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Anatomy and Physiology Quiz 1

1. If your spinal cord is damaged, why might you lose the ability to move your limbs?

A.The spinal cord carries nerve signals from the brain, to the body, and back again.

B.This does not happen when your spinal cord is damaged.

C.You need your spinal cord to send hormonal signals to your arms and legs.

2. Which of the following is the main role of the prostate?

A.Sperm production

B.Alkalize seminal fluid

C.Expel seminal fluid, and protect the sperm

D.Cleanse the vas deferens

3. What would be a consequence of removing the prostate gland from an otherwise healthy male?

A.There would be no noticeable effect.

B.Urination and ejaculation would be affected, as well as the survivability of the sperm ejaculated.

C.The person would die.

4. Where is the pituitary gland located?

A.At the base of the hypothalamus, near the bottom of the brain.

B.Deep within the middle of the brain.

C.Next to the spinal cord, in the middle of the back.

D.The pituitary is found in none of these locations.

5. Why must the atria and ventricles contract at different times?

A.This is fake news. They contract at the same time.

B.The atria contract to move blood into the ventricles. When the ventricles contract, they close the valves to the atria.

C.They could contract at the same time, they just choose not to.

D.None of the above

6. Not all animals have the same type of digestive system. In cows and other ruminants, several different stomachs are part of the digestive system. Why do different animals have different digestive systems?

A.The digestive system has evolved to handle the food a given species typically eat.

B.There is no good reason.

C.Cows need extra stomachs to make milk.

7. When thyroid hormone levels are low, the pituitary gland will release ______ TSH?

A.Less

B.More

C.No change

D.Tapered

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