Anatomy and Physiology Final Exam prep questions

Which gland is the posterior pituitary gland?

• Adenohypophysis

• Neurohypophysis

• Both are posterior pituitary glands

• None of the above

True or False: "Only endocrine glands belong to the endocrine system"

• True

• False

What is that buffy coat you find in Hematocrit (Hct) test?

• RBC and WBC

• WBC and plasma

• RBC and plasma

• Platelet fraction and plasma

• platelet fraction and WBC

What is the normal RBC in a Hematocrit (Hct) test?

• About 50%

• About 45%

• About 40%

• About 35%

• None of the above

Which one of these is the correct definition of Pernicious anemia?

• Deficiency of hemoglobin

• Deficiency of vitamin b12

• Inadequate WBC numbers

• Inadequate RBC numbers

• None of the above

True or False: Second sound (lub) is caused by the vibration

and closure of AV valves during contraction

of the ventricles

• True

• False

Which one of these choices is the definition of stroke volume?

• Volume of blood ejected from one ventricle with each beat

• Volume of blood being ejected from both ventricles with each beat

• Neither are them are the correct definitions

True or False:The enlarged pouch is called the "Cisterna chyli"

• True

• False

Neutrophils and Monocytes: What do the two have in common?

• They are both phagocytic cells

• They are part of the Immune system cells

• They are part of the B-cell development

• They are part of the T-cell development

• None of the above

What is true of the diaphragm?

• A muscle that separates the chest (thoracic) cavity from the abdomen

• The main muscle during excretion

• The main muscle during respiration

• All of the above

• None of the above