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Anatomy Final 1
Anatomy final mult choice
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
12/10/2006

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This anatomist rejected the classic textbooks of the past by leading his students to burn the books in large bonfires.
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Paracelsus
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He was the first physiologist to describe the circular flow of blood and hypothesize the existence of capillaries
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William Harvey
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Which of the following are not shared characteristics of chordates - A. Notochord B. Enlarged Brain C. Post-anal tail D. Dorsal hollow nerve cord
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Enlarged brain
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Which of the following molecules can pass through the phospholipid bilayer? A. Amino Acids B. Glucose C. Na D. Low density Lipoproteins (LDL) E. CO2
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CO2
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This is made of areolar tissue
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papillary layer of dermis
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Which organelle evolved from once free living bacteria
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mitochondria
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Which transport is interfered with in the disease familial hypocholesterolemia?
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receptor mediated endocytosis
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Cystic fibrosis is caused by the improper production of
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Cl- pumps
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Oily secretions of the skin are produced by
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holocrine glands
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A pilus is produced by the
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epithelial root sheath
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Capsules surrounding organs are what type of tissue
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dense fibrous connective tissue
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Which of the following imaging systems aligns all the hydrogen atoms in the body
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Magnetic resonance imaging
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What location of body would you find simple squamous epithelium
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lungs
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which part of the body would you find stratified squamous
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palmar of skin
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Where would you find simple cuboidal
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kidney
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What part of the body would you find pseudostratified ciliated epithelium
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trachea+
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Which of the following is a holocrine gland? A. ceruminous gland B. Sweat C. Mammary D. Sebaceous
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sebaceous
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High calcium of the blood will lead to
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increased levels of calcitonin and increased osteoblast activity
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Chronic low levels of vitamin D (calcitriol) are most likely to lead to
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osteoporosis
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During endochonral ossification, secondary ossification centers prodcue the
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epiphyses
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The sella turcica is located on what bone?
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sphenoid bone
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The secondary curvatures of the human vetebral column that form after age three are the
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cervical and lumbar curves
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A depression in the bone is known as
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fossa
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Attachment of true ribs to the sternum is an example of
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synchondrosis
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The atlantoaxial joint is an example of what synovial joint
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pivot
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each muscle fiber is surrounded by
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endomysium
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which of the following membrane proteins helps to maintain the resting membrane potential of a muscle fiber
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NA/K pump
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The binding of ATP to mysoin is required to
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cause myosin to release actin
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Three types of fibrous joints
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sutures, gomphoses, syndesmoses
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two organic components of bone matrix
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collagen and proteoglycans
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two inorganic components of bone matrix
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hydroxyapatite and calcium carbonate
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Which of the following does not normally exhibit an all-or-none response? A. Local potential B. Muscle twitch c. Action potential
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Local potential
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Treppe is caused by
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residual calcium outside of sarcoplasmic reticulum
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Which is a characteristic of fast twich muscle fibers. A. Large concentration of blood vessels. B. Small number of mitochondria. C. Good endurance muscle. D. Red in color
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Small number in mitochondria
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Which of following muscle types is the weakest? A. circular. B. Pennate. C. Convergent. D. Fusiform
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Circular
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Electrical signals going out from the CNS to increase heart rate would utilize the
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sympathetic division of the autonomic NS
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Which of the following neurotransmitters is a biogenic amine? A glutamic acid. B Endorphin. C Norepinephrine. D. Acetylcholine. E. GABA
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norepinephrine
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NMDA receptors bind to what neurotransmitter
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Glutamic acid
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Action potentials in the trigger zone begin with the action of
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voltage gated sodium channels
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Secreted neurotransmitters in the CNS can be reabsorbed by
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astrocytes
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Cerebrospinal fluid is made and circulated by
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Ependymal cells
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the existence of synaptic clefts was fist discovered by
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Santiago ramon y cajal
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Which of the following protein channels would be used to produce post synaptic inhibition? A. Na channel B. K channel. C. Ca channel. D. Cl channel. E. cAMP channel
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cl channel
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