ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM

1) Which of the following terms describes (A) Alveoli (C) Upward

the body's ability to maintain its normal
state? (B) Epiglottis (D) Downward

(A) Anabolism (C) Larynx 14) The anatomic location of the spinal
canal is
(B) Catabolism (D) Uvula
(A) caudal
(C) Tolerance (E) Vocal cords
(B) dorsal
(D) Homeostasis 8) Which of the following is located
beneath the diaphragm in the left upper (C) frontal
(E) Metabolism quadrant of the abdominal cavity?
(D) transverse
2) Which of the following best describes (A) Appendix
the human body's defense mechanism (E) ventral
against environmental bacteria? (B) Duodenum
15) Which of the following is a structural,
(A) Hair in the nose (C) Gallbladder fibrous protein found in the dermis?

(B) Mucous membranes (D) Pancreas (A) Collagen

(C) Osteoblasts (E) Spleen (B) Heparin

(D) Saliva 9) Which of the following anatomical (C) Lipocyte

regions of abdomen lies just distal to the
(E) Tears sternum? (D) Melanin

3) Which cells in the blood do not have a (A) Epigastric (E) Sebum
nucleus?
(B) Hypochondriac 16) A patient has a fracture in which the
(A) Lymphocyte radius is bent but not displaced, and the
(C) Hypogastric skin is intact. This type of fracture is known
(B) Monocyte as which of the following?
(D) Lumbar
(C) Erythrocyte (A) Closed, greenstick
(E) Umbilical
(D) Basophil (B) Complex, comminuted
10) Which of the following cavities are
(E) Neutrophil separated by the diaphragm? (C) Compound, transverse

4) Which of the following is flexible (A) Abdominal and pelvic (D) Open, spiral
connective tissue that is attached to bones
at the joints? (B) Cranial and spinal (E) Simple, pathologic

(A) Adipose (C) Dorsal and ventral 17) Which of the following is the large
bone found superior to the patella and
(B) Cartilage (D) Pericardial and pleural inferior to the ischium?

(C) Epithelial (E) Thoracic and abdominal (A) Calcaneus

(D) Muscle 11) Which of the following terms describes (B) Femur
the motion of bending the forearm toward
(E) Nerve the body? (C) Symphysis pubis

5) Which of the following allows air to pass (A) Abduction (D) Tibia
into the lungs?
(B) Eversion (E) Ulna
(A) Aorta
(C) Flexion 18) The physician directs the medical
(B) Esophagus assistant to complete a request form for an
(D) Pronation X-ray study of the fibula. The procedure
(C) Heart will be performed on which of the
(E) Supination following structures?
(D) Pancreas
12) In which of the following positions does (A) Heel
(E) Trachea a patient lie face down?
(B) Lower leg
6) Which of the following is the body cavity (A) Dorsal
that contains the pituitary gland? (C) Toes
(B) Erect
(A) Abdominal (D) Thigh
(C) Lateral
(B) Cranial (E) Pelvis
(D) Prone
(C) Pleural 19) Which of the following is a disorder
(E) Supine characterized by uncontrollable episodes of
(D) Spinal falling asleep during the day?
13) If the foot is abducted, it is moved in
(E) Thoracic which direction? (A) Dyslexia

7) Which of the following closes and seals (A) Inward (B) Epilepsy
off the lower airway during swallowing?
(B) Outward
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(C) Hydrocephalus (C) Pancreas (E) Pleurae

(D) Narcolepsy (D) Urinary bladder 32) At which of the following locations
does bile enter the digestive tract?
(E) Shingles (E) Spleen
(A) Gastroesophageal sphincter
20) Which of the following is the point at 26) Where is the sinoatrial node located?
which an impulse is transmitted from one (B) Duodenum
neuron to another neuron? (A) Between the left atrium and the left
ventricle (C) Ileocecum
(A) Dendrite
(B) Between the right atrium and the right (D) Jejunum
(B) Glial cell ventricle
(E) Pyloric sphincter
(C) Nerve center (C) In the interventricular septum
33) Which of the following structures is
(D) Synapse (D) In the upper wall of the left ventricle part of the small intestine?

