Anatomy and Physiology Quiz 1

1. A miracle of modern science is the heart transplant. Doctors, using the still viable heart from a deceased person, can replace the heart of someone who has a bad or damaged heart. The doctors simply put the patient on life support, remove their heart, put the new one in and shock it back into rhythm. Why does electricity reactivate the heart?

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2. What are the main components of the central nervous system?

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

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4. Match the correct symptom with a deficiency in ACTH, per the article:

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5. A lack of Aldosterone will result in which of the following conditions?

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6. Why is the hyoid bone called a floating bone?

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7. Which of these statements is true?

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