71. Mastication refers to:
a. Chewing
b. Swallowing
c. Burping
d. Digestion
72. An adult mouth has this many teeth;
a.
b.
c.
d.
20
32
34
30
73. The duct of the parotid gland is also known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Wharton’s duct
Stenson’s duct
Langley’s duct
ampulla of vater
74. The thin membrane like structure that connects the lower lip to the gum is
known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lower frenulum
Upper frenulum
pylorus
buccal mucosa
75. Deglutition is a term for:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chewing
Swallowing
Burping
digestion
76. The esophagus delivers the swallowed food into the stomach by
contractions known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Peristalsis
deglutition
borborygmi
housekeeping contractions
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77. Once the food has been mixed with saliva and has been broken down, it is
known as :
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chyme
Bolus
bile
gastric fluid
78. Digestion of which food is initiated by which enzyme in the saliva of
mouth?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lipids and Lipase
Starch and Amylase
Maltose and Amylase
Protein and Peptin
79. If a person has all of their teeth, they would have _____ incisors, _____
canines, _____ bicuspids, and _____ molars.
80. The muscular ridges on the inside of the stomach that allow the stomach
to stretch when food is present are called __________________.
81. When food mixes with the acid in the stomach it is now known as -----------.
82. The largest salivary gland is the _________________ and is located near
the _______________ muscle.
83. A dendrite conducts nerve impulses -------------- the cell body.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
away from
toward
both toward and away from
around, bypassing
only inside
84. An axon conducts nerve impulses ----------------cell body.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Away from
toward
both toward and away from
around, bypassing
only inside
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85. Which of the following is / are type(s) of neurons?
a.
b.
c.
d.
sensory
motor
internuerons
all of the above
86. Sensory nerve cells act as the decision making cells to sum up all signals
for certain stimuli.
a. True
b. False
87. Neuroglial cells support and provide nutrition for the -------------.
a.
b.
c.
d.
muscle cells
glands
neurons
nephrons
88. A sensory neuron of the peripheral nervous system takes nerve impulses
from the sensory receptors to the -----------------.
a.
b.
c.
d.
motor neurons
interneurons
autonomic nervous system
central nervous system
89. Nerve impulses go from sensory neurons in sense organs directly to the
muscle and glands that respond.
a. True
b. False
90. Schwann cells are one of several types of ---------------- cells in the nervous
system.
a.
b.
c.
d.
sensory
motor
association
neuroglial
91. The myelin that schwann cells produce provides nutrition for the dendrites
.
a. True
b. False
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92. Gaps in the myelin sheath are known as ---------------.
a.
b.
c.
d.
nodes of Ranvier
The synapse
axonal interstices
myelinoids
93. Nerve impulses create a change in voltage which is measured by and can
be seen on a(n) --------------.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stethoscope
electrocardiogram
oscilloscope
laparoscope
94. Axoplasm is the ------------------.
a.
b.
c.
d.
blood plasma that nourishes a nerve
fluid external to the axon but inside the myelin sheath
cytoplasm of the dendrite
cytoplasm of the axon
95. The ------------- contains centers for heartbeat, breathing and blood
pressure.
a.
b.
c.
d.
cerebellum
cerebrum
spinal cord
medulla oblongata
96. The main function of the cerebellum is ----------------.
a. consciousness
b. muscle coordination
c. homeostasis
d. sense reception
97. Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the receptors to the central
nervous system are:
a. motor neurons
b. efferent neurons
c. interneurons
d. sensory neurons
98. The portion of the nervous system that is considered involuntary is the
a. somatic nervous system
b. sensory nervous system
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c. autonomic nervous system
d. motor nervous system
99. The different charge between the outside and inside of a neuron at rest is
called
a. action potential
b. synaptic potential
c. resting membrane potential
d. equilibrium potential
100.
a.
b.
c.
d.
dendrite
axon terminal
cell body
myelin sheath
101.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The term metabolism refers to:
All anabolic reactions
all catabolic reactions
all oxidation reactions
all the chemical reactions of the body
103.
a.
b.
c.
d.
In the reflex arc, a muscle or gland is considered to be the
receptor
integrating center
motor neuron
effector
102.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Neurotransmitters are released at the
Glucose is stored in the liver as
Starch
fat
glycogen
ATP
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