CRQ Anatomy and Physiology

Question 1

The nucleus palposus is the

A) cushioning mass within an intervertebral disk

B) result of a ruptured dick

C) outer layer of fibrocartilage with in the disk

D) covering of the intervetebral disk

Answer 1

A) cushioning mass within an intervertebral disk

Question 2

The inner lining of the heart is composed of smooth, delicate membrane, is called the

A) pericardium

B) endocardium

C) epicardium

D) myocardium

Answer 2

B) endocardium

Question 3

The Spleen is located

A) in the left hypochondriac region

B) behind the liver

C) behind the left kidney

D) behind the right kidney

Answer 3

A) in the left hypochondriac region

Question 4

Tiny blood vessels that permeate and nourish tissue are called

A) veins

B) venules

C) arterioles

D) capillaries

Answer 4

D) capillaries

Question 5

The wall or partition dividing the heart into right and left sides is called the

A) semilunar valve

B) mitral valve

C) chordae tendeneae

D) septum

Answer 5

D) septum

Question 6

The yellow tinge in the skin symptomatic of obstructive jaundice is caused by the accumulation of what substance in the blood and tissue

A) Cholesterol

B) Bile salts

C) Enzymes

D) Bilirubin

Answer 6

D) Bilirubin

Question 7

The largest part of the brain is the

A) brain stem

B) cerebrum

C) diencephalon

D) cerebellum

Answer 7

B) cerebrum

Question 8

The membranes that line closed cavities within the body is the

A) mucous membranes

B) serous membranes

C) fascial membranes

D) skeletal membranes

Answer 8

B) serous membranes

Question 9

The region of the stomach that connects to the duodenum is the

A) fundus

B) body

C) pyloris

D) cardia

Answer 9

C) pyloris

Question 10

The tubes or cup-like extensions that project from the renal pelvis are called

A) glomeruli

B) convoluted tubules

C) Bowman’s capsules

D) calyces

Answer 10

D) calyces

Question 11

The number of pairs of ribs is

A) 12

B) 10

C) 8

D) 7

Answer 11

A) 12

Question 12

Cross-matching of blood

A) determines patients blood type

B) determines Rh factor of both patient and donor

C) determines suitability of donor by mixing donor RBC’s with recipient serum

D) determines blood group of donor

Answer 12

C) determines suitability of donor by mixing donor RBC’s with recipient serum

Question 13

The nasal cavity is divided into two portions by the

A) concha

B) septum

C) ethmoid

D) vomer

Answer 13

B) septum

Question 14

The appendix is attached to the

A) ascending colon

B) transverse colon

C) cecum

D) descending colon

Answer 14

C) cecum

Question 15

Fertilization occurs in the

A) fallopian tubes

B) uterus

C) ovary

D) gonads

Answer 15

A) fallopian tubes

Question 16

The white outer layer of the eyeball is the

A) conjunctiva

B) sclera

C) choroid

D) retina

Answer 16

B) sclera

Question 17

The absence of a normal body opening, duct or canal is called:

A) atrophia

B) atrichia

C) ataxia

D) atresia

Answer 17

D) atresia

Question 18

An example of reticular tissue is:

A) bone

B) fascia

C) blood

D) muscle

Answer 18

C) blood

Question 19

A transparent structure that permits the eye to focus rays to form an image on the retina is the

A) sclera

B) retina

C) cornea

D) lens

Answer 19

D) lens

Question 20

The descending colon is attached at this anatomical feature:

A) hepatic flexure

B) anterior flexure

C) splenic flexure

D) cecum

Answer 20

C) splenic flexure