Question 1

What is the correct sequence of events required for fish to detect the physical presence of other fish within the school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Water currents cause the cilia within the gelatinous membrane to bend, which causes a nerve impulse to go to the brain. 
B)  Sound waves cause the cilia within the gelatinous membrane to bend, which causes a nerve impulse to go to the brain. 
C)  A chemical signal will cause the cilia within the gelatinous membrane to bend, which causes a nerve impulse to go to the brain. 
D)  Water currents cause a nerve impulse to go directly to the brain. 
E)  A chemical signal will cause a nerve impulse to go directly to the brain. 
A)  Water currents cause the cilia within the gelatinous membrane to bend, which causes a nerve impulse to go to the brain. 
B)  Sound waves cause the cilia within the gelatinous membrane to bend, which causes a nerve impulse to go to the brain. 
C)  A chemical signal will cause the cilia within the gelatinous membrane to bend, which causes a nerve impulse to go to the brain. 
D)  Water currents cause a nerve impulse to go directly to the brain. 
E)  A chemical signal will cause a nerve impulse to go directly to the brain.

Question 2

Which of the following events would cease to function if the skeletal muscles became temporarily paralyzed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fat and calcium storage would no longer occur. 
B)  The movement of blood through the veins would not occur. 
C)  The internal organs would lack any type of protection. 
D)  Core body temperature would decrease dramatically. 
E)  The movement of blood through the arteries would not occur. 
A)  Fat and calcium storage would no longer occur. 
B)  The movement of blood through the veins would not occur. 
C)  The internal organs would lack any type of protection. 
D)  Core body temperature would decrease dramatically. 
E)  The movement of blood through the arteries would not occur.

Question 3

Which of these is a hinge joint?

Accepted Answer

A)  the joint between the coxal bone and the femur 
B)  the joint between the scapula and the humerus 
C)  the joint between two adjacent vertebrae 
D)  the joint between the femur and the tibia and fibula 
E)  the joint between adjacent cranial bones 
A)  the joint between the coxal bone and the femur 
B)  the joint between the scapula and the humerus 
C)  the joint between two adjacent vertebrae 
D)  the joint between the femur and the tibia and fibula 
E)  the joint between adjacent cranial bones

Question 4

You can tell "up" from "down" even when your eyes are closed. This is due to your

Accepted Answer

A)  rotational equilibrium. 
B)  statocysts. 
C)  sense of hearing. 
D)  lateral line system. 
E)  gravitational equilibrium. 
A)  rotational equilibrium. 
B)  statocysts. 
C)  sense of hearing. 
D)  lateral line system. 
E)  gravitational equilibrium.

Question 5

In the figure shown here, which of the following is the sclera?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 6

Bony fishes can detect other fishes as a result of their

Accepted Answer

A)  gravitational equilibrium. 
B)  statocysts. 
C)  lateral line system. 
D)  rotational equilibrium. 
E)  compound eyes. 
A)  gravitational equilibrium. 
B)  statocysts. 
C)  lateral line system. 
D)  rotational equilibrium. 
E)  compound eyes.

Question 7

Which of these belongs to the outer ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory canal 
B)  ossicles 
C)  semicircular canals 
D)  cochlea 
E)  tympanic membrane 
A)  auditory canal 
B)  ossicles 
C)  semicircular canals 
D)  cochlea 
E)  tympanic membrane

Question 8

You notice your friend's music is turned up so loud you can make out the words to each song, even though she is wearing earbuds. Your friend should turn down the volume in order to avoid _____ deafness.

Accepted Answer

A)  conduction 
B)  tone 
C)  cytotoxic 
D)  nerve 
E)  cerebral 
A)  conduction 
B)  tone 
C)  cytotoxic 
D)  nerve 
E)  cerebral

Question 9

If a drug prevents calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, it would likely be used as a

Accepted Answer

A)  treatment for osteoarthritis. 
B)  treatment for osteoporosis. 
C)  muscle relaxant. 
D)  stimulant for blood cell production. 
E)  promoter of muscle contraction. 
A)  treatment for osteoarthritis. 
B)  treatment for osteoporosis. 
C)  muscle relaxant. 
D)  stimulant for blood cell production. 
E)  promoter of muscle contraction.

Question 10

The central cavity of an adult human's long bone is filled with

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow bone marrow. 
B)  plasma. 
C)  osteocytes. 
D)  osteons. 
E)  red bone marrow. 
A)  yellow bone marrow. 
B)  plasma. 
C)  osteocytes. 
D)  osteons. 
E)  red bone marrow.

Question 11

Which bone belongs to the appendicular skeleton?

Accepted Answer

A)  skull 
B)  vertebra 
C)  rib 
D)  sternum 
E)  scapula 
A)  skull 
B)  vertebra 
C)  rib 
D)  sternum 
E)  scapula

Question 12

The ossicles are located in the

Accepted Answer

A)  inner ear. 
B)  middle ear. 
C)  auditory canal. 
D)  outer ear. 
E)  spiral organ. 
A)  inner ear. 
B)  middle ear. 
C)  auditory canal. 
D)  outer ear. 
E)  spiral organ.

Question 13

Skeletal muscles do not

Accepted Answer

A)  assist the movement of blood. 
B)  store fat. 
C)  help maintain body temperature. 
D)  protect internal organs. 
E)  enable the movement of body parts. 
A)  assist the movement of blood. 
B)  store fat. 
C)  help maintain body temperature. 
D)  protect internal organs. 
E)  enable the movement of body parts.

Question 14

The cells that deposit bone matrix are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  osteoclasts. 
B)  osteocytes. 
C)  osteons. 
D)  osteoblasts. 
E)  marrow cells. 
A)  osteoclasts. 
B)  osteocytes. 
C)  osteons. 
D)  osteoblasts. 
E)  marrow cells.

Question 15

If you sprain your ankle, that means

Accepted Answer

A)  the meniscus is torn. 
B)  the bursa has become inflamed. 
C)  the articular cartilage has worn away. 
D)  your immune system has attacked the ankle joint. 
E)  the ligaments and tendons at the ankle joint have been overstretched. 
A)  the meniscus is torn. 
B)  the bursa has become inflamed. 
C)  the articular cartilage has worn away. 
D)  your immune system has attacked the ankle joint. 
E)  the ligaments and tendons at the ankle joint have been overstretched.

Exam 28: Sensory Input and Motor Output

What is the correct sequence of events required for fish to detect the physical presence of other fish within the school?

Which of the following events would cease to function if the skeletal muscles became temporarily paralyzed?

Which of these is a hinge joint?

You can tell "up" from "down" even when your eyes are closed. This is due to your

In the figure shown here, which of the following is the sclera?

Bony fishes can detect other fishes as a result of their

Which of these belongs to the outer ear?

You notice your friend's music is turned up so loud you can make out the words to each song, even though she is wearing earbuds. Your friend should turn down the volume in order to avoid _____ deafness.

If a drug prevents calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, it would likely be used as a

The central cavity of an adult human's long bone is filled with

Which bone belongs to the appendicular skeleton?

The ossicles are located in the

Skeletal muscles do not

The cells that deposit bone matrix are termed

If you sprain your ankle, that means

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