ALMS Anatomy & Physiology Pretest
Questions And Answers.
Which |term |describes |the |study |of |the |function |of |components |of |the |body? |- |Answer |- | |
|Physiology
Which |type |of |tissue |produces |chemicals |and |fluid |that |digests |food |in |the |stomach? |-
|Answer |- | | |Epithelial
Which |layer |of |serous |membrane |lines |the |walls |of |cavities? |- |Answer |- | | |Parietal
Which |of |the |following |is |the |anatomical |name |for |the |neck |area? |- |Answer |- | | |Cervical
Eight |chemical |elements |constitute |3.6 |percent |of |total |body |mass. |What |are |these
|chemical |elements |called? |- |Answer |- | | |Lesser |chemical |elements
What |layer |of |serous |membranes |covers |and |adheres |to |the |organs |within |the |cavities |it
|lines? |- |Answer |- | | |Visceral |Layer
What |term |is |used |to |describe |the |state |at |which |a |solute |moves |down |its |concentration
|gradient |through |the |plasma |membrane |and |becomes |evenly |distributed |in |the |cytosol? |-
|Answer |- | | |Equilibrium
What |do |two |or |more |atoms |form |when |they |share |electrons? |- |Answer |- | | |*Incorrect* |An
|ion
Four |mechanisms |of |action |to |conserve |heat |and |increase |heat |production |in |the |body
|include |vasoconstriction |(blood |vessels), |adrenal |medulla |(or |its |hormones), |thyroid |gland
|(or |its |hormones), |and |____________. |- |Answer |- | | |Shivering
Which |cells |are |responsible |for |the |growth |of |existing |hairs? |- |Answer |- | | |Hair |matrix
When |is |metabolic |rate |higher |in |females? |- |Answer |- | | |During |pregnancy
The |________________ |skeleton |includes |bones |that |are |located |in |the |bodys |girdles
|and |extremities. |- |Answer |- | | |Appendicular
Flexion |and |extension |movements |usually |occur |along |which |plane? |- |Answer |- | | |Sagittal
, Where |is |the |insertion |site |typically |located |in |regard |to |the |attachment |of |the |muscle? |-
|Answer |- | | |Distal
Most |skeletal |muscles |are |arranged |in |opposing |pairs |at |the |joints. |What |are |the |names |of
|the |opposing |pairs |of |muscles? |- |Answer |- | | |Prime |mover |and |antagonist
Which |regions |of |the |body |are |supplied |by |the |celiac |trunk; |superior |mesenteric |artery;
|inferior |mesenteric |artery; |and |suprarenal, |renal, |and |gonadal |arteries? |- |Answer |- | |
|Abdominal |viscera
How |does |blood |flow |through |the |regions |in |the |primitive |heart |tube? |- |Answer |- | | |From |the
|caudal |end |of |the |primitive |heart |tube |to |the |cranial |end
How |does |an |increase |in |epinephrine |or |norepinephrine |affect |the |heart |rate? |- |Answer |- | |
|It |causes |the |heart |rate |to |increase
Most |components |of |___________ |filter |freely |through |the |capillary |walls |to |form
|interstitial |fluid. |- |Answer |- | | |Blood |plasma
Which |immune |response |begins |with |the |activation |of |T |cells |by |a |specific |antigen? |-
|Answer |- | | |Cell |mediated
Which |term |refers |to |the |bodys |ability |to |defend |itself |against |specific |invading |agents,
|such |as |bacteria, |toxins, |viruses, |and |foreign |tissues? |- |Answer |- | | |Adaptive |immunity
What |is |the |bodys |nonspecific, |defensive |response |to |tissue |damage |and |may |occur
|when |exposed |to |pathogens, |abrasions, |chemical |irritations, |cell |disturbance, |and
|extreme |temperatures? |- |Answer |- | | |Inflammation
Which |of |the |following |causes |a |decrease |in |osmolarity |of |interstitial |fluid |and |plasma? |-
|Answer |- | | |*Incorrect* |Increased |Na |concentration
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |abundant |buffer |in |intracellular |fluid |and |blood |plasma?
|- |Answer |- | | |Protein |buffer |system
What |component |of |the |fluid |secreted |from |the |bulbourethral |glands |is |used |to |lubricate
|the |end |of |the |penis? |- |Answer |- | | |Mucus
What |helps |breast |milk |propel |toward |the |nipples? |- |Answer |- | | |*Incorrect* |Contractions |of
|lactiferous |ducts
What |is |the |name |of |the |layer |of |skin |covering |the |body |of |the |clitoris? |- |Answer |- | |
|Prepuce |of |the |clitoris
Two |pairs |of |tonsils, |the |_______ |and |_______ |tonsils, |are |found |in |the |oropharynx. |-
|Answer |- | | |Palatine, |lingual
Questions And Answers.
