AP

Question 1

The mediastinum is found in the abdominal cavity, true or false

Answer 1

False - thoracic

Question 2

What is the thickest layer of the heart

Answer 2

Myocardium

Question 3

Which two organs are most important in maintaining acid based balance in the body by adjusting excretion of excess acid or base

Answer 3

Lungs and kidneys

Question 4

Which of the following tissues contain Haversian systems

Answer 4

Cartilage

Question 5

Which of the following transport mechanisms relies on fluid pressure changes

Answer 5

Filtration

Question 6

What are the two main factors determining blood pressure

Answer 6

Cardiac output and peripheral resistance

Question 7

What structures hold joints together

Answer 7

Ligaments

Question 8

Which of the following is flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints

Answer 8

Cartilage

Question 9

The control centre of the cell is the

Answer 9

Nucleus

Question 10

What is the main substance absorbed by the Colon

Answer 10

Water

Question 11

Diffusion requires?

Answer 11

Concentration gradient.

Facilitated diffusion requires energy

Question 12

The apneustic area is located in the

Answer 12

Medulla oblongata

Question 13

Bile is stored in which of the following organs

Answer 13

Gallbladder

Question 14

Which of the following anatomical regions of the abdomen lies just distal to the sternum

Answer 14

The epigastric

Question 15

The blood vessels and ureters enter and leave the kidneys at the

Answer 15

The hilum

Question 16

Blood pressure is usually expressed as

Answer 16

Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure

Question 17

The skull is inferior or superior to the vertebral column?

Answer 17

Superior

Question 18

Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland

Answer 18

Cranial

Question 19

A nerve impulse passes from pre synaptic neuron to the post synaptic neuron across the:

Answer 19

Synapse

Question 20

Which of the following is true regarding a substance moving up its concentration gradient

Answer 20

It requires energy

Question 21

The muscle is located on the side of the neck

Answer 21

Sternocleidomastoid muscles

Question 22

Which of the following is the least acidic

Answer 22

Urine pH 6

Question 23

The ureter extends from the:

Answer 23

Kidneys to external urethral orifice

Question 24

The T wave on an ECG represents

Answer 24

Ventricular repolarisation

Question 25

Which artery is important in supplying the superficial tissues of the head and neck?

Answer 25

External carotid artery

Question 26

Which of the following contributes to the S2 heart sound?

Answer 26

Aortic and pulmonary valves

Question 27

Which of the following are not a joint category?

Answer 27

Bony or/and angular

Question 28

Which of the following controls body temperature, sleep and appetite? Adrenal glands. Hypothalamus. Pancreas. Thalamus.

Answer 28

Hypothalamus

Question 29

Which blood cell is characterised by the bi-concave disc shape? Neutrophil Red blood cell Platelet Monocyte Basophil

Answer 29

Red blood cell

Question 30

Most of the cardiac muscle of the heart is found in the? Endocardium Epicardium Myocardium Pericardium

Answer 30

Myocardium

Question 31

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.

Answer 31

8, 12, 5, 5, 1

Question 32

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.

Answer 32

Inversely proportional to pressure

Question 33

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are? Veins Capillaries Venules Arterioles Arteries

Answer 33

Arteries

Question 34

Saliva contains an enzyme that acts upon

Answer 34

Starches

Question 35

Which of the following is the correct order, from superior to inferior, for divisions of the spinal cord?

Answer 35

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal

Question 36

For normal gas exchange in the lungs, which of the following is true?

Answer 36

Carbon dioxide moves into the alveoli, because the PC02 is higher in the blood, than in the alveoli.

Question 37

New bone that repairs a fracture is?

Answer 37

Osteoblasts

Question 38

Neurotransmitters are stored in membrane bound packages known as:

Answer 38

Vesicles

Question 39

Where is the sino-atrial node located?

Answer 39

In the upper wall of the right atrium

Question 40

Which area of the brain is responsible for muscle co-ordination, muscle tone and balance?

Answer 40

Cerebellum

Question 41

Which of the following is an accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for secreting insulin?

Answer 41

Pancreas

Question 42

The atrioventricular node is capable of producing an action potential at............beats per minute (bpm)?

Answer 42

40-60

Question 43

The most superior portion of the sternum is known as the?

Answer 43

Manubrium

Question 44

The term given to a mass of clotted blood that forms around broken ends of bone is? .

Answer 44

Haematoma

Question 45

All blood cells come from one cell called?

Answer 45

Haemocytoblast

Question 46

The callus that forms around a healing bone is?

Answer 46

Granulation tissue.

Question 47

The aorta carries blood towards the heart?

Answer 47

False

Question 48

The fluid part of blood is known as?

Answer 48

Plasma

Question 49

The carotid pulse is located?

Answer 49

On the anterior side of the neck.

Question 50

The blood volume in healthy adults is approximately:

Answer 50

5.2 L

Question 51

Skin, ears and kidneys are examples of:

Answer 51

Organs