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1
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Which refers to a type of injury affecting a structure connecting muscle to bone?

a) Sprain
b) Fracture
c) Cramp
d) Strain

A

d) Strain

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Which are directly used to calculate cardiac output?

a) Central Venous Pressure
b) Mean Arterial Pressure
c) Heart Rate
d) Stroke Volume

A

c) Heart Rate
d) Stroke Volume

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3
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Which sudoriferous glands are distributed over most of the body’s surface?

a) Sebaceous
b) Apocrine
c) Pacini
d) Eccrine

A

d) Eccrine

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4
Q

Where are osteoblasts found in an osteon?

a) Lacunae
b) Canaliculi
c) Lamellae
d) Central Canal

A

a) Lacunae

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5
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Which is NOT true about veins?

a) They carry blood away from capillaries
b) They have valves
c) They have a thicker tunica media than arteries
d) They carry blood toward the heart

A

c) They have a thicker tunica media than arteries

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6
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Which structure in the fetus allows blood to be shunted away from the prematurer liver?

a) Ductus Venosus
b) Foramen Ovale
c) Umbilical Vein
d) Ductus Arteriosus

A

a) Ductus Venosus

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7
Q

Which is NOT an ossicle?

a) Malleus
b) Incus
c) Stapes
d) Cochlea

A

d) Cochlea

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8
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Which prevents backflow into the right atrium?

a) Tricuspid Valve
b) Pulmonic Semilunar Valve
c) Aortic Semilunar Valve
d) Mitral Valve

A

a) Tricuspid Valve

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9
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LH is secreted by the _________ pituitary gland

A

Anterior

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10
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_______ is the antagonist hormone to parathyroid hormone

A

Calcitonin

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11
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Which is NOT true about ACTH

a) Can affect blood pressure
b) Stimulates the release of mineralocorticoids
c) Stimulates the release of glucocorticoids
d) Stimulates the release of adrenaline

A

d) Stimulates the release of adrenaline

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12
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Which blood component is the largest category by volume?

a) Albumin
b) Erythrocytes
c) Plasma
d) Platelets

A

c) Plasma

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13
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Which prevents backflow into the left ventricle?

a) Tricuspid Valve
b) Aortic Semilunar Valve
c) Mitral Valve
d) Pulmonic Semilunar Valve

A

b) Aortic Semilunar Valve

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14
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Which types of muscle are striated?

a) Visceral
b) Voluntary
c) Skeletal
d) Cardiac

A

b) Voluntary
c) Skeletal
d) Cardiac

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15
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Which is a tropic hormone?

a) PRL
b) GH
c) ADH
d) TSH

A

d) TSH

F - FSH
L - LH
A - ACTH
T - TSH

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16
Q

The 1st heart sound (S1) is caused by what closure?

a) Tricuspid Valve
b) Mitral Valve
c) Aortic Semilunar Valve
d) Pulmonic Semilunar Valve

A

a) Tricuspid Valve
b) Mitral Valve

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17
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Which are agranular leukocytes?

a) Basophils
b) Monocytes
c) B-Cells
d) Thrombocytes

A

b) Monocytes
c) B-Cells

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18
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Place the leukocytes in order from most numerous to least.

a) Monocytes
b) Basophils
c) Eosinophils
d) Neutrophils

A

d) Neutrophils
a) Monocytes
c) Eosinophils
b) Basophils

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19
Q

Which is the opposite of flexion?

a) Pronation
b) Abduction
c) Extension
d) Supination

A

c) Extension

20
Q

Which refers to the shaft of the long bone?

a) Epiphysis
b) Diaphysis
c) Endosteum
d) Periosteum

A

b) Diaphysis

21
Q

Which is NOT true about the thymus

a) It is located in the neck
b) Where T-cells mature
c) It produces thymosin
d) It is composed of a cortex and medulla

A

a) It is located in the neck

22
Q

Which refer to the rings of the osteon?

a) Lacunae
b) Canaliculi
c) Lamellae
d) Central Canals

A

c) Lamellae

23
Q

Which structures are found in the retina?

a) Fovea
b) Macula Lutea
c) Rods
d) Cones
e) Photoreceptors
f) Aqueous Humor

A

a) Fovea
b) Macula Lutea
c) Rods
d) Cones
e) Photoreceptors

24
Q

Which division of the brainstem is anatomically the most superior?

