Facebook Instagram Linkedin Twitter Youtube

Welcome! Log into your account

your username

your password

Forgot your password? Get help

Password recovery

Recover your password

your email

A password will be e-mailed to you.

Biology Dictionary

COVID-19 Tracker
Topics
- Biology A-Z
  - Cell
  - Biochemistry
  - Human
  - Genetics
  - Zoology
  - Botany
  - Ecology
  - Anatomy & Physiology
  - Molecular
  - Microbiology
  - Neuroscience
- Articles
- Animal Kingdom
Tutorials
- AP Biology
- NGSS High School
News & Stories
Fun
- Quotes about Biology

Anatomy and Physiology Quiz 1

1. 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

2. What is the role of PSA in the male body?

A.Thickens the semen

B.Expands the prostate gland

C.Thins the semen

D.Contracts the prostate gland

3. Why is an enlarged prostate gland a sign of poor health?

A.The gland could be infected.

B.The gland could be cancerous.

C.Poor diet and blood pressure are linked to a swollen prostate.

D.All of the above

4. How will darkness affect melatonin secretion? Choose the best answer.

A.Increase

B.Decrease

C.No effect

D.None of the above

5. What is the role of the pancreas within the endocrine system?

A.To produce digestive enzymes.

B.To produce hormones like insulin and glucagon.

C.Neither of these functions

6. Phantom pain is a phenomenon in which someone loses a limb to an accident or amputation, but can still feel pain in the limb after it is gone. To treat this condition, doctors sometimes stimulate nerves in other parts of the body, such as nerves in the face when someone suffers phantom pain in their arm. Why does this stop the pain from the phantom limb?

A.The brain maps for these different parts of the body are located next to each other in the brain.

B.This is a nonsensical treatment.

C.This is basically acupuncture, which is total pseudoscience.

7. Why do diseases involving abnormally folded proteins preferentially attack the nervous system?

A.There are more proteins in neurons

B.Neurons do not have the capacity to rectify misfolded proteins

C.Neurons have a limited capacity for regeneration

D.All of the above

Enter your email to receive results:

Country

Are you a teacher?