Which of the following terms describes Which of the following is flexible (A) Epiglottis

the body's ability to maintain its normal connective tissue that is attached to bones (B) Alveoli
state? at the joints? (C) Vocal cords
(A) Metabolism (A) Epithelial (D) Larynx
(B) Tolerance (B) Adipose (E) Uvula
(C) Homeostasis (C) Nerve (A) Epiglottis
(D) Catabolism (D) Muscle
(E) Anabolism (E) Cartilage Which of the following is located beneath
(C) Homeostasis (E) Cartilage the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant
of the abdominal cavity?
Each of the following is known to help Each of the following is located in the
prevent infection EXCEPT mediastinum EXCEPT the (A) Appendix
(A) hair in the nose (A) trachea (B) Stomach
(B) saliva (B) heart (C) Spleen
(C) mucous membranes (C) pancreas (D) Kidney
(D) tears (D) aorta (E) Liver
(E) osteoblasts (E) esophagus (E) Liver
(E) osteoblasts (C) pancreas
Which of the following anatomical regions
Each of the following mature cells has a Which of the following is the body cavity of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum?
nucleus EXCEPT that contains the pituitary gland? (A) Lumbar
(A) lymphocyte (A) Abdominal (B) Umbilical
(B) basophil (B) Cranial (C) Epigastric
(C) monocyte (C) Pleural (D) Hypochondriac
(D) neutrophil (D) Spinal (E) Hypogastric
(E) erythrocyte (E) Thoracic (C) Epigastric
(E) erythrocyte (B) Cranial
Which of the following cavities are
Which of the following closes and seals off separated by the diaphragm?
the lower airway during swallowing? (A) Abdominal and pelvic
(B) Thoracic and abdominal (C) Inward (B) Open, spiral
(C) Cranial and spinal (D) Outward (C) Closed, greenstick
(D) Pericardial and pleural (D) Outward (D) Complex, comminuted
(E) Dorsal and ventral (E) Simple, pathologic
(B) Thoracic and abdominal The anatomic location of the spinal canal (C) Closed, greenstick
is
Which of the following terms describes Which of the following is the large bone
the motion of bending the forearm toward (A) frontal found superior to the patella and inferior
the body? (B) transverse to the ischium?
(A) Flexion (C) ventral (A) Calcaneus
(B) Pronation (D) caudal (B) Tibia
(C) Abduction (E) dorsal (C) Symphysis pubis
(D) Eversion (E) dorsal (D) Ulna
(E) Supination (E) Femur
(A) Flexion Which of the following is a structural, (E) Femur
fibrous protein found in the dermis?
In which of the following positions does a The physician directs the medical assistant
patient lie face down? (A) Collagen to complete a request form for an x-ray
(A) Prone (B) Sebum study of the fibula. The procedure will be
(B) Dorsal (C) Melanin performed on which of the following
(C) Erect (D) Lipocyte structures?
(D) Lateral (E) Heparin
(E) Supine (A) Collagen (A) Heel
(A) Prone (B) Toes
A patient has a fracture in which the (C) Thigh
If the foot is abducted, it is moved in radius is bent but not displaced, and the (D) Lower leg
which direction? skin is intact. This type of fracture is (E) Pelvis
known as which of the following? (D) Lower leg
(A) Upward
(B) Downward (A) Compound, transverse
Which of the following is a disorder (E) Hypothalamus A patient sustains severe blunt trauma to
characterized by uncontrollable episodes Which of the following cranial nerves is the left upper abdomen and requires
of falling asleep during the day? related to the sense of smell? surgery. The body organ most likely to be
involved is the
(A) Hydrocephalus (A) Hypoglossal
(B) Narcolepsy (B) Vagus (A) urinary bladder
(C) Dyslexia (C) Olfactory (B) appendix
(D) Epilepsy (D) Abducens (C) gallbladder
(E) Shingles (E) Trochlear (D) pancreas
(B) Narcolepsy (C) Olfactory (E) spleen
(E) spleen
The point at which an impulse is Which of the following is a substance that
transmitted from one neuron to another aids the transmission of nerve impulses? Where is the sinoatrial node located?
neuron is called the
(A) Acetylcholine (A) In the upper wall of the left ventricle
(A) terminal plate (B) Cholecystokinin (B) Between the right atrium and the right
(B) glial cell (C) Prolactin ventricle
(C) nerve center (D) Oxytocin (C) Between the left atrium and the left
(D) dendrite (E) Deoxyribose ventricle
(E) synapse (A) Acetylcholine (D) In the interventricular septum
(E) synapse (E) In the upper wall of the right atrium
The carotid pulse is located (E) In the upper wall of the right atrium
Which of the following controls body
temperature, sleep, and appetite? (A) in the antecubital space Blood flows from the right ventricle of the
