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Question 1

One of the functions of the hypoglossal nerve (XII) is to innervate the

jaw muscles
tongue muscles
tongue taste buds
lateral eye muscles

Answer 1

tongue muscles

Question 2

The glomeruli of the kidney are located in the _____.
cortex
medulla
cortex and medulla
columns

Answer 2

cortex

Question 3

The pH of the stomach is best described as _____, while the pH of the small intestine is best described as _____.
acidic; weakly alkaline
strongly acidic; strongly alkaline
acidic; alkaline
strongly acidid; weakly alkaline

Answer 3

strongly acidid; weakly alkaline

Question 4

An automobile driver suffers whiplash as the result of being rear-ended by another automobile. Whiplash results from movement of the _____ vertebrae.
thoracic
sacral
lumbar
cervical

Answer 4

cervical

Question 5

The bicuspid valve is located between the _____ and the _____.
left atrium; left ventricle
right ventricle; pulmonary trunk
right atrium; right ventricle
left ventricle; aorta

Answer 5

left atrium; left ventricle

Question 6

The vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) passes through the skull via the _____.
stylomastoid foramen
foramen magnum
internal acoustic meatus
hypoglossal canal

Answer 6

internal acoustic meatus

Question 7

Sperm and seminal fluid leave the testes through the _____.
urethra
ureter
epididymis
vas deferens

Answer 7

vas deferens

Question 8

All of the following are part of, or accessory organs to, the human digestive system EXCEPT the _____.
pancreas
liver
spleen
salivary glands

Answer 8

spleen

Question 9

Blood flows to the glomerulus for filtration via the _____.
peritubular capillaries
afferent arteriole
efferent arteriole
renal vein

Answer 9

afferent arteriole

Question 10

Normal expiration in a person at rest will be due to _____.
elastic tissue in the lung
contraction of the diaphragm
contraction of the external intercostals
contraction of the abdominal muscles

Answer 10

elastic tissue in the lung

Question 11

Which of the following terms is NOT used to identify an abdominal region?
hypogastric
epigastric
right sacral
left hypochondriac

Answer 11

right sacral

Question 12

The sciatic nerve divides into the _____ and the _____ nerves.
fibular; femoral
fibular; peroneal
tibial; peroneal
tibial; femoral

Answer 12

tibial; peroneal

Question 13

The trachea divides into two smaller tubes called the _____.
bronchioles
eustachian tubes
microtrachea
bronchi

Answer 13

bronchi

Question 14

What is the origin of masseter muscle in the human skull?
mastoid process
mandible
zygomatic bone
temporal bone

Answer 14

zygomatic bone

Question 15

The foramen magnum is located in the _____ bone of the skull.
frontal
occipital
parietal
Temporal

Answer 15

occipital

Question 16

The aortic semilunar valve prevents the backflow of blood into the _____.
aorta
left atrium
right ventricle
left ventricle

Answer 16

left ventricle

Question 17

The _____ and _____ structures are part of the sternum
xiphoid process; manubrium
glenoid cavity; manubrium
coracoid process; xiphoid cavity
manubrium; glenoid cavity

Answer 17

xiphoid process; manubrium

Question 18

Triceps brachii inserts onto the _____.
clavicle
ulna
sternum
radius

Answer 18

ulna

Question 19

The _____ sphincter prevents gastric juices from flowing out of the stomach and into the
oesophagus.
ileocecal
cardiac
pyloric
upper oesophagal

Answer 19

cardiac

Question 20

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are unable to pass carbon dioxide
from blood plasma into alveolar air as rapidly as normal. This condition would result in
acidosis, with a plasma pH below 7.35
alkalosis, with a plasma pH above 7.45
acidosis, with a plasma pH above 7.45
alkalosis, with a plasma pH below 7.35

Answer 20

acidosis, with a plasma pH below 7.35