The first of a series of neutrophil behaviors in inflammation is ________.
A) phagocytosis
B) chemotaxis
C) margination
D) opsonization
E) diapedesis
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Question 2) The talocrural joint is formed by the union of the ________, the ________, and the ________.
A) tibia; calcaneus; talus
B) tibia; fibula; calcaneus
C) femur; calcaneus; talus
D) tibia; fibula; talus
E) femur; tibia; patella
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Question 3) A patient with no sensation in the left thumb would most likely have nerve damage of the ________ spinal nerve.
A) C6 B) C5 C) L3 D) T5 E) T1
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Question 4) Which of the following makes it possible for even a small quantity of hormone to have a strong effect on its target cell?
A) The antagonistic effect
B) Enzyme amplification
C) Up-regulation
D) Down-regulation
E) Negative feedback inhibition
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Question 5) The most abundant element in the human body, by weight, is ________.
A) calcium B) nitrogen C) carbon D) oxygen E) hydrogen
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Question 6) The physiological process that moves a nutrient from the outside of the body to the inside is called ________.
A) secretion
B) digestion
C) absorption
D) compaction
E) ingestion
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Question 7) Prolactin is secreted during pregnancy to stimulate milk synthesis so that milk will be available by the time the infant is born.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 8) A pyrogen is a substance that causes ________.
A) cytolysis
B) complement fixation
C) opsonization
D) fever
E) inflammation
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Question 9) Which of the following is the last step in the sequence of events happening when cyclic AMP acts as a second messenger?
A) Enzymes are activated or deactivated by the action of protein kinases
B) Adenylate cyclase produces cAMP
C) G protein is activated by the binding of a hormone to the receptor
D) G protein activates adenylate cyclase
E) cAMP activates protein kinases
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Question 10) Which of the following structures prevents knee hyperextension?
A) The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
B) The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
C) The lateral meniscus
D) The medial meniscus
E) The fibular (lateral) collateral ligament
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