(B) on the anterior side of the neck heart into the
(A) Pancreas (C) in the middle of the groin
(B) Thalamus (D) in front of the ears and just above eye (A) pulmonary veins
(C) Thyroid gland level (B) inferior vena cava
(D) Adrenal glands (E) on the medial aspect of the wrist (C) right atrium
(E) Hypothalamus (B) on the anterior side of the neck (D) left ventricle
(E) pulmonary arteries (C) carbon dioxide and less oxygen Which of the following conditions is
(E) pulmonary arteries In the lungs, gas exchange occurs in tiny characterized by incompetence of the
one-celled air sacs called esophageal sphincter?
Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart
by the (A) alveoli (A) Pyloric stenosis
(A) carotid arteries (B) bronchioles (B) Crohn's disease
(B) superior vena cava (C) capillaries (C) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(C) pulmonary veins (D) pleurae (D) Stomatitis
(D) aorta (E) bronchi (E) Esophageal varices
(E) inferior vena cava (A) alveoli (C) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(C) pulmonary veins
Bile enters the gastrointestinal tract at the Which of the following organs removes
The thoracic cage is a structural unit bilirubin from the blood, manufactures
important for (A) ileocecum plasma proteins, and is involved with the
(B) pyloric sphincter production of prothrombin and
(A) mentation (C) gastroesophageal sphincter fibrinogen?
(B) respiration (D) jejunum
(C) urination (E) duodenum (A) Gallbladder
(D) alimentation (E) duodenum (B) Liver
(E) menstruation (C) Kidney
(B) respiration Each of the following is a segment of the (D) Spleen
large intestine EXCEPT the (E) Stomach
Exhaled air, when compared with inhaled (B) Liver
air, contains more (A) transverse colon
(B) cecum Which of the following is an accessory
(A) oxygen and less carbon dioxide (C) ascending colon organ of the gastrointestinal system that is
(B) oxygen and less carbon monoxide (D) sigmoid colon responsible for secreting insulin?
(C) carbon dioxide and less oxygen (E) ileum
(D) nitrogen and less carbon dioxide (E) ileum (A) Spleen
(E) oxygen and less nitrogen (B) Adrenal gland
(C) Gallbladder (B) proteins
(D) Pancreas (C) starches (A) Pyelonephritis
(E) Liver (D) vitamins (B) Glomerulonephritis
(D) Pancreas (E) minerals (C) Interstitial nephritis
(C) starches (D) Nephrolithiasis
Which of the following is the lymphoid (E) Polycystic kidney
organ that is a reservoir for red blood cells In men, specimens for gonococcal cultures (D) Nephrolithiasis
and filters organisms from the blood? are most commonly obtained from which
of the following? Urine flows through the urinary system in
(A) Pancreas which order?
(B) Gallbladder (A) Anus
(C) Thymus (B) Urethra (A) Bladder, urethra, kidney, urethral
(D) Spleen (C) Skin meatus, ureter
(E) Appendix (D) Testicle (B) Kidney, urethra, urethral meatus,
(D) Spleen (E) Bladder bladder, ureter
(B) Urethra (C) Kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra,
The process whereby the stomach muscles urethral meatus
contract to propel food through the The cluster of blood capillaries found in (D) Bladder, kidney, ureter, urethra,
digestive tract is called each nephron is the urethral meatus
(E) Urethra, bladder, ureter, kidney,
(A) peristalsis (A) renal pelvis urethral meatus
(B) secretion (B) glomerulus (C) Kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra,
(C) emulsion (C) Loop of Henle urethral meatus
(D) regurgitation (D) afferent arteriole
(E) absorption (E) renal tubule In men, which of the following structures
(A) peristalsis (B) glomerulus is located at the neck of the bladder and
surrounds the urethra?
Saliva contains an enzyme that acts upon Which of the following conditions is
characterized by the presence of kidney (A) Prostate
(A) fats stones (renal calculi)? (B) Vas deferens
(C) Scrotum (B) cervix (A) Crohn's disease
(D) Epididymis (C) ovary (B) Diabetes mellitus
(E) Seminal vesicle (D) uterus (C) Bell's palsy
(A) Prostate (E) vagina (D) Pernicious anemia
(A) fallopian tube (E) Graves' disease
Male hormones are produced by which of (D) Pernicious anemia
the following? Calcium, potassium, and sodium are
classified as which of the following?
(A) Glans penis
(B) Testes (A) Androgens
(C) Prostate (B) Catecholamines
(D) Prepuce (C) Electrolytes
(E) Vas deferens (D) Estrogens
(B) Testes (E) Prostaglandins
(C) Electrolytes
Which of the following are mucus-
producing glands located on each side of Which of the following is the master gland
the vaginal opening? of the endocrine system?

