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When the patient complains of pain in the bladder, this indicates a likely disorder in which body cavity?
- A. Pelvic
- B. Mediastinum
- C. Dorsal
- D. Abdominal
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A subdivision called the pelvic cavity contains the lower portion of the large intestine (lower sigmoid colon, rectum), urinary bladder, and internal structures of the reproductive system.
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Which traits describe visceral muscles?
- A. Smooth and voluntary
- B. Smooth and involuntary
- C. Striated and voluntary
- D. Striated and involuntary
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Visceral (smooth) muscles will not function at will; thus, they act involuntarily.
Which are passive transport mechanisms that move material across the cell membranes?
- A. Diffusion
- B. Evaporation
- C. Filtration
- D. Osmosis
- E. Mitosis
- F. Anaphase
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: The passive transport systems are diffusion,filtration and osmosis."
The four phases of cell division all occur in which process?
- A. diffusion.
- B. mitosis.
- C. osmosis.
- D. filtration.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: During mitosis, the cell goes through four phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
The nurse explains that pinocytosis is a process by which cells perform which action?
- A. divide.
- B. take in extracellular fluid.
- C. use a chemical pump.
- D. convert mitochondria.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pinocytosis is a process by which the cell wall makes an indentation allowing extracellular fluid to fill in, then encloses it into the cell.
Which are characteristics of visceral muscles?
- A. Involuntary
- B. Smooth
- C. Striated
- D. Independent from the spinal cord
- E. Voluntary
- F. Present in the blood vessels
Correct Answer: A,B,F
Rationale: Smooth muscles are smooth, involuntary,and respond to messages from the spinal cord."