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Question 1
The function of the kidney is
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
all of the
above
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Question 2
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Your adaptive immune response has all of the following characteristics except that it is not
Selected
Answer:
constitutive (always present from birth till
death).
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Question 3
Which of the following is not an element of the spinal reflex arc?
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
brain
interneuron
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Question 4
The role of the hepatic portal system is to:
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
help the liver to control nutrient levels in your
circulatory system.
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Question 5
3.2 out of 3.2 points
The
lining your bronchial passages entrain microbes carrying them away to
your acid-laden stomach where they will die.
Selected
Answer:
mucous
membranes
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Question 6
0 out of 3.2 points
Which of the following sequences would best describe how a signal moves through a
reflex arc?
Selected
Answer:
sensory neuron>>motor neuron>>sensory
receptor>>effector muscle
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Question 7
The function of the ureter is to
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
carry urine from the site of formation to the site
of storage.
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Question 8
Vaccination works because
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
our immune system remembers the same foreign entity if we are re-
infected with it.
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Question 9
3.2 out of 3.2 points
The structure of a human neuron uniquely and perfectly fits it for its signal-carrying role.
The neuron is
Selected
Answer:
especially long in one
dimension.
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Question 10
All of the following are systems of the body except the:
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
body cavity
system.
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Question 11
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Which of the following types of tissue helps to keep both our blood pressure regulated and
our digestive processes effective?
Selected
Answer:
smooth
muscle
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Question 12
3.2 out of 3.2 points
The entire human nervous system is organized into the central nervous system and the
nervous system.
Selected
Answer:
peripher
al
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Question 13
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Neither B lymphocytes nor T lymphocytes are able by themselves to respond to foreign
antigen. They must at some point be induced to proliferate (divide) by
Selected
Answer:
helper T
cells.
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Question 14
The most common molecule in blood is:
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
wate
r.
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Question 15
Which is not a sign or symptom of inflammation?
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
headac
he
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Question 16
The function of the urethra is to
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
carry urine from the place of storage to the exterior
of the body.
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Question 17
Which structure within the brain has the role of generating emotions?
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
limbic
system
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Question 18
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Which of the following is part of the human digestive system, correctly matched to the
role it plays in the digestion process?
Selected
Answer:
large intestine: tubular organ that receives indigestible chyme and
absorbs water
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Question 19
Systolic blood pressure:
out of
3.2
points
Selected
Answer:
a)
and
c)
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Question 20
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Macrophages seek out foreign invaders in the
, while neutrophils, at least
initially are on patrol in the
.
Selected
Answer:
body tissues, blood
stream
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Question 21
3.2 out of 3.2 points
As a student runs up a flight of stairs, the first system needed to support the activities of
the muscular system would be the
system.
Selected
Answer:
cardiovascul
ar
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Question 22
3.2 out of 3.2 points
The nervous system interacts with the
system to coordinate the internal
integration of all the other body systems together.
Selected
Answer:
endocri
ne
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Question 23
The structure of a human neuron is made up of a
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
cell body, dendrites and
axons.
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Question 24
The function of the urinary bladder is to
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Selected
Answer:
store urine prior to its voiding from
the body.
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Question 25
3.2 out of 3.2 points
Which of the following brain regions and their functions are improperly matched?
Selected
Answer:
medulla – analytical thought,
vision
