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MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Nervous SystemCardiovascular SystemRespiratory SystemEndocrine System
Digestive SystemUrinary SystemLymphatic SystemImmune System
Musculoskeletal SystemIntegumentary SystemMale Reproductive SystemFemale Reproductive System
HaematologyTerminologySPECIAL SENSESMetabolism & Nutrition
ANSWER KEYS

Nervous System

1. The nervous system consists of a network of specialized cells called?

a. Oligodendrocytes. 

b. Microglia.

c. Neurons.

d. Neuroglia.

2. The midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata are all referred to?

a. Forebrain.

b. Brainstem.

c. Hindbrain.

d. Diencephalon.

3. Which one of the following is not part of the functions of temporal lobe?

a. Olfaction. 

b. Memory.

c. Speech. 

d. Vision. 

4. The limbic system is located within the cerebrum and it contains all the following except?

a. Hypothalamus.

b. Amygdala.

c. Hippocampus.

d. Corpus callosum.

5. Which one of the following neurotransmitters work with memory and muscle contractions?

a. Histamine.

b. Acetylcholine.

c. Endorphins.

d. Dopamine.

6. Which one of the following functions is correct regarding the cerebellum?

a. It is responsible for maintaining breathing, blood pressure and heart rate.

b. It is associated with movement, orientation and recognition. 

c. It is associated with coordinating movement and balance. 

d. It is the base of a person’s emotions.

7. Which one of the following cranial nerves has both sensory and motor functions?

a. Glossopharyngeal nerve.

b. Trochlear nerve. 

c. Hypoglossal nerve.

d. Vestibulocochlear nerve.

8. Which one of the following diseases caused by deficiency of neurotransmitter dopamine?

a. Alzheimer’s disease.

b. Parkinson’s disease. 

c. Epilepsy.

d. Meningitis.

9. Which one of the following is filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

a. Dura mater.

b. Arachnoid mater. 

c. Subdural space.

d. Subarachnoid space.

10. Which one of the following form the myelin sheath that surrounds neuronal axons to increase the

a. Neuroglia.

b. Microglia.

c. Oligodendrocytes.

d. Astrocytes.

11. The primary olfactory cortex is located at which lobe?

a. Frontal lobe.

b. Temporal lobe.

c. Occipital lobe.

d. Parietal lobe. 

12. Which one of the following converts the light into an electric signal?

a. Lens.

b. Retina.

c. Cornea.

d. Macula. 

Cardiovascular System

1. Which of the following words mean “vascular” in the Latin?

a. Vacuum. 

b. Vascular.

c. Vasculum.

d. Vasculus.

2. Which one of the following has the highest rate of depolarization in the whole system?

a. Atrioventricular bundle.

b. Purkinje fibers.

c. Atrioventricular node.

d. Sinoatrial node.

3. The second heart sound (dup) occurs?

a. Semilunar valves close. 

b. Atrioventricular valves close.

c. Aortic semilunar valve close. 

d. Tricuspid valve close. 

4. What is stroke volume?

a. It is the volume of blood pumped out by an atrium with each heartbeat.

b. It is the volume of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each heartbeat.

c. It is the volume of blood pumped out by the aorta with each heartbeat.

d. It is the volume of blood pumped out by the pulmonary artery with each heartbeat.

5. The main artery supplying the upper limbs?

a. Subclavian artery.

b. External iliac artery.

c. Common carotid artery.

d. Coronary artery.

6. It is due to leaking valves in the veins which allow blood to flow backwards?

a. Angina pectoris.

b. Aneurysm. 

c. Hypertension. 

a. Varicose veins.

7. Which one of the following drains the gastrointestinal tract carrying nutriments to the liver?

a. Inferior mesenteric vein.

b. Portal vein. 

c. Inferior vena cava.

d. Superior mesenteric vein.

8. What is happening during atrial systole?

a. The atrial systole ends, and ventricular systole begins.

b. The ventricular diastole begins, the pressure in the ventricles falls below that in the major arteries, and the semilunar valves close to prevent backflow into the ventricles. 

c. The ventricles continue to contract, causing the intraventricular pressure to surpass the pressure in the major arteries leaving the heart. 

d. The ventricles remain in diastole as the atria contract, forcing blood into the ventricles to complete ventricular filling.

