Question

32- Motor neurons that carry information away from the brain or spinal cord are known as afferent neurons.

Select one:

True

False

33- At home, safe food-handling practices can be sorted into four basic categories: (1) cleanliness, (2) separation, (3) cooking, and (4) chilling.

Select one:

True

False

34- The maximum amount of air that can be moved into and out of the lungs during forceful breathing is called ________.

Select one:

a. vital capacity

b. tidal volume

c. residual volume

d. total lung capacity

35- If a person were unable to produce much of this substance, the gastric juices might destroy the stomach lining.

Select one:

a. chyme

b. HCl

c. mucus

d. pepsin

36- The pitch of the voice depends on the tension of the vocal cords.

Select one:

True

False

37- Which one of these agencies oversees the safety of poultry products in the United States?

Select one:

a. FSIS

b. ATF

c. WHO

d. FDA

38- The synaptic cleft is the narrow space between two neurons.

Select one:

True

False

39- Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the sinuses is called ________.

Select one:

a. asthma

b. sinusitis

c. laryngitis

d. respiratory distress syndrome

40- Carlotta developed indigestion and pain under her navel over the weekend. As the workweek progressed, the pain worsened and moved to a point in the lower right abdomen, and she started to vomit and experience nausea and fever. You suspect that she is suffering from ________.

Select one:

a. heartburn

b. colorectal cancer

c. appendicitis

d. peptic ulcer

41- This enzyme will break down starch into smaller subunits.

Select one:

a. pepsin

b. renin

c. lipase

d. amylase

Answer 1

32. False : efferent neurons are motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous systme and towards muscles to cause movement.(Afferent neurons are sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses from sensory stimuli towards the central nervous system and brain)

33.True

34.a...vital capacity

35. c..Mucus

36.True : Pitch is determined by the length and tension of the vocal folds, which are controlled by muscles in the larynx

37.a....The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged."

38. true....At a chemical synapse, one neuron releases neurotransmitter molecules into a small space (the synaptic cleft) that is adjacent to another neuron.

39.b ...sinusitis

40. c. appendicitis

41. d...amylase