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Anatomical Planes and sections
Mid Term Test
1) The trachea leads to the:
a) bronchioles
b) bronchii
c) esophagus
d) pulmonary vessel
2) The space at the back of the mouth, that leads either to the airway or the esophagus is the:
a) larynx
b) conchae
c) nasal cavity
d) pharynx
3) Oxygen from the air enters the blood stream at what location?
a) cardiac notch
b) pulmonary vein
c) alveoli
d) paranasal sinuses
4) Chromosomes are found in …………………….. of cells.
a) the nucleus
b) the cytoplasm
c) both the nucleus and the cytoplasm
d) mitochondria
5) Which of the following statements is true about cells?
a) The nucleus is within the cell membrane which is surrounded by the nuclear
membrane
b) The nucleus is within the nuclear membrane which is surrounded by the
cytoplasm
6) Which structures are found in all types of living cells?
a) Cell membranes and cell walls
b) Cell walls and ribosomes
c) Ribosomes and cell membranes
d) Cell walls and microtubules
7) What is produced by ribosomes?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Protein
c) Sugar
d) Lipids
8) Arteries are blood vessels that:
a) carry blood away from the heart
b) carry oxygenated blood
c) carry blood towards the heart
d) carry deoxygenated blood
9) The expression ‘cardiac cycle’ refers to:
a) the sequence of events in the heart that take place every minute
b) the volume of blood pumped by the ventricles every minute
c) the sequence of events that can be seen on an electrocardiogram
d) the sequence of events that take place between one heartbeat and the next
10) In the heart all the following are true except
a) the right ventricle is thicker than the left ventricle
b) the excitation wave cannot spread directly from the atria to the ventricles
c) contraction normally begins in the right atrium
d) the ventricles contract almost simultaneously
11) The left ventricle has a thicker wall than the right ventricle because:
a) it is richer in blood supply
b) it ejects blood through a narrower orifice
c) it ejects a greater cardiac output
d) it ejects blood against a higher pressure
12) The superior vena cava enters the _____ of the heart.
a)
right ventricle
b)
right atrium
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
13) Which of the following contains blood with a relatively high oxygen content?
a) left ventricle
b) right ventricle
c) right atrium
d) superior vena cava
14) The atria will empty during ______.
a) atrial diastole
b) atrial systole
c) ventricular diastole
d) ventricular systole
15) The first heart sound results when the
a)
ventricle contracts
b)
semilunar valves close
c)
A-V valves close
d)
atria contract
16) Which fiber system is the first to depolarize in a cardiac cycle?
a)
atrioventricular node
b)
sinoatrial node
c)
bundle of His
d)
Purkinje fibers
17) Which chamber of the heart contains the pacemaker?
a)
right ventricle
b)
right atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
left atrium
18) The highest pressure exerted by the heart is called the _____.
a)
systolic pressure
b)
diastolic pressure
c)
pulse pressure
d)
mean arterial pressure
19)The brachial artery divides into the radial and _____.
a)
axillary
b)
ulnar
c)
cephalic
d)
subclavian
20) In an ECG, where does the depolarization of the atria occur?
a)
P wave
b)
QRS complex
c)
T wave
d)
U wave
21) Which organ in the list is the largest gland in the human body?
a)
parotid
b)
liver
c)
pancreas
d)
thyroid
22) Select the statement about red blood cells that is incorrect.
a)
Mature red blood cells lack nuclei.
b)
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin.
c)
Deoxy-hemoglobin carries oxygen.
d)
Red blood cells lack mitochondria.
23) The largest cells in the blood that leave the bloodstream to become macrophages are the:
a)
eosinophils
b)
monocyte
c)
basophil
d)
Neutrophil
24) A person with type AB blood would have ____________ antigens on red blood cells, and
___________ antibodies carried in the plasma.
a)
A and B; neither anti-A or anti-B
b)
Neither A nor B; both anti-A and anti-B
c)
B; anti-A
d)
A; anti-B
25) Which blood cell can be described as being a biconcave disc?
a)
platelet
b)
neutrophil
c)
eosinophil
d)
erythrocytes
26) Red blood cells survive around _____ days.
a)
120
b)
240
c)
10
d)
360
27) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for fat metabolism.
a) True
b) False
28) The ( ______) helps form the cytoskeleton of the cell?
a) Vaults
b) Mitochondria
c) Microfilaments
d) Nuclear Envelope
29) The outer boundary of the cell which makes up the three main parts of the human cell is the?
a) Plasma membrane
b) Cytoplasm
c) Nucleus
d) Enzymes
30) What structure of the cell is like tiny, finger-like extensions of the plasma membrane that
increases cell’s surface area?
a) Filaments
b) Microfilament
c) Microtubules
d) Microvilli
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