(A) Parotid (A) Pineal

(B) Adrenal (B) Thyroid
(C) Bartholin's (C) Adrenal
(D) Corpus luteum (D) Pancreas
(E) Bulbourethral (E) Pituitary
(C) Bartholin's (E) Pituitary

Fertilization of an ovum by a Patients with which of the following

spermatozoon occurs in the diseases are treated with injections of
vitamin B-12?
(A) fallopian tube
 (A) Adipose 8) Which of the following is located
1) Which of the following terms (B) Cartilage beneath the diaphragm in the left
describes the body's ability to (C) Epithelial upper quadrant of the abdominal
maintain its normal state? (D) Muscle cavity?
(E) Nerve
(A) Anabolism (A) Appendix
(B) Catabolism 5) Which of the following allows air to (B) Duodenum
(C) Tolerance pass into the lungs? (C) Gallbladder
(D) Homeostasis (D) Pancreas
(E) Metabolism (A) Aorta (E) Spleen
(B) Esophagus
2) Which of the following best (C) Heart 9) Which of the following anatomical
describes the human body's defense (D) Pancreas regions of abdomen lies just distal to
mechanism against environmental (E) Trachea the sternum?
bacteria?
6) Which of the following is the body (A) Epigastric
(A) Hair in the nose cavity that contains the pituitary (B) Hypochondriac
(B) Mucous membranes gland? (C) Hypogastric
(C) Osteoblasts (D) Lumbar
(D) Saliva (A) Abdominal (E) Umbilical
(E) Tears (B) Cranial
(C) Pleural 10) Which of the following cavities
3) Which of the following best (D) Spinal are separated by the diaphragm?
describes a nucleus cell? (E) Thoracic
(A) Abdominal and pelvic
(A) Lymphocyte 7) Which of the following closes and (B) Cranial and spinal
(B) Monocyte seals off the lower airway during (C) Dorsal and ventral
(C) Erythrocyte swallowing? (D) Pericardial and pleural
(D) Basophil (E) Thoracic and abdominal
(E) Neutrophil (A) Alveoli
(B) Epiglottis 11) Which of the following terms
4) Which of the following is flexible (C) Larynx describes the motion of bending the
connective tissue that is attached to (D) Uvula forearm toward the body?
bones at the joints? (E) Vocal cords
(A) Abduction
(B) Eversion
(C) Flexion (C) Lipocyte (D) Thigh
(D) Pronation (D) Melanin (E) Pelvis
(E) Supination (E) Sebum
19) Which of the following is a
12) In which of the following positions 16) A patient has a fracture in which disorder characterized by
does a patient lie face down? the radius is bent but not displaced, uncontrollable episodes of falling
and the skin is intact. This type of asleep during the day?
(A) Dorsal fracture is known as which of the
(B) Erect following? (A) Dyslexia
(C) Lateral (B) Epilepsy
(D) Prone (A) Closed, greenstick (C) Hydrocephalus
(E) Supine (B) Complex, comminuted (D) Narcolepsy
(C) Compound, transverse (E) Shingles
13) If the foot is abducted, it is moved (D) Open, spiral
in which direction? (E) Simple, pathologic 20) Which of the following is the point
at which an impulse is transmitted
(A) Inward 17) Which of the following is the large from one neuron to another neuron?
(B) Outward bone found superior to the patella
(C) Upward and inferior to the ischium? (A) Dendrite
(D) Downward (B) Glial cell
(A) Calcaneus (C) Nerve center
14) The anatomic location of the (B) Femur (D) Synapse
spinal canal is (C) Symphysis pubis (E) Terminal plate
(D) Tibia
(A) caudal (E) Ulna 21) Which of the following controls
(B) dorsal body temperature, sleep, and
(C) frontal 18) The physician directs the medical appetite?
(D) transverse assistant to complete a request form
(E) ventral for an X-ray study of the fibula. The (A) Adrenal glands
procedure will be performed on which (B) Hypothalamus
15) Which of the following is a of the following structures? (C) Pancreas
structural, fibrous protein found in the (D) Thalamus
dermis? (A) Heel (E) Thyroid gland
(B) Lower leg
(A) Collagen (C) Toes
(B) Heparin
22) Which of the following cranial (A) Appendix (D) Pulmonary veins
nerves is related to the sense of (B) Gallbladder (E) Superior vena cava
smell? (C) Pancreas
(D) Urinary bladder 29) The thoracic cage is a structural
