Question 1

Steroid hormones are produced by all of the following EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  prostate gland. 
B)  adrenal glands. 
C)  testes. 
D)  ovaries.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?

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A)  smooth 
B)  skeletal 
C)  epithelial 
D)  cardiac

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  foramen magnum 
B)  temporal bones 
C)  parietal bones 
D)  maxillae

Question 4

Air inhaled into the lungs

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A)  transports oxygen for absorption into the blood system for distribution via the leukocytes. 
B)  transports oxygen for absorption into the blood system for distribution via the erythrocytes. 
C)  transports oxygen for absorption into the blood system for distribution via blood platelets. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

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.

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Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ischium. 
B)  acetabulum. 
C)  scapula. 
D)  hyoid.

Question 7

Testes are important for

Accepted Answer

A)  the production of hormones. 
B)  the production of sperm. 
C)  Both A and B are correct. 
D)  Neither A nor B is correct.

Question 8

The thorax is composed of all of the following EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  breastbone. 
B)  clavicle. 
C)  sternum. 
D)  ribs.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the skull 
B)  the vertebral column (backbone) 
C)  the torso 
D)  the lower appendages

Question 10

Chyme is

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A)  the hormone that allows water absorption. 
B)  the clotting agent within blood platelets. 
C)  the membrane lining the fallopian tubes. 
D)  the mixture of gastric juices and partially-digested food.

Question 11

Which one of the following filters out waste?

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A)  the kidneys 
B)  leukocytes 
C)  the liver 
D)  platelets

Question 12

Characteristics that are unique to a species are called

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A)  ancestral. 
B)  derived. 
C)  shared derived. 
D)  mature.

Question 13

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

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A)  systology. 
B)  biology. 
C)  morphology. 
D)  phylogeny.

Question 14

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

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A)  the carpals 
B)  the metacarpals 
C)  the phalanges 
D)  the metaphalanges

Question 15

Ovaries are important for

Accepted Answer

A)  the production of hormones. 
B)  the storage of egg cells. 
C)  Both A and B are correct. 
D)  Neither A nor B is correct.

Question 16

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

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A)  ischium. 
B)  pubis. 
C)  acetabulum. 
D)  ilium.

Question 17

The surface of the human body is covered by

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A)  connective tissue. 
B)  epithelial tissue. 
C)  Both A and B are correct. 
D)  Neither A nor B is correct.

Question 18

_____________ are small structures where gas exchange occurs.

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A)  Condyles 
B)  Sesamoids 
C)  Chyme 
D)  Alveoli

Question 19

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

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A)  transportation 
B)  regulation 
C)  retention 
D)  protection

Question 20

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.

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Exam 2: Basics of Human Biology