a) Medulla Oblongata
b) Midbrain
c) Pons
d) Hypothalamus

A

b) Midbrain

25
Q

Normal cardiac output is approximately?

a) 1L
b) 5L
c) 10L
d) 15L

A

b) 5L

26
Q

Which refers to the end of a long bone?

a) Endosteum
b) Periosteum
c) Diaphysis
d) Epiphysis

A

d) Epiphysis

27
Q

Which heart chambers collect or receives oxygenated blood?

a) Left Ventricle
b) Left Atrium
c) Right Ventricle
d) Right Atrium

A

b) Left Atrium

28
Q

Which is NOT a primary function of the muscular system?

a) Posture
b) Heat Production
c) Protection
d) Movement

A

c) Protection

29
Q

Place the following structures of the cardiac system in order of activation.

a) Bundle Branches
b) AV Node
c) SA Node
d) Purkinje Fibers

A

c) SA Node
b) AV Node
a) Bundle Branches
d) Purkinje Fibers

30
Q

Which is NOT found in plasma

a) Fibrin
b) Prothrombin
c) Albumin
d) Globulins

A

a) Fibrin

31
Q

Sensory neurons are also referred to as?

a) Glia
b) Efferent Neurons
c) Afferent Neurons
d) Interneurons

A

c) Afferent Neurons

32
Q

_________ is the antagonist hormone to glucagon.

A

Insulin

33
Q

Which is NOT true about pernicious anemia?

a) Caused by an inability to absorb iron
b) May lead to fatigue and weakness
c) Intrinsic factor is not sufficiently produced by the stomach
d) caused by an inability to absorb B12

A

a) Caused by an inability to absorb iron

34
Q

Which part of a neuron delivers impulses toward the cell body?

a) Dendrite
b) Oligodendrocyte
c) Axon
d) Myelin

A

a) Dendrite

35
Q

The rule of nines is used to determine the depth and degree of burns

TRUE or FALSE

A

FALSE

Rule of Nine is used to determine the body’s surface area

36
Q

Which is NOT true about the thymus?

a) It is composed of a cortex and medulla
b) It is located in the mediastinum
c) It produces thymosin
d) It regulates the body’s internal clock

A

d) It regulates the body’s internal clock

37
Q

Someone with type-B blood has which of the following?

a) A-antigens
b) Anti-B antibodies
c) Anti-A antibodies
d) B-antigens

A

c) Anti-A antibodies
d) B-antigens

38
Q

Place the following structures of a neuron in the correct directional flow.

a) Axon
b) Cell Body
c) Dendrites

A

c) Dendrites
b) Cell Body
a) Axon

39
Q

Which component of epidermis is composed of mostly dead cells?

a) Stratum Corneum
b) Stratum Germinativum
c) Melanin
d) Melanocytes

A

a) Stratum Corneum

40
Q

Which represents ventricular DEPOLARIZATION?

a) T-Wave
b) QRS-complex
c) P-wave
d) PR-interval

A

b) QRS-complex

41
Q

Which is NOT a tropic hormone?

a) GH
b) ADH
c) ACTH
d) FSH
e) LH
f) TSH

A

a) GH
b) ADH

42
Q

Which prevents backflow into the left atrium?

a) Pulmonic Semilunar Valve
b) Mitral Valve
c) Tricuspid Valve
d) Aortic Semilunar Valve

A

b) Mitral Valve

43
Q

Place the following structures of the brainstem from superior to inferior

a) Medulla Oblongata
b) Midbrain
c) Pons

A

b) Midbrain
c) Pons
a) Medulla Oblongata

44
Q

Which refers to a group of peripheral axons?

a) White Matter
b) CSF
c) Tract
d) Nerve

A

d) Nerve

45
Q

The Stratum _________ is composed mainly of dead skin cells.

A

Corneum

46
Q

Which applies to the sense of hearing?

a) Special Sense
b) Chemoreceptors
c) General Sense
d) Mechanoreceptors

A

a) Special Sense
d) Mechanoreceptors

47
Q

Place the following divisions of the brain from superior to inferior

a) Brainstem
b) Cerebellum
c) Cerebrum
d) Diencephalon

A

c) Cerebrum
d) Diencephalon
b) Cerebellum
a) Brainstem

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