Exam 1 Practice Quiz B

What type of cartilage is found at the end of long bones and helps with shock absorption?

• Fibrocartilage

• Elastic cartilage

• Hyaline cartilage

• Articular cartilage

Which type of cartilage is known for its resistance to compression and tension?

• Hyaline cartilage

• Elastic cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

• Articular cartilage

How is cardiac output calculated?

• Stroke volume + Heart rate

• Stroke volume / Heart rate

• Stroke volume × Heart rate

• Stroke volume - Heart rate

What does stroke volume refer to?

• The amount of blood in the ventricle after diastole

• The volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle during each systolic contraction

• The total volume of blood in the heart

• The volume of blood in the right ventricle during systole

What is the term for the amount of blood left in the ventricle after systole?

• End diastolic volume

• End systolic volume

• Stroke volume

• Cardiac output

What is systole?

• The period of relaxation of the heart

• The period when the heart is filling with blood

• The contraction of the ventricular muscle stimulated by an action potential

• The relaxation of the ventricular muscle stimulated by an action potential

Which lobe of the brain is primarily involved in reasoning, planning, problem-solving, and judgment?

• Temporal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Occipital lobe

What does the prefrontal cortex mainly control?

• Execution of movements

• Speech

• Planning of movements

• Visual processing

Which area of the brain is primarily responsible for speech production?

• Broca’s area

• Wernicke’s area

• Motor cortex

• Somatosensory cortex

The motor cortex is involved in which of the following?

• Spatial awareness

• Execution of movements

• Information retrieval

• Emotional regulation