Which of the following does not move substances across capillary walls?
A) Reabsorption
B) Diffusion
C) Filtration
D) Transcytosis
E) Group transport
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Question 2) Which of these is most vulnerable to irreversible damage caused by a very loud noise?
A) Tectorial membrane
B) Ossicles
C) Cochlear hair cells
D) Tympanic membrane
E) Fibers of the cochlear nerve
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Question 3) In a state of water balance, average daily fluid gains and losses are equal.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 4) Which of the following is not considered a weight-bearing bone?
A) The tibia
B) The calcaneous
C) The talus
D) The fibula
E) The femur
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Question 5) Stimuli produced by sound waves reach the brain following which pathway?
A) Cochlear duct oval window auditory canal tympanic membrane ossicles spiral organ fibers of cochlear nerve
B) Auditory canal tympanic membrane ossicles oval window cochlear duct spiral organ fibers of cochlear nerve
C) Auditory canal tympanic membrane oval window cochlear duct ossicles spiral organ fibers of cochlear nerve
D) Tympanic membrane auditory canal ossicles oval window cochlear duct spiral organ fibers of cochlear nerve
E) Cochlear duct spiral organ ossicles oval window auditory canal tympanic membrane fibers of cochlear nerve
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Question 6) Blood plasma osmolarity is higher than intracellular fluid osmolarity.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 7) The presence of the Y chromosome guarantees the development of male secondary sex organs.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Question 8) The plural of axilla (armpit) is ________, whereas the plural of appendix is ________.
A) axilli; appendices B) axillae; appendices
C) axillies; appendi D) axillides; appendages
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Question 9) Which of the following are powerful vasoconstrictors?
A) Epinephrine and angiotensin II
B) Norepinephrine and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
C) Norepinephrine and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
D) Epinephrine and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
E) Epinephrine and aldosterone
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Question 10) All of the body's nonreproductive cells, called ________, usually have 23 pairs of chromosomes and are thus called ________ cells.
A) germ cells; diploid B) somatic cells; diploid
C) germ cells; haploid D) somatic cells; haploid
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