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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A synaptic knob would be located on a(n): | axon |
| Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapses of: | amines. |
| Dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine are classified as: | catecholamines. |
| Parasympathetic stimulation has no effect on any of the following areas except: | sweat glands. |
| How does a dually innervated autonomic effector differ from a singly innervated autonomic effector? | A dually innervated effector receives input from both sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways. A singly innervated autonomic effector receives input from only the sympathetic division. |
| All of the following are nonsteroid hormones except: | cortisol. |
| The mechanisms of which three hormones work together to regulate blood volume? | aldosterone, ANH, and ADH |
| The heart begins beating in the fetus at about what stage of development? | After about 4 weeks |
| The chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies are particularly sensitive to: | hypercapnia. |
| If the tidal volume of a given individual is 500 ml, then the anatomical dead space is approximately _____ ml. | 150 |
| The function of surfactant is to: | prevent each alveolus from collapsing as air moves in and out during respiration. |
| The hormone that stimulates the gallbladder to release bile is: | cholecystokinin |
| The final product of carbohydrate digestion is a: | monosaccharide. |
| Which of the following is not a function of the liver? | Secretion of insulin |
| The process of swallowing is known as: | deglutition. |
| Which of the following is a powerful poison that acts directly on any cell and quickly kills it? | cytotoxin |
| Recognition of antigens by antibodies occurs when an | antigen’s epitopes fit into and bind to an antigen molecule’s antigen-binding site. |