ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Where are striated muscles located?
A. Stomach wall and uterus
B. Urinary bladder and intestine
C. Ciliary body of the eye D. Heart and skeletal muscles - (ANSWER)D. the stomach wall,
uterus, urinary bladder, intestine, and ciliary body all have smooth muscles
2.The pressure in the systemic arteries during ventricular contraction is?
A. Diastolic blood pressure
B. Osmotic pressure
C. Systolic blood pressure
D. Low pressure - (ANSWER)C. diastolic blood pressure is present when the ventricles are
relaxed and therefore is a lower pressure than systolic blood pressure
3.The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures of the expanding and contracting
arterial walls is the?
A. Pulse
B. Osmotic pressure
C. End-systolic volume
D. Stroke volume - (ANSWER)a
4.Input from what system causes vasoconstriction during exercise and therefore an increase in
blood pressure?
A. Sympathetic nervous system
B. Parasympathetic nervous system
C. Central nervous system
D. Peripheral nervous system - (ANSWER)a
,5.Cardiac muscle is ?
A. Nonstriated involuntary
B. Striated involuntary
C. Nonstriated voluntary
D. Striated voluntary - (ANSWER)b
6.In what order does the impulse for depolarization travel through the heart?
A. AV node, SA node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
B. SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
C. SA node, AV node, Purkinje fibers, bundle of His
D. AV node, SA node, Purkinje fibers, bundle of His - (ANSWER)b
7.The wave on an electrocardiogram that is associated with the atrial wall depolarization is the
A. PR interval
B. T wave
C. QRS complex
D. P wave - (ANSWER)d
8.The SA node is located in the wall of which chamber?
A. Left atrium
B. Left ventricle
C. Right atrium
D. Right ventricle - (ANSWER)c
9.The muscular sphincter located between the stomach and the duodenum is the
A. Pylorus
B. Cardia
,C. Chyme
D. Rugae - (ANSWER)a
10.The type of cell responsible for the transmission of impulses through the nervous system is
the
A. Neuroglia
B. Schwann
C. Neuron
D. Oligodendrocyte - (ANSWER)c
11.What system is anatomically composed of the brain and spinal cord?
A. Central nervous system
B. Peripheral nervous system
C. Parasympathetic nervous system
D. SYMPATHETIC nervous system - (ANSWER)a
12.Functions that an animal does not have to consciously control, such as peristalsis in the
intestine, are influenced by the?
A. Somatic nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Peripheral nervous system
D. Autonomic nervous system - (ANSWER)d
13.The cranial nerves and the spinal nerves are anatomically part of what system?
A. Central nervous system
B. Peripheral nervous system
C. Parasympathetic nervous system
D. Sympathetic nervous system - (ANSWER)b
, 14.Sensory nerves are considered
A. Efferent motor nerves
B. Motor nerves
C. Efferent nerves
D. Afferent nerves - (ANSWER)d
15.An imbalance of what minerals can affect nerve function?
A. Phosphorus and magnesium
B. Sodium and potassium
C. Manganese and chromium
D. Iron and zinc - (ANSWER)b
16.When a stimulus is strong enough to cause complete depolarization, it has reached
A. Threshold B. Repolarization C. Refractory period D. Action potential - (ANSWER)a
17.What happens within the neuron that allows local anesthetics to be effective? A. Potassium
gates open B. The charge within the cell becomes positive C. The charge within the cell becomes
negative D. Sodium channels become blocked - (ANSWER)d
18.Smooth muscles can be found in the A. Heart B. Stomach C. Pelvic limb D. Diaphragm -
(ANSWER)b
19.Which muscle cells have single nuclei? A. Skeletal and cardiac B. Skeletal and smooth C.
Smooth and cardiac D. Skeletal only - (ANSWER)c
20.Cattle and swine display what type of estrous cycle?
A. Polyestrous
B. Seasonally polyestrous
C. Diestrous
D. Monoestrous - (ANSWER)a