biology

 

Questions

1) Which of the following terms describes the body's ability to maintain its normal state? 

(A) Anabolism
(B) Catabolism
(C) Tolerance
(D) Homeostasis
(E) Metabolism 

2) Which of the following best describes the human body's defense mechanism against environmental bacteria? 

(A) Hair in the nose
(B) Mucous membranes
(C) Osteoblasts
(D) Saliva
(E) Tears 

3) Which cells in the blood do not have a nucleus? 

(A) Lymphocyte
(B) Monocyte
(C) Erythrocyte
(D) Basophil
(E) Neutrophil 

4) Which of the following is flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints? 

(A) Adipose
(B) Cartilage
(C) Epithelial
(D) Muscle
(E) Nerve 

5) Which of the following allows air to pass into the lungs? 

(A) Aorta
(B) Esophagus
(C) Heart
(D) Pancreas
(E) Trachea 

6) Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland? 

(A) Abdominal
(B) Cranial
(C) Pleural
(D) Spinal
(E) Thoracic 

7) Which of the following closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing? 

(A) Alveoli
(B) Epiglottis
(C) Larynx
(D) Uvula
(E) Vocal cords 

8) Which of the following is located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity? 

(A) Appendix
(B) Duodenum
(C) Gallbladder
(D) Pancreas
(E) Spleen

9) Which of the following anatomical regions of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum? 

(A) Epigastric
(B) Hypochondriac
(C) Hypogastric
(D) Lumbar
(E) Umbilical 

10) Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm? 

(A) Abdominal and pelvic
(B) Cranial and spinal
(C) Dorsal and ventral
(D) Pericardial and pleural
(E) Thoracic and abdominal