Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the levels of organization in the vertebrate body?

Accepted Answer

A) cells 
B) bones 
C) tissues 
D) organs 
E) organ systems 
A) cells 
B) bones 
C) tissues 
D) organs 
E) organ systems B

Question 2

Which of the following systems are not directly involved in communication and integration sense and respond to the environment?

Accepted Answer

A) the nervous system 
B) the immune system 
C) the sensory system 
D) the endocrine system 
A) the nervous system 
B) the immune system 
C) the sensory system 
D) the endocrine system B

Question 3

The glands of vertebrates are derived from ____________ epithelium.

Accepted Answer

A) invaginated 
B) simple stratified 
C) stratified squamous 
D) simple columnar 
E) squamous keratinized 
A) invaginated 
B) simple stratified 
C) stratified squamous 
D) simple columnar 
E) squamous keratinized A

Question 4

The muscles that are attached to the bones by tendons,and when they contract cause the bones to move at their joints,are called

Accepted Answer

A) smooth muscles. 
B) skeletal muscles. 
C) cardiac muscles. 
D) cartilage tissues. 
E) adipose tissues. 
A) smooth muscles. 
B) skeletal muscles. 
C) cardiac muscles. 
D) cartilage tissues. 
E) adipose tissues.

Question 5

Which of the following are also known as striated muscles?

Accepted Answer

A) skeletal and smooth 
B) just cardiac 
C) just skeletal 
D) skeletal and cardiac 
E) skeletal,smooth,and cardiac 
A) skeletal and smooth 
B) just cardiac 
C) just skeletal 
D) skeletal and cardiac 
E) skeletal,smooth,and cardiac

Question 6

Bone cells can remain alive even though the extracellular matrix becomes hardened with crystals of calcium phosphate.This type of cell is also called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) osteocyte. 
B) erythrocyte. 
C) leukocyte. 
D) fibrocyte. 
E) chrondrocytE. 
A) osteocyte. 
B) erythrocyte. 
C) leukocyte. 
D) fibrocyte. 
E) chrondrocytE.

Question 7

Choose the letter of the best match from the following definitions of positive feedback to their proper examples in child birth.
-Effector

Accepted Answer

A) oxytocin causes increased uterine contractions 
B) pituitary gland secretes oxytocin 
C) fetus pushed against uterine opening 
D) receptors in uterus detect stretch 
E) brain receives and compares stretch information 
A) oxytocin causes increased uterine contractions 
B) pituitary gland secretes oxytocin 
C) fetus pushed against uterine opening 
D) receptors in uterus detect stretch 
E) brain receives and compares stretch information

Question 8

Which muscle contraction is involuntary?

Accepted Answer

A) cardiac 
B) smooth 
C) cardiac and smooth 
D) skeletal 
E) cardiac,smooth,and skeletal 
A) cardiac 
B) smooth 
C) cardiac and smooth 
D) skeletal 
E) cardiac,smooth,and skeletal

Question 9

In adult vertebrates,which of these is not one of the four principle kinds of primary tissues?

Accepted Answer

A) epithelial 
B) connective 
C) supportive 
D) muscle 
E) nerve 
A) epithelial 
B) connective 
C) supportive 
D) muscle 
E) nerve

Question 10

The type of cells that line the lungs and blood vessels are

Accepted Answer

A) simple squamous epithelium. 
B) simple cuboidal epithelium. 
C) simple columnar epithelium. 
D) stratified squamous epithelium. 
E) keratinized squamous epithelium. 
A) simple squamous epithelium. 
B) simple cuboidal epithelium. 
C) simple columnar epithelium. 
D) stratified squamous epithelium. 
E) keratinized squamous epithelium.

Question 11

Epithelial tissues perform all of the following functions except they

Accepted Answer

A) produce glands that secrete materials. 
B) protect from dehydration or mechanical damage. 
C) provide a selectively permeable barrier. 
D) provide a structural framework for other tissues. 
E) provide sensory surfaces. 
A) produce glands that secrete materials. 
B) protect from dehydration or mechanical damage. 
C) provide a selectively permeable barrier. 
D) provide a structural framework for other tissues. 
E) provide sensory surfaces.

Question 12

Which of the following would not provide protection to the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

A) keratinized epithelium 
B) simple squamous epithelium 
C) stratified squamous epithelium 
D) layers of dead squamous cells 
A) keratinized epithelium 
B) simple squamous epithelium 
C) stratified squamous epithelium 
D) layers of dead squamous cells

Question 13

All connective tissues share which of the following structural features?
I-contain cells
II-contain a matrix filled with extracellular material
III-contain sarcomere units

Accepted Answer

A) I and III 
B) just II 
C) II and III 
D) I,II,and II 
E) I and II 
A) I and III 
B) just II 
C) II and III 
D) I,II,and II 
E) I and II

Question 14

Your professor asks you to explain the difference between a tendon and a cartilage.Which choice will you use as your answer?

