CIDESCO EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The function of the medulla oblongata in the brain is to: - ✔✔control heartbeat and
breathing rate
✔✔The part of the brain that directs precise, smooth movements and the maintenance
of balance is the: - ✔✔cerebellum
✔✔The part of the brain which regulates posture and maintains the tone of muscles is
the: - ✔✔cerebellum
✔✔The part of the reflex arc which contains both sensory and motor nerve fibres is the:
- ✔✔spinal nerve
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT an example of a reflex action? - ✔✔heart beating
✔✔A simple reflex arc follows the following pathway: - ✔✔sense organ -nerve- spinal
ganglion-spinal cord, etc.
✔✔A nervous stimulus enters the spinal cord via: - ✔✔the spinal ganglion and the
posterior horn and leaves via the anterior horn
✔✔Which orte of the following structures is the deepest layer of the meninges? -
✔✔dura mater
✔✔The cerebrospinal fluid is found: - ✔✔in between the arachnoid mater and the pia
mater
✔✔The trigeminal nerve is: - ✔✔the 5th cranial nerve
✔✔The facial nerve is MAINLY: - ✔✔a mixed nerve
,✔✔The VAGUS nerve is cranial nerve number: - ✔✔X (10)
✔✔The last part of the spinal cord is called: - ✔✔the cauda equina
✔✔The action of the autonomic nervous system helps to: - ✔✔innervate cardiac
muscle, blushing and gland secretions
✔✔Periphenal is cranial and body nerves, NOT: - ✔✔Brain and spinal cord
✔✔Which one of the following statements about the uterus is INCORRECT? - ✔✔eggs
are fertilised there
✔✔The lower narrow section of the uterus that opens into the vagina is called the: -
✔✔cervix
✔✔A spermatozoon normally follows the following course: - ✔✔vagina, cervix, uterus,
fallopian tube
✔✔Fertilisation occurs when: - ✔✔the nuclei of two gametes fuse
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an egg or ovum? - ✔✔carries food
for the embryo
✔✔Fertilisation takes place in the: - ✔✔fallopian tube
✔✔The function of amniotic fluid is to: - ✔✔protect the embryo from tolts and knocks
✔✔The name given to the cell which is formed immediately after fertilisation is the: -
✔✔zygote
✔✔The male gonads produce: - ✔✔testosterone
✔✔Male hormones are produced in: - ✔✔the testes
✔✔The layer of the epidermis in which the cells are fully keratinised is the: - ✔✔stratum
cornetum
✔✔In the epidermal layer of skin, whick one of the following is the superficial layer
containing 25-30 rows of dead, keratinised epithelial cells? - ✔✔stratum corneum
✔✔New cells of the skin produced the: - ✔✔stratum germinativum
, ✔✔Keratinisation of the epidermis starts in the: - ✔✔stratum granulosum
✔✔The tough waterproof material that provides cells in the outer layer of skin with a
protective quality is: - ✔✔keratin
✔✔Melanin granules are found in the: - ✔✔stratum spinosum
✔✔Which one of the following structures CANNOT be found in the dermis of the skin? -
✔✔keratin
✔✔The dark pigment found in the epidermis of skin is known as: - ✔✔melanin
✔✔Melanocytes are found in the germinating layer of the epidermis; their products: -
✔✔change under the influence of ultra-violet radiation into melanin
✔✔The cells which make the skin's pigment are called: - ✔✔melanocytes
✔✔Melanin is: - ✔✔a pigment
✔✔A nail grows from: - ✔✔the matrix
✔✔The function of the nail cuticle is to: - ✔✔prevent infection around the nail entering
the nail fold
✔✔The hyponychium lies: - ✔✔under the free edge
✔✔The nail plate can be divided longitudinally into: - ✔✔nail root-nail body- free edge
✔✔Which one of the following parts of a growing hair consists of actively dividing cells?
