1. Which of the following involves the injection of radioisotopes into the body?
► a) Radiography
► b) PET
► c) CT imaging
► d) MRI
Answer - b
2. Histology is the study for which of the following:
► a) Cells and membranes
► b) Skin
► c) Organs and organ systems
► d) Tissues
Answer - d
3. What is the function of serous membranes?
► a) To prevent fluid loss from an organ
► b) To reduce friction between internal organs
► c) To circulate blood around the organ
► d) To conserve heat within the organ
Answer - b
4. The heart is ____ to the lungs:
► a) Superior
► b) Dorsal
► c) Medial
► d) Lateral
Answer - c
5. The elbow is ______ the wrist:
► a) Distal
► b) Lateral
► c) Ventral
► d) Proximal
Answer - d
6. Which of the following is an example of applied physiology?
► a) Measuring the length of the femur on a fetus using ultrasound
► b) Locating an injury to a tendon in the shoulder using CT imaging
► c) Describing the process of how a toxin interferes with nerve impulse conduction
► d) Identifying the types of cells found in a biopsy sample of lung tissue
Answer - c
7. A vertical plane through the body dividing it into right and left is termed:
► a) Sagittal
► b) Lateral
► c) Transverse
► d) Frontal
Answer - a
8. The sum of all chemical reactions in the body is termed:
► a) Homeostasis
► b) Physiology
► c) Dynamic feedback
► d) Metabolism
Answer - d
9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
► a) Growth
► b) Responsiveness
► c) Reproduction
► d) Organ systems
Answer - d
► a) Must be restored by negative feedback mechanisms
► b) Is considered the cause of most diseases
► c) Is when the internal conditions of the body become more stable
► d) Only occur when positive feedback mechanisms are overwhelmed
Answer - b
11. The "basic unit of life" is:
► a) The atom
► b) Water
► c) The cell
► d) The chemical level of organization
Answer - c
12. Which of the following lies fully ipsilateral to the left iliac region?
► a) Epigastric region
► b) Left hypochondiac region
► c) Right inguinal region
► d) Hypogastric region
Answer - b
13. The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following except:
► a) Palms facing posterior
► b) Thumbs pointing laterally
► c) Face pointing anteriorly
► d) Body standing upright
Answer - a
► a) is the membrane lining surface of the lungs
► b) is the membrane lining the wall of the thoracic cavity
► c) is the fluid around the lungs
► d) is the thinnest portion of the peritoneum
Answer - a
15. A structure composed of two or more tissues is termed:
► a) Organ
► b) Serous membrane
► c) Complex tissue
► d) Organ system
Answer - a
16. The dimpling of the skin observed in the breast is probably due to:
► a) Necrotic Breast Tissue
► b) Shortened Cooper's Ligaments
► c) Interference with Lymphatic Drainage
► d) Blocked Lactiferous Duct
► e) Swollen Glandular Tissue
Answer- b
17. The thickened skin in one area of the patients right breast is most likely due:
► a) Necrotic Breast Tissue
► b) Swollen Glandular Tissue
► c) Blocked Lactiferous Duct
► d) Calcified Fat Lobule
► e) Interference with Lymphatic Drainage
Answer- e
18. The five groups of lymph nodes in the axilla consist of all of the following except:
► a) Central Group
► b) Lateral Group and Central Group
► c) Pectoral Group
► d) Subscapular Group
► e) Cervicle Group
Answer- e
► a) Radial Artery
► b) Ulnar Artery
► c) Median Artery
► d) Thenar Artery
► e) None of the above
Answer- a
20. The medial wall of the anatomical snuffbox consists of the tendon from:
► a) Extensor Pollicus Brevis
► b) Flexor Pollicus Longus
► c) Flexor Carpi Radialis
► d) Extensor Pollicus Longus
► e) Abductor Pollicus Longus
Answer- d
► a) Triquetral Bone
► b) Pisiform Bone
► c) Scaphoid Bone
► d) Lunate Bone
Answer- c
► a) Palmaris Longus Muscle
► b) Flexor Carpi Radialis Muscle
► c) Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle
► d) Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle
► e) Two of the above
Answer- c
23. He then concludes that the following nerve(s) to the muscle(s) must also be intact:
► a) Musculocutaneous
► b) Radial
► c) Ulnar
► d) Median
► e) Two of the above, both the Ulnar and Median Nerves must be intact
Answer- e
► a) Flexor Carpi Radialis
► b) Palmaris Longus
► c) Flexor Digitorum Profundus
► d) Flexor Pollicus Longus
► e) Two of the above, Both Flexor Digigitorum Profundus and Flexor Pollicus Longus
Answer- e
► a) Supraspinatus Muscle
► b) Deltoid Muscle
► c) Infrapinatus Muscle
► d) Teres Minor
► e) Subscapularis
Answer- b