If you eliminated all sources of calcium (dairy products, some vegetables) from your diet, the level of which of the following would rise in an attempt to supply calcium stored in your body to the tissues that need it?

A) aldosterone
B) calcitonin
C) mineralocorticoids
D) parathyroid hormone
E) thyroid hormone

One feature of renal blood circulation that makes it unique is that

A) there is a double set of venules.
B) blood flows from arterioles into venules.
C) blood flows from venules into arterioles.
D) each nephron has at least two capillary networks.
E) the nephron is only associated with the glomerulus.

Which part of the eye is referred to in the statement "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"?

A) Conjunctiva
B) Choroid
C) Retina
D) Sclera
E) Pupil

temperature

A) number of protons > number of electrons
B) number of protons in the atomic nucleus
C) polar; easily dissolves in water
D) number of protons < number of electrons
E) number of protons = number of electrons
F) measure of molecular motion
G) number of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus

Osteoclast activity would decrease when ________ levels are elevated.

A) parathyroid hormone
B) vitamin D
C) calcitonin
D) growth hormone
E) vitamin C

The sister chromatids detach from one another and become visibly separated chromosomes during ____.

A) anaphase
B) metaphase
C) interphase
D) prophase
E) telophase

Which of the following structures is the weakest portion of the femur, and is a common site of fracture in a "broken hip"?

A) Head
B) Neck
C) Fovea capitis
D) Greater trochanter
E) Lesser trochanter

In the megaspore, three rounds of mitosis with no cytoplasmic division result in a single cell with ____ haploid nuclei.

A) three
B) four
C) six
D) eight
E) twelve

The adversarial "us" against "them" mentality that often plagues employment relations today can be attributed, in part, to principles of scientific management on Taylorism.