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Question 1: Which skin structures are responsible for fingerprints?

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Dermal papillae Question 2: Which term is used to describe movement of the arms and legs away from midline of the body?

Answer:

Abduction

Question 3: What contributes to phagocytosis in white blood cells?

Answer:

Lysosomes

Question 4: What are hormones?

Answer:

chemical messengers secreted by the endocrine glands

Question 5: Why are the hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes from the stomach unable to digest the stomach itself?

Answer:

Stomach wall is protected by large amounts of mucus

Question 6: Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs?

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Pulmonary vein Question 7: When water molecules move across cell membrane from high to low concentration this process is called?

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Osmosis Question 8: What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the nephrons when antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is secreted?

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Water is reabsorbed from the urinary filtrate Question 9: Which muscle of the quadriceps femoris group lies on the slide surface of the lower extremity?

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Vastus lateralis Question 10: When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian. The nurse notes that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten large

amount of:

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Carrots and squash Question 11: Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and the urinary system?

Answer:

Urethra

Question 12: What are like cells grouped together called?

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Tissue

Question 13: What are the macromolecules the genetic code is carried on?

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Nucleotides

Question 14: What is the function of the thrombocytes (platelets)?

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Play a role in blood clotting

Question 15: What do ceruminous glands secrete?

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Ear wax

Question 16: Where does digestion begin in the digestive system?

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Oral cavity Question 17: Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by which molecule?

Answer:

Lactic acid

Question 18: Which structure is located on the sternum?

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Xiphoid process

Question 19: What type of synovial joint is the elbow?

Answer:

Hinge

Question 20: What cavity of the heart has the thickest wall?

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Left ventricle Question 21: Which type of skin cancer can be recognized in the lesions character based on the ABCD rule?

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Melanoma Question 22: Which structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of a cell?

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Cell membrane Question 23: What process is increased when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?

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Cardiac output

Question 24: Which structure is a ball and socket joint?

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Shoulder Question 25: Correct sequence of repair as a fractured bone goes through the healing process?

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Hematoma formation, Callus formation, Callus ossification, Bone remodeling

Question 26: What is the primary function of the hemoglobin?

Answer:

Carry oxygen

Question 27: What is the outer most protective layer of the skin?

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Epidermis