Which of the following provides fetal nutrition and secretes hormones that regulate pregnancy and fetal development?
A) The uterus
B) The placenta
C) The endometrium
D) The myometrium
E) The blastocyst
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Question 2) Which of the following is most likely to cause anemia?
A) Renal disease
B) Air pollution other than by carbon monoxide
C) High altitude
D) Any factor that creates a state of hypoxemia
E) Smoking
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Question 3) The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is most permeable to which of the following?
A) Sodium, potassium, and chloride
B) Platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells
C) Urea and creatinine
D) Glucose and oxygen
E) Antibiotics
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Question 4) How is the vital capacity calculated?
A) Inspiratory reserve volume + tidal volume
B) Inspiratory reserve volume + expiratory volume
C) Expiratory reserve volume + tidal volume + inspiratory reserve volume
D) Respiratory volume + tidal volume
E) Expiratory reserve volume + tidal volume
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Question 5) The amount of air in excess of tidal volume that can be inhaled with maximum effort is the ________.
A) inspiratory capacity
B) residual volume
C) expiratory reserve volume
D) vital capacity
E) inspiratory reserve volume
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Question 6) Minerals are found in all of the following except ________.
A) vitamins B) electrolytes C) thyroid hormone D) bones and teeth
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Question 7) Cerebrospinal fluid is secreted by choroid plexuses in the ________ ventricles and reabsorbed by arachnoid villi in the ________.
A) lateral, and third; superior sagittal sinus
B) lateral, third, and fourth; superior sagittal sinus
C) lateral; central canal of the spinal cord
D) lateral, third, and fourth; central canal of the spinal cord
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Question 8) What is the longest muscle in the human body?
A) Semimembranosus
B) Semitendinosus
C) Iliopsoas
D) Erector spinae
E) Sartorius
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Question 9) Which form of estrogen is the most potent in pregnancy?
A) Estradiol
B) Androstenedione
C) Estriol
D) Equilinin
E) Estrone
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Question 10) Which of the following would not lead to polycythemia?
A) Cancer of the erythropoietic line of the red bone marrow
B) Dehydration
C) Emphysema
D) Iron deficiency
E) Excessive aerobic exercise
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