Chapter XII Multiple Choice

If two things are congenerous, then they ____________.
1. get along well together
2. are not able to produce offspring
3. are derived from the same source
4. have the same body type
What would the Latin phrase for "nerve of the oculomotor" be?
1. oculomotor nervi
2. nervus oculomotoris
3. nervi oculomotorum
4. oculomotoris nervi
Which of the following best describes a "piscicide"?
1. harmful to vegetation
2. kills bacteria
3. removes calcium
4. poisonous to fish
Which of the following has the effect of lowering the blood pressure through reduction in peripheral resistance?
1. cervicotensor
2. vasodepressor
3. pediflexor
4. viscerodilator
In light of the original Latin formation of the word "matrix," which of the following is the correct spelling for "within a matrix"?
1. intramatrical
2. intramatrixal
3. intermatrical
4. intermatrixal
A pronatoflexor is a muscle that can cause something to lie flat ("prone") or that can ________ something.
1. extend
2. rotate
3. bend
4. spread
What does a vasomotor do?
1. controls the motion around a joint
2. contracts a bag or sac-like structure
3. affects the diameter of a vessel
4. closes a valve