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50 Cards in this Set
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True or False
A primary hction of the respiratory system is to supply tissue with adequate oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide. |
True
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True or False
The inspiratory capacity is equal to the sum of the tidal volume and the inspiratory reserve volume. |
True
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True or False
The amount of air that could be forcibly expired after normal expiration is called thefunctional residual capacity. |
False
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True or False
Hemoglobin is made up of four polypeptide chains: an alpha, a beta, a gamma, and a delta. |
False
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True or False
An apparatus called a spirometer is used to measure the volume of air exchanged in breathing. |
True
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True or False
The lining of the digestive system consists of three layers. |
True
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True or False
The esophagus is composed of striated and smooth muscles. |
True
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True or False
The small intestine is so named be&use it is shorter than the large intestine. |
False
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True or False
The vermiform appendix is a wormlike projection extending from the cecum. |
True
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True or False
Bile is released from the gallbladder into the stomach to aid in the digestive process. |
False
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True or False
The liver is the largest gland in the body. |
True
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True or False
The alimentary canal and the gastrointestinal tract refer to the same structure. |
True
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True or False
The foramen cecum is the opening of the small intestine into the large intestine. |
False
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True or False
The bolus of food is formed during the pharyngeal stage of deglutition. |
False
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True or False
Enzymes are usually defined as inorganic catalysts. |
False
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True & False
Chewing and swallowing are both considered mechanical digestion. |
True
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True & False
Peristalsis and segmentation both involve movement of the GI tract. |
True
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True & False
The primary function of the digestive system is to bring essential nutrients into the internal environment so that they are available to the cells of the body. |
true
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True & False
Generally, the right kidney is larger than the left kidney. |
false
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True & False
There are three openings in the floor of the urinary bladder-two from the ureters and one into the urethra. |
true
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True & False
The outer portion of the kidney is called the medulla. |
false
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True & False
Micturition is the process of voiding urine. |
true
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Normal, quiet breathing is known as:
a. orthopnea. b. hyperpnea. c. dyspnea d. eupnea |
d. eupenea
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Labored or difficult breathing is known as:
a. apnea b. hyperpnea c. dyspnea d. eupnea |
c. dyspenea
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Each hemoglobin molecule can cany this many oxygen molecules.
a. one b. two c. four d. eight |
c. four
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Which of the following papillae of the tongue lack taste buds?
a. vallate b. fungiform c. filiform d. lingual |
c. filiform
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A permanent set of teeth normally consists of teeth.
a. 26 b. 30 c. 32 d. 36 |
c. 32
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Which of the following structures controls the opening of the stomach into the small intestine?
a. fundus b. cardiac sphincter c. pyloric sphincter d. body |
c. pyloric sphincter
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In the stomach, hydrochloric acid is secreted by the:
a. cheif cells b. parietal cells c. lymph nodes d. both A & B |
b. parietal cells
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Which of the following is not associated with the large intestine?
a. pyloric sphincter b. cecum c. appendix d. transverse colon |
a. pyloric sphincter
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Which of the following is not an anatomical part of the small intestine?
a. duodenum b. cecum c. ileum c. jejunum |
b. cecum
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The proper anatomical order for the divisions of the colon is:
a. descending, transverse, sigmoid, and ascending. b. ascending, transverse, sigmoid, and descending. c. sigrnoid, ascending, transverse, and descending. d. ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid. |
d. ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid
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Which of the following is not a lobe of the liver?
a. right lobe b. medial lobe c. left lobe d. caudate lobe e. quadrate lobe |
b. medial lobe
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Which of the following is not a function of the pancreas?
a. it produces digestive enzymes b. it produces bile c. it produces insulin d. All of the above are functions of the pancreas |
b. it produces bile
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Which of the following is not a function of the liver?
a. Detoxifies various substances in the blood b. Produces glucagon c. Stores iron d. Produces plasma proteins |
b. produces glucagon
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The oral fissure divides the:
a. upper lip from the lower lip. b. cheek muscle from the teeth. c. right and left sides of the palate. d. right side of the tongue from the left side of the tongue. |
a. upper lip from the lower lip
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Which of the following is not a main part of the tooth?
a. crown b. enamel coat c. root d. neck |
b. enamel coat
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Hydrolysis refers to:
a. breaking down a molecule of water to hydrogen and oxygen gas. b. using water to split larger compounds into smaller ones. c. using water to build larger compounds from smaller ones. d. None of the above |
b. using water to split larger compounds into smaller ones.
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The hormone that stimulates the gallbladder to release bile:
a. enterogastrone b. insulin c. gastrin d. cholecystokinin-pancreozymin. |
d. cholecystokinin-pancreozymin.
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The major site for the absorption of the end-products of digestion is the:
a. stomach b. small intestine c. cecum d. large intestine |
b. small intestine
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The process of emulsification is important in the digestion of:
a. proteins b. fats c. polysaccharides d. disaccharides |
b. fats
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Saliva contains all of the following substances except:
a. amalayse b. lipase c. intrinsic factor d. mucus |
c. intrinsic factor
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The last function of the digestive system is:
a. elimination b. absorption c. motility d. secretion |
a. elimination
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Which of the following islare classified as an iccessory organ of the urinary system?
a. ureters b. urinary bladder c. urethra d. all of the above |
d. all of the above
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The shape of the kidney could best be described as:
a. bean-shaped b. pear-shaped c. pea-shaped d. potato-shaped |
a. bean-shaped
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There are ____ openings in the urinary bladder.
a. one b. two c. three d. four |
c. three
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Urine is conducted from the kidney to the urinary bladder through a tube called the:
a. renal column b. renal pelvis c. urethra d. ureter |
d. ureter
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Urine formation involves all the following processes except:
a. filtration b. catabolism c. reabsorption d. secretion |
b. catabolism
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This structure of the kidney narrows as it exits the kidney to become the ureter.
a. renal pyramids b. renal pelvis c. renal columns d. hilum |
b. renal pelvis
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This hormone tends to decrease the amount or urine produced.
a. ANH b. Aldosterone c. ADH d. Both B & C |
d. both B & C
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