Sample Exam - Final Exam

Question 1

the ANS provides the chief nervous control in which of the following activities

Answer 1

digesting food

Question 2

when a pregnant female lies on her back, the weight of the uterus and developing fetus can compress the inferior vena cava, resulting in

Answer 2

decrease venous return in the lower limbs, leading to varicose veins

Question 3

which of the following about gray rami is false

Answer 3

they carry preganglionic neurons from the anterior rami to trunk ganglia

Question 4

which of the following is true about gray rami

Answer 4

1. contain only sympathetic nerve fibers
2. carry impulses from sympathetic trunk ganglia to spinal nerves
3. located at all levels of the vertebral column
4. contain only unmyelinated axons

Question 5

how long after ovulation does implantation of an embryo usually occur

Answer 5

1 week

Question 6

which of the following does not accurately describe mammary gland structure

Answer 6

milk in lactiferous sinus passes through a lactiferous duct before reaching the nipple

True: milk in the lactiferous duct passes through the lactiferous sinus before reaching the nipple

Question 7

which of the following most accurately describes the endocrine system function

Answer 7

it reaches more types of cells and organs than the nervous system

Question 8

which of the following describe an endocrine gland that is also an exocrine gland

Answer 8

pancreas

Question 9

the pelvic splanchnic nerve contains ___ axons

Answer 9

parasympathetic preganglionic

Question 10

which endocrine organ is physically 4 separate organs

Answer 10

parathyroid

Question 11

preganglionic neurons of the autonomic nervous system have their cell bodies in

Answer 11

lateral horns of spinal cord gray matter

Question 12

somatic motor pathways are different from autonomic motor pathways because

Answer 12

somatic pathways utilize 1 motor neuron, autonomic require 2

Question 13

postganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic nervous system have their cell bodies in

Answer 13

intramural ganglia

Question 14

an embryo obtains most of its nutrition from

Answer 14

the endometrial cells and secretions

Question 15

the hypophyseal portal system transports hormones from the ___ to the ___

Answer 15

hypothalamus; anterior pituitary

Question 16

the puerperium

Answer 16

refers to the post-delivery recovery period

Question 17

the sympathetic division of the ANS is characterized by

Answer 17

ganglia close to the CNS and distant from effector

short preganglionic fibers, long postganglionic fibers

Question 18

the anterior ramus of a spinal nerve may carry axons of

Answer 18

somatic motor neurons
sympathetic postganglionic neurons
parasympathetic preganglionic neurons

Question 19

mesoderm gives rise to

Answer 19

muscle, bone, cartilage

Question 20

the outer layer of the blastocyst, which attaches to the uterine wall is the

Answer 20

trophoblast

Question 21

the primary germ layer that forms the trunk muscles, heart, and skeleton is

Answer 21

mesoderm

Question 22

the thoracic splanchnic nerves contain which kind of axons

Answer 22

preganglionic sympathetic

Question 23

the collateral ganglia contain which kind of cell bodies

Answer 23

postganglionic sympathetic

Question 24

which of the following is the best way to describe how the ANS is controlled

Answer 24

little control by cerebrum; major control by hypothalamus, amygdaloid body, spinal and peripheral reflexes

Question 25

the white rami communicantes contain which kind of axons

Answer 25

preganglionic sympathetic

Question 26

medullary chromaffin cells occur in the

Answer 26

adrenal gland

Question 27

the anterior lobe of the pituitary is the same as the

Answer 27

adenohypophysis