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- 1. Multiple Choice
a condition caused by too much growth hormone in the body; occurs in adulthood
aneurysm
gigantism
acromegaly
dwarfism
- 2. Fill in the Blank
the medical term for rapid heartbeat is _______
- 3. Multiple Choice
an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the healthy tissues of the body and destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas
type 2 diabetes
Crohn's disease
type 1 diabetes
Cushing's disease
- 4. Fill in the Blank
the term for the muscle layer of the heart is: _______
- 5. Multiple Choice
What do we call the upper receiving chambers of the heart?
atria
ventricles
aorta
mitral valve
- 6. Multiple Choice
Human veins are blue. Yes or no?
Yes
No
- 7. Multiple Choice
Arterial blood is highly oxygenated and bright red, whereas venous blood is low in oxygen and dark red/crimson. Yes / no?
Yes
No
- 8. Fill in the Blank
What do we call the two main circuits of the circulatory system? Pulmonary and _____?
- 9. Fill in the Blank
Bonus question: What is the name of the chemical in horseshoe crabs' blood that detects bacterial contamination and helps with making vaccines?
- 10. Multiple Choice
The left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of the left side of your body. Yes/No?
Yes
No
- 11. Multiple Choice
a sac which stores various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse is called:
synapse
vesicle
dendritic spine
neurotransmitter
- 12. Multiple Choice
a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a gap across which neurotransmitters are diffused is called a:
neuron
sympathetic nervous system
synapse
action potential
- 13. Fill in the Blank
Bonus question: he brain's ability to change, adapt, reorganize, or grow neural networks due to experience is called:
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of these functions is NOT a function of the nervous system?
generating responses to stressful situations
maintaining fluid balance in the body, defending the body against infection
controlling the ability to move, breathe, see, think, and more
transmitting signals between the brain and the rest of the body, including internal organs
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of these chemicals (hormones) helps control the circadian rhythm and is often called the "sleep hormone"?
estradiol
melanin
melatonin
erythropoietin
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of these glands produces epinephrine?
pituitary gland
adrenal glands
thyroid gland
pineal gland
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the function of the hormone thymulin?
stimulating growth in children
generating stress response
stimulating lactation (breast milk production)
the differentiation of T-cells
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of these suffixes is related to bursting forth, profuse flow?
-algia, -algesia
- rhage, rhagia
- megaly
- odynia
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of these roots is related to fever?
scler/o
pyr/o, pyret/o
lith
py/o
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of these prefixes is related to something abnormal, painful, difficult?
brady-
mal-
dys-
xero-
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