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Which blood vessel supplies blood to the posterior pituitary gland?

• Aorta

• Hypophyseal portal vein

• Inferior hypophyseal artery

• Superior hypophyseal artery

Which hormone is NOT released from the pituitary gland?

• ACTH

• Growth hormone

• Prolactin

• Thyroxine

How many axons does a multipolar neurone have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• Lots

Within the presynaptic neurone, where are neurotransmitters stored prior to release?

• Cytoplasm

• Golgi body

• Nucleus

• Vesicles

In the mammalian heart, electrical activity is passed from the atria to the ventricles via the:

• Atrial bundles

• AV node

• Bundle of His

• SA node

In the cardiac cycle, opening of the semilunar valves follows:

• Atrial contraction

• Atrial relaxation

• Ventricular contraction

• Ventricular relaxation

In which order does tubular fluid pass through the following nephron structures?

• DCT

  Loop of Henle

  PCT

  Collecting duct

• DCT

  PCT

  Collecting duct

  Loop of Henle

• PCT

  Loop of Henle

  DCT

  Collecting duct

• PCT

  Loop of Henle

  Collecting duct

  DCT

How does tubular fluid change as it flows down the descending limb of the loop of Henle?

• Becomes less concentrated

• Becomes more concentrated

• No change

In the olfactory epithelium, what do basal cells do?

• Detect chemical stimuli

• Produce mucus

• Produce new receptor cells

• Provide support, protection and nutrition to receptor cells

In the dark, retinal bipolar cells are inhibited by what?

• Ganglion cells

• Glutamate

• Retinal

• Sodium ions