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Spring24 Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following represents the correct order through which food passes in the alimentary canal?

a)

mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

b)

mouth, esophagus, pharynx, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

c)

pharynx, mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

d)

mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

2.

Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called _______.

a)

capillaries

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

venae cavae

3.

Hydrochloric acid is necessary in the stomach for the conversion of pepsinogen into its active protein-digesting form called ___

a)

Pepsin

b)

Rennin

c)

Amylase

d)

Peptidase

4.

The portion of the tooth embedded in the jawbone is the ____.

a)

neck

b)

enamel

c)

crown

d)

root

5.

The three subdivisions of the small intestine are __.

a)

cecum, colon, rectum

b)

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

c)

cardiac, body, pylorus

d)

ileum, cecum, rectum

6.

The process of physically and chemically breaking food particles down is referred to as _____.

a)

digestion

b)

defecation

c)

ingestion

d)

absorption

7.

Which of the following is NOT true of the lungs?

a)

the left lung has two lobes

b)

the right lung has three lobes

c)

both lungs have two lobes

d)

the bases rest on the diaphragm

8.

The portion of the brain that contain respiratory centers and set the breathing rate are the _____.

a)

pons and cerebellum

b)

medulla and pons

c)

cerebrum and cerebellum

d)

thalamus and hypothalamus

9.

Air flowing out of the lungs is known as ____.

a)

expiration

b)

respiratory gas transport

c)

inhalation

d)

inspiration

10.

Gas exchange between the pulmonary blood and alveoli is called ____.

a)

pulmonary ventilation

b)

inhalation

c)

external respiration

d)

internal respiration

11.

The superior to inferior, the three regions of the pharynx are the:

a)

oropharynx, nasopharynx, laryngopharynx

b)

nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx

c)

laryngopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx

d)

nasopharynx, laryngopharynx, oropharynx

12.

A person with a heart rate of 75 beats per minute and a stroke volume of 60mL per beat has a cardiac output of?

a)

4500 mL/minute

b)

1.25 mL/minute

c)

0.8 mL/minute

d)

6000 mL/minute

13.

The narrowing of blood vessels is known as _______

a)

vasodilation

b)

diastole

c)

vasoconstriction

d)

systole

14.

The sinoartrial node, located in the right atrium of the heart, is often called the ?

a)

pacemaker

b)

pericardial cavity

c)

AV bundle

d)

auricle

15.

The transportation of blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart is known as ___ circulation.

a)

systemic

b)

cardiac

c)

pulmonary

d)

coronary

16.

The two superior receiving chambers of the heart are known as the ___, while the two inferior discharging chambers of the heart are known as the ___.

a)

ventricles; atria

b)

atria; ventricles

c)

arteries; veins

d)

veins; arteries

17.

Each hemoglobin molecule is able to transport ___ molecules of oxygen.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

If you carry the Rh antigen, you referred to as Rh ___.

a)

positive

b)

sensitive

c)

negative

d)

compatible

19.

The ABO groups based on two antigens; Antigen __ and Antigen __.

a)

A; B

b)

A; O

c)

AB; O

d)

B; O

20.

Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called __.

a)

antigen

b)

antibodies

c)

formed elements

d)

megakaryocytes

21.

The process by which bleeding is stopped is called ___.

a)

hematopoiesis

b)

erythropoiesis

c)

homeostasis

d)

hemostasis

22.

Normal blood pH falls in a range between to .

a)

7.1; 7.2

b)

7.35; 7.45

c)

7.6; 7.75

d)

7.85; 8.05

23.

When blood glucose levels are too high, the beta cells of the pancreas release __ to decrease glucose levels.

a)

glucagon

b)

insulin

c)

epinephrine

d)

growth hormone

24.

Bronze skin color, hypoglycemia, and a reduced ability to cope with stress (burnout) are signs and symptoms of ____.

a)

Addison's Disease

b)

Graves' Disease

c)

Cushing's Disease

d)

Goiter

25.

Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called ___.

a)

estrogens

b)

glucocorticoids

c)

androgens

d)

mineralocorticoids

26.

Alcohol suppresses the production of this hormone, ___, which normally promotes water retention and prevents dehydration.

a)

antidiuretic hormone

b)

aldosterone

c)

thryroid-stimulating hormone

d)

cortisol

27.

The target organ of thyrotropic hormone, or thyroid-stimulating hormone is the __ gland.

a)

adrenal

b)

pineal

c)

pituitary

d)

thyroid

28.

The effects of the sympathetic nervous system are essentially opposite of the

a)

central nervous system

b)

parasympathetic nervous system

c)

autonomic nervous system

d)

sensory division

29.

flight or fight response

a)

sympathetic

b)

cerebrum

c)

parasympathetic

d)

afferent

30.

control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst are functions associated with the __?

a)

medulla oblongata

b)

cerebellum

c)

hypothalamus

d)

cerebrum

31.

Impulse conduction is fastest in neurons that are ___.

a)

unmyelinated

b)

myelinated

c)

sensory

d)

motor

32.

The ___ division of the autonomic nervous system is often called the "rest and digest" division

a)

somatic

b)

sympathetic

c)

parasympathetic

d)

affarent