Multiple Choice Exam Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following terms describes the location of the wrist relative to the
elbow?
a. distal
b. proximal
c. anterior
d. posterior: a
2. Which of the following cavities holds the ovaries?
a. ventral
b. thoracic
c. abdominal
d. pelvic: d
3. Which of the following layers of the wall of the heart contains cardiac
muscles?
a. myocardium only
b. epicardium only
c. endocaardium only
d. myocardium and epicardium only: a
4. The blood from the right ventricle goes to
a. the left atria
b. the vena cava
c. the aorta
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,d. the lungs: d
5. The blood vessels that carry the blood from the heart are called
a. veins
b. venules
c. capillaries
d. arteries: d
6. Which of the following is the opening in the throat through which air passes after it
enters the mouth?
a. nasopharynx
b. oropharynx
c. laryngopharynx
d. larynx: b
7. During respiration, the epiglottis prevents air from entering which of the following
organs?
a. bronchi
b. pharynx
c. larynx
d. esophagus: d
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, 8. Stem cells are found in which of the following tissues?
a. red bone marrow
b. periosteum
c. compact bones
d. bone matrix: a
9. Which of the following parts of the skeletal system is formed from long bones?
a. limbs
b. thoracic cage
c. skull
d. vertebral column: a
10. Which of the following types of muscle is found in blood vessels?
a. cardiac muscle
b. visceral muscle
c. type I muscle fibers
d. type II muscle fibers: b
11. Which of the following processes are performed by myofibrils? a.sugar
storage
b. electrochemical communication
c. lactic acid fermentation
d. muscle contractions: d
12. Which of the following parts of a neuron is responsible for carrying infor- mation
away form the cell?
a. soma
b. axon
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