ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
PRELIM EXAMINATION
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Which of these is NOT required for life?
Water
Food
Blood
Oxygen
Pressure
2. What is the basic unit of structure and function
of all LIVING organisms?
a. Organism
b. Species
c. Cell
d. Tissue
e. Organ system
3. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of life?
a. Movement
b. Growth
c. Excretion
d. Sleeping
e. Reproduction
4.
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Homeostasis refers to:
Changing internal conditions
Stable external conditions
Stable internal conditions
Changing external conditions
None of these is correct
5. What term describes a body part that is closer
to point of attachment?
a. Anterior
b. Proximal
c. Superior
d. Distal
e. Inferior
6. What system is the main source of body heat?
a. Digestive
b. Muscular
c. Nervous
d. Endocrine
e. Cardiovascular
7. The membrane on the lungs surface is:
a. Visceral peritoneum
b. Parietal peritoneum
c. Visceral pleura
d. Parietal pericardium
e. Parietal pleura
8. What two cavities are found in the dorsal
cavity?
a. Thoracic
b. Pelvic
c. Cranial
d. Vertebral canal
e. Abdominopelvic
9. Small structures within cells that carry on
specific functions are:
a. Organelles
b. Tissues
c. Molecules
d. Parasites
e. Hormones
10. Regarding direction terms that describe the
positions of body structures, which of the
following is correct?
a. The fingers are proximal to the wrist.
b. The right arm is medial to the left arm.
c. The umbilicus (belly button) is superior
to the thoracic region.
d. The ears are lateral to the nose.
11. The ______ and ______ planes through the
thoracic cavity show portions of both lungs.
a. Transverse and parasagittal
b. Frontal and median
c. Transverse and coronal
d. Coronal and sagittal
12. The sum of all chemical reactions in the body
is called?
a. metabolism
b. assimilation
c. growth
d. digestion
13. The rate at which chemical reactions take
place in the body is controlled by?
a. Heat
b. Available food
c. Pressure
d. Oxygen
14. Removal of products not needed by the body
is known as?
a. Digestion
b. Assimilation
c. Absorption
d. Excretion
15. Support and movement are accomplished by
the skeletal and muscular systems.
a. True
b. False
c. NOTA
d. AOTA
16. The spinal cord is anterior to the heart.
a. True
b. False
c. Di ako sure
d. NOTA
17. Proximal means farther from.
a. True
b. False
c. AOTA
d. NOTA
18. Sagittal planes divide the body into superior
and inferior portions.
a. True
b. False
c. AOTA
d. NOTA
19. Which of the following is not part of the axial
body?
a. Head
b. Back
c. Neck
d. Arm
20. A _____ section divides the body into right and
left.
a. Transverse
b. Sagittal
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c. Frontal
d. Coronal
Sympathetic & parasympathetic responses are
part of the ____ nervous system
a. somatic
b. autonomic
c. peripheral
d. central
Conscious activities are controlled by the
____ nervous system
a. somatic
b. autonomic
c. peripheral
d. central
Unconscious activities are controlled by the
____ nervous system
a. somatic
b. autonomic
c. peripheral
d. central
The brain and spinal cord are part of the ____
nervous system
a. Somatic
b. Autonomic
c. Peripheral
d. Central
Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and all the other
nerves throughout the body are part of the
____ nervous system
a. Somatic
b. Autonomic
c. Peripheral
d. Central
What type of responses does the sympathetic
nervous system control?
a. Rest & digest
b. Fight or flight
c. Netflix & chill
d. Stress & digest
What type of responses does the
parasympathetic nervous system control?
a. Rest & digest
b. Flight or flight
c. Netflix & chill
d. Stress & digest
The part of the neuron that takes in and
receives messages is called the _____
a. dendrite
b. nucleus
c. axon
d. synapse
The part of the neuron that passes the
message along is called the _____
a. Axon
b. Dendrite
c. Nucleus
d. Synapse
The gap that a message has to cross to get
from one neuron to the other is called the
_____
a. Synapse
b. Dendrite
c. Axon
d. Nucleus
31. The only 2 parts of the body that are included
in the central nervous system are the _____
and _____
a. Brain and spinal cord
b. Brain and backbone
c. Spinal cord and eyes
d. Brain and eyes
32. All the other neurons that aren't part of the
central nervous system are part of the _____
nervous system
a. Peripheral
b. Outer
c. Inside
d. Pulmonary
33. This is a fatty layer that insulates the electrical
impulse and increases the speed of impulses
going down the axon.
a. Dendrites
b. Cell Body
c. Myelin Sheath
d. Synapse
34. What are the two main divisions of the nervous
system?
a. The brain and spinal cord
b. The central nervous and peripheral
nervous system
c. The neurons and the dendrites
d. The cerebrum and the medulla
35. What does the peripheral nervous system do?
a. Help you learn new facts
b. Help nerve impulses move
c. Controls balance and coordination
d. Delivers messages from the Central
Nervous system to body
36. What does the autonomic nervous system
control?
a. Voluntary movement
b. Cardiac muscles only
c. Involuntary responses
d. The spinal cord
37. Which neurotransmitter is involved in muscle
movements?
a. Acetylcholine
b. Endorphins
c. Serotonin
d. GABA
38. Which neurotransmitter is released in
response to stress and trauma?
a. Acetylcholine
b. Endorphins
c. Serotonin
d. GABA
39. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps
regulate:
a. Learning and memory
b. Pain and pleasure
c. Muscle movements
d. Sleep, moods/emotions
40. About how much does the brain weigh?
a. 2 pounds
b. 3 pounds
c. 4 pounds
d. 8 pounds
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