Exam 2: Basics of Human Biology

Steroid hormones are produced by all of the following EXCEPT the

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?

The _____________ make(s) up the upper jaw and central face.

Air inhaled into the lungs

Write down the taxonomic classification of humans (i.e., list the kingdom, etc. to which humans belong). Also, name one characteristic of each classification level that describes why humans are so categorized. For example, because humans are mobile, multicellular organisms composed of tissues that derive energy from the consumption of other organisms, we are classified as part of the Animalia kingdom.

Along with the cervical vertebrae, the other bone in the neck is called the

Testes are important for

The thorax is composed of all of the following EXCEPT the

Which of the following is NOT one of the main regions of the human skeleton?

Chyme is

Which one of the following filters out waste?

Characteristics that are unique to a species are called

When we look at an organism's evolutionary relationships, we are examining its

Which of the following is NOT one of the bones that forms the hand?

Ovaries are important for

Each os coxae consists of all of the following bones EXCEPT the

The surface of the human body is covered by

_____________ are small structures where gas exchange occurs.

Which one of the following is NOT a function of the circulatory system?

Reproduction is a critical element in the process of evolutionary change. Name two external and two internal structures of the female reproductive system and two external and two internal structures of the male reproductive system. Describe how each of the eight structures is involved in reproduction.