9. Which one of the following often called the pacemaker?

a. SA node.

b. AV node. 

c. Purkinje fibers.

d. SV node.

10. The outer layer of the heart?

a. Pericardium.

b. Endocardium.

c. Epicardium.

d. Myocardium.

11. Which of the following contain valves?

a. Arterioles.

b. Capillaries.

c. Veins.

d. Arteries. 

12. Which one of the following discharge the blood to the lungs?

a. Right ventricles.

b. Right atrium.

c. Left ventricles.

d. left atrium. 

Respiratory System

1. Which one of the following is NOT part of lower respiratory tract?

a. Alveolar sacs.

b. Bronchi.

c. Trachea.

d. Lungs. 

2. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Cartilage known as the epiglottis closes the larynx during the process of swallowing.

b. Trachea is made up of C-shaped cartilage.

c. Larynx includes rings of cartilage called thyroid.

d. Trachea splits into two structured tubes, known as the right and left bronchioles.

3. Which one is the total amount of exchangeable air?

a. Vital capacity.

b. Tidal volume.

c. Residual volume.

d. Expiratory reserve volume.

4. Neural centers that control respiratory rhythm and depth are located mainly in?

a. Amygdala.

b. Hypothalamus. 

c. Pons.

d. Cerebellum.

5. During overinflation, which nerve of the following send impulses from the stretch receptors to en

a. Pulmonary nerve.

b. Intercostal nerve.

c. Phrenic nerve.

d. Vagus nerve.

6. It is a chronic inflammatory condition causing airway obstruction?

a. Pneumonia.

b. Emphysema.

c. Asthma.

d. Bronchitis.

7. When impulses from the VRG maintain a normal quiet breathing rate, it called?

a. Eupnea.

b. Hyperpnea.

c. Hypopnea.

d. Pneumonia.

8. The internal respiration?

a. The exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood.

b. The exchange of gases between blood and tissue cells.

c. The exchange of gases between the alveoli and tissue cells.

d. The exchange of gases between the pulmonary blood and tissue blood.

9. Respiratory capacities are measured with?

a. Oxymeter.

b. Technometer.

c. Nanometer.

d. Spirometer.

10. Which one of the following is the most aggressive and rapidly growing of all lung cancers?

a. Small cell carcinoma.

b. Squamous cell carcinoma.

c. Large ell anaplastic carcinoma.

d. Adenocarcinoma.

11. Which of the following is not among the surfaces of the lungs?

a. Mediastinal surface.

b. Diaphragmatic surface.

c. Pulmonary surface.

d. Costal surface. 

12. Which one of the following is a tiny air-filled pocket act as the sites of gas exchange in the l

a. Terminal bronchioles.

b. Respiratory bronchioles.

c. Alveoli.

d. Conducting bronchioles. 

Endocrine System

1. It has both exocrine and endocrine functions?

a. Adrenal. 

b. Pituitary.

c. Thyroid.

d. Gonads.

2. It helps the body to react to stress?

a. Epinephrine.

b. Oestrogen.

c. Melatonin.

d. Triiodothyronine.

3. Which one of the following is an example of extreme overproduction of thyroxine?

a. Dwarfism. 

b. Graves’ disease.

c. Thromboplastin. 

d. Goiter. 

4. Acts to determine the number of circulating hormones in the body??

a. Posterior pituitary.

b. Adrenocorticotrophic.

c. Anterior pituitary.

d. Hypothalamus.

5. Which one of the following hormones stimulates and maintains milk production?

a. Thyrotropic hormone.

b. Prolactin. 

c. Growth hormone.

d. Follicle stimulating hormone.

6. Hormones made from cholesterol?

a. Peptides hormones.

b. Acid–based hormones. 

c. Steroid hormones. 

d. Prostaglandins hormones.

7. Decreasing blood calcium ion level in blood is an example of?

a. Hormonal stimulus.

b. Humoral stimulus. 

c. Neural stimulus.

d. Vascular stimulus.

8. The most abundant protein in blood and it holds fluid in the bloodstream?

a. Albumin.

b. Ammonia. 

c. Acetoacetic acid.

d. Cholesterol.

9. Considered the master of glands?

a. Thyroid gland.

b. Pituitary gland. 

c. Adrenal gland.

d. Thymus gland.

