Physiology Ans PDF
Physiology Ans PDF
Physiology Ans PDF
A. Examination.
B. Acute experiment
C. Chronic experiment
D. Observation.
2. What kind of physiological method doing only on animals with anesthesia?
A. Observation.
B. Chronic experiment.
C. Acute experiment.
D. Examination.
3. What kind of physiological methods doing only on animals without anesthesia?
A. Observation, acute experiment.
B. Acute experiment, chronic experiment.
C. Examination, acute experiment.
D. Chronic experiment, observation.
4. Іn the nerves cells during the resting membrane potential:
A. K+ goes from the cells; Na+ goes into the cells.
B. Na+ and K+ go from the cells.
C. Na+ and K+ don‘t move.
D. Na+ go into the cells, K+ go from the cells
5. Іn the nerves cells during the local response:
A. Na+ go into the cells.
B. Na+ and K+ go into the cells
C. Na+ and K+ go from the cells.
D. Na+ goes into the cells; K+ goes from the cells.
6. Іn the nerves cells during the depolarization:
A. Na+ and K+ go into the cells..
B. K+ goes into the cells; Na+ goes from the cells.
C. Na+ goes into the cells; K+ goes from the cells.
D. Na+ intensively go into the cells.
7. Іn the nerves cells during the repolarization:
A. K+ intensively go from the cells.
B. Na+ intensively goes into the cells.
C. Na+ goes into the cells; K+ goes from the cells.
D. K+ goes into the cells; Na+ goes from the cells.
8. During the spike in the nerves cells:
A. Na+ and K+ go into the cells.
B. Na+ and K+ go from the cells.
C. Na+ intensively goes into the cells.
D. Na+ and K+ go from the cells.
9. In the nerves cells during the after-hyper polarization:
A. Na+ intensively goes into the cells.
B. Na+ goes into the cells; K+ goes from the cells.
C. K+ go into the cells, Na+ go from the cells.
D. Na+ and K+ go into the cells.
10. What are the more sensitive to epinephrine kind of receptors?
A. a1-adrenergic
B. b2-adrenergic
C. a2-adrenergic.
D. b1-adrenergic.
13. What is the kind of inhibition in the case of increase of potassium ions in outer side of
membrane?
A. Presynaptic
B. Postsynaptic
C. Lateral
D. Opposite
14. What is the main ions take place in the development of active potential?
A. Na+.
B. Ca2+
C. K+.
D. Cl-.
15. What is the inhibitory mediator of interneurons of spinal cord?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Glycin
C. Epinephrine
D. Glutamine acid
16. What energetic process will provide the muscles of a runner with enough energy, so he
would be able to run for 7-8 seconds:
A. Oxidizing phosphorilising
B. Disintegration of ATP.
C. Anaerobic glicolysis.
D. resynthesis of ATP from phosphocreatine.
17. What is an obligatory condition in order for muscles to contract?
A. decrease of concentration of ATP in mioplasm
B. Activity of calcium pump.
C. Increase of concentration of Ca ions in mioplasm.
D. Increase of concentration of ATP in mioplasm
18. What is the main excitive mediator of neurons?
A. Glycin
B. Glutamine acid
C. Acetylcholine
D. Epinephrine
19. In what phase K+ get to the out cellular space and detain a peak slump?
A. Track depolarization
B. Depolarization
C. Repolarization
D. Track hyperpolarization
20. It is known, that the foxglove drugs block the work of Na+/K+-pump in cardiomiocytes.
What processes will take place in the cells of cardiac muscle if the patient uses these
drugs regularly?
A. Intracellular concentration of sodium ions will increase;
B. An electrochemical gradient of transmembranal flow of Na+ will decrease;
C. Activity of the Na+- Ca++ exchange will decrease;
D. Concentration of intracellular Ca++ will increase;
24. In a nerve axon, which phase of the action potential is caused by the inactivation of the
Na+ channels?
A. Upstroke
B. Downstroke
C. Absolute refractory period
D. Undershoot
25. At action of metabolotropic mediators on a postsynaptic membrane by activating of
specific enzymes there is activating:
A. Second messengers
B. Mediators
C. Na+ channels
D. K+ channels
26. The depolarization answer of neuron for excitation is named:
A. Potential of eventual plate
B. Potential of initial segment
C. Excitability postsynaptic potential
D. Rest potential
27. The place of primary generation of action potential is in a neuron:
A. Axon
B. Eventual plate
C. Dendrites
D. Axon hillock
28. The role of the reverse braking consists in:
A. Creating a contrast in the sensory systems.
B. Self-regulation of excitation of neurons.
C. concerted work of motoneurons of muscles-antagonists
D. Complete exception of information to the neuron
29. It is known, that pupilar reflex (narrowing of eye pupil) can be caused by not only a light
irritant but also by pain action. What principle of spreading of excitation arises here?
