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QUESTION 36
Vasoconstriction is a term that refers to the contraction of muscle in the walls of the blood vessels, thus causing the diameter of the blood vessel to decrease. Which one of the following types of muscle would be involved in this contraction?
both cardiac and smooth |
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cardiac |
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smooth |
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both skeletal and smooth |
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skeletal |
1 points
QUESTION 37
Vertebrae belong to this category of bones.
long |
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short |
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irregular |
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flat |
1 points
QUESTION 38
What general type of tissue is characterized by few cells, separated by a nonliving extracellular matrix?
nervous tissue |
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connective tissue |
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organ tissue |
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epithelial tissue |
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muscle tissue |
1 points
QUESTION 39
What is NOT a feature of a prokaryotic cell?
Ribosomes |
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Enzymes |
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A nuclear membrane |
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A plasma membrane |
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DNA |
1 points
QUESTION 40
What would happen if the plasma membrane were composed solely of phospholipids and no proteins?
All movement of molecules across the membrane would cease. |
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Facilitated diffusion, active transport, and osmosis would not occur. |
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Simple diffusion and osmosis would continue to occur. |
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Immune reactions would not be affected. |
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The movement of molecules across the membrane would not be affected. |