Which of the following terms encompasses all of the other ones?
A) Oxidation reactions
B) Metabolism
C) Anabolism
D) Reduction reactions
E) Catabolism
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Question 2) The hypodermis is characterized by an abundance of which tissue?
A) Nervous tissue
B) Smooth muscle
C) Dense irregular connective tissue
D) Adipose tissue
E) Statified squamous epithelium
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Question 3) ________ is a hormone, whereas ________ is an enzyme.
A) Gastrin; secretin
B) Gastric lipase; histamine
C) Secretin; pepsin
D) Gastrin; cholecystokinin (CCK)
E) Enterokinase; pepsin
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Question 4) What does the term menstrual cycle specifically refer to?
A) The cyclic events happening from puberty to menopause
B) The cyclic changes in the ovaries determined by shifting hormonal changes
C) The events that recur every month during pregnancy
D) The sequence of events from fertilization to giving birth
E) The cyclic changes in the uterus determined by shifting hormonal changes
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Question 5) In lifting a heavy weight from the floor, one should use the power of the ________ in order to avoid straining the lower back.
A) knee and hip extensors
B) gastrocnemius and soleus
C) external and internal abdominal obliques
D) biceps brachii and brachialis
E) trapezius and latissimus dorsi
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Question 6) Incompatibility of one person's blood with another results from the action of plasma antibodies against the RBCs' antigens.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 7) ________ constitutes about 80 of circulating antibodies in plasma.
A) IgG B) IgD C) IgM D) IgA E) IgE
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Question 8) Both cerebrum and cerebellum have gray matter in their surface cortex and deeper nuclei, and white matter deep to the cortex.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 9) Unilateral contraction of which muscle causes ipsilateral flexion of the lumbar vertebral column?
A) Serratus anterior
B) Quadratus lumborum
C) Multifidus
D) External intercostals
E) Latissimus dorsi
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Question 10) Leather is made of the ________ layer of the dermis.
A) collagen B) keratin C) areolar D) reticular E) papillary
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