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TEAS Science 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

.The ______________ is sometimes called the fight and flight system and is the part of the autonomic nervous system which increases the heart rate and inhibits the digestive system.

a)

sympathetic division

b)

parasympathetic division

c)

sensory division

d)

somatic motor division

2.

.In the autonomic nervous system, most parasympathetic postganglionic fibers release the neurotransmitter

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Norepinephrine

c)

Serotonin

d)

Glutamate

3.

.Hormones act on certain cells in the body because those cells have: a. b. c. d. e.

a)

Blood vessels which deliver the hormone to them

b)

Ducts which carry the hormone to them

c)

Cellular activities which control the hormone

d)

Receptors which bind to the hormone

e)

A resting membrane potential

4.

The hormones responsible for the regulation of calcium levels in the blood are:

a)

Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

b)

Glucagon and insulin

c)

Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone

d)

Oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone

e)

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

5.

The function of hemoglobin is to:

a)

a. protect the DNA of erythrocytes

b)

produce red blood cells

c)

produce antibodies

d)

carry oxygen

e)

trigger the cascade of clotting reactions.

6.

A person's ABO blood type is determined by antigens present on the:

a)

red blood cells

b)

platelets

c)

white blood cells

d)

gamma globulins

e)

blood vessels walls

7.

.In the negative feedback loop that controls the rate of erythropoiesis, the trigger for increasing RBC production is:

a)

decreased number of erythrocytes.

b)

increased levels of carbon dioxide in the red bone marrow

c)

increased levels of carbon dioxide in the cerebrospinal fluid

d)

decreased levels of oxygen in the kidney

e)

decreased solute concentration of blood circulating in the hypothalamus.

8.

The substance that forms the network of threads in a blood clot is:

a)

fibrinogen

b)

thrombin

c)

prothrombin

d)

fibrin

e)

prothrombin activator (prothrombinase)

9.

The most numerous white blood cell which is characterized by a nucleus with 3- 5 lobes and functions as a phagocyte is a(n):

a)

neutrophil

b)

eosinophil

c)

basophil

d)

monocyte

e)

lymphocyte

10.

The blood cell which contains a nucleus nearly as large as the cell and is involved with antibody production and mediates the immune response is a(n):

a)

neutrophil

b)

eosinophil

c)

basophil

d)

monocyte

e)

lymphocyte

11.

The bicuspid (mitral) valve is located between the:

a)

right ventricle and the aorta

b)

right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk.

c)

left atrium and the left ventricle

d)

right and left atria

e)

right and left ventricles.

12.

The layer of the heart wall responsible for its pumping action is the: a. . b. . c. . d. . e. .

a)

fibrous pericardium

b)

serous pericardium

c)

epicardium

d)

myocardium

e)

endocardium

13.

.All deoxygenated blood returning from the body flows into the: a. . b. . c. . d. . e.

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

coronary sinus

d)

left atrium

e)

left ventricle.

14.

The thickest wall chamber of the heart which pumps blood to the body is the:

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

15.

The "pacemaker" of the heart which is located in the right atrial wall near the opening of the superior vena cava is the: ab. c. d. e.

a)

. AV (atrioventricular) node

b)

SA (sinoatrial) node

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

AV (atrioventricular) bundle (bundle of His)

e)

gap junction of the atrial cells