AP Flashcards
The mediastinum is found in the abdominal cavity, true or false
False - thoracic
What is the thickest layer of the heart
Myocardium
Which two organs are most important in maintaining acid based balance in the body by adjusting excretion of excess acid or base
Lungs and kidneys
Which of the following tissues contain Haversian systems
Cartilage
Which of the following transport mechanisms relies on fluid pressure changes
Filtration
What are the two main factors determining blood pressure
Cardiac output and peripheral resistance
What structures hold joints together
Ligaments
Which of the following is flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints
Cartilage
The control centre of the cell is the
Nucleus
What is the main substance absorbed by the Colon
Water
Diffusion requires?
Concentration gradient.
Facilitated diffusion requires energy
The apneustic area is located in the
Medulla oblongata
Bile is stored in which of the following organs
Gallbladder
Which of the following anatomical regions of the abdomen lies just distal to the sternum
The epigastric
The blood vessels and ureters enter and leave the kidneys at the
The hilum
Blood pressure is usually expressed as
Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure
The skull is inferior or superior to the vertebral column?
Superior
Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland
Cranial
A nerve impulse passes from pre synaptic neuron to the post synaptic neuron across the:
Synapse
Which of the following is true regarding a substance moving up its concentration gradient
It requires energy
The muscle is located on the side of the neck
Sternocleidomastoid muscles
Which of the following is the least acidic
Urine pH 6
The ureter extends from the:
Kidneys to external urethral orifice
The T wave on an ECG represents
Ventricular repolarisation
Which artery is important in supplying the superficial tissues of the head and neck?
External carotid artery
Which of the following contributes to the S2 heart sound?
Aortic and pulmonary valves
Which of the following are not a joint category?
Bony or/and angular
Which of the following controls body temperature, sleep and appetite?
Adrenal glands.
Hypothalamus.
Pancreas.
Thalamus.
Hypothalamus
Which blood cell is characterised by the bi-concave disc shape?
Neutrophil
Red blood cell
Platelet
Monocyte
Basophil
Red blood cell
Most of the cardiac muscle of the heart is found in the?
Endocardium
Epicardium
Myocardium
Pericardium
Myocardium
State the number of:
A. Cervical vertebrae.
B. Thoracic vertebrae.
C. Lumbar vertebrae.
D. Vertebrae that fuse to form the sacrum.
E. Vertebrae that fuse to form the coccyx.
8, 12, 5, 5, 1
Boyle’s Law states that a gas volume in a constant temperature is?
Directly proportional to pressure.
Directly proportional to temperature.
Inversely proportional to pressure.
Inversely proportional to temperature.
None of the above.
Inversely proportional to pressure
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are?
Veins
Capillaries
Venules
Arterioles
Arteries
Arteries
Saliva contains an enzyme that acts upon
Starches
Which of the following is the correct order, from superior to inferior, for divisions of the spinal cord?
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
For normal gas exchange in the lungs, which of the following is true?
Carbon dioxide moves into the alveoli, because the PC02 is higher in the blood, than in the alveoli.
New bone that repairs a fracture is?
Osteoblasts
Neurotransmitters are stored in membrane bound packages known as:
Vesicles
Where is the sino-atrial node located?
In the upper wall of the right atrium
Which area of the brain is responsible for muscle co-ordination, muscle tone and balance?
Cerebellum
Which of the following is an accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for secreting insulin?
Pancreas
The atrioventricular node is capable of producing an action potential at…………beats per minute (bpm)?
40-60
The most superior portion of the sternum is known as the?
Manubrium
The term given to a mass of clotted blood that forms around broken ends of bone is?
.
Haematoma
All blood cells come from one cell called?
Haemocytoblast
The callus that forms around a healing bone is?
Granulation tissue.
The aorta carries blood towards the heart?
False
The fluid part of blood is known as?
Plasma
The carotid pulse is located?
On the anterior side of the neck.
The blood volume in healthy adults is approximately:
5.2 L
Skin, ears and kidneys are examples of:
Organs
