HAPS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
An arrhythmia of the heart can be best detected by: - Answer -recording an
electrocardiogram
Which of the following muscles would you expect to have the fewest number of muscle
cells per motor unit? - Answer -muscles of the hand
A low secretion of lutenizing hormone (LH) in the normal male adult would cause: -
Answer -decreased testosterone secretion
A plantar wound would be found: - Answer -on the sole of the foot
The first artery leaving the aortic arch is the: - Answer -brachiocephalic
A hyposecretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) may lead to: - Answer -faster bone
deposition
The receptors for static and dynbamic equilibrium are located in the: - Answer -
semicircular canals and vestibule
The portion of the female reproductive system that is homologous to the scrotum is the:
- Answer -labia majora
Light rays that strike the retina of the human eye project an inverted image because the:
- Answer -light is refracted as it passes through the lens
Which of the following constituents of the glomerular filtrate is ordinarily almost
completely reabsorbed? - Answer -glucose
Almost all sensory impulses pass through which structure on their way to the cerebral
coretex? - Answer -thalamus
Chemical digestion of protein starts in the: - Answer -stomach
T cells are to cell-mediated (cellular) immunity as B cells are to: - Answer -antibody-
mediated (humoral) immunity
The portion of the nephron in w hich most reabsorption takes place is the: - Answer -
proximal convoluted tubule
Which of the following hormones is a true protein? - Answer -FSH
Which of the following cells lack cytoplasmic granules? - Answer -lymphocytes
, Exposing skin to UV light promotes tanning by: - Answer -increasing melanin
production
What type of epithelium covers the body and serves as protection for the body surface?
- Answer -stratified squamous
The conversion of glucose to glycogen is termed: - Answer -glycogenesis
Bill's vital capacity is 4000 ml. His tidal volume is 500 ml. His inspiratory reserve volume
is 2500 ml. What is his expiratory reserve volume? - Answer -1000 ml
HCl is to pepsinogen as enterokinase is to - Answer -trypsinogen
The primary endocrine influence needed for the development of male external genitals
is: - Answer -fetal testosterone
Which of the following substances stimulates sodium reabsorption from the renal
collecting ducts? - Answer -aldosterone
Which of the following is composed of fibers of sensory neurons only? - Answer -dorsal
roots and spinal nerves
Another term for swallowing is: - Answer -deglutition
The dryness of the mouth (cotton mouth) that occurs when some people are called
upon to give an extemporaneous speech is the result of: - Answer -a sympathetic
inhibition of the salivary glands
The maintenance of a relatively high blood pressure in the glomerulus of the kidney is
related to the fact that: - Answer -the afferent arteriole is larger than the efferent
arteriole
Normal sustained skeletal muscle contraction involves which type of response of the
participating muscle fibers? - Answer -summation of treppe responses
The major source of the bicarbonate-rich buffer solution is secreted by which digestive
organ(s)? - Answer -pancreas
You would expect that an individual at rest, digesting a large meal, would be primarily
under the influence of the: - Answer -parasympathetic division
The final receptor for lipid soluble steroid hormones directly involved in gene activation
is located on the: - Answer -chromosome
Which of the following activities are normal heart sounds chiefly associated? - Answer -
closure of the heart valves
An arrhythmia of the heart can be best detected by: - Answer -recording an
electrocardiogram
Which of the following muscles would you expect to have the fewest number of muscle
cells per motor unit? - Answer -muscles of the hand
A low secretion of lutenizing hormone (LH) in the normal male adult would cause: -
Answer -decreased testosterone secretion
A plantar wound would be found: - Answer -on the sole of the foot
The first artery leaving the aortic arch is the: - Answer -brachiocephalic
A hyposecretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) may lead to: - Answer -faster bone
deposition
The receptors for static and dynbamic equilibrium are located in the: - Answer -
semicircular canals and vestibule
The portion of the female reproductive system that is homologous to the scrotum is the:
- Answer -labia majora
Light rays that strike the retina of the human eye project an inverted image because the:
- Answer -light is refracted as it passes through the lens
Which of the following constituents of the glomerular filtrate is ordinarily almost
completely reabsorbed? - Answer -glucose
Almost all sensory impulses pass through which structure on their way to the cerebral
coretex? - Answer -thalamus
Chemical digestion of protein starts in the: - Answer -stomach
T cells are to cell-mediated (cellular) immunity as B cells are to: - Answer -antibody-
mediated (humoral) immunity
The portion of the nephron in w hich most reabsorption takes place is the: - Answer -
proximal convoluted tubule
Which of the following hormones is a true protein? - Answer -FSH
Which of the following cells lack cytoplasmic granules? - Answer -lymphocytes
, Exposing skin to UV light promotes tanning by: - Answer -increasing melanin
production
What type of epithelium covers the body and serves as protection for the body surface?
- Answer -stratified squamous
The conversion of glucose to glycogen is termed: - Answer -glycogenesis
Bill's vital capacity is 4000 ml. His tidal volume is 500 ml. His inspiratory reserve volume
is 2500 ml. What is his expiratory reserve volume? - Answer -1000 ml
HCl is to pepsinogen as enterokinase is to - Answer -trypsinogen
The primary endocrine influence needed for the development of male external genitals
is: - Answer -fetal testosterone
Which of the following substances stimulates sodium reabsorption from the renal
collecting ducts? - Answer -aldosterone
Which of the following is composed of fibers of sensory neurons only? - Answer -dorsal
roots and spinal nerves
Another term for swallowing is: - Answer -deglutition
The dryness of the mouth (cotton mouth) that occurs when some people are called
upon to give an extemporaneous speech is the result of: - Answer -a sympathetic
inhibition of the salivary glands
The maintenance of a relatively high blood pressure in the glomerulus of the kidney is
related to the fact that: - Answer -the afferent arteriole is larger than the efferent
arteriole
Normal sustained skeletal muscle contraction involves which type of response of the
participating muscle fibers? - Answer -summation of treppe responses
The major source of the bicarbonate-rich buffer solution is secreted by which digestive
organ(s)? - Answer -pancreas
You would expect that an individual at rest, digesting a large meal, would be primarily
under the influence of the: - Answer -parasympathetic division
The final receptor for lipid soluble steroid hormones directly involved in gene activation
is located on the: - Answer -chromosome
Which of the following activities are normal heart sounds chiefly associated? - Answer -
closure of the heart valves
