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A&P Finals Review - Digestive, Nervous, Endocrine, Cardiovascular, Reproductive

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term describes muscular contractions of the GI tract?
a)
Mastication
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Bolus
d)
Cecum
2.
Which of the following occurs during the pharyngeal phase of swallowing?
a)
Bolus forms
b)
peristalsis occurs in the esophagus
c)
soft palate elavates to close off nasal cavity & epiglottis covers airway
3.
Which of the following is NOT an digestive accessory organ? 
a)
Liver
b)
Gallbladder
c)
Stomach
d)
Salivary Glands
4.
Which organ makes bile?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Liver
c)
Pancreas
d)
Stomach
5.
Which of the following structures allows your stomach to expand?
a)
Parietal Cells
b)
pyloric sphincter
c)
rugae
d)
teniae coli
6.
What is the technical name for food that is located in the stomach (thick consistency and mixed with stomach acids)
a)
Bolus
b)
Chyme
c)
Lacteal
d)
peristalsis
7.
Another name for swallowing is _____.
a)
Deglutition
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Mastication
8.
Which parasite is common in streams and other bodies of water.   It causes severe diarrhea.
a)
Ascariasis
b)
Pinworms
c)
Hookworms
d)
Giardiasis
9.
Which parasite is common in young children and causes itching of the anus?
a)
Cholera
b)
Hookworms
c)
Giardiasis
d)
Pinworms
10.

Which structure is located between the esophagus and the fundus of the stomach?

a)

Rugae

b)

Pyloric sphincter

c)

Cardiac sphincter

d)

Pyloris

11.

GI stands for ______

a)

Glandular Intestines

b)

Gastrointestinal

c)

Gut Innervation

d)

Gee Eye ;)

12.
Which region of the brain is responsible for balance and fine motor skills?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Brain Stem
13.
Which area of your brain stores visual and verbal memory?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Occipital Lobe
c)
Parietal Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
14.
Which part of a neuron makes up white matter in your brain?
a)
Dendrites
b)
axon (wrapped in myelin sheath)
c)
Axon Terminals
d)
Dendrites, axon, and the axon terminals
15.
The brain and spinal cord make up the...
a)
Peripheral Nervous System
b)
Endocrine System
c)
Central Nervous System
16.
Hearing music, seeing the ocean waves move in, and tasting chocolate peanut butter icecream.  All of these would rely on which type of neuron?
a)
Afferent
b)
Efferent
17.

Name the lobe that appears yellow in this image.

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

18.
Which structure regulates your mood, appetite, body temperature, and emotions
a)
Medulla oblongata
b)
hypothalamus
c)
Pineal Body
d)
Midbrain
19.
Which of the following is not part of the diencephalon?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Pineal Body
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Midbrain
20.
Which of the following brain structures is responsible for the onset of puberty?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Medulla oblongata
c)
Pons
d)
Pineal Body
21.
The four lobes of the brain make up the:
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Diencephalon
c)
Cerebrum
d)
Brainstem
22.
Which lobe of the brain is located on the sides by your ears?
a)
Temporal
b)
Frontal
c)
Occipital
d)
Parietal
23.
What are the branches on a neuron called?
a)
Schwann Cells
b)
Neuroglia
c)
Dendrites
d)
Myelin Sheath
24.
Which of the following describes inflammation of the connective tissue layers that surround your brain?
a)
Meningitis
b)
Spina bifida
c)
Stroke
d)
Phantom Limb
25.
Dura mater literally means _____
a)
Spiderlike mother
b)
Delicate mother
c)
Tough mother
26.
The dura mater is the most superficial layer of the meninges.  Which of the following is the deepest layer of the meninges?
a)
Pia mater
b)
Arachnoid mater
c)
Doesn't mater
27.
How many fluid filled ventricles are in the brain?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
What is the name of the network of nerves that supply sensory and motor information in the neck?
a)
Brachial Plexus
b)
Lumbosacral Plexus
c)
Cervical Plexus
29.
A disease that causes deterioration of the myelin sheath:
a)
Multiple sclerosis
b)
Spina bifida
c)
Migraine
d)
epilepsy
30.

'A' is labelling _______.

a)

Pituitary Gland

b)

Pineal Body

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Parathyroid

31.

"Endocrine" literally means:

a)

Carried Away

b)

Inside & Away

c)

Outside & Inside

d)

Into Tube

32.

Where are the adrenal glands located?

a)

Above the heart

b)

In the neck

c)

In the brain

d)

Above the kidneys

33.

Calcitonin _______ calcium levels in the blood and ________ the bones

a)

lowers; deposits calcium into

b)

raises; degrades

34.

Which TWO hormones are secreted by the ovaries?

a)

Estrogen

b)

Testosterone

c)

Progesterone

d)

Parathyroid Hormone

35.

Glucagon targets the ________ and functions to _______.

a)

Pancreas; lower blood sugar

b)

liver; increase blood sugar

36.

Several hours after eating (when your blood sugar drops), which hormone will be released to remedy this problem?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Insulin

37.

