleus of an atom is
what number

back 80

Atomic number

front 81

What connects bone to muscle?

back 81

Tendon

front 82

1.) According to Mendel’s first law, what does an individual gamete contain?
a.) A gene.
b.) A pair of genes.
c.) One allele of a gene.
d.) A pair of alleles of the same gene

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c.) One allele of a gene.

front 83

2.) Which of the following is both an exocrine and endocrine gland?
a.) Adrenal Glands
b.) Liver
c.) Thyroid Gland
d.) Parathyroid Glands

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b.) Liver

front 84

93.) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is produced by which gland in the body?
a.) posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
b.) pineal gland
c.) anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
d.) thyroid gland

back 84

c.) anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

front 85

88.) Which layer of the skin contains hair follicles, sweat glands, and nerves?
a.) the basal layer
b.) the subcutaneous layer
c.) the epidermis
d.) the dermis

back 85

d.) the dermis

front 86

86.) The amount of air that is inhaled & exhaled during normal breathing?
a.) vital volume
b.) residual volume
c.) tidal volume
d.) maximal exhalation

back 86

c.) tidal volume

front 87

85.) An enzyme that regulates arterial blood pressure is called?
a.) amylase
b.) maltase
c.) catalase
d.) renin

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d.) renin

front 88

77.) During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
a.) S phase
b.) G1 phase
c.) G2 phase
d.) M phase

back 88

a.) S phase

front 89

71.) Which of the answer choices provided best defines the following statement?
For a given mass & constant temperature, an inverse relationship exists between the volume
and pressure of a gas.
a.) Stefan-Boltzmann Law
b.) Boyle’s Law
c.) Charles’ Law
d.) Ideal Gas Law

back 89

b.) Boyle’s Law

front 90

64.) The gland in the neck that secretes hormones that regulate growth, development, &
metabolic wastes?
a.) thyroid gland
b.) cartilage
c.) pineal gland
d.) adrenal gland

back 90

a.) thyroid gland

front 91

59.) The hormone that stimulates the kidney to retain sodium ions, which draw with them
water, when BP drops is called?
a.) Luteinizing
b.) FSH
c.) insulin
d.) aldosterone

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d.) aldosterone

front 92

63.) When does the nuclear division of somatic cells take place during cellular reproduction?
a.) meiosis
b.) cytokinesis
c.) interphase
d.) mitosis

back 92

d.) mitosis

front 93

osteoclasts

back 93

Break down of bone, Crash

front 94

0steoblasts

back 94

Build bone

front 95

56.) A buildup of urea, a nitrogenous waste product of protein metabolism in the body, is
most likely due to the failure of which organ system?
a.) Urinary
b.) Endocrine
c.) Digestive
d.) Immune

back 95

a.) Urinary

front 96

49.) _____ gland secretes follicle-stimulating hormones?
a.) Parathyroid gland
b.) Pineal gland
c.) Anterior Pituitary gland
d.) Thyroid gland

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c.) Anterior Pituitary gland

front 97

45.) The parathyroid gland is an endocrine system gland located behind the thyroid gland.
What does the parathyroid gland help the body control?
a.) metabolism
b.) calcium & phosphorus levels
c.) carbohydrate & fat utilization
d.) blood sugar

back 97

b.) calcium & phosphorus levels

front 98

44.) In mitosis, the two resulting daughter cells are..?
a.) different from the parent cell & identical to each other.
b.) different from the parent cell & different from each other.
c.) identical to the parent cell & different from each other.
d.) identical to the parent cell & identical to each other.

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d.) identical to the parent cell & identical to each other.

front 99

24.) Which cells within the pancreas release glucagon in response to low blood glucose
levels?
a.) Alpha cells
b.) Beta cells
c.) Leukocytes
d.) Erythrocytes

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a.) Alpha cells

front 100

84.) The stage of the heart cycle in which the heart muscle contracts & the chambers pump
blood?
a.) diastole
b.) pericardium
c.) SA node
d.) systole

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d.) systole