HAPS TEST PAPER ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET
A+
✔✔It does not appear on the EKG since it is obscured by the QRS complex - ✔✔On the
electrocardiogram, repolarization of the atria is represented by the
A) P wave.
B) QRS complex.
C) T wave.
D) PQ segment.
E) It does not appear on the EKG since it is obscured by the QRS complex.
✔✔ventricular filling - ✔✔When the atria begin depolarizing, which of the following is
occuring?
A) ventricular filling
B) ventricular ejection
C) atrial filling
D) atrial ejection
✔✔albumin - ✔✔The most abundant plasma protein is ________________.
A) globulin
B) antibody
C) fibrinogen
D) albumin
E) erythropoietin
✔✔liver - ✔✔Which of the following organs produces all the plasma proteins except the
gamma globulins, which come from plasma cells?
A) small intestine
B) kidney
C) liver
D) spleen
✔✔hypoxemia from smoking or air pollution - ✔✔Anemia can be caused by all of the
following except
A) nutritional deficiency of vitamin B12 or iron.
,B) failure of gastric production of intrinsic factor.
C) kidney failure.
D) hypoxemia from smoking or air pollution
✔✔biliverdin - ✔✔Hemolysis yields heme. After removal of iron, the remainder of the
heme is first converted to ________________.
A) bilirubin
B) hemoglobin
C) biliverdin
D) urobilinogen
E) bile
✔✔All of the above are true - ✔✔Which of the following is true?
A) A vascular spasm is a short-lived constriction of a leaking vessel.
B) Platelet plugs are formed when exposed collagen fibers in a broken blood vessel
come in contact with platelets.
C) Coagulation is the formation of fibrin threads from plasma fibrinogen.
D) All of the above are true.
✔✔thyroid gland - ✔✔Which gland secretes calcitonin and a hormone that stimulates
ATP production?
A) pineal gland
B) thymus
C) thyroid gland
D) adrenal gland
✔✔diabetes insipidus - ✔✔A lack of antidiuretic hormone will lead to
A) acromegaly.
B) dwarfism.
C) diabetes insipidus.
D) endemic goiter.
E) diabetes mellitus.
✔✔vestibular apparatus - ✔✔The structure of the ear that coordinates balance is the
A) semicircular ducts.
B) saccule.
C) utricle.
D) vestibular apparatus
✔✔X - ✔✔Which cranial nerve sends branches to the heart?
A) VIII
B) IX
C) X
D) XI
, ✔✔hypoglossal nerve - ✔✔The parasympathetic division of the ANS has fibers that
leave the brain stem by way of cranial nerves. Which of the following is not one of those
nerves?
A) facial nerve
B) hypoglossal nerve
C) vagus nerve
D) oculomotor nerve
✔✔alpha- and beta-adrenergic - ✔✔Which of the following types of receptors will be
affected by norepinephrine?
A) alpha- and beta-adrenergic
B) muscarinic and nicotinic
C) cholinergic
D) Both A and B.
E) Both A and C.
✔✔parasympathetic; increase - ✔✔If the ________ nerves to the heart are cut, the
heart rate will ________.
A) sympathetic; decrease
B) sympathetic; increase
C) parasympathetic; decrease
D) parasympathetic; increase
✔✔telencephalon - ✔✔In the embryo, the cerebral hemispheres develop from which of
the following secondary vesicles?
A) rhombencephalon
B) myelencephalon
C) telencephalon
D) diencephalon
✔✔cortex - ✔✔The thin layer of gray matter on the surface of the cerebrum is called the
A) cortex.
B) cerebellum.
C) reticular formation.
D) basal nuclei.
E) limbic system
✔✔corpus callosum - ✔✔Which structure is found at the base of the longitudinal
fissure?
A) longitudinal sulci
B) longitudinal gyri
C) corpus callosum
D) rostral callosum
A+
✔✔It does not appear on the EKG since it is obscured by the QRS complex - ✔✔On the
electrocardiogram, repolarization of the atria is represented by the
A) P wave.
B) QRS complex.
C) T wave.
D) PQ segment.
E) It does not appear on the EKG since it is obscured by the QRS complex.
✔✔ventricular filling - ✔✔When the atria begin depolarizing, which of the following is
occuring?
A) ventricular filling
B) ventricular ejection
C) atrial filling
D) atrial ejection
✔✔albumin - ✔✔The most abundant plasma protein is ________________.
A) globulin
B) antibody
C) fibrinogen
D) albumin
E) erythropoietin
✔✔liver - ✔✔Which of the following organs produces all the plasma proteins except the
gamma globulins, which come from plasma cells?
A) small intestine
B) kidney
C) liver
D) spleen
✔✔hypoxemia from smoking or air pollution - ✔✔Anemia can be caused by all of the
following except
A) nutritional deficiency of vitamin B12 or iron.
,B) failure of gastric production of intrinsic factor.
C) kidney failure.
D) hypoxemia from smoking or air pollution
✔✔biliverdin - ✔✔Hemolysis yields heme. After removal of iron, the remainder of the
heme is first converted to ________________.
A) bilirubin
B) hemoglobin
C) biliverdin
D) urobilinogen
E) bile
✔✔All of the above are true - ✔✔Which of the following is true?
A) A vascular spasm is a short-lived constriction of a leaking vessel.
B) Platelet plugs are formed when exposed collagen fibers in a broken blood vessel
come in contact with platelets.
C) Coagulation is the formation of fibrin threads from plasma fibrinogen.
D) All of the above are true.
✔✔thyroid gland - ✔✔Which gland secretes calcitonin and a hormone that stimulates
ATP production?
A) pineal gland
B) thymus
C) thyroid gland
D) adrenal gland
✔✔diabetes insipidus - ✔✔A lack of antidiuretic hormone will lead to
A) acromegaly.
B) dwarfism.
C) diabetes insipidus.
D) endemic goiter.
E) diabetes mellitus.
✔✔vestibular apparatus - ✔✔The structure of the ear that coordinates balance is the
A) semicircular ducts.
B) saccule.
C) utricle.
D) vestibular apparatus
✔✔X - ✔✔Which cranial nerve sends branches to the heart?
A) VIII
B) IX
C) X
D) XI
, ✔✔hypoglossal nerve - ✔✔The parasympathetic division of the ANS has fibers that
leave the brain stem by way of cranial nerves. Which of the following is not one of those
nerves?
A) facial nerve
B) hypoglossal nerve
C) vagus nerve
D) oculomotor nerve
✔✔alpha- and beta-adrenergic - ✔✔Which of the following types of receptors will be
affected by norepinephrine?
A) alpha- and beta-adrenergic
B) muscarinic and nicotinic
C) cholinergic
D) Both A and B.
E) Both A and C.
✔✔parasympathetic; increase - ✔✔If the ________ nerves to the heart are cut, the
heart rate will ________.
A) sympathetic; decrease
B) sympathetic; increase
C) parasympathetic; decrease
D) parasympathetic; increase
✔✔telencephalon - ✔✔In the embryo, the cerebral hemispheres develop from which of
the following secondary vesicles?
A) rhombencephalon
B) myelencephalon
C) telencephalon
D) diencephalon
✔✔cortex - ✔✔The thin layer of gray matter on the surface of the cerebrum is called the
A) cortex.
B) cerebellum.
C) reticular formation.
D) basal nuclei.
E) limbic system
✔✔corpus callosum - ✔✔Which structure is found at the base of the longitudinal
fissure?
A) longitudinal sulci
B) longitudinal gyri
C) corpus callosum
D) rostral callosum
