2018 exam Flashcards
which substance is stored and concentrated by the gall bladder for later use?
A) Bile
B) Pepsin
C) Glycogen
D) hydrochloric acid
Bile
Which one of the following terms describes the location of the kidneys?
A) adrenal
B) Suprarenal
C) intraperitoneal
D) Retroperitoneal
Retroperitoneal
which one of the following statements about water and electrolyte regulation is correct?
A) salt actively follows water
B) salt passively follows water
C) water actively follows salt
D) water passively follows salt
Water passively follows salt.
Which one of the following structures is located external to the slera of the eye?
A) lens
B) rentina
C) choroid
D) conjunctiva
Conjunctiva
The movement of air into and out of the lungs is called….
A) exhalation
B) Inspiration
C) respiration
D) ventilation
Ventilation
The vessels that carry oxygen to the myocardium are called…
A) Coronary veins
B) Pulmonary veins
C) coronary arteries
D) Pulmonary arteries
Coronary arteries
Which of the following specialized calls engulf and ingest foreign particles?
A) B cells
B) antigens
C) phagocytes
D) memory T cells
Phagocytes
The peripheral nervous system can be broken down into which of the following subdivisions?
A. autonomic and somatic nervous systems
B. autonomic and sympathetic nervous systems
C. parasympathetic and somatic nervous systems
D. sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
Autonomic and somatic nervous systems
What does the suffix -sclerosis refer to?
A. to break down
B. reconstruction
C. condition of softening
D. condition of hardening
condition of hardening
Which medical term refers to the condition of being without menstrual flow (menstruation)?
A. amenorrhoea
B. dysmenorrhoea
C. oligomenorrhoea
D. hypomenorrhoea
amenorrhoea
Which gland regulates metabolism and energy use?
A. pineal
B. thyroid
C. adrenal
D. parathyroid
thyroid
An incision into a bone is called an
A. osteotome.
B. osteotomy.
C. ostectomy.
D. osteoblast.
osteotomy
Which one of the following terms refers to ‘pertaining to the head’?
A. cardiac
B. cephalic
C. cerebral
D. encephalic
cephalic
The shoulder is an example of a
A. fibrous joint.
B. hyaline joint.
C. synovial joint.
D. cartilaginous joint.
synovial joint
Which combining form means ‘testicle’?
A. orchid/o
B. perine/o
C. spermat/o
D. epididym/o
orchid/o
Ringing in the ear is called
A. otalgia.
B. vertigo.
C. tinnitus.
D. otorrhoea.
tinnitus