A. Divergence.
B. Irradiation.
C. oclusion.
D. Convergence.
30. The features of transmission of excitation in central synapses are:
A. One-sided conducting, transformation of rhythm, irradiation
B. Bilateral conducting, slow conducting, sumation
C. One-sided conducting, slow conducting, sumation
D. One-sided conducting, slow conducting, concentration
31. After a neuron theory, a brain is considered to be a functional union of neurons. What
structural element of neuron provides such an important function of nerve system as
memory and study?
A. Presynaptic end of axon
B. Dendrits.
C. Axons.
D. Soma of the cell.
32. The nervous ending part of muscle fiber and crack make together between them:
A. Neuromotor unit
B. Synapse
C. Reflect arc
D. Nervous center
33. What is a mediator of presynaptic braking?
A. Adrenalin
B. GABA.
C. Serotonin
D. Acetilcholin
34. What principle of spreading of excitation makes it possible that the quantity of sensible
neurons on which this excitation gets to CNS about 20 times exceeds the quantity of
motive neurons at the level of spinal cord?
A. oclusion.
B. Divergence
C. Irradiation.
D. Convergence.
35. Education in which information is spread due to the transmition of bioelectric signal
from cell to cell is?
A. Electric synapse
B. Neuromotor unit
C. Sincitive
D. Chemical synapse
36. How is an active spreading of excitation in CNS called:
A. oclusion.
B. Divergence.
C. Irradiation.
D. Convergence
37. How is the circulation of excitation on the reserved chains of neurons called?
A. Reverberation.
B. Divergence.
C. oclusion.
D. Dominant.
38. During the experiment on the „spinal frog” the posterior roots of spinal cord were cut.
The lengthening of posterior extremity on the side of the cut was noticed. What type of
reflexes disappears here?
A. Skin reflex
B. Tendon reflex;
C. miotatic reflex;
D. Rhythmic reflex;
39. What receptors are the initial link of brake reflexes which prevent an extra contraction
of muscles, which could result in the break of tendon?
A. Muscular fibres;
B. Goldgi Organs in tendons;
C. Receptors in joints
D. Receptors in joints and muscles
40. Which one of propriospinal reflexes of a man is the most informing after the damage of
spinal cord in the level of ІІІ - IV segments of lumbar section?
A. Reflex from an caviar tendon;
B. Reflex from the tendon of m.flexor antebrachii
C. Reflex from the tendon of tricipital muscle of shoulder
D. Knee reflex;
41. During the stretch of muscle as a result of irritation (a hit of a neurological hammer on a
tendon) the reaction is observed and muscle contracts, that results in reduction of its
stretch. What receptor parts of motive analyzer become excited?
A. Receptors in joints;
B. Goldgi Organs in tendons
C. Muscular fibers;
D. Receptors in muscles
42. What mediator that is synthesized by the neurons of black matter provides motive
activity and regulation of plastic tonus of muscles?
A. Dopamin;
B. Acetylholine
C. GABA
D. Noradrenalin
43. Decerebrative rigidity is the state with the sharp rise of tonus of extensors. What roots
of spinal cord must be cut, in order to vanish this rigidity? Why?
A. Posterior roots. Impulsation from gamma-motoneurons to the intrafusal fibres
is stopped;
B. Anterior roots. Impulsation from motoneurons to the extrafusal fibres is
stopped;
C. Anterior and posterior roots. Eferent and aferent impulsation is stopped;
D. Middle roots. Efferent and afferent impulsation is stopped
44. While conducting an experiment, after the damage of motive cortex of an animal, the
paralysis of muscles on the opposite (to the hemisphere of the brain) side of body was
observed. What tract provides the transmission of impulses from the cerebral cortex to
the muscles of opposite side of body?
A. Spino-thalamic;
B. Rubro-spinal;
C. Pyramid;
D. Thalamo-cortical;
45. Why in the gyrus precentralis over 50 % of surface reflects the motion centers of facial
muscles and fingers of hands?