- ✔✔germinal matrix
✔✔The part of the hair which contains pigment is the: - ✔✔cortex
✔✔The part of the growing hair follicle that is in contact with the hair is the? - ✔✔inner
root sheath
✔✔The germinal matrix of a hair is part of which one of the following layers of the
epidermis? - ✔✔basal layer
✔✔The growing stage of the hair growth cycle is called: - ✔✔anagen
✔✔The stage of the hair growth cycle in which the follicle shortens is: - ✔✔catagen
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The function of the medulla oblongata in the brain is to: - ✔✔control heartbeat and
breathing rate
✔✔The part of the brain that directs precise, smooth movements and the maintenance
of balance is the: - ✔✔cerebellum
✔✔The part of the brain which regulates posture and maintains the tone of muscles is
the: - ✔✔cerebellum
✔✔The part of the reflex arc which contains both sensory and motor nerve fibres is the:
- ✔✔spinal nerve
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT an example of a reflex action? - ✔✔heart beating
✔✔A simple reflex arc follows the following pathway: - ✔✔sense organ -nerve- spinal
ganglion-spinal cord, etc.
✔✔A nervous stimulus enters the spinal cord via: - ✔✔the spinal ganglion and the
posterior horn and leaves via the anterior horn
✔✔Which orte of the following structures is the deepest layer of the meninges? -
✔✔dura mater
✔✔The cerebrospinal fluid is found: - ✔✔in between the arachnoid mater and the pia
mater
✔✔The trigeminal nerve is: - ✔✔the 5th cranial nerve
✔✔The facial nerve is MAINLY: - ✔✔a mixed nerve
,✔✔The VAGUS nerve is cranial nerve number: - ✔✔X (10)
✔✔The last part of the spinal cord is called: - ✔✔the cauda equina
✔✔The action of the autonomic nervous system helps to: - ✔✔innervate cardiac
muscle, blushing and gland secretions
✔✔Periphenal is cranial and body nerves, NOT: - ✔✔Brain and spinal cord
✔✔Which one of the following statements about the uterus is INCORRECT? - ✔✔eggs
are fertilised there
✔✔The lower narrow section of the uterus that opens into the vagina is called the: -
✔✔cervix
✔✔A spermatozoon normally follows the following course: - ✔✔vagina, cervix, uterus,
fallopian tube
✔✔Fertilisation occurs when: - ✔✔the nuclei of two gametes fuse
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an egg or ovum? - ✔✔carries food
for the embryo
✔✔Fertilisation takes place in the: - ✔✔fallopian tube
✔✔The function of amniotic fluid is to: - ✔✔protect the embryo from tolts and knocks
✔✔The name given to the cell which is formed immediately after fertilisation is the: -
✔✔zygote
✔✔The male gonads produce: - ✔✔testosterone
✔✔Male hormones are produced in: - ✔✔the testes
✔✔The layer of the epidermis in which the cells are fully keratinised is the: - ✔✔stratum
cornetum
✔✔In the epidermal layer of skin, whick one of the following is the superficial layer
containing 25-30 rows of dead, keratinised epithelial cells? - ✔✔stratum corneum
✔✔New cells of the skin produced the: - ✔✔stratum germinativum
, ✔✔Keratinisation of the epidermis starts in the: - ✔✔stratum granulosum
✔✔The tough waterproof material that provides cells in the outer layer of skin with a
protective quality is: - ✔✔keratin
✔✔Melanin granules are found in the: - ✔✔stratum spinosum
✔✔Which one of the following structures CANNOT be found in the dermis of the skin? -
✔✔keratin
✔✔The dark pigment found in the epidermis of skin is known as: - ✔✔melanin
✔✔Melanocytes are found in the germinating layer of the epidermis; their products: -
✔✔change under the influence of ultra-violet radiation into melanin
✔✔The cells which make the skin's pigment are called: - ✔✔melanocytes
✔✔Melanin is: - ✔✔a pigment
✔✔A nail grows from: - ✔✔the matrix
✔✔The function of the nail cuticle is to: - ✔✔prevent infection around the nail entering
the nail fold
✔✔The hyponychium lies: - ✔✔under the free edge
✔✔The nail plate can be divided longitudinally into: - ✔✔nail root-nail body- free edge
✔✔Which one of the following parts of a growing hair consists of actively dividing cells?
- ✔✔germinal matrix
✔✔The part of the hair which contains pigment is the: - ✔✔cortex
✔✔The part of the growing hair follicle that is in contact with the hair is the? - ✔✔inner
root sheath
✔✔The germinal matrix of a hair is part of which one of the following layers of the
epidermis? - ✔✔basal layer
✔✔The growing stage of the hair growth cycle is called: - ✔✔anagen
✔✔The stage of the hair growth cycle in which the follicle shortens is: - ✔✔catagen
