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1. Which digestive tract hormone inhibits gastric gland secretion and gastric motility?

a) Gastrin

b) Secretin

c) Cholecystokinin

d) Anti-diuretic Hormone

Feedback: The correct answer is b. Secretin.

2. Which artery supplies the stomach with oxygenated blood?

a) Carotid artery

b) Gastric artery

c) Celiac artery

d) Cephalic artery

Feedback: The correct answer is c. Celiac artery.

Feedback: The correct answer is c. The small intestine.

Feedback: The correct answer is d. Goblet cell.

4 Which constituent of pancreatic juice helps to digest fats?

a) Lipase

b) Amylase

c) Trypsinogen

d) Insulin

Feedback: The correct answer is a. Lipase.

5 The fluid portion of the blood is:

a) Caffeine
b) Cytosol

c) Lymph

d) plasma

Feedback: the correct answer is d, plasma

15. The ‘p’ wave on the electrocardiogram corresponds to:

a) Atrial depolarization

b) Atrial repolarization

c) Ventricular depolarization

d) Ventricular repolarization

Feedback: The correct answer is a, atrial depolarisation

16. Which valve prevents the backwards flow of blood in to the left atrium?

a) Aortic valve

b) Pulmonary valve

c) Mitral valve

d) Tricuspid valve

Feedback: The correct answer is c, mitral valve

18. What effect does increased activity in the parasympathetic nervous system have on the heart:

a) Increase heart rate

b) Decrease heart rate

c) Increase force of contraction

d) Decrease force of contraction

Feedback: The correct answer is b, decrease heart rate.


20. The respiratory tract is lined with?

a) Simple squamous epithelium

b) Stratified cuboidal epithelium

c) Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

d) Simple ciliated columnar epithelium

Feedback: The correct answer is c, Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

26. Which of the layers of an artery contains smooth muscles?

a) tunica interna

b) tunica externa

c) tunica media

d) all of the above

Feedback: The correct answer is c, tunica media

27. The circulatory route that runs from the digestive tract to the liver is called:

a) hepatic portal circulation

b) systemic circulation

c) pulmonary circulation

d) cornnary circulation

Feedback: The correct answer is a, hepatic portal circulation

29. The lymph leaves the lymph node via the:

a) afferent lymphatic vessel

b) efferent lymphatic vessel

c) superior vena cava


d) aorta

Feedback: The correct answer is b, efferent lymphatic vessel

30. Which of the following stimulates erythropoiesis?

a) decreased demand of tissue oxygen

b) increased demand of tissue oxygen

c) increased red blood cell count

d) increased white blood cell count

Feedback: The correct answer is b, increased demand of tissue oxygen

32. The least numerous of the white blood cells are:

a) Basophils

b) Neutrophils

c) Lymphocytes

d) monocytes

Feedback: The correct answer is a, basophils

35. The main function of the kidney is to:

a) eliminate oxygen

b) regulate fluid balance

c) metabolise vitamins

d) eliminate carbon dioxide

Feedback: The correct answer is b, regulate fluid balance

Feedback: the correct answer is c, production of vitamin B complex

37. Urine is transported to the bladder by:


a) peristaltic contraction of the ureters

b) voluntary control

c) pumping action of the heart

d) active transport system

Feedback: The correct answer is a, peristaltic contraction of the ureters

38. Which of the following is not part of the nephron?

a) proximal convoluted tubule

b) distal convoluted tubule

c) loop of Henle

d) peritubular capillaries

Feedback: The correct answer is d, peritubular capillaries

Feedback: The correct answer is b, bladder

43. Phagocytosis takes place in:

a) Red blood cells

b) Lymphocytes

c) Neutrophils

d) Platelets

Feedback: The correct answer is c. Neutrophils

45. The carotid pulse is located

a) in front of the ears and just above eye level

b) in the antecubital space

c) in the middle of the groin

d) on the anterior side of the neck

47. Where is the sinoatrial node located?


a) In the upper wall of the right atrium

b) Between the left atrium and the left ventricle

c) Between the right atrium and the right ventricle

d) In the upper wall of the left ventricle

(a)

24) The carotid pulse is located

(A) in front of the ears and just above eye level

(B) in the antecubital space

(C) in the middle of the groin

(D) on the anterior side of the neck

(E) on the medial aspect of the wrist

32) Bile enters the gastrointestinal tract at the

(A) gastroesophageal sphincter

(B) duodenum

(C) ileocecum

(D) jejunum

(E) pyloric sphincter

36) Which of the following is an accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for
secreting insulin?

(A) Adrenal gland

(B) Gallbladder
(C) Liver

(D) Pancreas

(E) Spleen

41) The cluster of blood capillaries found in each nephron is the

(A) afferent arteriole

(B) glomerulus

(C) Loop of Henle

(D) renal pelvis

(E) renal tubule

44) In men, which of the following structures is located at the neck of the bladder and surrounds the
urethra?

(A) Epididymis

(B) Prostate

(C) Scrotum

(D) Seminal vesicle

(E) Vas deferens

45) Male hormones are produced by which of the following?

(A) Glans penis

(B) Prepuce
(C) Prostate

(D) Testes

(E) Vas deferens

46) Which of the following are mucus-producing glands located on each side of the vaginal opening?

(A) Adrenal

(B) Bartholin's

(C) Bulbourethral

(D) Corpus luteum

(E) Parotid

47) Fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon occurs in the

(A) cervix

(B) fallopian tube

(C) ovary

(D) uterus

(E) vagina

51. Match the following structures in column one in relation to their position with the heart in
column two.

Column One Column Two

a) The apex rests on the central tendon of the diaphragm ................... I. Anteriorly

b) The great blood vessels, i.e. the aorta, superior vena cava................ II. Laterally

c) The oesophagus, trachea, left and right bronchus, descending aorta............ III. Posteriorly
d) The lungs — the left lung overlaps the left side of the heart …….. IV. Inferiorly

e) The sternum, ribs and intercostal muscles ................... V. Superiorly

VI. Medially

71. The vaginal orifice is also known as……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

52. The middle layer, the myocardium is also known as…………………………………………………………………

53. The first blood vessel branching off from the ascending arota…………………………………………………

54. After contraction of the ventricles there is complete cardiac diastole, a period of ....................
seconds, when atria and ventricles are relaxed

55. The first heart sound, the .............., 'lub', is fairly loud and is due to the closure of the
atrioventricular valves.

56. The common carotid arteries are embedded in fascia, called the.................................. carotid sheath.

57. The hilum……………………………. leads to a large cavity, called the renal sinus, within the kidney.

58. The cortex………………………………. a reddish-brown layer of tissue immediately below the capsule and
outside the pyramids

59. Sensory nerve cells in the hypothalamus called.................................................. (osmoreceptors)


detect changes in the osmotic pressure of the blood.

60. What do you call the functional cells of an organ?......................................................................

Draw well labeled diagram of the male reproductive organs 15%

Draw a well labeled diagram of the

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