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Tamera Tamera
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Similar cells that have a common function are called ________.
 
  Fill in the blank with correct words.



(Question 2) You are asked to draw blood from the median cubital vein. You will search for this vein in the ________.
 
  A) lateral side of the foot
  B) proximal arm
  C) anterior side of the elbow
  D) hand



(Question 3) You are asked to take a person's heart rate at the popliteal pulse point. You will look for this pulse ________.
 
  A) on the palmar side of the hand
  B) in the distal end of the lower leg
  C) on the posterior side of the knee
  D) at the posterior side of the wrist



(Question 4) The thoracic cavity contains the ________. It is found ________ to the vertebral cavity.
 
  A) stomach and liver: superficial
  B) heart and lungs: anterior
  C) digestive viscera: inferior
  D) kidneys and spleen: deep



(Question 5) You are told to take an axillary temperature on a small child. You will place the thermometer ________.
 
  A) in the armpit
  B) in the rectum
  C) under the tongue
  D) on the forehead



(Question 6) When a baby suckles at its mother's breast the stimulus at the breast is sent to the mother's brain (a region called the hypothalamus).
 
  The brain responds by releasing hormones to stimulate the production and the ejection of milk from the breast. This helps the newborn to receive nourishment and encourages more suckling. This example is best described as a ________.
  A) negative feedback
  B) necessary life function
  C) loss of homeostasis
  D) positive feedback



(Question 7) Some of the nerve endings in the skin are sensitive to changes in temperature. They are part of a negative feedback mechanism regulating body temperature. These nerve endings represent a(n) ________ in the negative feedback mechanism.
 
  A) receptor
  B) control center
  C) homeostatic balance or ideal value
  D) effector



(Question 8) Anabolic reactions are chemical reactions of the body that build things, make them bigger or more complex. Catabolic reactions break things down making them smaller or less complex.
 
  If the rate of anabolic reaction in the body is much faster than the rate of catabolic reactions which of the following necessary life function will be accomplished?
  A) digestion
  B) responsiveness
  C) growth
  D) movement



(Question 9) Anatomical position is important because ________.
 
  A) it allows a common point of reference for body position to help communicate anatomical relationships
  B) it provides the greatest circulation to the extremities
  C) it allows diagrams within textbooks to display a greater surface area of the body with one simple diagram
  D) it is the position most comfortable to hospital patients



(Question 10) Positive feedback differs from negative feedback because ________.
 
  A) positive feedback is critical to health while negative feedback serves only to alert us to potential health threats
  B) positive feedback is generally beneficial while negative feedback is typically harmful
  C) positive feedback tends to enhance the triggering stimulus while negative feedback tends to return the body to a homeostatic balance or ideal level
  D) positive feedback provides moment-to-moment wellbeing while negative feedback causes a cascade effect
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Appreciate the effort you put into answering, thank you!
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You're very welcome
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