CIDESCO LATEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
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✔✔The element required by the thyroid gland for the production of its hormone is -
✔✔Iodine
✔✔Hormones that contain iodine are produced by the - ✔✔Thyroid
✔✔When the plasma calcium levels fall, parathyroid hormone secretion - ✔✔Increases
✔✔The hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland regulates the - ✔✔Level of calcium
in blood plasma
✔✔The islets of langerhans are located in the - ✔✔Pancreas
✔✔Insulin in the blood controls the concentration of - ✔✔Glucose
✔✔The function of insulin is to - ✔✔Promote the uptake of glucose by the cells
✔✔The part of the cell that controls the activities of a cell is - ✔✔The nucleus
✔✔The nucleus of a cell contains - ✔✔DNA
✔✔Meiosis is a process concerned with - ✔✔The division of a body cell
✔✔The process of cell division where the mother cell divides into 2 identical daughter
cells is called - ✔✔Mitosis
✔✔A function of a kidney is to - ✔✔Regulate the water content of the blood
✔✔Urea is excreted by the - ✔✔Kidneys
✔✔Which is not normally present in the urine - ✔✔Glucose
✔✔Urea is a waste product produced from - ✔✔Amino acids
✔✔The kidney are generally located between the - ✔✔12th thoracic and 3rd lumbar
vertebrae
✔✔The kidneys receive blood from the - ✔✔Renal artery
✔✔Acromegaly is most likely to occur in - ✔✔Adults
, ✔✔Acromegaly results from the increase function of the - ✔✔Thyroid gland
✔✔The hormone which regulates the body metabolism is - ✔✔Thyroxin
✔✔Vassopressin ADH regulates - ✔✔The amount or urine excreted by the kidneys
✔✔The component of blood which plays an important role in clotting is - ✔✔Platelets
✔✔The primary function of thrombocytes is to - ✔✔Play a role in blood clotting
✔✔Which vitamin causes and increase in clotting blood when it is deficient - ✔✔Vitamin
K
✔✔Calcium in the blood is necessary for - ✔✔Blood coagulation
✔✔Deoxygenated blood entres the heart by the - ✔✔Right atrium
✔✔The name of the cavity in which the hear lies is called - ✔✔The pericardial cavity
✔✔The zygomatic arch gives origin to the - ✔✔Masseter
✔✔The tricep muscle is an example of an - ✔✔Extensor
✔✔The face muscle which contracts during smiling is the - ✔✔Zygomaticus
✔✔The deepest chest muscles are - ✔✔The intercostals
✔✔The quadriceps muscle - ✔✔Extends the knee
✔✔The mussel which totally covers the shoulder joint is the - ✔✔Deltoid
✔✔The muscle that lifts the leg in the hip joint is the - ✔✔Rectus femoris
✔✔The normal temperature of the human body is approximately - ✔✔37c
✔✔What is not present in the tissue fluid - ✔✔Red blood cells
✔✔The percentage of water in blood plasma is - ✔✔90%
✔✔Which component of blood transports oxygen - ✔✔Erythrocytes
✔✔Which is not a component of human blood - ✔✔Fibroblasts
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✔✔The element required by the thyroid gland for the production of its hormone is -
✔✔Iodine
✔✔Hormones that contain iodine are produced by the - ✔✔Thyroid
✔✔When the plasma calcium levels fall, parathyroid hormone secretion - ✔✔Increases
✔✔The hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland regulates the - ✔✔Level of calcium
in blood plasma
✔✔The islets of langerhans are located in the - ✔✔Pancreas
✔✔Insulin in the blood controls the concentration of - ✔✔Glucose
✔✔The function of insulin is to - ✔✔Promote the uptake of glucose by the cells
✔✔The part of the cell that controls the activities of a cell is - ✔✔The nucleus
✔✔The nucleus of a cell contains - ✔✔DNA
✔✔Meiosis is a process concerned with - ✔✔The division of a body cell
✔✔The process of cell division where the mother cell divides into 2 identical daughter
cells is called - ✔✔Mitosis
✔✔A function of a kidney is to - ✔✔Regulate the water content of the blood
✔✔Urea is excreted by the - ✔✔Kidneys
✔✔Which is not normally present in the urine - ✔✔Glucose
✔✔Urea is a waste product produced from - ✔✔Amino acids
✔✔The kidney are generally located between the - ✔✔12th thoracic and 3rd lumbar
vertebrae
✔✔The kidneys receive blood from the - ✔✔Renal artery
✔✔Acromegaly is most likely to occur in - ✔✔Adults
, ✔✔Acromegaly results from the increase function of the - ✔✔Thyroid gland
✔✔The hormone which regulates the body metabolism is - ✔✔Thyroxin
✔✔Vassopressin ADH regulates - ✔✔The amount or urine excreted by the kidneys
✔✔The component of blood which plays an important role in clotting is - ✔✔Platelets
✔✔The primary function of thrombocytes is to - ✔✔Play a role in blood clotting
✔✔Which vitamin causes and increase in clotting blood when it is deficient - ✔✔Vitamin
K
✔✔Calcium in the blood is necessary for - ✔✔Blood coagulation
✔✔Deoxygenated blood entres the heart by the - ✔✔Right atrium
✔✔The name of the cavity in which the hear lies is called - ✔✔The pericardial cavity
✔✔The zygomatic arch gives origin to the - ✔✔Masseter
✔✔The tricep muscle is an example of an - ✔✔Extensor
✔✔The face muscle which contracts during smiling is the - ✔✔Zygomaticus
✔✔The deepest chest muscles are - ✔✔The intercostals
✔✔The quadriceps muscle - ✔✔Extends the knee
✔✔The mussel which totally covers the shoulder joint is the - ✔✔Deltoid
✔✔The muscle that lifts the leg in the hip joint is the - ✔✔Rectus femoris
✔✔The normal temperature of the human body is approximately - ✔✔37c
✔✔What is not present in the tissue fluid - ✔✔Red blood cells
✔✔The percentage of water in blood plasma is - ✔✔90%
✔✔Which component of blood transports oxygen - ✔✔Erythrocytes
✔✔Which is not a component of human blood - ✔✔Fibroblasts
