Human Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test 3

Where does fertilization of an ovum by sperm usually take place?

The alternative to active immunity is _______ immunity.

Lung capacity increases with age.

In the body, the liver is described as:

The large intestine can be divided into four distinct colonic regions: the _____ _____, _____ _____, _____ _____, and _____ _____.

Approximately what volume of fi ltrate enters the glomerular capsule space each day?

Mass of cells located in the walls of glomerular arterioles that help regulate renal blood fl ow

Each somatic cell in the human body contains 24 pairs of chromosomes in its nucleus.

Cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped by:

Alleles may be dominant or recessive.

Which of the following acts as the fi ltration apparatus of the kidneys?

Which of the following organs is involved in the destruction of hormones?

All cells are bathed in blood.

All of the following hormones are secreted by the anterior pituitary gland EXCEPT

A frontal section through a kidney reveals two distinct regions

All of the following are functions of skin except one. Identify the exception:

The acrosome of sperm contains:

Mature sperm are stored in the bulbourethral glands

____________ is the ease with which the lungs and thoracic wall expand

What does the urinary bladder do?