Question 1

The spaces in the ends of a long bone such as the femur contain

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 2

The colored part of the eye is the

Accepted Answer

A)  pupil. 
B)  cornea. 
C)  iris. 
D)  retina. 
E)  sclera. 
A)  pupil. 
B)  cornea. 
C)  iris. 
D)  retina. 
E)  sclera.

Question 3

The spiral organ is located in the

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibule. 
B)  saccule. 
C)  utricle. 
D)  cochlea. 
E)  semicircular canals. 
A)  vestibule. 
B)  saccule. 
C)  utricle. 
D)  cochlea. 
E)  semicircular canals.

Question 4

Which sense is found in all animals,and is thought to be the most primitive sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  photoreception 
B)  mechanoreception 
C)  chemoreception 
D)  hearing 
E)  proprioception 
A)  photoreception 
B)  mechanoreception 
C)  chemoreception 
D)  hearing 
E)  proprioception

Question 5

Bony fishes can detect other fishes thanks to 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 6

Which is the more slender bone of the lower leg?

Accepted Answer

A)  radius 
B)  tibia 
C)  ulna 
D)  fibula 
E)  femur 
A)  radius 
B)  tibia 
C)  ulna 
D)  fibula 
E)  femur

Question 7

Which of these animals has a body supported by a hydrostatic skeleton?

Accepted Answer

A)  lobster 
B)  deer 
C)  fruit fly 
D)  leech 
E)  millipede 
A)  lobster 
B)  deer 
C)  fruit fly 
D)  leech 
E)  millipede

Question 8

Which of these is responsible for rotational equilibrium?

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 9

According to the sliding filament model,when muscle tissue contracts,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Z lines slide away from one another. 
B)  the myosin filaments shorten, while the actin filaments remain the same length. 
C)  the sarcomeres shorten. 
D)  the actin and myosin filaments shorten. 
E)  the T tubules shorten. 
A)  the Z lines slide away from one another. 
B)  the myosin filaments shorten, while the actin filaments remain the same length. 
C)  the sarcomeres shorten. 
D)  the actin and myosin filaments shorten. 
E)  the T tubules shorten.

Question 10

Which is not a type of taste?

Accepted Answer

A)  umami 
B)  sweet 
C)  sour 
D)  bitter 
E)  hot 
A)  umami 
B)  sweet 
C)  sour 
D)  bitter 
E)  hot

Question 11

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 12

At a synovial joint,the bones are bound together by

Accepted Answer

A)  tendons. 
B)  osteons. 
C)  sarcomeres. 
D)  ligaments. 
E)  hinges. 
A)  tendons. 
B)  osteons. 
C)  sarcomeres. 
D)  ligaments. 
E)  hinges.

Question 13

The fovea of the eye is

Accepted Answer

A)  the area where axons leave the retina. 
B)  the area where cones are primarily located. 
C)  the area where ciliary muscles contact the lens. 
D)  the area where rods are primarily located. 
E)  the opening in the iris. 
A)  the area where axons leave the retina. 
B)  the area where cones are primarily located. 
C)  the area where ciliary muscles contact the lens. 
D)  the area where rods are primarily located. 
E)  the opening in the iris.

Question 14

The hip and shoulder joints are not _____ joints.

Accepted Answer

A)  freely movable 
B)  ball-and-socket 
C)  hinge 
D)  synovial 
E)  fluid-filled 
A)  freely movable 
B)  ball-and-socket 
C)  hinge 
D)  synovial 
E)  fluid-filled

Question 15

In order to lift a book from a table,your _____ must contract; to put the book back down,the _____ must contract.

Accepted Answer

A)  meniscus; bursa 
B)  biceps; triceps 
C)  actin filament; myosin filament 
D)  bursa; meniscus 
E)  triceps; biceps 
A)  meniscus; bursa 
B)  biceps; triceps 
C)  actin filament; myosin filament 
D)  bursa; meniscus 
E)  triceps; biceps

Question 16

Skeletal muscles do not

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which statement correctly describes the structure of a compound eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  composed of many independent visual units, each of which possesses a lens to focus light rays on photoreceptors 
B)  composed of a single visual unit that will possess a lens to focus light rays on photoreceptors 
C)  composed of many independent visual units that will collectively focus light rays on a single photoreceptor 
D)  composed of many independent visual units, each of which possesses a lens to focus light rays on a single photoreceptor 
E)  composed of single visual unit that will possess a lens to focus light rays on a single photoreceptor 
A)  composed of many independent visual units, each of which possesses a lens to focus light rays on photoreceptors 
B)  composed of a single visual unit that will possess a lens to focus light rays on photoreceptors 
C)  composed of many independent visual units that will collectively focus light rays on a single photoreceptor 
D)  composed of many independent visual units, each of which possesses a lens to focus light rays on a single photoreceptor 
E)  composed of single visual unit that will possess a lens to focus light rays on a single photoreceptor

Question 18

Which of the following function is performed by both the skeletal and muscular system?

Accepted Answer

A)  protection of internal organs 
B)  movement of blood through the veins 
C)  storage of calcium 
D)  help maintain body temperature 
E)  storage of fat 
A)  protection of internal organs 
B)  movement of blood through the veins 
C)  storage of calcium 
D)  help maintain body temperature 
E)  storage of fat

Question 19

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 28: Sensory Input and Motor Output

The spaces in the ends of a long bone such as the femur contain

The colored part of the eye is the

The spiral organ is located in the

Which sense is found in all animals,and is thought to be the most primitive sense?

Bony fishes can detect other fishes thanks to their

Which is the more slender bone of the lower leg?

Which of these animals has a body supported by a hydrostatic skeleton?

Which of these is responsible for rotational equilibrium?

According to the sliding filament model,when muscle tissue contracts,

Which is not a type of taste?

Which of these is a hinge joint?

At a synovial joint,the bones are bound together by

The fovea of the eye is

The hip and shoulder joints are not _____ joints.

In order to lift a book from a table,your _____ must contract; to put the book back down,the _____ must contract.

Skeletal muscles do not

Which statement correctly describes the structure of a compound eye?

Which of the following function is performed by both the skeletal and muscular system?

Which of these belongs to the outer ear?

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

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