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What part of the brain contains the centers that control heart rate and breathing rhythm?


A) Medulla
B) Midbrain
C) Cerebellum
D) Thalamus
E) Pons

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Where is smooth muscle tissue found in the body?


A) In the heart
B) Attached to the bones
C) Between skin and underlying tissues and organs
D) In the discs between the vertebrae
E) In the walls of hollow organs

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In what phase is a cell highly active and growing?


A) Anaphase
B) Prophase
C) Metaphase
D) Telophase
E) Interphase

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What part(s) of the brain is/are concerned with memory, reasoning, judgment, and intelligence?


A) Sensory areas
B) Limbic system
C) Motor areas
D) Cerebellum
E) Association areas

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The smell of your favorite food makes "your mouth water"; this reaction is caused by:


A) Sympathetic stimulation of the salivary glands
B) Mastication
C) Parasympathetic stimulation of the salivary glands
D) Increased mucus secretion by the pharynx
E) The enteric nervous system

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Use Case A to answer The Following questions CASE A Your patient has end-stage renal disease and is on dialysis. She is scheduled for a kidney transplantation, and her nephrologist has requested that she receive needed dental treatment prior to the organ transplantation surgery. -All of the following are functions of the kidney EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?


A) Eliminate waste from blood
B) Release hormones
C) Regulate potassium and sodium levels
D) Regulate digestion

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?


A) Acetylcholine, parasympathetic nervous system
B) Fight-or-flight, sympathetic nervous system
C) Conserves body energy, parasympathetic nervous system
D) Cholinergic, acetylcholine
E) Norepinephrine, parasympathetic nervous system

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All of the following are symptoms of Cushing's syndrome EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?


A) "Moonface"
B) Breakdown of muscle proteins
C) "Buffalo hump" on back
D) Twitches, spasms of skeletal muscles
E) Spindly arms and legs

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The purpose of villi in the small intestine is to:


A) Aid in the movement of food through the small intestines
B) Phagocytose microbes
C) Produce digestive enzymes
D) Increase the surface area for the absorption of digested nutrients
E) Produce gastric juice

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Which part of the central nervous system contains centers that regulate the autonomic nervous system?


A) Hypothalamus
B) Cerebellum
C) Spinal cord
D) Basal ganglia
E) Thalamus

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In which of the following would articular cartilage and bursae most likely be found?


A) Gomphosis
B) A suture
C) The symphysis pubis
D) The knee
E) A synchondrosis

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The ability of the body's immune system to recognize its own tissue is known as:


A) Immunologic escape
B) Autoimmunity
C) Nonspecific resistance
D) Hypersensitivity
E) Immunologic tolerance

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Which of the following cranial nerves is NOT involved in controlling the movement of the eyeball?


A) Oculomotor
B) Trochlear
C) Facial
D) Abducens

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Moving the femur forward when walking is an example of:


A) Abduction
B) Circumduction
C) Flexion
D) Gliding
E) Inversion

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Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?


A) Exteroceptors, monitor external environment
B) Proprioceptors, monitor body position
C) Nociceptors, detect pain
D) Mechanoreceptors, detect pressure
E) Interoceptors, located in the ear

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A patient exhibiting liver failure would tend to have a(an) :


A) Higher than normal blood levels of circulating hormones
B) Higher than normal blood levels of local hormones
C) Lower than normal blood levels of circulating hormones
D) Lower than normal blood levels of local hormones
E) Excessive production of releasing hormones

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Which of the following would NOT be affected by the autonomic nervous system?


A) Heart
B) Intestines
C) Urinary system
D) Skeletal system
E) Reproductive organs

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Which nerve carries most of the parasympathetic output from the brain?


A) Spinal
B) Vagus
C) Oculomotor
D) Facial
E) Glossopharyngeal

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The characteristic of arteries that allows them to stretch is:


A) Contractility
B) Vasoconstriction
C) Excitability
D) Vascular resistance
E) Elasticity

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What part of the brain serves as a link between the nervous and endocrine systems?


A) Reticular formation
B) Hypothalamus
C) Pons
D) Brain stem
E) Cerebellum

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