A. there are plenty of muscles-antagonists;
B. Because there are plenty of muscles;
C. Because muscles execute difficult functional motions;
D. All answers are faithful
46. The layer of connective tissue that separates the muscle tissue into small sections is
called the ______________.
a. aponeuroses
b. epimysium
c. perimysium
d. endomysium
47. The segment of a myofibril that is called a sarcomere runs from _______________.
A. one Z line to the next Z line
B. one H zone to the next H zone
C. one A band to the next A band
D. one end of a skeletal muscle to the opposite end
a) sarcoplasmic reticula
b) transverse (T) tubules
c)cisternae
d) microtubules
49. Into what does the neuron release its neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction?
51. The crossbridges involved in muscle contraction are located on the ________________.
a) myosin myofilaments
b) actin myofilaments
c) tropomyosin
d) dystrophin
52. Which of the following does not belong with the others?
a) multinucleated
b) skeletal
c) striated
d) involuntary
53. Each muscle fiber is directly surrounded by connective tissue called the _____.
a) perimysium
b) fascia
c) endomysium
d) epimysium
54. Which description of muscle contraction means that all of the fibers within a muscle are
fully contracted?
a) all-or-none law
b) summation
c) tetanic
d) muscle twitching
55. Muscles that are not used, may degenerate or undergo a process of _____.
a) Atrophy
b) Hypertrophy
c) Fatigue
d) tetany
62. Which muscle tissue physiological regeneration takes place in the form of
compensatory hypertrophy?
64. The vital centers for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood
pressure, swallowing, and vomiting are located in the:
a) hypothalamus
b) pons
c) cerebru
d) medulla oblongata
65. Cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in:
67. Spinal nerves exiting the cord from the level of L4 to S4 form the:
a) lumbar plexus
b) sacral plexus
c) femoral plexus
d) obturator plexus
a. enters the four ventricles after filling and circulating through the subarachnoid
space
b. is secreted by the arachnoid villi
c. is secreted mostly by the ependymal cells lining the brain ventricles
d. is continually formed mostly by the choroid plexuses
71. Which of the following is the correct sequence in a typical reflex arc:
75. Which of the following is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter of the spinal cord?
a) Dopamine
b) Glycine
c) Gama-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
d) Acetylcholine
76. The major excitatory transmitter in the spinal cord is which of the following?
a) Gama-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
b) Glycine
c) Aspartate
d) Glutamate
77. Inhibitory neurotransmitters increase the post synaptic conductance of which of the
following?
a) Magnesium
b) Sodium
c) Chloride
d) Calcium
78. What kind of peripheral nerve fiber carries motor impulses outward to smooth muscles
and glands of internal organs?
a. general somatic efferent fibers
b. general visceral efferent fibers
c. general somatic afferent fibers
d. general visceral afferent fibers
79. Which tract would be most likely to carry sensory impulses from the skin and joints to
the brain?
a. fasciculus gracilis
b. corticospinal tracts
c. reticulospinal tracts
d. rubrospinal tracts
80. The cell body of all sensory neurons is located within the:
a. brain
b. spinal cord
c. dorsal root ganglion
d. dorsal gray horn
81. The ___________ is the outermost meninx, and forms supportive and protective
partitions between some portions of the brain.
A) dura mater
B) arachnoid mater
C) pia mater
D) denticulate mater
82. The portion of the brain involved in understanding speech and using words is
located in the ____________ of the cerebrum.
A) frontal lobe
B) parietal lobe
C) occipital lobe
D) temporal lobe
83. When a person thinks and solves problems, which area of the cerebrum is involved?
A) frontal lobe
B) parietal lobe
C) occipital lobe
D) temporal lobe
84. The _________________ is a portion of the brain that maintains homeostasis by linking activities of
the endocrine and nervous systems together.
A) thalamus
B) hypothalamus
C) infundibulum
D) mammillary body
85. Which of these nuclei is not located entirely within the medulla oblongata?
A) cardiac center
B) vasomotor center
C) respiratory center
D) reticular formation
86. The smallest pair of cranial nerves that arise from the midbrain and carry motor impulses to the
superior oblique muscles of the eye are the ______________ nerves.
A) trochlear
B) abducens
C) facial
D) optic
87. Which pair of cranial nerves are mixed nerves that supply the chest and abdomen with autonomic
nerves?
