Alternative routes of blood supply are called ________.
A) thoroughfare channels
B) capillary beds
C) preferred channels
D) metarterioles
E) anastomoses
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Question 2) We live in an ever-changing environment outside of our body, yet our internal conditions remain relatively stable. This is called ________.
A) homeostasis
B) metastasis
C) adaptation
D) evolution
E) responsiveness
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Question 3) In a taste bud, which cell produces a receptor potential?
A) basal cells
B) Gustatory cells
C) Taste hairs
D) Sensory nerve fibers
E) Supporting cells
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Question 4) Metabolism is the sum of ________ and ________.
A) inhalation; exhalation
B) growth; differentiation
C) positive; negative feedback
D) responsiveness; movement
E) anabolism; catabolism
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Question 5) Rib 7 is a ________ rib.
A) false
B) cartilaginous
C) pelvic
D) true
E) floating
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Question 6) In which part of a neuron is the postsynaptic membrane usually found?
A) Axon collateral
B) Synaptic knob
C) Dendrite
D) Perikaryon
E) Axon
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Question 7) Sister chromatids are pulled to opposite poles of a cell during ________ of the cell cycle.
A) the G2 phase
B) metaphase
C) prophase
D) anaphase
E) the S phase
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Question 8) Which of the following is not involved with spinal gating of pain signals?
A) Lower motor neurons
B) The spinothalamic tract
C) Second-order neurons
D) The reticulospinal tract
E) Nociceptors
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Question 9) All of the following are organs except ________.
A) nails
B) teeth
C) the liver
D) the digestive system
E) the skin
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Question 10) The manubrium is part of what bone?
A) A rib B) Scapula C) Clavicle D) Vertebra E) Sternum
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