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Most cases of cervical cancer are triggered by ________.
human immunodeficiency virus
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Which of the following statements describes innate immunity?
It is a set of fast, general defenses against infection.
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Which of the following blood cells is not a white blood cell?
erythrocyte
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What components are involved in innate immunity?
inflammation & fever & phagocytes
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Which of the following events occurs during inflammation?
Mast cells release signaling molecules.
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What properties are unique to adaptive immunity
memory & diversity & specificity
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When a B cell, macrophage, or dendritic cell engulfs a bacterium, the bacterium is digested by ______.
lysosomes
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What is a property that is characteristic of a secondary immune response?
It is faster than a primary immune response.
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Which of the following body organs is not part of the lymphatic system that aids in immunity?
thyroid
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Antibodies are produced by ________.
B cells
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Which of the following statements describes the function of effector helper T cells?
They induce B cells to divide
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What cell types functions in both antibody‐mediated and cell‐mediated immuneresponses?
effector helper T cells
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The cell‐mediated immune response is useful for targeting ________.
pathogens inside cells
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A severe allergic reaction can trigger ________.
anaphylactic shock
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Which of the following diseases is an autoimmune disease?
rheumatoid arthritis
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of adaptive immunity?
. immediate response time
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Tears and airway mucus both contain an enzyme called _____ that breaks up bacterial cell walls andcontrols microbial populations
lysozyme
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In the inflammatory immune response, _____ cells release _____ which trigger arteriole vasodilation andincrease capillary permeability.
mast, histamines
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The antibody‐mediated immune response produces effector _____ cells, and the cell‐mediated immuneresponse produces effector _____ cells
B, cytotoxic T
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The second exposure to an antigen produces a response that is _____ than the response to the firstexposure.
quicker and stronger
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Activated _____ cells divide to form many clones which differentiate into _____ cells
. B, effector and memory
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HIV is a(n) _____ that infects _____ cells (answer only 2nd blank).
retrovirus, T
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_____ are the first line of defense against pathogens.
skin, mucous membranes, tears, saliva, gastric fluid, urine flowd, resident bacteria
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. ____ trigger immune responses.
antigens
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Antibody‐mediated responses work against _____.
extracellular pathogens & extracellular toxins
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Which of the following is not part of an innate immune response?
antigen presenting cells
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Allergies occur when the body responds to____ .
normally harmless substance
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In which of the following animals is ingestion and elimination accomplished by the same body structure?
flatworm
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Which of the following digestive system organs is not a tube through which food passes?
pancreas
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In humans, most mechanical digestion is carried out by the ________.
teeth.
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Heartburn occurs when ________ does not work properly.
a sphincter
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Which of the following substances is not secreted by the stomach?
buffer
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Bile is stored in the ________.
gall bladder
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Which of the following guidelines must be followed for a vegetarian to obtain all of the essential amino acids?
She must plan carefully to eat different plants containing different essential amino acids in the same 24‐hourperiod.
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According to USDA guidelines, most of your caloric intake should be from ________.
carbohydrates
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Which of the following parts of the urinary systems is not found as a pair?
urethra
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Which of the following substances is not a normal component of urine?
Protein
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Which of the following processes is not used by nephrons in the kidney to cleanse the blood?
excretion
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Anti‐diuretic hormone (ADH) causes which of the following effects?
decreased urine production
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The best way to prevent kidney stones is ________.
to drink plenty of water.
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Protein digestion begins in the _____.
stomach
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Digestion is completed and most nutrients are absorbed in the ____.
small intestine
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Bile has roles in _____ digestion and absorption.
fat
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Most water that enters the gut is absorbed across the lining of the _____.
large intestine
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Essential fatty acids are ______.
not made by the body
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Iron is an example of a ____.
mineral
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Urea forms as a breakdown product of_____.
proteins
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Filtration moves _____ into kidney tubules.
water
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Water loss triggers a(n) ____ in ADH secretion.
increase
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Kidneys return water and small solutes to the blood by the process of ______.
reabsorption
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Kidneys adjust the blood acidity by increasing or decreasing the _____ of H+.
secretion
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Which of the following is not an organ of the digestive system?
trachea
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Which of the following is not one of the five tasks of the digestive system?
protein synthesis
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The structure that controls the passage of chyme from the stomach to the duodenum is the _____.
pyloric sphincter
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Carbohydrates are digested to _____; proteins are digested to _____.
monosaccharides, amino acids
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Which of the following is not a major form of nutrients used for energy in the human body?
hydrocarbons
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In human nutrition, most animal proteins are _____; and most plant proteins are _____.
complete, incomplete
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The _____ system regulates the composition and volume of extracellular fluid.
urinary
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Which of the following is not commonly excreted in urine?
carbon dioxide
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Which of the following is not an important structure in the kidney?
brush border cells
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What is the main function of the loop of Henle?
concentration of urine
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Which of the following is a common cause of kidney damage?
diabetes & high blood pressure & exposure to toxins
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Interneurons send signals to which of the following targets?
motor neurons
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Which of the following portions of a neuron transmits a signal to the next cell?
axon
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Which of the following structures or chemicals transmits an action potential along a neuron?
gated sodium channels
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Which of the following statements describes the transmission of a signal from a neuron to its targetcell?
