Which inspiratory muscles contract so we can inspire air?
A) rectus abdominis; external obliques
B) diaphragm; external intercostals
C) trapezius; latissimus dorsi
D) diaphragm; external obliques
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Question 2) Which of these hormones prods the thyroid gland to release thyroxine (T4)?
A) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
C) gonadotropic hormones
D) thyrotropic hormone (TH) or thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
E) luteinizing hormone (LH)
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Question 3) Gas exchange between the pulmonary blood and alveoli is called ________.
A) pulmonary ventilation
B) inhalation
C) external respiration
D) internal respiration
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Question 4) Which two hormones play a role in promoting the milk reflex and in stimulating and maintaining breast milk production in a nursing mother's breasts?
A) antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and thyroid hormones
B) growth hormone (GH) and glucagon
C) prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin
D) parathyroid hormone (PTH) and thyroid hormones
E) prolactin (PRL) and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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Question 5) The process of moving air into and out of the lungs is commonly called breathing or ________.
A) cellular respiration
B) internal respiration
C) respiratory gas transport
D) pulmonary ventilation
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Question 6) Which hormone is alternately known as vasopressin due to its effect on blood pressure by causing constriction of arterioles (small arteries)?
A) oxytocin
B) antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
C) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
D) growth hormone (GH)
E) luteinizing hormone (LH)
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Question 7) Which zone includes the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli and is where gas exchange occurs?
A) respiratory zone
B) conducting zone
C) terminal zone
D) filtering zone
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Question 8) The two hormones released by the thyroid gland are ________.
A) calcitonin and thyroid hormone
B) calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH)
C) thyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone (PTH)
D) prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin
E) oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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Question 9) What are the smallest conducting passageways of the lungs?
A) main (primary) bronchi
B) alveoli
C) terminal bronchioles
D) alveolar ducts
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Question 10) Releasing and inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus influence the activities of the ________.
A) pineal gland
B) anterior pituitary gland
C) adrenal gland
D) posterior pituitary gland
E) thyroid gland
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