Due to the cast placed on her broken leg, Kinsley's muscles have decreased in size. Which term best describes how her muscles have been affected?
A) hyperplasia
B) neoplasm
C) atrophy
D) benign
E) malignant
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Question 2) Which region of the kidney contains the renal pyramids?
A) renal cortex
B) renal medulla
C) renal pelvis
D) renal sinus
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Question 3) Damaged tissues that are repaired by the same kind of cells experience a replacement process known as ________.
A) inflammation
B) regeneration
C) fibrosis
D) scarring
E) clotting
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Question 4) A young woman developed necrotizing enterocolitis, which required the removal of her small intestine. What is one of the enzymes that will no longer be present because of the removal of her small intestine?
A) amylase
B) maltase
C) maltose
D) amylose
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Question 5) The presence of chondrocytes indicates that a tissue is ________.
A) adipose
B) cartilage
C) bone
D) blood
E) areolar
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Question 6) A young man has a congenital inability to break down maltose. Which enzyme is he unable to produce?
A) lactase
B) glucose
C) fructose
D) maltase
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Question 7) The type of muscle found in the walls of hollow organs, such as the stomach, and in the walls of blood vessels is ________.
A) cardiac muscle
B) skeletal muscle
C) smooth muscle
D) both smooth muscle and skeletal muscle
E) both cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle
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Question 8) The breakdown of amylopectin in the presence of amylase and maltase will result in which of the following products?
A) galactose
B) glucose
C) sucrose
D) fructose
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Question 9) What characteristic is shared by both cardiac and smooth muscle tissue?
A) presence of striations
B) long, slow contractions
C) presence of intercalated discs
D) involuntary contractions
E) presence of short, branching cells
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Question 10) Which of the following compounds will result from the breakdown of starch in the presence of both amylase and maltase?
A) fructose
B) glucose
C) lactose
D) galactose
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