9/22/2022

PATIENT CARE, MANAGEMENT, ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE, HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY
Answer sheet

1. C. E(picardium) M(yocardium) E(ndocardium)-layers of the heart wall

[outermost wall of the heart=visceral pericardium(epicardium)

2. A. [study cardiovascular system, especially the oxygen and blood exchanges]

3. A. [remember (RA)T(RV)P(LA)M(LV)A pnemonics]

4. D.

5. A. [study heart structures including the arteries]

6. C.

7. C

8. B. [chemical digestion=hydrolysis, uses water and digestive enzymes to break down the molecules]

9. C. [gall bladder stores the bile while liver produces the bile]

10. C. [esophageal hiatus- site where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm] [esohageal hiatus – esophagus to
the diaphragm]
11. B. [pernicious anemia – decrease in blood cell when body can’t absorb enough vitB12]

12. D.

13. B. [study blood circulation in the liver]

14. A [root word ‘genesis’ = development/process]

15. C. [satellite cell]

16. B.

17. C. [sarco/myo = muscle]

18. C. [fascicles - a bundle of structures, such as nerve or muscle fibers

19. [actin & myosin - function by controlling the voluntary muscular movements within the body]

20. A. [triad, a skeletal muscle substructure responsible for the regulation of excitation-contraction coupling. It is formed
by the close apposition of the T-tubule and the terminal sarcoplasmic reticulum]

21. D.

22. B.

23. B [dendrite – toward]

24. A. [axon – away]

25. C.

26. D.
27. D. [interneuron has short dendrites and a long or short axon]

28. D. [Schwann cell is a type of neuroglial cells, play essential roles in the development, maintenance, function, and
regeneration of peripheral nerves]

29. D.

30. D. [genesis – transformation]

31. B. [early and middle fetal life, the testes are located in the abdominal cavity]
32. C. [seminiferous tubules generate spermatozoa in a process called spermatogenesis]

33. B. [mitochondria in mature sperm cells are located in the body of the sperm]

34. D.

35. D. [prostaglandins; male hormone/male reproductive system]]

36. A. [chondrocytes - cells responsible for cartilage formation] [Chondroclasts are mature osteoclasts which are capable
of cartilage matrix resorption.]

37. B.

38. B.

39. C. [lacunae can contain more than 2-4 cells]

40. D.

41. C. [osteoblast - organic component of bone matrix] [osteocyte – mature bone cells]

42. C.

43. A.

44. A. [Macula densa (MD) cells are chief cells within the kidney, playing key sensory and regulatory functions in the
maintenance of body fluid, electrolyte homeostasis, and blood pressure]

45. C.

46. B. [highest concentration in the urine is UREA]

47. B. [loop of Henle is the site of the majority of magnesium absorption from the kidneys]

48. B. [middle layer of the urinary bladder is identified as Submucous coat]

49. D.

50. C.

51. C. [angina = pain, pectoris = chest area]

52. B.

53. B.

54. C. [BP, The top number is the maximum pressure the heart exerts while beating (systolic pressure/contraction). The
bottom number is the amount of pressure in the arteries between beats (diastolic pressure\relaxation).

normal blood pressure level is less than 120/80 mmHg.

55. A.
56. D. [CPR on infant increase, because heart rate is double compared to adults]

57. D.

[Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a cause of staph infection that is difficult to treat because of
resistance to some antibiotics]

58. B.

59. D.

60. D.

61. A.

62. A.

63. D.

64. D.

65. A.

66. B. [Gastroduodenostomy - a surgical procedure that involves the creation of a new connection between the stomach
and the duodenum, the first section of the human small intestine]

67. C. [cardialgia = pain in the heart]

68. B. [troph/o = nourishment]

69. B.

70. B.

71. C.

72. C.

73. A.

74. B.

75. 1,2, & 4 only

76. B.

77. B.

78. B.

79. C. [. Greatest benefit and the least harm is a principle of Beneficence]

80. B.

81. B.

82. D.

83. A.

84. A

85. B.
86. B.

87. C.

88. C.

89. B.

90. B.

91. C.

92. C

93. A.

94. B.

95. D.

96. D.

97. B.

98. D.

99. C.

100. A.