10. It regulates the levels of calcium, phosphorous and magnesium in the blood and bones?

a. Parathyroid.

b. Thymus.

c. Anterior pituitary.

d. Thyroid. 

11. A given hormone is affecting only certain tissue cells or organs, and that’s called?

a. Feedback cells.

b. Target cells.

c. Stimulus cells.

d. Promoting cells. 

12. Does not make peptide hormones and acts as a storage area for hormones?

a. Posterior pituitary.

b. Hypothalamus.

c. Amygdala.

d. Anterior pituitary.

Digestive System

1. Which one of the following processes involves enzymes in the stomach and small intestine that are

a. Absorption. 

b. Mechanical digestion.

c. Chemical digestion.

d. Propulsion.

2. The saliva contains which one of the following enzymes?

a. Proteases.

b. Trypsin.

c. Lipases.

d. Amylase.

3. Which one of the following enzymes works primarily on milk protein?

a. Rennin. 

b. Pepsin. 

c. Maltose.

d. Trypsin. 

4. The release of pancreatic juice into the duodenum is stimulated by?

a. Hormones.

b. Vagus nerve.

c. Both a & b.

d. None of them.

5. Most substances are absorbed through the intestinal cell plasma membranes by the process of activ

a. Fats.

b. Proteins.

c. Carbohydrates.

d. Ions.

6. Which one of the following produces no digestive enzymes?

a. Small intestines.

b. Stomach. 

c. Duodenum. 

a. Colon.

7. Which one of the following neutralizes the acidic chyme coming in from the stomach?

a. Gastric juice.

b. The bile.

c. Pancreatic juice.

d. Brush border enzymes. 

8. Which one of the following does not absorb by large intestines?

a. Some ions.

b. Carbohydrates. 

c. Water.

d. Vitamins.

9. Hepatitis D has the same mode of transmission as?

a. Hepatitis C.

b. Hepatitis A.

c. Hepatitis B.

d. Hepatitis E.

10. It does not provide any nutrients, but it helps move the foodstuffs along the gastrointestinal t

a. Fibers.

b. Starch.

c. Polypeptides.

d. Glycerol.

11. The intermediate product of protein digestion is?

a. Amino acids. 

b. Polypeptides.

c. Glycerol.

d. Cellulose.

12. Most of the absorption occurs in?

a. Small intestines.

b. Large intestines.

c. Stomach.

d. Esophagus.

URINARY System

1. The functional unit of the kidneys?

a. Nephrons.

b. Neurons.

c. Glomerulus.

d. Cortex.

2. The inability of the kidneys to maintain proper function?

a. Glomerulonephritis.

b. Renal agenesis.

c. Urethritis.

d. Renal failure.

3. The most common histological type of bladder cancer?

a. Adenocarcinoma.

b. Squamous cell carcinoma. 

c. Transitional cell carcinoma.

d. Epithelial carcinoma.

4. Which one is NOT among the three common locations of stones to become stuck?

a. Uretopelvic junction.

b. Pelvic brim.

c. When ureter enters the bladder.

d. Middle of ureter.

5. Which of the following is the last part of a nephron?

a. Renal papilla.
b. Distal convoluted tubule.
c. Glomerulus. 

d. Collecting duct.

6. Which of the following is not found in the glomerular filtrate?

a. Glucose.

b. Protein.
c. Uric acid.
d. Creatinine. 

7. The gate of where structures enter and leave the kidney?

a. Hilum.

b. Pyramid.

c. Calyx.

d. Column. 

8. Which one of the following help urine to flow from kidneys to bladder?

a. Hydrostatic pressure.

b. Osmotic pressure. 

c. Peristalsis.

d. Gravity.

9. Which of the following serve as the storage place of urine?

a. Urethra.

b. Bladder.

c. Kidney.

d. Ureter.

10. Kidneys are located in which of the following?

a. Abdominal cavity.

b. Pelvic cavity.

c. Peritoneal cavity.

d. Retroperitoneal.

11. The renal pyramids are located in?

a. Cortex. 

b. Medulla.

c. Column.

d. Pelvis.

12. Which of the following is not normally found in the urine?

a. Magnesium.

b. Glucose.

c. Urea.

d. Uric acid.

LYMPHATIC System

1. The upper right quadrant of the body is drained by

a. Cervical duct.

b. Left lymphatic duct.

c. Thoracic duct.

d. Right lymphatic duct.

