Reference no: EM133630771
Questions
1. Which of the following would promote the release of renin from the juxtaglomerular (JG) apparatus.
a. high blood sodium levels (hypernatrimia)
b. low potassium levels (hypokalemia)
c. high blood pressure
d. low blood pressure
e. increased blood volume
2. The urinary bladder is able to expand as urine accumulates within it, due to the presence of ______________________________.
a. stratified squamous epithelium
b. simple squamous epithelium
c. rugae
d. stratified columnar epithelium
e. transitional epithelium
f. simiple cuboidal epithelium
g. pseudostratified epithelium
h. myoendometrium
3. Sperm gain their ability to swim while maturing in the ____________________________ of the male reproductive system.
a. seminal vessicles
b. vas deferens
c. epididymis
d. rete testes
e. seminiferous tubules
4. The partial or total collapse of a lung is known as _________________________.
a. COPD
b. wheezing
c. pulmonary rales
d. pleurisy
e. atelectasis
5. About two-thirds of body fluid is found within living cells; this fluid is called ________________________.
a. interstitial fluid
b. extracellular fluid (ECF)
c. lymph
d. plasma
e. intracellular fluid (ICF)
6. Bile is formed in the _____________________________.
a. liver
b. duodenum
c. gall bladder
d. speen
e. stomach
7. The innermost lining of the uterus in which the dividing cell mass implants, is called the _____________________.
a. epimetrium
b. endometrium
c. myometrium
d. perimetrium
e. indametrium
8. The main hormone that targets the kidneys to increase sodium retention (concentrate sodium ions) of the extracellular fluids (ECF) is __________________________________.
a. renin
b. epinephrine
c. aldosterone
d. secretin
e. antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
9. Hyperventilation is the body's response to _____________________________.
a. alkalosis
b. decreased carbon dioxide levels
c. increase in carbon dioxide levels
d. increased oxygen levels
e. increase in blood pH
10. The regulation of the activity of the breathing muscles, specifically the diaphragm, is controlled by the _______________________ nerve.
a. glossapharyngeal
b. 7th cranial
c. femoral
d. sciatic
e. phrenic
11. A strong acid, is one that will dissociate or liberate more ______________________ions in aqueous solution, than a weak acid.
a. sodium
b. hydrogen
c. hydroxide
d. oxygen
e. chloride