DAA Final Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Enzymatic digestion of proteins carried out by pepsin takes place in - CORRECT
ANSWER stomach
At the left colic (splenic) flexure, the colon continues as - CORRECT
ANSWER descending colon
Both the liver and gallbladder store and concentrate bile - CORRECT ANSWER false
What runs along the outer colon surface and correspond to the outer layer of the muscularis
externus - CORRECT ANSWER teniae coli
What structure synthesizes oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone - CORRECT
ANSWER hypothalamus
Another name for anterior pituitary gland is - CORRECT ANSWER adenohypophysis
What pituitary hormone will stimulate ovulation - CORRECT ANSWER LH
What process involved in urine formation is mainly achieved by proximal convoluted tubules
- CORRECT ANSWER reabsorption
Urine volume ____ when ADH secretion decreases. - CORRECT ANSWER increases
Correct order of structures of urine/filtration flows through - CORRECT
ANSWER collecting ducts, minor calyces, major calyces, renal pelvis
The secondary bronchi divides into - CORRECT ANSWER segmental bronchi
,Each main bronchus divides into - CORRECT ANSWER lobar bronchi (secondary
bronchi)
The left main bronchus is wider and shorter than the right main bronchus - CORRECT
ANSWER false
What blood vessel is a major derivative of the 1st aortic embryonic arch - CORRECT
ANSWER maxillary arteries
The 2nd part/distal portion of the duodenum is derived from - CORRECT
ANSWER midgut
A patient presents with numbness and tingling in the lateral aspect of the right forearm, what
nerve is affected - CORRECT ANSWER musculocutaneous nerve
What is NOT innervated by the General Visceral Efferent (GVE) fibers? - CORRECT
ANSWER extrinsic muscles of the tongue
What is innervated by the General Visceral Efferent (GVE) fibers? - CORRECT
ANSWER lacrimal gland, blood vessels, and parotid salivary gland
What action would be significantly weakened if the superior gluteal nerve were injured? (best
choice) - CORRECT ANSWER medial rotation of the thigh
Vertebral ribs - CORRECT ANSWER ribs 11-12 (floating)
Parts of the sternum - CORRECT ANSWER manubrium, body, xiphoid process
Vertebrochondral ribs - CORRECT ANSWER ribs 8-10 (false ribs)
, "closer to the point of attachment" - CORRECT ANSWER proximal
"further away from the point of attachment" - CORRECT ANSWER distal
"closer to, or toward, the midline" - CORRECT ANSWER medial
Included in the vertebral column? - CORRECT ANSWER cervical, thoracic, lumbar,
sacrum, coccyx columns
Part of the anterior border of an intervertebral foramen (IVF)? - CORRECT
ANSWER uncinate processes of cervical vertebrae, vertebral bodies
Components of a neural (vertebral) arch? - CORRECT ANSWER pedicle and lamina
Part of a vertebra between the inferior and superior articular processes? - CORRECT
ANSWER pars inarticularis
Considered an atypical lumbar vertebra? - CORRECT ANSWER L5
Vertebral level that is considered the vertebral prominens in most people? - CORRECT
ANSWER C7
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts is the ____ plane. -
CORRECT ANSWER frontal, coronal
Bones do not help form the pterion? - CORRECT ANSWER occipital
Where is the hypoglossal canal - CORRECT ANSWER occipital bone
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Enzymatic digestion of proteins carried out by pepsin takes place in - CORRECT
ANSWER stomach
At the left colic (splenic) flexure, the colon continues as - CORRECT
ANSWER descending colon
Both the liver and gallbladder store and concentrate bile - CORRECT ANSWER false
What runs along the outer colon surface and correspond to the outer layer of the muscularis
externus - CORRECT ANSWER teniae coli
What structure synthesizes oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone - CORRECT
ANSWER hypothalamus
Another name for anterior pituitary gland is - CORRECT ANSWER adenohypophysis
What pituitary hormone will stimulate ovulation - CORRECT ANSWER LH
What process involved in urine formation is mainly achieved by proximal convoluted tubules
- CORRECT ANSWER reabsorption
Urine volume ____ when ADH secretion decreases. - CORRECT ANSWER increases
Correct order of structures of urine/filtration flows through - CORRECT
ANSWER collecting ducts, minor calyces, major calyces, renal pelvis
The secondary bronchi divides into - CORRECT ANSWER segmental bronchi
,Each main bronchus divides into - CORRECT ANSWER lobar bronchi (secondary
bronchi)
The left main bronchus is wider and shorter than the right main bronchus - CORRECT
ANSWER false
What blood vessel is a major derivative of the 1st aortic embryonic arch - CORRECT
ANSWER maxillary arteries
The 2nd part/distal portion of the duodenum is derived from - CORRECT
ANSWER midgut
A patient presents with numbness and tingling in the lateral aspect of the right forearm, what
nerve is affected - CORRECT ANSWER musculocutaneous nerve
What is NOT innervated by the General Visceral Efferent (GVE) fibers? - CORRECT
ANSWER extrinsic muscles of the tongue
What is innervated by the General Visceral Efferent (GVE) fibers? - CORRECT
ANSWER lacrimal gland, blood vessels, and parotid salivary gland
What action would be significantly weakened if the superior gluteal nerve were injured? (best
choice) - CORRECT ANSWER medial rotation of the thigh
Vertebral ribs - CORRECT ANSWER ribs 11-12 (floating)
Parts of the sternum - CORRECT ANSWER manubrium, body, xiphoid process
Vertebrochondral ribs - CORRECT ANSWER ribs 8-10 (false ribs)
, "closer to the point of attachment" - CORRECT ANSWER proximal
"further away from the point of attachment" - CORRECT ANSWER distal
"closer to, or toward, the midline" - CORRECT ANSWER medial
Included in the vertebral column? - CORRECT ANSWER cervical, thoracic, lumbar,
sacrum, coccyx columns
Part of the anterior border of an intervertebral foramen (IVF)? - CORRECT
ANSWER uncinate processes of cervical vertebrae, vertebral bodies
Components of a neural (vertebral) arch? - CORRECT ANSWER pedicle and lamina
Part of a vertebra between the inferior and superior articular processes? - CORRECT
ANSWER pars inarticularis
Considered an atypical lumbar vertebra? - CORRECT ANSWER L5
Vertebral level that is considered the vertebral prominens in most people? - CORRECT
ANSWER C7
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts is the ____ plane. -
CORRECT ANSWER frontal, coronal
Bones do not help form the pterion? - CORRECT ANSWER occipital
Where is the hypoglossal canal - CORRECT ANSWER occipital bone