A) trigeminal nerves
B) accessory nerves
C) vagus nerves
D) hypoglossal nerves
88. Which structures would not be innervated by the sympathetic nervous system?
A) skeletal muscle
B) glands
C) smooth muscle
D) cardiac muscle
90. The connection between the third and fourth ventricle is called the _____.
A) interventricular foramen
B) cerebral aqueduct
C) foramen of Monro
D) hypothalamu
91. Breathing centers accessory to the medulla are located in which brain area?
A) cerebellum
B) pons
C) hypothalamus
D) midbrain
95. Which brain area acts to screen all incoming sensory data?
A) cerebral cortex
B) medulla
C) cerebellum
D) thalamus
96. Emotional responses and attitudes are associated with which brain area?
A) limbic system
B) hypothalamus
C) cerebellum
D) cerebrum
99. What type of somatic receptor lies within tendons close to the point of attachment to
muscles and is stimulated by increased muscular tension?
A) Golgi tendon organ
B) muscle spindle
C) free nerve ending
D) Meissners corpuscle
102. The area of the brain that integrates proprioceptor data is the:
A) cerebrum
B) hypothalamus
C) cerebellum
D) medulla oblongata
104. The actual receptors for hearing and balance are the _____.
A) mechanoreceptors
B) otoliths
C) cochlear cells
D) hair cells
105. Abrupt changes in personality due to a head injury would most likely be related to
A) damage in the occipital lobe.
B) damage in the temporal lobe.
C) damage in the frontal lobe.
D) damage in the parietal lobe.
108. The ability to convert short-term memories to long-term memories depends on the
actions of
A) the hypothalamus.
B) the medial temporal lobe.
C) the corpus callosum.
D) prefrontal cortex.
116. Which of these is not a method the body uses to regulate its hormonal releases?
A) negative feedback
B) direct nervous stimulation
C) release of tropic hormones
D) degradation of the endocrine glan
118. There are several types of cells in the anterior pituitary. Which ones secrete growth
hormone?
A) mammatropes
B) gonadotropes
C) corticotropes
D) somatotropes
119. Which one of these anterior pituitary hormones shows increased secretion in response to
stress?
A) thyroid-stimulating hormone
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone
C) luteinizing hormone
D) prolactin
120. Drinking alcoholic beverages on hot days is not safe because alcohol inhibits the release of
____________ which normally helps to conserve water during dehydration.
A) antidiuretic hormone
B) oxytocin
C) thyroxine
D) triiodothyronine
121. The thyroid hormones are responsible for regulating metabolic rate and calcium and
phosphate ion concentration in the blood. Which thyroid hormone lowers calcium and
phosphate ion concentration in the blood?
A) thyroxine
B) triiodothyronine
C) calcitonin
D) thyroid-stimulating hormone
125. In the pancreas, ______________ cells secrete insulin, which ____________ blood levels
of glucose.
A) delta; raises
B) alpha; lowers
C) beta; raises
D) beta; lowers
126. The endocrine gland responsible for the body's circadian rhythm is the ______________
gland.
A) thymus
B) pineal
C) parathyroid
D) pituitar
133. Which hormone has the greatest influence on the ability to secrete milk?
A) oxytocin
B) estrogen
C) prolactin
D) progesterone
156. The shedding and bleeding of the decidua during menses is directly caused by low levels of
_____.
A) FSH
B) LH
C) sex steroids
D) GnRh
163. The elevated ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are known as
__________ while the shallow grooves are termed __________.
A) sulci; gyri
B) tracts; ganglia
C) ganglia; gyri
D) gyri; sulci
164. Lobe movements:that contains the primary motor area that enables voluntary control of
skeletal muscle
A) frontal lobe
B) occipital lobe
C) parietal lobe
D) diencephalon
165. The area of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles is
the:
A) cerebellum
B) thalamus
C) reticular activating system (RAS)
