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Anatomy and Physiology OnlinePractice A
1. Which of the following glands is responsible for temperature regulation?
A. Apocrine glands
B. Sebaceous glands
C. Serous glands
D. Eccrine glands - -D
- 2. Which of the following is a function of the gallbladder?
A. Production of bile
B. Absorption of bile
C. Storage of bile
D. Elimination of bile - -C
- 3. The femur and the humerus belong to which of the following categories?
A. Long bones
B. Short bones
C. Flat bones
D. Irregular bones - -A
- 4. Which of the following is responsible for the regulation of body
temperature?
A. Cerebellum
B. Pons
C. Hypothalamus
D. Parietal lobe - -C
- 5. Which of the following occurs due to the release of antidiuretic
hormone?
A. The renal tubules absorb less water.
B. Urine becomes less concentrated.
C. Fluid volume in the body increases.
D. Insensible water loss increases. - -C
- 6. Which of the following statements is correct regarding parietal pleura?
A. They adhere to the wall of the thoracic cavity surrounding the lungs.
B. They adhere directly to each lung.
C. They create a space between the lungs and the wall of the thoracic cavity.
D. They are mucous membranes that contain ciliated epithelium. - -A
- 7. Which of the following body functions is stimulated by the somatic
nervous system?
, A. Heart rate
B. Breathing
C. Sweating
D. Skeletal muscle movement - -D
- 8. Which of the following actions is the stimulus for defecation?
A. Stretching of the muscles of the rectum
B. Peristalsis of the colon
C. Relaxation of the internal anal sphincter
D. Relaxation of the external anal sphincter - -A
- 9. Which of the following processes describes the transport of molecules
from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration?
A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Filtration
D. Active transport - -B
- 10. Which of the following types of muscle tissue is under voluntary
control?
A. Smooth
B. Cardiac
C. Visceral
D. Skeletal - -D
- 11. Which of the following parts of the brain regulates heart rate,
respiratory rate, and blood pressure?
A. Corpus callosum
B. Basal ganglia
C. Hypothalamus
D. Medulla oblongata - -D
- 12. Which of the following is the function of surfactant in the alveoli of the
lungs?
A. Uptake of oxygen in the alveoli
B. Prevention of alveoli collapse
C. Removal of carbon dioxide in the alveoli
D. Increase alveoli surface tension - -B
- 13. Which of the following structures contains collagen and elastin as
major proteins?
A. Epidermis
B. Dermis
C. Subcutaneous tissue
D. Adipose tissue - -B
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