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Physiology
a) involves discovering cause-effect relationships
b) includes the fields of chemistry and psychology
c) is the study of the physical structure of the body
d) is the most difficult subtopic in the life sciences

a sensor sends information to a(n)
a) integrating center
b) efferent pathway
c) distribution center
d) effector

an integrating center sends information to a(n)
a) effector
b) afferent pathway
c) commisural junction
d) distribution network

the endocrine regulation of blood glucose is an example of
a) negative feedback
b) positive feedback
c) concurrent feedback
d) synergystic effectors

in body temperature homeostasis, sweating and shivering are examples of
a) paired antagonistic effectors
b) sensors
c) integration mechanisms
d) a phenomenal waste of time in the age of climate control

the juxtaglomerular apparatus in the kidney is an example of __________ for blood pressure, while atrial natriuretic hormone acting on the kidney would exemplify an __________.
a) intrinsic homeostatic control / extrinsic homeostatic control
b) autonomic process / somatic process
c) antagonistic effector / synergistic effector
d) negative feedback loop / positive feedback loop

maintaining homeostasis is a
a) dynamic balance process
b) static field process
c) naturally entropic process
d) totally optional activity for living things

which of the following is NOT an example of positive feedback?
a) blood glucose level
b) labor contractions
c) lactation/ suckling
d) blood clotting

which of the following is NOT a primary tissue of the body?
a) osseous
b) connective
c) nervous
d) muscular

which of the following is a characteristic of smooth muscle?
a) found in the tunics of the alimentary canal
b) has extensive branching and intercalated discs
c) has striations
d) lacks ribosomes on its surface

cuboidal epithelial cells have a width that is
a) approximately equal to their height
b) continuous with the basement membrane
c) evenly distributed among the layers
d) a mystery to scientists

the respiratory tract is lined with a single layer of irregularly shaped cells (with goblet cells intercalated) known as
a) ciliated pseudostratified epithelium
b) simple columnar epithelium
c) flagellated transitional epithelium
d) villous stratified squamous epithelium

unlike epithelial tissue, connective tissue has a relatively large amount of ___ that determine its properties
a) extracellular matrix
b) densely packed cells
c) conductive electrolytes
d) surface area

which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue?
a) neuroglia
b) bone
c) blood
d) areolar

the atomic nucleus does not contain ____, which are negatively charged subatomic particles
a) electrons
b) protons
c) neutrons
d) gluons

an element with 11 each of protons, neutrons, and electrons has an atomic mass of __
a) 22
b) 11
c) 33
d) unable to determine with the information given

isotopes have the same _______ number, but different ____
a) atomic, mass
b) prime, derrivative
c) mass, atomic
d) neutron, charge

an atom that gains or loses an electron becomes a(n) ____, which has a net ____
a) ion, charge
b) isotope, mass
c) isomer, atomic number
d) joke, work

which of the following bonds would be broken most easily (least energy)
a) hydrogen
b) ionic
c) covalent
d) metallic

as the pH of a solution decreases, its _________ concentration _______
a) hydrogen ion, increases
b) hydroxide ion, increases
c) hydrogen ion, decreases
d) negative ion, stays the same

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