D) pineal gland E) limbic system
166. Afferent nerves are called __________, and motor nerves are called __________.
A) peripheral nerves; cranial nerves
B) sensory nerves; efferent nerves
C) cranial nerves; peripheral nerves
D) motor nerves; sensory nerves
169. The nerve that contains sensory fibers that are involved in hearing is:
A) cranial nerve VIII
B) cranial nerve II
C) cranial nerve IX
D) cranial nerve III
170. Preparing the body for the ʺfight-or-flightʺ response during threatening situations is the
role of the:
A) sympathetic nervous system
B) somatic nervous system
C) cerebrum
D) afferent nervous system
173. The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata are housed in the:
A) diencephalon
B) brain stem
C) pineal gland
D) hypothalamus
174. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of nerves that exit the spinal cord,
going from superior to inferior:
A) cervical spinal nerves, lumbar spinal nerves, thoracic spinal nerves, sacral spinal nerves
B) cervical spinal nerves, thoracic spinal nerves, sacral spinal nerves, lumbar spinal nerves
C) thoracic spinal nerves, cervical spinal nerves, sacral spinal nerves, lumbar spinal nerves
D) cervical spinal nerves, thoracic spinal nerves, lumbar spinal nerves, sacral spinal nerves
176. Control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst are functions
associated with the:
A) thalamus
B) cerebellum
C) hypothalamus
D) medulla oblongata
a) To transmit electrical signals between the brain and the rest of the body
b) To transmit electrical signals around the brain
c) To produce CSF
d) To facilitate the communication between the two hemispheres
179. The corpus callosum separates and joins which two structures ?
a) the meninges
b) the autonomic and somatic nervous system
c) the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
d) the left and right hemispheres of the brain
180. The parasympathetic nervous system attempts to restore which of the following ?
a) CSF
b) Excitation
c) Homeostasis
d) Fight
181. The sensory, or afferent, division of the peripheral nervous system transmits
information from the __________ to the CNS.
1. heart
2. kidney
3. stomach
4. skin
182. Which of the following cranial nerves is related to the sense of smell?
1.Abducens
2.Hypoglossal
3. Olfactory
4. Vagus
183. When we are awake and very alert, what types of waves does the EEG normally show?
1. Delta
2. Beta
3. Alpha
4. Theta
185. Typically, when does the first period of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep occur after the
onset of slow wave sleep?
1. 15 minutes
2. 30 minutes
3. 60 minutes
4. 90 minutes
186. As sleep cycles progress over the course of an average night, the amount of time spent in
REM sleep?
1. Increases
2. Decreases
3. Becomes zero (REM sleep eventually drops out of the sleep cycle)
4. Doesn't change much
187. What hormone is released in high amounts during the first few hours of sleep?
1. Cortisol
2. Growth hormone
3. Testosterone
4. Melatonin
188. In a new born baby, how much of their daily sleeping time is spent in REM sleep?
1. None, as REM sleep does not occur until the baby is much older
2. 10 percent
3. 25 percent
4. 50 percent
189. In old age, what type of sleep shows the greatest decline, and may drop out of the sleep
cycle completely?
190. Where abouts in the brain would you find the reticular formation?
1. Cerebellum
2. Brainstem
3. Thalamus
4. Hypothalamus
191. When Frederic Bremer made a lesion to the base of the brainstem where it joined the
spinal cord, what did he find?
192. Where in the brain would you find the locus coeruleus?
1. The thalamus
2. The medulla
3. The pontine region of the brainstem
4. The ventral tegmental region
193.
The raphe nuclei contain neurons that contain what neurotransmitter?
1.Noradrenaline
2. Serotonin
3. Acetylcholine
4. Histamine
194.
When we are awake, our EEG shows what type of activity?
196.
When people are woken up during REM sleep, what do they generally report?
1. Dreaming
2. That they were awake but dozing
3. Feeling dizznes
4. Feeling sadness
1. Six
2. Four
3. Eight
4. Twelve
198.
In new born babies, the proportion of their sleep which is REM sleep is approximately?
1. 50%
2. 5%
3. 85%
4. 95%
199.
Early research by Jouvet indicated that damage to the locus coeruleus abolished what type of
sleep?
1. REM sleep
2. Slow wave sleep
3. Both
4. No wave sleep
200.
What brain structure has been implicated in the fatal condition of familial insomnia?
1. The medulla
2. Anterior thalamus
3. Cerebellum
4. Hypothalamus
201. The disorder where people experience sudden attacks of sleep is known as?
1.Insomnia
2. Catalepsy
3. Narcolepsy
4. Night apnoe
202. What is the name of the pathway that conveys light information to the pineal gland in
humans?
1. Optic radiations
2. Superior cervical ganglion
3. Vagus
4. Cerebral cortex
1. taste buds.
2. gustatory receptors.
3. olfactory receptors.
4. taste pores.
204. The muscle responsible for the change of the shape of the lens is the
1. fovea centralis.