(A) Abducens (E) Spleen unit important for which of the
(B) Hypoglossal following functions?
(C) Olfactory 26) Where is the sinoatrial node
(D) Trochlear located? (A) Alimentation
(E) Vagus (B) Menstruation
(A) Between the left atrium and the (C) Mentation
23) Which of the following is a left ventricle (D) Respiration
substance that aids the transmission (B) Between the right atrium and the (E) Urination
of nerve impulses to the muscles? right ventricle
(C) In the interventricular septum 30) Which of the following
(A) Acetylcholine (D) In the upper wall of the left substances is found in greater
(B) Cholecystokinin ventricle quantity in exhaled air?
(C) Deoxyribose (E) In the upper wall of the right
(D) Oxytocin atrium (A) Carbon dioxide
(E) Prolactin (B) Carbon monoxide
27) Blood flows from the right (C) Nitrogen
24) Which of the following best ventricle of the heart into which of the (D) Oxygen
describes the location where the following structures? (E) Ozone
carotid pulse can be found?
(A) Inferior vena cava 31) Which of the following allows gas
(A) In front of the ears and just above (B) Left ventricle exchange in the lungs?
eye level (C) Pulmonary arteries
(B) In the antecubital space (D) Pulmonary veins (A) Alveoli
(C) In the middle of the groin (E) Right atrium (B) Bronchi
(D) On the anterior side of the neck (C) Bronchioles
(E) On the medial aspect of the wrist 28) Oxygenated blood is carried to (D) Capillaries
the heart by which of the following (E) Pleurae
25) A patient sustains severe blunt structures?
trauma to the left upper abdomen 32) At which of the following locations
and requires surgery. Which one of (A) Aorta does bile enter the digestive tract?
the following organs is most likely to (B) Carotid arteries
be involved? (C) Inferior vena cava
(A) Gastroesophageal sphincter 36) Which of the following is an (A) Starches
(B) Duodenum accessory organ of the (B) Proteins
(C) Ileocecum gastrointestinal system that is (C) Fats
(D) Jejunum responsible for secreting insulin? (D) Minerals
(E) Pyloric sphincter (E) Vitamins
(A) Adrenal gland
33) Which of the following structures (B) Gallbladder 40) In men, specimens for
is part of the small intestine? (C) Liver gonococcal cultures are most
(D) Pancreas commonly obtained from which of the
(A) Ascending colon (E) Spleen following structures?
(B) Cecum
(C) Ileum 37) Which of the following is the (A) Anus
(D) Sigmoid colon lymphoid organ that is a reservoir for (B) Bladder
(E) Transverse colon red blood cells and filters organisms (C) Skin
from the blood? (D) Testicle
34) Which of the following conditions (E) Urethra
is characterized by incompetence of (A) Appendix
the esophageal sphincter? (B) Gallbladder 41) Which of the following describes
(C) Pancreas the cluster of blood capillaries found
(A) Crohn's disease (D) Spleen in each nephron in the kidney?
(B) Esophageal varices (E) Thymus
(C) Gastroesophageal reflux disease (A) Afferent arteriole
(D) Pyloric stenosis 38) Which of the following best (B) Glomerulus
(E) Stomatitis describes the process whereby the (C) Loop of Henle
stomach muscles contract to propel (D) Renal pelvis
35) Which of the following organs food through the digestive tract? (E) Renal tubule
removes bilirubin from the blood,
manufactures plasma proteins, and is (A) Absorption 42) Which of the following conditions
involved with the production of (B) Emulsion is characterized by the presence of
prothrombin and fibrinogen? (C) Peristalsis kidney stones (renal calculi)?
(D) Regurgitation
(A) Gallbladder (E) Secretion (A) Glomerulonephritis
(B) Kidney (B) Interstitial nephritis
(C) Liver 39) Saliva contains an enzyme that (C) Nephrolithiasis
(D) Spleen acts upon which of the following (D) Polycystic kidney
(E) Stomach nutrients? (E) Pyelonephritis
43) Which of the following best (C) Bulbourethral 50) Patients with which of the
describes the structure that collects (D) Corpus luteum following diseases are treated with
urine in the body? (E) Parotid injections of vitamin B-12?