A chemical signal crosses the synaptic cleft between cells.
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A decrease in production of the neurotransmitter dopamine is present in people with ________.
Parkinson's disease
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Which of the following structures is part of the central nervous system?
spinal cord
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Which of the following statements describes the function of myelin produced by neuroglial cells?
It provides electrical insulation for the axon.
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The "fight or flight" response is part of the ________.
autonomic nervous system.
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Which of the following effects results from stimulation of parasympathetic neurons?
increased sections to the digestive tract
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Which of the followings structures is found in the forebrain?
cerebrum
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Information about vision is integrated in the ________ of the brain.
occipital lobe
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Which of the following senses is detected by chemoreceptors?
smell
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Muscles of the ________ adjust the diameter of the pupil of the eye.
iris
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Which of the following statements correctly describes changes in the shape of the lens of the eye?
The lens is flattest when viewing objects at far distances.
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Color vision is detected by photoreceptors in the retina called ________.
cone cells
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The stirrup, hammer, and anvil are bones in the ________.
middle ear.
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The sense of balance is detected by the ________.
vestibular apparatus
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Which of the following is the correct order in which information flows through a neuron?
dendrite, cell body, axon
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An action potential is propagated along an axon by _____.
changing the voltage difference at successive sections of plasma membrane
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The arrival of an action potential at an axon ending triggers _____.
exocytosis of neurotransmitter molecules from the presynaptic cell
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_____ are signal molecules that cross a _____ between a neuron and a muscle fiber.
Neurotransmitters, synapse
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A(n) _____ carries signals toward the brain, and a(n) _____ carries signals away from the brain.
sensory neuron, motor neuron
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Groups of nerve cell bodies that function as a local integrating center are called _____.
ganglia
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Which of the following is not a part of the peripheral nervous system?
spinal cord
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Which of the following is not a response of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?
pupils of eyes constrict
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The coating that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord is(are) the _____.
meninges
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In the brain, the main center for homeostatic control is the _____.
hypothalamus
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Sensory receptors detect energy and send information in the form of _____ to the _____.
action potentials, central nervous system
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Which of the following sensations causes a response in taste chemoreceptors?
bitter & salty & umami
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The part of the eye which absorbs and transduces light energy is the _____.
retina
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In nearsightedness, the visual image is focused _____.
in front of the retina
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In the human ear, which structure transduces the mechanical energy of pressure waves into actionpotentials?
eardrum
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________ occur mainly in the brain and spinal cord.
interneurons
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Color blindness arises when ________ are missing or defective.
cone cells
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Which of the following glands is not an endocrine gland?
salivary gland
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Which of the following conditions is required for a hormone to have an effect on a cell?
The cell must have a receptor for the hormone.
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Which of the following glands is also a part of the brain?
Hypothalamus
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Which of the following glands does not make the hormones that it secretes?
posterior pituitary
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Which of the following glands is targeted by inhibitors and releasers from the hypothalamus?
anterior pituitary
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Gigantism is a result of excess growth hormone produced by the ________.
anterior pituitary.
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The thyroid gland in the neck can enlarge to form a goiter if ________ is lacking from the diet.
iodine
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Which of the following hormones causes an increase in blood calcium levels?
parathyroid hormone
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Insulin is a hormone produced by cells in the ________.
pancreas
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Which of the following tissues or organs is not targeted by insulin?
stomach
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Which of the following statements about type 1 diabetes is false?
Obesity increases the risk of it.
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The adrenal gland is located ________.
attached to the kidneys
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Which of the following hormones is released by the anterior pituitary to regulate production of sexhormones?
FSH
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Which of the following hormones is secreted by the pineal gland?
melatonin
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Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin are hormones produced in the hypothalamus, but released fromthe _____.
posterior pituitary
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Overproduction of ___ causes acromegaly and pituitary gigantism.
Thymosin
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The ____ regulate(s) calcium levels in the blood.
parathyroid glands
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____ lowers blood sugar levels; _____ raises it.
insulin; glucagon
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A rise in hormone concentration in the blood slows production of that hormone in a ____ feedbackloop.
negative
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A person with an overly active thyroid gland is more likely to be unusually _____
anxious
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