Which |term |describes |the |study |of |the |function |of |components |of |the |body? |- |Answer |- | |
|Physiology
Which |type |of |tissue |produces |chemicals |and |fluid |that |digests |food |in |the |stomach? |-
|Answer |- | | |Epithelial
Which |layer |of |serous |membrane |lines |the |walls |of |cavities? |- |Answer |- | | |Parietal
Which |of |the |following |is |the |anatomical |name |for |the |neck |area? |- |Answer |- | | |Cervical
Eight |chemical |elements |constitute |3.6 |percent |of |total |body |mass. |What |are |these
|chemical |elements |called? |- |Answer |- | | |Lesser |chemical |elements
What |layer |of |serous |membranes |covers |and |adheres |to |the |organs |within |the |cavities |it
|lines? |- |Answer |- | | |Visceral |Layer
What |term |is |used |to |describe |the |state |at |which |a |solute |moves |down |its |concentration
|gradient |through |the |plasma |membrane |and |becomes |evenly |distributed |in |the |cytosol? |-
|Answer |- | | |Equilibrium
What |do |two |or |more |atoms |form |when |they |share |electrons? |- |Answer |- | | |*Incorrect* |An
|ion
Four |mechanisms |of |action |to |conserve |heat |and |increase |heat |production |in |the |body
|include |vasoconstriction |(blood |vessels), |adrenal |medulla |(or |its |hormones), |thyroid |gland
|(or |its |hormones), |and |____________. |- |Answer |- | | |Shivering
Which |cells |are |responsible |for |the |growth |of |existing |hairs? |- |Answer |- | | |Hair |matrix
When |is |metabolic |rate |higher |in |females? |- |Answer |- | | |During |pregnancy
The |________________ |skeleton |includes |bones |that |are |located |in |the |bodys |girdles
|and |extremities. |- |Answer |- | | |Appendicular
Flexion |and |extension |movements |usually |occur |along |which |plane? |- |Answer |- | | |Sagittal
, Where |is |the |insertion |site |typically |located |in |regard |to |the |attachment |of |the |muscle? |-
|Answer |- | | |Distal
Most |skeletal |muscles |are |arranged |in |opposing |pairs |at |the |joints. |What |are |the |names |of
|the |opposing |pairs |of |muscles? |- |Answer |- | | |Prime |mover |and |antagonist
Which |regions |of |the |body |are |supplied |by |the |celiac |trunk; |superior |mesenteric |artery;
|inferior |mesenteric |artery; |and |suprarenal, |renal, |and |gonadal |arteries? |- |Answer |- | |
|Abdominal |viscera
How |does |blood |flow |through |the |regions |in |the |primitive |heart |tube? |- |Answer |- | | |From |the
|caudal |end |of |the |primitive |heart |tube |to |the |cranial |end
How |does |an |increase |in |epinephrine |or |norepinephrine |affect |the |heart |rate? |- |Answer |- | |
|It |causes |the |heart |rate |to |increase
Most |components |of |___________ |filter |freely |through |the |capillary |walls |to |form
|interstitial |fluid. |- |Answer |- | | |Blood |plasma
Which |immune |response |begins |with |the |activation |of |T |cells |by |a |specific |antigen? |-
|Answer |- | | |Cell |mediated
Which |term |refers |to |the |bodys |ability |to |defend |itself |against |specific |invading |agents,
|such |as |bacteria, |toxins, |viruses, |and |foreign |tissues? |- |Answer |- | | |Adaptive |immunity
What |is |the |bodys |nonspecific, |defensive |response |to |tissue |damage |and |may |occur
|when |exposed |to |pathogens, |abrasions, |chemical |irritations, |cell |disturbance, |and
|extreme |temperatures? |- |Answer |- | | |Inflammation
Which |of |the |following |causes |a |decrease |in |osmolarity |of |interstitial |fluid |and |plasma? |-
|Answer |- | | |*Incorrect* |Increased |Na |concentration
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |abundant |buffer |in |intracellular |fluid |and |blood |plasma?
|- |Answer |- | | |Protein |buffer |system
What |component |of |the |fluid |secreted |from |the |bulbourethral |glands |is |used |to |lubricate
|the |end |of |the |penis? |- |Answer |- | | |Mucus
What |helps |breast |milk |propel |toward |the |nipples? |- |Answer |- | | |*Incorrect* |Contractions |of
|lactiferous |ducts
What |is |the |name |of |the |layer |of |skin |covering |the |body |of |the |clitoris? |- |Answer |- | |
|Prepuce |of |the |clitoris
Two |pairs |of |tonsils, |the |_______ |and |_______ |tonsils, |are |found |in |the |oropharynx. |-
|Answer |- | | |Palatine, |lingual