(A) Bladder 47) Fertilization of an ovum by a (A) Bell's palsy

(B) Kidney spermatozoon occurs in which of the (B) Crohn's disease
(C) Ureter following structures? (C) Diabetes mellitus
(D) Urethra (D) Graves' disease
(E) Urethral meatus (A) Cervix (E) Pernicious anemia
(B) Fallopian tube
44) In men, which of the following (C) Ovary
structures is located at the neck of (D) Uterus
the bladder and surrounds the (E) Vagina Answers
urethra?
48) Calcium, potassium, and sodium 1) D
(A) Epididymis are classified as which of the
(B) Prostate following? 2) B
(C) Scrotum
(D) Seminal vesicle (A) Androgens 3) C
(E) Vas deferens (B) Catecholamines
(C) Electrolytes 4) B
45) Male hormones are produced by (D) Estrogens
which of the following? (E) Prostaglandins 5) E

(A) Glans penis 49) Which of the following is the 6) B

(B) Prepuce master gland of the endocrine
(C) Prostate system? 7) B
(D) Testes
(E) Vas deferens (A) Adrenal 8) E
(B) Pancreas
46) Which of the following are (C) Pineal 9) A
mucus-producing glands located on (D) Pituitary
each side of the vaginal opening? (E) Thyroid 10) E

(A) Adrenal 11) C

(B) Bartholin's
12) D 31) A 50) E

13) B 32) B

14) B 33) C

15) A 34) C

16) A 35) C

17) B 36) D

18) B 37) D

19) D 38) C

20) D 39) A

21) B 40) E

22) C 41) B

23) A 42) C

24) D 43) A

25) E 44) B

26) E 45) D

27) C 46) B

28) D 47) B

29) D 48) C

30) A 49) D