Anatomy & Physiology Recap

Question 1

What is the name of the chemical released by the body that caused vasodilation?

Answer 1

Histamine

Question 2

Which one of the following is not found in the acid mantle?

Urea
Water
Sweat
Sebum

Answer 2

Urea

Question 3

Which one of the following is produced by fibroblasts?

Histamine
Collagen
Pathogens
Papillae

Answer 3

Collagen

Question 4

Meissner’s corpuscles are nerve endings that are able to sense which of the following?

Pressure
Pain
Touch
Temperature

Answer 4

Touch

Question 5

The depth of skin colour is dependent on what?

Answer 5

How melanosomes are distributed

Question 6

Which one of the following is a bacterial infection?

Impetigo
Shingles
Milia
Urticaria

Answer 6

Impetigo

Question 7

What is psoriasis often caused by?

Answer 7

Fungus

Question 8

What is the outer layer of the hair called?

Answer 8

Cuticle

Question 9

How many cervical bones are there?

Answer 9

7

Question 10

Which one of the following is a characteristic of veins?

They carry oxygenated blood
Blood flow is under pressure
The vessels have a thick layer of mucas
The vessels have valves

Answer 10

The vessels have valves

Question 11

Which one of the following is involved in the blood clotting process?

Thrombocytes
Leucocytes
Erythrocytes
Granulocytes

Answer 11

Thrombocytes

Question 12

Which area does the thoracic duct not drain lymph from?

Answer 12

Thorax and right arm

Question 13

What is the name of the blood vessel that carries the blood to the kidney?

Answer 13

Renal Artery

Question 14

How much urine is held in the bladder before the normal sensation to urinate occurs?

100-200ml
200-300ml
300-400ml
400-500ml

Answer 14

300-400ml

Question 15

Which of the following parts of the cell is commonly referred to as the ‘powerhouse of the cell’?

Mitochondria
Liposomes
Cytoplasm
Ribosome

Answer 15

Mitochondria

Question 16

Which of the following occurs to the skin cells during mitosis?

An exact replica of the original cell is produced
Two new but different cells are produced
Two new identical cells are produced
One new but different cell is produced

Answer 16

Two new identical cells are produced

Question 17

Which one of the following hormones regulates the metabolism?

Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Insulin
Glucagon
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

Answer 17

Thyroid-stimulating hormone

Question 18

Which one of the following hormones reduces the level of glucose and nutrients in the blood?

Insulin
Glucagon
Adrenaline
Thyroxine

Answer 18

Insulin

Question 19

Which one of the following hormones prepares the uterus for pregnancy?

Oxytocin
Progesterone
Oestrogen
Androgen

Answer 19

Oestrogen

Question 20

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

Answer 20

12

Question 21

Which one of the following would happen in response to the parasympathetic nervous system?

Dilation of the bronchi
Decreased urine secretion
Increased cardiac output
Constriction of the blood vessels

Answer 21

Constriction of the blood vessels

Question 22

What are fats made up of?

Monoglyserides
Diglycerides
Triglycerides
Polyglycerides

Answer 22

Triglycerides

Question 23

In which part of the digestive system are villi found?

Stomache
Large intestine
Small intestine
Colon

Answer 23

Small intestine

Question 24

Which of the following occurs during inspiration?

a. Air is breathed out, diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract
b. Air is breathed out, diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax
c. Air is breathed in, diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract
d. Air is breathed in, diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax

Answer 24

c. Air is breathed in, diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract

Question 25

Which one of the following is not caused by a viral infection?

Influenza
Sinusitis
Asthma
Bronchitis

Answer 25

Asthma