Answers 2024
Which of the following is not a function of the mucus-lined nasal passages?
Cooling exhaled air
Which of the following has an effect on the pH of blood?
Carbon dioxide
What causes air to move into the lungs during inspiration?
Pressure gradient between atomosphere and alveoli
Another word for breathing is ventilation.
True
Oxygen is carried in the blood in the form of bicarbonate ions and is bound to hemoglobin.
False
The layer of serous membrane that is firmly attached to the surface of a lung is called the
__________.
visceral pleura
The __________ is the tube that conveys urine outside the body.
urethra
Which of the following chemicals might athletes abuse because of its potential ability to improve
performance by increasing red blood cell production?
Erythropoietin (EPO)
The hormone ADH promotes water reabsorption through the wall(s) of the __________.
distal tubule and collecting duct
The efferent arteriole supplies blood to the capillaries of the glomerulus.
False
The kidneys play an important role in the regulation of red blood cell production.
True
The tuft of capillaries located between the afferent and efferent arterioles is the __________.
glomerulus
What is edema?
Abnormal accumulation of extracellular fluid
, What is meant by the phrase acid-base balance?
Maintenance of the correct amount of hydrogen ion in the blood
Which of the following will cause the respiratory center to increase the breathing rate?
Decrease in plasma pH
In a healthy body, the volume of water remains relatively stable at all times.
True
Factors that alter water balance will also alter electrolyte balance.
True
Water produced as a byproduct of the oxidation of nutrients is called __________ water.
metabolic
Identify the correct sequence for the steps of meiosis I.
Prophase I → metaphase I → anaphase I → telophase I
Ovulation is triggered by a surge of _________ from the anterior pituitary gland.
LH
What structure does the sperm enter upon exiting the ductus deferens?
Ejaculatory duct
Chromosomes align down the center of a cell undergoing meiosis in metaphase.
True
The secretions of the prostate gland neutralize the acid in semen.
True
Following ovulation, the remaining follicular cells in the ovary enlarge to form an endocrine structure
called the __________.
corpus luteum
What is the function of the placenta?
Allows oxygen and nutrients to diffuse from maternal blood to the embryo.
The fetus is protected from certain infections, to which the mother is immune, by __________.
antibodies from the mother's immune system
Implantation usually begins at about the end of the first ________ of development
week