______ works to lower blood sugar. The sugar then goes into ______.

a)

Insulin; body cells

b)

Glucagon; the liver

c)

Parathyroid Hormone; the bloodstream

38.
Which gland is considered the master gland?
a)
Pitutiary Gland
b)
Pineal Gland
c)
Adrenal Gland
d)
Parathyroid 
39.
How do hormones travel to different target tissues?
a)
Through the digestive system
b)
Through the bloodstream
c)
Through cerebrospinal fluid
d)
Through neurons
40.

Which disease is NOT due to a growth hormone problem?

a)

Acromegaly

b)

Dwarfism

c)

Gigantism

d)

Addison's

41.

Another name for "red blood cell" is:

a)

Leukocyte

b)

Erythrocyte

c)

Thrombocyte

d)

Eosinophil

42.

Which is the MOST common and LEAST common type of WBC?

a)

Monocyte; Eosinophil

b)

Neutrophil; Basophil

c)

Lymphocyte; Eosinophil

d)

Basophil; Monocyte

43.

____ % of your blood is plasma, 1% is WBC + Platelets, and ____ % is Red Blood Cells.

a)

30; 70

b)

45; 1

c)

55; 45

44.

Oxygenated blood enters the heart through which chamber?

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle

45.

After passing through the R. atrium --> Tricuspid Valve --> R. ventricle... blood goes through the __________ valve.

a)

Tricuspid

b)

Bicuspid

c)

Aortic Semilunar

d)

Pulmonary Semilunar

46.

Deoxygenated Blood exits the heart through the _______ and goes to the lungs

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary veins

c)

Pulmonary trunk and arteries

47.

Which TWO valves are considered "atrioventricular" valves?

a)

Aortic semilunar

b)

Tricuspid

c)

Pulmonary semilunar

d)

Bicuspid

48.

Which TWO vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Aorta

b)

Vena Cava

c)

Pulmonary Veins

d)

Pulmonary Arteries

49.

Where does oxygen get dropped off to tissues and waste products (ex. CO2) get picked up?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

50.

Which of the following does NOT describe veins?

a)

Take blood back to the heart

b)

Blood is dark and deoxygenated

c)

More muscular and elastic than arteries

d)

Larger veins have valves to prevent pooling of blood

51.

A heart rate below 60 beats per minute (bpm) is called:

a)

Tachycardia

b)

Bradycardia

c)

Fibrillation

d)

Heart Murmer

52.

If you hear lubbshhh-dubb, what is the likely health problem? CHOOSE the best TWO answers.

a)

Faulty atrioventricular valves

b)

Heart murmer

c)

Faulty semilunar valves

d)

Fibrillation

53.

Rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the heart is called:

a)

Heart attack

b)

Fibrillation

c)

Heart murmer

d)

Stroke

54.

Name for the double layered sac that surrounds the heart?

a)

Papillary muscle

b)

Pericardium

c)

Myocardium

d)

Heart Skeleton

55.

Which artery is located in your wrist (below your thumb)?

a)

Carotid

b)

Radial

c)

Brachial

56.

Which gland produces 60% of the fluid in semen?

a)

Bulbourethral

b)

Prostate

c)

Seminal Vesicle

d)

Adrenal

57.

Despite starting with around 1 million potential egg cells, how many eggs are produced for potential conception?

a)

500,000

b)

2,000

c)

400

d)

40

58.

Sperm mature in this structure:

a)

Seminiferous Tubules

b)

Epididymis

c)

Prostate

d)

Vas deferens

59.

The corpus luteum in the ovaries releases ________ in order to maintain pregnancy

a)

estrogen

b)

progesterone

c)

testosterone

d)

calcitonin

60.

Fertilization usually occurs in the _______.

a)

ovary

b)

fallopian tube

c)

uterus

d)

cervix

61.

What is the function of fimbriae?

a)

To catch an egg after ovulation and direct it to the fallopian tube

b)

To keep sperm from entering the ovary

c)

To produce estrogen and progesterone

62.

Painful contractions during pregnancy are caused by:

a)

the endometrial layer of the uterus contracting

b)

peristalsis of the fallopian tubes

c)

the dilation of the cervix

d)

abdominal muscles spasming

63.

Which of the following is NOT true about the prostate gland?

a)

Surrounds the urethra

b)

Produces a fluid that neutralizes acids

c)

Made up of glandular and muscular tissue

d)

Produces a fluid that provides nutrients for sperm

64.

Which is the 3rd cranial nerve?

a)

Oculomotor

b)

Olfactory

c)

Optic

d)

Abducens

65.

Which cranial nerve controls sensation to internal organs (viscera) and heart rate?

a)

Vestibulocochlear

b)

Hypoglossal

c)

Vagus

d)

Trochlear

66.

The peripheral nervous system can be broken into two categories, the autonomic and the ______.

a)

Somatomotor

b)

Central

c)

Cranial

d)

sensory

67.

Which of the following does NOT describe the sympathetic division of the nervous system?

a)

Triggers flight or fight response

b)

Heart rate elevates

c)

Breathing increases

d)

Vegetative activities take over (ex. digestion)

68.

Which TWO important events happen in capillaries?

a)

Oxygen is dropped off

b)

Blood is detoxified

c)

CO2 and other waste material is picked up

d)

Blood cells are created

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