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Which is larger, the clitoris or bulbourethral gland?
o Clitoris
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Some chemicals can act as both neurotransmitters and hormones
o True
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Which structure attaches the pituitary to the hypothalamus?
o Infundibulum
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Oxytocin and ADH are produced in the?
o Hypothalamus
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What connects the anterior pituitary to the hypothalamus?
o Hypophyseal portal system
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Which is not an anterior pituitary hormone?
o Oxytocin
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Which cell develops into a plasma cell?
o B cell
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Which is false about the posterior pituitary?
o It is connected to the hypothalamus by the hypophyseal
portal system
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What is the effect of PRL?
o Milk synthesis
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What is false about Parafollicular cells?
o Located in the thymus
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Which of the following is not a formed element in the blood?
o Globulins
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What is the name for an immature red blood cell?
o Reticulocyte
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Low oxygen levels lead to all of the following except:
o Secretion of EPO by the red bone marrow

Which is not a mechanism of Hemostasis?
o Agglutination
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Plasma proteins are produced by the:
o Plasma cells and liver
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An individual with blood type A+ will have anti-D antibodies.
o FALSE

Which hormone does the Pineal Gland produce?
o Melatonin
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Which is a function of the Thymus?
o Leads to development of T cells

Which is not a Lymphatic organ?
o Liver

Which receives lymph from right arm, right side of head and thorax?
o Right lymphatic duct

What describes the right side of the heart?
o Pulmonary circuit; blood arrives from the body and is sent to
the lungs

What is another name for the mitral valve?
o Left AV valve/bicuspid valve

The SA node has a resting membrane potential.
o FALSE

What occurs during Ventricular Filling?
o The pressure of the ventricles drops below the atria

What phase does the S1 sound occur?
o Isovolumetric contraction

What variables govern stroke volume?
o The amount of tension in the ventricular myocardium right
before contraction
o How hard the myocardium contracts
o The BP in the aorta and pulmonary trunk

Where is BP the lowest?
o Veins

Where is blood flow the slowest?
o Capillaries

Alveolar gas exchange occurs across the:
o Respiratory membrane

A part of the lungs has increased ventilation, which of the following
will most likely occur?
o Vasodilation of arteries serving that portion of the lungs

Increased ventilation leads to:
o Increased perfusion

Which is better at compensating long-term (days/longer) pH
imbalances?
o Kidneys

Hypoventilation is associated with:
o Acidosis

What is a function of the kidneys?
o Excretion of wastes
o Eliminating or conserving water
o Secretion of EPO
o Acid-base balance
o Secretion of renin

The functional unit of the Kidney is:
o Nephron

The Descending Limb is impermeable to ________ while the
Ascending Limb is impermeable to ________.
o Solutes, water

If GFR is too low, dehydration and electrolyte depletion may occur.
o FALSE

Which is not a GI tract tissue layer?
o Muscularis interna

Which gastric phase involves the brain?
o Cephalic phase

_______ produces bile, while _______ stores bile
o Liver, Gallbladder

What organ creates insulin and glucagon?
o Pancreas

Where does most chemical digestion and absorption occur?
o Small intestine

What part of the Large Intestine is the appendix attached to?
o Cecum

Membrane that lines the wall of the abdominal cavity:
o Parietal peritoneum

What do the chief cells produce?
o Pepsinogen

What is a gamete?
o Sperm

What muscle wrinkles the skin around the testicles?
o Dartos

There are ______ divisions during meiosis, producing _________ cells?
o 2,4

What produces the fluid that contains fructose for energy for
sperm?
o Seminal vesicles

What is the structure that attaches the ovaries to the pelvic wall?
o Suspensory ligament

What day of the Ovarian Cycle does ovulation occur?
o 14

Estrogen from a developing follicle stimulates:
o Mitosis in the basal layer

What causes the endometrium to thicken in the secretory phase?
o Corpus luteum secretion of progesterone