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Human Body Basics Part VII

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Human Body Basics Part VII game quiz
"Installment #7 of the quiz. It is designed for individuals with some background in biological science, but hopefully can be informative for those with a curiosity streak."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which of the following is true concerning the parathyroid glands?
    There are 2 parathyroids, and they produce flavinoids which affect digestive enzyme production
    There are 2 of them sitting behind the thyroid gland and are involved in temerature regulation
    There are 4 of them embedded in the thyroid gland and they are involved in calcium and bone metabolism
    There are 4 of them and they regulate the function of the thyroid from within the gland


2. The skull is a fused series of bones in the adult. What is the only substantial opening from the skull, through which the midbrain and spinal cord passes out of the cranium?
    Foramen pellucidum
    Foramen magnum
    Foramen ovale
    Foramen nervosum


3. There is a duct which empties 75% of the lymph drainage from the body back into the venous circulation at the superior vena cava. What is the name of this duct?
    Answer: (One Word)


4. The typical cycles of sleep repeat about 5 times per night and include 4 stages of non-Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep and 1 stage of REM. In what sequence of stages is each repeating cycle?
    1,2,3,4,REM
    1,2,REM,3,4
    REM,1,2,3,4
    1,2,3,4,3,2,REM


5. Which of the following hormone types involve secretion of the hormone into a duct?
    apocrine
    endocrine
    exocrine
    paracrine


6. Both the immune system and the nervous system have dendritic cells.
    True
    False


7. Which of the following brain "supporting cells" release adenosine to promote the urge to sleep known as "sleep pressure"?
    oligodenrocytes
    astrocytes
    ependymal cells
    microglia


8. Which of the following is untrue?
    ligaments connect bone to bone
    the meninges connect brain to spinal cord
    tendons connect bone to muscle
    the mesentery connects to the intestines


9. We generally consider the immune system to be contained in lymph nodes. Tonsils and thymus gland are two sites of immune cells not within lymph nodes. Where else is this true?
    liver sinusoids
    Peyer's patches of the intestine
    all of these
    spleen


10. The brachial plexus under the arm is part of which body system?
    circulatory
    nervous
    lymphatic
    none of the above


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Compiled Jun 28 12