After food has been masticated in the oral cavity, where does it go next?

a. Colon

b. Liver

c. Pancreas

d. Pharynx

d. Pharynx

The diffusion of nutrients through the walls of the digestive system is critical to homeostasis in 

the body. Where does the majority of this diffusion take place in the digestive system?

a. Stomach

b. Esophagus

c. Oral cavity

d. Small intestine

d. Small intestine

As soon as an invader, known as a(n) ______________, enters the body, the body begins to 

fight.

a. antibody

b. pathogen

c. trigger

d. vaccination

b. pathogen

Which blood group is a universal donor?

a. A

b. B

c. AB

d. O

d. O

Blood oxygen levels are most likely low when blood

a. leaves the aorta

b. fills the right atrium

c. reaches body tissues

d. flows through ateries

b. fills the right atrium with

An intracellular chemical signal can be produced in the cell membrane. Once it is produced, 

where does it go?

a. To a different cell

b. To another part of the cell

c. To a region right outside the cell

d. To an area with high ion concentration

b. To another part of the cell

Where is skeletal muscle found?

a. Inside the heart

b. Attached to bone

c. Lining the walls of the bladder

d. Within the gastrointestinal tract

b. Attached to bone

If a person smells something sweet, what form of information is this initially perceived as in the 

nervous system?

a. Cognitive

b. Integrative

c. Motor

d. Sensory

d. Sensory

While hiking, a person is startled after encountering a bear. Her palms get sweaty and her heart 

starts racing. Which part of her nervous system was directly stimulated?

a. Central

b. Parasympathetic

c. Somatic

d. Sympathetic

d. Sympathetic

Parasympathetic = Peace

Sympathetic = Stress

Which of the following types of tissues include cells of the immune system and of the blood?

a. Connective

b. Epithelial

c. Muscle

d. Neural

a. Connective

Epi = first layer

Connect = inside

Muscle = muscles

Neural = brain

Which best describes homeostasis?

a. A functional system of the body

b. Blood flow to every cell in the body

c. A relatively constant environment within the body

d. Neural pathways that have integrated into the body

c. A relatively constant environment within the body

Fertilization (the fusing of one sperm and an ovum) results in a(n) _________.

a. embryo

b. fetus

c. infant

d. zygote

d. zygote

Which of the following are included in the male reproductive system?

a. the penis and epididymis

b. the vas deferens and uterus

c. the penis and fallopian tubes

d. the penis, scrotum, and cervix

a. the penis and epididymis