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In the eyeball, when sympathetic input increases and parasympathetic input decreases, ciliary muscles (suspensory ligaments) are  ________, the ciliary zonule is ________, and the lens is ________.. A) contracted; tightened; bulged B) contracted; loosened; flattened C) relaxed; tightened; flattened D) relaxed; loosened; bulged

29) Which of the choices below occurs if implantation is successful? A) The corpus luteum is maintained until the placenta takes over its hormone-producing functions. B) The corpus luteum degenerates and becomes the corpus albicans. C) The ovarian cycle begins. D) Increased levels of FSH will be produced.  

30) The primary function of the uterus is to ________. A) protect the ovaries B) synthesize female hormones C) regulate the ovarian and menstrual cycles D) receive, retain, and nourish a fertilized ovum  

26) Which of the following occur simultaneously in the monthly female reproductive cycle? A) maximal LH secretion and menstruation B) maximal steroid secretion by the corpus luteum and menstruation C) early follicular development and the secretory phase in the uterus D) regression of the corpus luteum and a decrease in ovarian progesterone secretion  

Nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS only are called ___________ impulses.  A) afferent B) efferent C) motor D) mixed

Match the following:   A) Hypernatremia B) Hypocalcemia C) Hyponatremia D) Hypermagnesemia E) Hyperkalemia

25) Which hormone is necessary for ovulation?      A) LH      B) FSH             C) progesterone         D) estrogen

79) Which of the following is not a function of LDLs? A) transport cholesterol from the peripheral tissues to the liver B) regulate cholesterol synthesis in tissue cells C) make cholesterol available to tissue cells for membrane or hormone synthesis D) influence cholesterol synthesis in tissue cells  

Match the following:   A) Cholecystokinin B) Secretin C) Gastrin D) Gastric inhibitory peptide

Targets of oxytocin are A) Breasts B) Uterus C) Kidneys D) All of the above answers (A, B and C) are correct choices. E) Only “A” and “B” are correct choices.