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  1. What is not part of the brain stem?
    Diencephalon
  2. What is produced by the digestive organ?
    gastrin
  3. What is a gastrectomy?
    stomach removal
  4. What is the nerve fiber that receives information for the neuron?
    Dendrite
  5. The stoppage of bleeding is:
    agglutination
  6. The process of cell division:
    mitosis
  7. The process of cell division of sex cells
    meiosis
  8. Heart has four chambers:
    2 atria (hold the blood returning to the heart) and 2 ventricles (propel blood out the heart)
  9. Female and male sex cells are called:
    gametes
  10. Part of the brain referred to as little brain:
    cerebellum
  11. A hormone that is secreted from the pancreas:
    insulin
  12. Blood cells responsible for blood clotting
    thrombocytes
  13. Cell surface molecules that can be used to identify cells:
    antigen
  14. Protein that binds with antigen:
    antibody
  15. A nerve cell is a:
    neuron
  16. The largest part of the brain is:
    cerebellum
  17. Areas between the cerebral hemisphere and the brain stem
    Diencephalon
  18. Male sex organ is:
    penis
  19. The only artery carrying deoxygenated blood
    pulmonary artery
  20. Artery is a blood vessel that carries blood to the:
    away from the heart
  21. The outer layer of the kidney:
    renal cortex
  22. Function of the lymphatic system include:
    transporting pathogens to the lymph nodes where they can be destroyed
  23. Electrocardiogram is :
    machine that records heart's electrical activity and
  24. From the superior and inferior venae cavae blood goes into the:
    right atrium
  25. The liquid portion of blood is:
    55% is serum or plasma
  26. The only vein carrying oxygenated blood:
    pulmonary vein
  27. Artery supplying the muscles of the heart:
    coronary artery
  28. The structure that marks the end of the external ear and the beginning of the middle ear.
    tympanic membrane
  29. The oily secretion found in the ear
    wax and cerumen
  30. Which area of the eye contains the iris and pupil?
    chornea
  31. Gustatory senses refer to?
    Taste
  32. Tactile corpuscles refer to:
    touch receptors
  33. Hormone that increases bone calcium
    Calcitonin
  34. Referred to as the master gland of the body
    Pituitary gland
  35. Blood cells that function for body defense
    white blood cells
  36. Thyroxine is a hormone released from the:
    thyroid gland
  37. Which of the following are glands that are embedded within another gland?
    parathyroid gland
  38. The functional unit of the kidney
    nephron
  39. A condition where there is not enough hemoglobin to carry oxygen?
    anemia
  40. Medical doctor specialiazing in colon diseases?
    Proctologist
  41. The endometrium is the inner lining of the?
    uterus
  42. SA node is made of?
    pacemaker cells
  43. Tricuspid valve is located?
    Between right atrium and right ventricle
  44. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
    arteries
  45. Blood type known as "universal donor"?
    Blood type O
  46. Hemolytic disorder that results from RH incompatibility?
    Erythroblastosis fetalis
  47. Tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder
    ureter
  48. Male hormone is called?
    testosterone
  49. Largest artery in the body?
    aorta
  50. The release of a mature ovum from the ovary is called?
    ovulation
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