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Name the tissue in which the cells are separated by a liquid.


A) cartilage
B) nerve
C) blood
D) muscle
E) bone

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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List the subdivisions of the ventral body cavity and indicate the main organs that are found within each of the subdivisions.

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The subdivisions of the ventral body cav...

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A home heating system is an example of a positive feedback mechanism.

A) True
B) False

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Which system is one of the two main body systems that helps maintain homeostasis by regulating other body systems?


A) digestive
B) endocrine
C) respiratory
D) lymphatic
E) cardiovascular

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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Which is NOT a correct association?


A) adhesion junctions-skin
B) adhesion junctions-bladder
C) gap junctions-stomach
D) tight junctions-intestines
E) tight junctions-bladder

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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What tissue is found in pads between the vertebrae?


A) bone
B) elastic cartilage
C) fibrocartilage
D) hyaline cartilage
E) stratified squamous epithelial tissue

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Bone


A) is made of only a hard matrix of inorganic (mainly calcium) salts.
B) lacks the collagen fibers found in cartilage.
C) is lacking blood vessels and canaliculi that deliver nutrients.
D) is built by bone cells called osteons.
E) is formed by concentric rings of bone cells in canaliculi.

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Which are cell fragments that help initiate blood clotting?


A) erythrocytes
B) leukocytes
C) platelets
D) osteocytes
E) fibroblasts

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Which skin disorder is the result of a proliferation caused by the human papillomavirus?


A) warts
B) psoriasis
C) acne
D) All of the answer choices are caused by the human papillomavirus.
E) None of the answer choices is caused by the human papillomavirus.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Which structure can be classified as an endocrine and reproductive organ?


A) testes
B) lungs
C) lymphocytes
D) uterus
E) oocytes

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The endocrine system is the only system that is involved in coordinating and regulating the functioning of all the body's other systems.

A) True
B) False

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During a football game an offensive lineman is hit in the legs from the side.Upon examination by the physical trainer it was determined that the player has a dislocated knee.There was a significant amount of damage to the entire knee joint.What is the main muscle,tissues,and membrane that would have been damaged?


A) skeletal muscle,connective tissues,and the synovial membrane
B) skeletal muscle,connective tissues,and the mucous membrane
C) smooth muscle,connective tissues,and the synovial membrane
D) skeletal muscle,connective tissues,and the serous membrane
E) None of the answer choices is correct.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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"Goose bumps" are caused by the arrector pili muscles making the hair follicles stand up.

A) True
B) False

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If a burn victim loses most of his skin,what symptom would NOT be present?


A) a decrease in thirst and water intake due to dry surface tissues
B) intense pain from exposed nerve endings
C) constantly cold due to a lack of body insulation
D) serious risk of infection from microbial agents
E) vitamin D deficiency

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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Which is NOT a correct description of body cavity partitioning?


A) The meninges protect and isolate the brain and spinal cord.
B) The diaphragm separates the pericardial cavity from the thoracic cavity.
C) The cranial cavity contains the brain.
D) The intestines must share space with the liver and stomach in the abdominal cavity.
E) Reproductive organs are in the pelvic cavity or an extension of it.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which is a correct description of muscle tissues?


A) Cardiac muscle is found in the heart,blood vessels,and nerves leading to the heart.
B) Smooth muscle is voluntary and represented by most skeletal muscles.
C) Skeletal muscle cells are often striated or banded where actin and myosin filaments overlap.
D) Smooth muscle cells are voluntary.
E) Skeletal muscle cells are branched and tangled and bound end-to-end at intercalated disks.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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What type of epithelium contains thin,flat cells stacked upon each other?


A) simple squamous
B) stratified squamous
C) simple cuboidal
D) statified cuboidal
E) simple columnar

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Which type of muscle is involuntary and lacks striations?


A) skeletal
B) smooth
C) cardiac
D) triceps
E) the heart

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Which is a type of neuroglial cell?


A) astrocyte
B) lacunae
C) dendrocytes
D) macroglia
E) myelin

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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What is the name of the cavity that contains the bone cells themselves?


A) osteons
B) fibrocartilage
C) lacunae
D) central canals
E) adipose

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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