Accepted Answer

A) Tendons secure muscles to muscles and ligaments secure bones to other bones. 
B) Both tendons and ligaments essentially have the same function,it just depends on what area of the body that is being referenced. 
C) Tendons secure muscles to bones and ligaments secure muscles to other muscles. 
D) Tendons are just enlarged ligaments. 
E) Tendons secure muscles to bones and ligaments secure bones to other bones. 
A) Tendons secure muscles to muscles and ligaments secure bones to other bones. 
B) Both tendons and ligaments essentially have the same function,it just depends on what area of the body that is being referenced. 
C) Tendons secure muscles to bones and ligaments secure muscles to other muscles. 
D) Tendons are just enlarged ligaments. 
E) Tendons secure muscles to bones and ligaments secure bones to other bones.

Question 15

Which of these animals has the highest metabolic rate per unit body mass?

Accepted Answer

A) shrew 
B) mouse 
C) cat 
D) human 
E) elephant 
A) shrew 
B) mouse 
C) cat 
D) human 
E) elephant

Question 16

Myelin sheaths are found along

Accepted Answer

A) axons. 
B) dendrites. 
C) neuroglias. 
D) cell bodies. 
E) ganglia. 
A) axons. 
B) dendrites. 
C) neuroglias. 
D) cell bodies. 
E) ganglia.

Question 17

The cells that are specialized to produce and conduct electrochemical impulses are called

Accepted Answer

A) neurons. 
B) dendrites. 
C) axons. 
D) fibroblasts. 
E) epithelial cells. 
A) neurons. 
B) dendrites. 
C) axons. 
D) fibroblasts. 
E) epithelial cells.

Question 18

Choose the letter of the best match from the following definitions of positive feedback to their proper examples in child birth.
-Response

Accepted Answer

A) oxytocin causes increased uterine contractions 
B) pituitary gland secretes oxytocin 
C) fetus pushed against uterine opening 
D) receptors in uterus detect stretch 
E) brain receives and compares stretch information 
A) oxytocin causes increased uterine contractions 
B) pituitary gland secretes oxytocin 
C) fetus pushed against uterine opening 
D) receptors in uterus detect stretch 
E) brain receives and compares stretch information

Question 19

Which of these factors would have the least effect on heat transfer processes in animals?

Accepted Answer

A) surface area of the body 
B) difference between body temperature and ambient temperature 
C) internal insulation such as blubber 
D) external insulation such as feathers or fur 
E) bone density 
A) surface area of the body 
B) difference between body temperature and ambient temperature 
C) internal insulation such as blubber 
D) external insulation such as feathers or fur 
E) bone density

Question 20

Which connective tissue has a matrix that is fluid?

Accepted Answer

A) bone 
B) blood 
C) cartilage 
D) dense connective tissue 
E) loose connective tissue 
A) bone 
B) blood 
C) cartilage 
D) dense connective tissue 
E) loose connective tissue

Exam 43: The Animal Body and Principles of Regulation

Which of the following is not one of the levels of organization in the vertebrate body?

Which of the following systems are not directly involved in communication and integration sense and respond to the environment?

The glands of vertebrates are derived from ____________ epithelium.

The muscles that are attached to the bones by tendons,and when they contract cause the bones to move at their joints,are called

Which of the following are also known as striated muscles?

Bone cells can remain alive even though the extracellular matrix becomes hardened with crystals of calcium phosphate.This type of cell is also called a(n)

Choose the letter of the best match from the following definitions of positive feedback to their proper examples in child birth. -Effector

Which muscle contraction is involuntary?

In adult vertebrates,which of these is not one of the four principle kinds of primary tissues?

The type of cells that line the lungs and blood vessels are

Epithelial tissues perform all of the following functions except they

Which of the following would not provide protection to the epidermis?

All connective tissues share which of the following structural features? I-contain cells II-contain a matrix filled with extracellular material III-contain sarcomere units

Your professor asks you to explain the difference between a tendon and a cartilage.Which choice will you use as your answer?

Which of these animals has the highest metabolic rate per unit body mass?

Myelin sheaths are found along

The cells that are specialized to produce and conduct electrochemical impulses are called

Choose the letter of the best match from the following definitions of positive feedback to their proper examples in child birth. -Response

Which of these factors would have the least effect on heat transfer processes in animals?

Which connective tissue has a matrix that is fluid?

The Science of Biology

The Nature of Molecules

The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

Cell Structure

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Energy and Metabolism

How Cells Harvest Energy

Photosynthesis

Cell Communication

How Cells Divide

Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

Patterns of Inheritance

Chromosomes Mapping and the Meiosis - Inheritance Connection

Dna: the Genetic Material

Genes and How They Work

Control of Gene Expression

Biotechnology

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Cellular Mechanisms of Development

Genes Within Populations

The Evidence for Evolution

The Origin of Species

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Genome Evolution

Evolution of Development

The Tree of Life

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Protists

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Fungi

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Noncoelomate Invertebrates

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Vertebrates

Plant Form

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Transport in Plants

Plant Nutrition and Soils

Plant Defense Responses

Sensory Systems in Plants

Plant Reproduction

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