IvyTech APHY 102 Midterm Exam
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compared to the nervous system, the endocrine system - Correct answer-may have
a longer lasting effect
A hormone is a _______________ and the target cell
is_______________________. - Correct answer-molecule that has a metabolic
effect on another cell; a cell that has receptors for specific hormones.
In an ECG pattern, the P wave is caused by - Correct answer-depolarization of
atrial muscle fibers.
The great saphenous vein is the longest vein in the body. - Correct answer-True
The type of resistance that is acquired as a result of developing a disease is... -
Correct answer-naturally acquired active immunity.
Kidneys are part of the lymphatic system - Correct answer-False
While looking at a sample of blood in a microscope, you see a cell that is markedly
larger than a red blood cell. It has a bi-lobed nucleus and is filled with red granules
in the cytoplasm. What type of blood cell is this? - Correct answer-An eosinophil
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, Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is correct? -
Correct answer-circulation- the movement of substances in body fluids
A primary immune response _____________ , and a secondary immune response
__________________. - Correct answer-produces antibodies within five to ten
days of exposure to antigens; produces antibodies within a day or two of a
subsequent exposure to the same antigen.
Which artery is incorrectly matched to its location? - Correct answer-Thyrocervical
arteries; Thymus
The lymph nodes of the axillary region receive lymph mainly from the - Correct
answer-upper limb and mammary gland
The basic event in the formation of a blood clot is the change of... - Correct
answer-fibrinogen to fibrin
Drugs used to reduce the tissue rejection reaction following the transplantation of
tissue from one person to another - Correct answer-suppress the immune response
in the recipient
systemic circuit - Correct answer-sends oxygen-rich blood to the tissues.
The _____________ secretes triiodothyronine. - Correct answer-thyroid gland
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
compared to the nervous system, the endocrine system - Correct answer-may have
a longer lasting effect
A hormone is a _______________ and the target cell
is_______________________. - Correct answer-molecule that has a metabolic
effect on another cell; a cell that has receptors for specific hormones.
In an ECG pattern, the P wave is caused by - Correct answer-depolarization of
atrial muscle fibers.
The great saphenous vein is the longest vein in the body. - Correct answer-True
The type of resistance that is acquired as a result of developing a disease is... -
Correct answer-naturally acquired active immunity.
Kidneys are part of the lymphatic system - Correct answer-False
While looking at a sample of blood in a microscope, you see a cell that is markedly
larger than a red blood cell. It has a bi-lobed nucleus and is filled with red granules
in the cytoplasm. What type of blood cell is this? - Correct answer-An eosinophil
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, Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is correct? -
Correct answer-circulation- the movement of substances in body fluids
A primary immune response _____________ , and a secondary immune response
__________________. - Correct answer-produces antibodies within five to ten
days of exposure to antigens; produces antibodies within a day or two of a
subsequent exposure to the same antigen.
Which artery is incorrectly matched to its location? - Correct answer-Thyrocervical
arteries; Thymus
The lymph nodes of the axillary region receive lymph mainly from the - Correct
answer-upper limb and mammary gland
The basic event in the formation of a blood clot is the change of... - Correct
answer-fibrinogen to fibrin
Drugs used to reduce the tissue rejection reaction following the transplantation of
tissue from one person to another - Correct answer-suppress the immune response
in the recipient
systemic circuit - Correct answer-sends oxygen-rich blood to the tissues.
The _____________ secretes triiodothyronine. - Correct answer-thyroid gland
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