In which of the following types of blood vessels is blood pressure NOT pulsing?
1. Arteries
2. Capillaries
3. Arterioles
4. Venules
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 4 only
e) Both 2 and 4
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Question 2) This occurs when a substance passes from the fluid in the tubular lumen through the apical membrane, across the cytosol, and then into the interstitial fluid.
a) paracellular reabsoprtion
b) transcellular reabsoprtion
c) apical reasborption
d) basolateral reabsorption
e) active transport
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Question 3) Which neurotransmitter is released at the gland by the preganglionic neuron in the diagram?
a) Norepinephrine
b) Acetylcholine
c) Epinephrine
d) Dopamine
e) Serotonin
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Question 4) Which cranial nerve in the diagram has an autonomic motor function primarily involved in near vision accommodation and constriction of the pupil?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) F
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Question 5) Which structure in the heart initiates action potentials that stimulate contraction of the heart at constant rate of about 100 beats per minute?
a) Cardiac accelerator nerves
b) Atrioventricular node
c) Cardiovascular center
d) Sinoatrial node
e) Bundle of His
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Question 6) Which figure illustrates nearsightedness before it has been corrected?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E
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Question 7) Calcium is involved in all of the following important body functions EXCEPT
a) blood clotting.
b) nervous system communication.
c) muscle contraction.
d) acting as a cofactor in some enzymatic reactions.
e) being the primary cation that regulates osmotic balance in cells.
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Question 8) To become activated, which of the following requires being bound to a foreign antigen AND simultaneous costimulation?
a) B Cell
b) T Cell
c) Interferon
d) MHC antigen
e) Antigen presenting cell
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Question 9) What specific type of unipolar neuron is shown in the diagram labeled B?
a) Type I cutaneous mechanoreceptor (Merkel disc)
b) Corpuscle of touch (Meissner corpuscle)
c) Lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscle
d) nociceptor
e) Purkinje cell
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Question 10) What is the insertion of the muscle labeled Q?
a) iliac crest and linea alba
b) cartilage of the fifth to seventh rib and xiphoid process
c) ribs 5-12
d) central tendon
e) costal cartilages and adjacent portion of the inferior 6 ribs
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