(E) Terminal plate (E) In the upper wall of the right atrium

21) Which of the following controls body 27) Blood flows from the right ventricle of (A) Ascending colon
temperature, sleep, and appetite? the heart into which of the following
structures? (B) Cecum
(A) Adrenal glands
(A) Inferior vena cava (C) Ileum
(B) Hypothalamus
(B) Left ventricle (D) Sigmoid colon
(C) Pancreas
(C) Pulmonary arteries (E) Transverse colon
(D) Thalamus
(D) Pulmonary veins 34) Which of the following conditions is
(E) Thyroid gland characterized by incompetence of the
(E) Right atrium esophageal sphincter?
22) Which of the following cranial nerves is
related to the sense of smell? 28) Oxygenated blood is carried to the (A) Crohn's disease
heart by which of the following structures?
(A) Abducens (B) Esophageal varices
(A) Aorta
(B) Hypoglossal (C) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(B) Carotid arteries
(C) Olfactory (D) Pyloric stenosis
(C) Inferior vena cava
(D) Trochlear (E) Stomatitis
(D) Pulmonary veins
(E) Vagus 35) Which of the following organs removes
(E) Superior vena cava bilirubin from the blood, manufactures
23) Which of the following is a substance plasma proteins, and is involved with the
that aids the transmission of nerve 29) The thoracic cage is a structural unit production of prothrombin and fibrinogen?
impulses to the muscles? important for which of the following
functions? (A) Gallbladder
(A) Acetylcholine
(A) Alimentation (B) Kidney
(B) Cholecystokinin
(B) Menstruation (C) Liver
(C) Deoxyribose
(C) Mentation (D) Spleen
(D) Oxytocin
(D) Respiration (E) Stomach
(E) Prolactin
(E) Urination 36) Which of the following is an accessory
24) Which of the following best describes organ of the gastrointestinal system that is
the location where the carotid pulse can be 30) Which of the following substances is responsible for secreting insulin?
found? found in greater quantity in exhaled air?
(A) Adrenal gland
(A) In front of the ears and just above eye (A) Carbon dioxide
level (B) Gallbladder
(B) Carbon monoxide
(B) In the antecubital space (C) Liver
(C) Nitrogen
(C) In the middle of the groin (D) Pancreas
(D) Oxygen
(D) On the anterior side of the neck (E) Spleen
(E) Ozone
(E) On the medial aspect of the wrist 37) Which of the following is the lymphoid
31) Which of the following allows gas organ that is a reservoir for red blood cells
25) A patient sustains severe blunt trauma exchange in the lungs? and filters organisms from the blood?
to the left upper abdomen and requires
surgery. Which one of the following organs (A) Alveoli (A) Appendix
is most likely to be involved?
(B) Bronchi (B) Gallbladder
(A) Appendix
(C) Bronchioles (C) Pancreas
(B) Gallbladder
(D) Capillaries
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(D) Spleen (D) Urethra 50) Patients with which of the following
diseases are treated with injections of
(E) Thymus (E) Urethral meatus vitamin B-12?

38) Which of the following best describes 44) In men, which of the following
the process whereby the stomach muscles structures is located at the neck of the
contract to propel food through the bladder and surrounds the urethra? (A) Bell's palsy
digestive tract?
(A) Epididymis (B) Crohn's disease
(A) Absorption
(B) Prostate (C) Diabetes mellitus
(B) Emulsion
(C) Scrotum (D) Graves' disease
(C) Peristalsis
(D) Seminal vesicle (E) Pernicious anemia
(D) Regurgitation
(E) Vas deferens
(E) Secretion
45) Male hormones are produced by which
39) Saliva contains an enzyme that acts of the following?
upon which of the following nutrients?
(A) Glans penis
(A) Starches
(B) Prepuce
(B) Proteins
(C) Prostate
(C) Fats
(D) Testes
(D) Minerals
(E) Vas deferens
(E) Vitamins
46) Which of the following are mucus-
40) In men, specimens for gonococcal producing glands located on each side of
cultures are most commonly obtained from the vaginal opening?
which of the following structures?
(A) Adrenal
(A) Anus
(B) Bartholin's
(B) Bladder
(C) Bulbourethral
(C) Skin
(D) Corpus luteum
(D) Testicle
(E) Parotid
(E) Urethra
47) Fertilization of an ovum by a
41) Which of the following describes the spermatozoon occurs in which of the
cluster of blood capillaries found in each following structures?
nephron in the kidney?
(A) Cervix
(A) Afferent arteriole
(B) Fallopian tube
(B) Glomerulus
(C) Ovary
(C) Loop of Henle
(D) Uterus
(D) Renal pelvis
(E) Vagina
(E) Renal tubule
48) Calcium, potassium, and sodium are
42) Which of the following conditions is classified as which of the following?
characterized by the presence of kidney
stones (renal calculi)? (A) Androgens

(A) Glomerulonephritis (B) Catecholamines

(B) Interstitial nephritis (C) Electrolytes

(C) Nephrolithiasis (D) Estrogens

(D) Polycystic kidney (E) Prostaglandins

(E) Pyelonephritis 49) Which of the following is the master

gland of the endocrine system?
43) Which of the following best describes
the structure that collects urine in the (A) Adrenal
body?
(B) Pancreas
(A) Bladder
(C) Pineal
(B) Kidney
(D) Pituitary
(C) Ureter
(E) Thyroid