LANGE Review Chapter 2 Practice Test

Question 1

What is described as a tear int eh wall of the aorta that causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta and force the layers apart?
A. Aortic aneurysm.
B. Aortic dissection.
C. Embolism.
D. Thrombosis.

Answer 1

B - Aortic Dissection.

Question 2

Which chamber of the heart consists of the strongest cardiac muscle?
A. Pericardium.
B. Epicardium.
C. Myocardium.
D. Endocardium.

Answer 2

C - Myocardium.

Question 3

What structure is adjacent to the head of the caudate nucleus?
A. Thalamus.
B. Anterior horn of the lateral ventricle.
C. Pons.
D. Posterior horn of the lateral ventricle.

Answer 3

B - Anterior horn of the lateral ventricle.

Question 4

What organ of the body is considered the largest lymph node and highly vascular?
A. Spleen.
B. Gallbladder.
C. Stomach.
D. Liver.

Answer 4

A - Spleen.

Question 5

Which of the following is the longest and largest bone of the upper extremity?
A. Scapula.
B. Humerus.
C. Radius.
D. Ulna.

Answer 5

B - Humerus.

Question 6

In the female pelvis what soft tissue structure is located posterior to the urinary bladder & anterior to the rectum?
A. Uterus.
B. Ovaries.
C. Urethra.
D. Symphysis pubis.

Answer 6

A - uterus.

Question 7

Which of the following is a funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube 12 cm in length that acts as an opening for both the respiratory and digestive system?
A. Epiglottis.
B. Auditory tube.
C. Palatine tonsils.
D. Pharynx.

Answer 7

D - Pharynx.

Question 8

What structures make up the brain stem?
A. Cerebellar tonsils and thalamus.
B. Thalamus, midbrain, and the medulla oblongata.
C. Thalamus, midbrain, and pons.
D. Midbrain, pons, and the medulla oblongata.

Answer 8

D - midbrain, pons, and the medulla oblongata.

Question 9

What dome-shaped muscular sheet forms a convex floor for the chest and serves as septum between the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
A. Diaphragm.
B. Costomediastinal recess.
C. Costodiaphragmatic recess.
D. Intercostal muscles.

Answer 9

A - Diaphragm.

Question 10

The abdominal aorta divides into the right and left common iliac arteries at what lumbar vertebrae?
A. L2.
B. L4.
C. S1.
D. S2.

Answer 10

B - L4.

Question 11

What vessel branches off the aortic arch & extends into the right and divides the right subclavian and the right common carotid?
A. ascending aorta.
B. descending aorta.
C. brachiocephalic artery.
D. right vertebral artery.

Answer 11

C. Brachiocephalic artery.

Question 12

What duct transverses the length of the pancreatic gland to join with the common bile duct at the hepatopancreatic ampulla?
A. cystic duct.
B. left & right intrahepatic ducts.
C. duct of Wirsung.
D. duct of Santorin.

Answer 12

C. Duct of Wirsung.

Question 13

Which of the following neck structures are directly responsible for voice production?

Answer 13

True vocal cords.

Question 14

What blood vessels is considered responsible for major strokes?

Answer 14

Carotid arteries.

Question 15

What is the name of the largest foramen found in the body?

Answer 15

Obturator foramen.