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The darkly stained cells in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland are called ________.


A) pituicytes
B) chromophobes
C) chromophils
D) acidophils

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All of the following are examples of short bones EXCEPT ________.


A) vertebral bones
B) carpals
C) tarsals
D) None of the listed responses is correct.

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What type of connective tissue is found between skeletal muscles and skeleton?


A) dense irregular connective tissue
B) dense regular connective tissue
C) elastic tissue
D) reticular tissue

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Which vertebral bone does NOT have a body?


A) the atlas
B) the last lumbar
C) the axis
D) the last cervical

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What structure distributes tears across the surface of the eye?


A) palpebrae
B) eyelashes
C) ciliary glands
D) lacrimal caruncle

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Which type of glial cells of the CNS wraps around neurons to isolate them from chemicals present in the interstitial fluid?


A) microglia
B) astrocytes
C) oligodendrocytes
D) ependymal cells

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Pointing of the toes is an example of ________.


A) protraction
B) circumduction
C) pronation
D) plantar flexion

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Which of the following is not a parasympathetic cranial nerve?


A) facial
B) oculomotor
C) abducens
D) glossopharyngeal

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Which type of blood is considered to be the universal recipient?


A) Type AB
B) Type A
C) Type B
D) Type O

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Which muscle elevates the scapula?


A) levator scapulae
B) pectoralis minor
C) rhomboid major
D) serratus anterior

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Which structure connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres?


A) basal nuclei
B) fornix
C) corpus callosum
D) infundibulum

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The muscle term abdominis indicates the muscle is found in which part of the body?


A) abdomen
B) elbow
C) brachium
D) wrist

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All of the following veins drain into the inferior vena cava EXCEPT the ________.


A) lumbar veins
B) external iliac vein
C) gonadal veins
D) adrenal veins

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Which type of epithelium constructs the thin walls of the air sac in the lungs?


A) simple squamous epithelium
B) simple cuboidal epithelium
C) simple columnar epithelium
D) None of the listed responses is correct.

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Derivatives of the mesoderm include ________.


A) the skeletal system
B) nervous tissue
C) glands of the digestive tract
D) None of the listed responses is correct.

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What drains the blood from the glomerulus?


A) arcuate arteries
B) afferent arteriole
C) renal artery
D) efferent arteriole

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What is the largest bone of the skeleton?


A) talus
B) fibula
C) tibia
D) femur

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The eye movement called ________ is a tracking mechanism that occurs when a person is reading.


A) None of the listed responses is correct.
B) nystagmus
C) vertigo
D) saccades

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The muscle that provides the major force for producing a specific movement is called the ________.


A) antagonist
B) agonist
C) synergist
D) origin

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Which of the following is true regarding mammary glands?


A) They are modified sebaceous glands.
B) They are modified sweat glands.
C) They are modified ceruminous glands.
D) None of the listed responses is correct.

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