2. Which one of the following possesses immunoglobulins on their cell surfaces?

a. B-lymphocytes.

b. T-lymphocytes.

c. Macrophages.

d. Dendritic cells.

3. Which one of the following terms refers to the abnormality or the absence of Spleen?

a. Splenoma.

b. Splanchnic.

c. Asplenia.

d. Splenomegaly.

4. Which one of the following is the main constituent of pus and are responsible for its white color

a. Eosinophil.

b. Neutrophils.

c. Basophils.

d. Monocytes. 

5. Identify main functions of the lymphatic system?

a. Fluid balance and absorption of amino acids with defense against disease.

b. Absorption of fats and acid-base balance with defense against disease.

c. Transport of nutrients and acid-base balance with fluid balance.

d. Fluid balance and absorption of fats with defense against disease.

6. Lymphatic fluid is commonly drained into which of the following?

a. Arteries.

b. Veins.
c. Capillaries.
d. Tissue fluid. 

7. Identify the primary lymphatic organs of the following?

a. Spleen and red bone marrow.

b. Thymus and red bone marrow.

c. Spleen and thymus.

d. Spleen and lymphnodes.

8. The thymus gland is located within which of the following?

a. Thoracic cavity inferior to heart.

b. Abdominal cavity inferior to liver.

c. Thoracic cavity between trachea and sternum.

d. Abdominal cavity posterior to stomach.

9. Lymph is usually filtered by which of the following?

a. Spleen.

b. Bone marrow.

c. Kidneys.

d. Lymphnodes.

10. Identify the cells that are responsible for specific immunity?

a. B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes.

b. B lymphocytes and neutrophils.

c. T lymphocytes and monocytes.

d. T lymphocytes and neutrophils.

11. The ability of the body to react to antigens is called?

a. Homeostasis

b. Edema

b. Immunity

c. Inflammation

12. Describe the flow of lymph beginning with lymph formation?

a. Lymphatic capillaries – tissue fluid – lymphatic ducts – lymphatic vessels – veins.

b. Tissue fluid - lymphatic capillaries – lymphatic vessels – lymphatic ducts – veins.

c. Lymphatic capillaries – veins – tissue fluid – lymphatic ducts – lymphatic veins.

d. Tissue fluid – lymphatic capillaries – lymphatic ducts – lymphatic veins - veins.

IMMUNE System

1. Which one of the following is considered a biological barrier?

a. Mucous membranes 

b. Normal body flora. 

c. Nasopharynx 

d. The bronchial cilia. 

2. Which of the following describe adaptive defense system?

a. Immune Response.

b. Skin and Mucous membranes.

c. Inflammatory response.

d. Inflammatory response and skin and mucous membranes.

3. The defense by B cells is known as?

a. Humoral immunity.

b. Antibody mediated immunity.

c. Cell mediated immunity.

d. Both A and C.

4. The major components of an immune system include which of the following?

a. B-lymphocytes.

b. T- lymphocytes.

c. Antibodies.

d. All of the above.

5. Which of the following is the first line of defense?

a. Immune Response.

b. Inflammatory response.

c. Skin and Mucous membranes.

d. Inflammatory response with skin and mucous membranes.

6. Which of the following is the second line of defense?

a. Immune Response.

b. Inflammatory response.

c. Skin and Mucous membranes.

d. Inflammatory response with skin and mucous membranes.

7. Which of the following is the third line of defense?

a. Immune Response.

b. Inflammatory response.

c. Skin and Mucous membranes.

d. Inflammatory response with skin and mucous membranes.

8. Cells which kill other cells that display foreign motifs on their surface are?

a. Plasma cells

b. Antigens

c. Red blood cells

d. Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes 

9. Antibodies are secreted by which of the following?

a. Tissue cells

b. Stem cells

c. Plasma cells

d. Membranous cells

10. A foreign macromolecule that binds selectively to an antibody is called?

a. Antibody

b. Antigen

c. Lymph

d. Mesenchyme

11. Which of the following stimulate the proliferation of other lymphocytes?

a. Regulatory T cells.

b. Helper T Cells.

c. Interferon.

d. Macrophage APCs.

12. Which of the following describe innate defense system?

a. Immune Response.

b. Skin and Mucous membranes.

c. Inflammatory response.

d. Inflammatory response and skin and mucous membranes.

ANSWER KEY

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