Which of the following is true regarding cortisol?
A) It stimulates glucose intake by most organs.
B) It stimulates protein synthesis.
C) It promotes breakdown of fat and protein.
D) It promotes glycogen synthesis.
E) It inhibits fat digestion.
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Question 2) Which of the following describes muscular tissue emerging directly from bone rather than being separated from it by an obvious tendon?
A) Inverted attachment
B) Insertion
C) Indirect attachment
D) Origin
E) Direct attachment
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Question 3) The bundle of nerve roots that occupy the vertebral canal from L2 to S5 is called the ________.
A) cervical enlargement
B) cauda equina
C) spinal cord
D) lumbar enlargement
E) medullary cone
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Question 4) Complement C3b protein coats bacteria and stimulates phagocytosis by ________ during a process called ________.
A) mast cells and basophils; opsonization
B) lymphocytes and monocytes; opsonization
C) neutrophils and macrophages; opsonization
D) mast cells and basophils; cytolysis
E) neutrophils and macrophages; cytolysis
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Question 5) During the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome (stress response), stress overwhelms homeostasis. One characteristic of this stage is that ________.
A) energy demands are met primarily by fat metabolism
B) energy demands are met primarily by carbohydrate metabolism
C) fermentation is not enough to provide the necessary ATP
D) glycogen supplies are depleted
E) energy demands are met primarily by protein metabolism
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Question 6) What structure leads from each ovary to the uterus?
A) Urethra
B) Uterine tube
C) Vagina
D) Vas deferens
E) Copulatory duct
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Question 7) Debridement is not necessary to infection control.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 8) Which of the following nutrients must be digested in order to be absorbed?
A) Proteins B) Vitamins C) Water D) Cholesterol E) Minerals
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Question 9) Any situation that upsets homeostasis and threatens one's physical or emotional well-being is called ________.
A) hirsuitism
B) pathology
C) stress
D) disease
E) hyperthyroidism
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Question 10) Oxygen has an atomic number of eight. When two oxygen atoms come together, they form a(n) ________ bond.
A) polar covalent
B) nonpolar covalent
C) Van der Waals
D) hydrogen
E) ionic
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