2. optic disc.
3. macula lutea.
4. iris.
207. The clear jellylike substance behind the lens of the eye is the
1. aqueous humor.
2. cellular body.
3. ciliary body.
4. vitreous humor.
Sounds are
detected by
_____-
208.
receptors.
Achemo
)
1. mechano
2. thermo
3. mechano
4. photo
209. A nociceptor is a type of _____ receptor.
1. mechano
2. photo
3. chemo
4. pain
35.210. Pressoreceptors respond to changes in stimuli such as
_____.
1. pressure around the arms
2. pressure within a vessel
3. intensity of light variations
4. increases in sound levels
211. Sensory adaptation occurs when stimuli become _____.
1. gradually ignored
2. increased in intensity
3. lessened in intensity
4. forgotten
212. Stimulation of a _____usually results in pain.
1. Meissner corpuscle
2. Pacinian Corpuscle
3. visceroceptor
4. free nerve ending
1. Pacinian
2. Meissner
3. free nerve endings
4. nociceptor
214. At a temperature of 50 degrees C, the most likely
perception of a skin sensation is one of _____.
1. cold
2. heat
3. pain
4. freezing
215. The following are usual causes of pain except which one.
1. kinins
2. hypoxia
3. ischemia
4. polypeptides
216. Of the following, which can least likely undergo
adaptation.
1. thermoreceptors
2. mechanoreceptors
3. photoreceptors
4. pain receptors
217. Which of the following is not likely to cause a headache.
1. school stress
2. high blood pressure
3. a full stomach
4. food flavorings such as MSG
218. Pain in the left arm caused by lack of blood to the heart is
a type of _____ pain.
1. imaginary
2. psychological
3. referred
4. generalized
219. The best explanation for referred pain is that the nerves
that are responsible are _____.
1. shared between visceral and somatic pathways
2. somehow confused within the brain
3. over-stimulated
4. under-stimulated
220. Pain originating in the parietal pericardium is _____ by the
brain.
1. ignored
2. referred
3. usually intensified
4. felt directly
221. Which does not belong with the other items?
1. chronic pain
2. acute pain
3. A-delta fibers
4. spinothalamic tract
222. An analgesic is a drug which usually _____ pain impulses.
1. increases
2. decreases
3. has no effect on
4. decreases the threshold for
223. The _____of the brain seems to give one a crude
awareness of pain.
1. cerebral cortex
2. hypothalamus
3. thalamus
4. hippocampus
224. Which of the following cannot block pain in the brain.
1. endorphin
2. enkephalin
3. acetylcholine
4. serotonin
225. The movements in breathing can be detected by the
_____ in the tendons of the thorax.
1. spindles
2. Golgi organs
3. Golgi bodies
4. free nerve endings
226. A stretch reflex occurs when the intrafusal fibers of a
_____ are stimulated.
1. muscle spindle
2. muscle fiber
3. Golgi tendon organ
4. motor unit
227. The _____ are the actual areas that respond to chemical
stimulations for the sense of smell.
1. olfactory lobes
2. olfactory mucous membrane cells
3. cilia on olfactory cells
4. olfactory organs
228. The olfactory receptor cells are examples of _____
neurons.
1. sensory
2. multipolar
3. association
4. bipolar
229. Which area allows one to perceive the aroma of a pizza.
1. olfactory bulb
2. olfactory lobe
3. olfactory cortex
4. olfactory tracts
230. Which sense is most likely to adapt rapidly?
1. taste
2. smell
3. hearing
4. vision
231. A person aged 21 will probably lose _____ of their smell
at.
1. none
2. 50%
3. 1%
4. 5%
232. The visible elevations on the tongue, that contain the
receptors for taste are the _____.
1. taste buds
2. taste pores
3. papillae
4. gustatory cells
233. Which of the following could be detected on the back of
the tongue?
1. sweet
2. sour
3. salty
4. bitter
234. Which of these does not belong with the rest?
1. strychnine
2. nicotine
3. alkaline
4. alkaloid
235. The nerves, which convey taste sensations, are the
following except which one?
1. VII
2. VIII
3. IX
4. vagus
236. The gustatory cortex is located within the _____lobe.
1. temporal
2. parietal
3. occipital
4. frontal
237. Which of these does not belong with the others?
1. pinna
2. external ear
3. ceruminous glands
4. malleus
238. The purpose of the auricle is to _____sound waves.
1. dampen
2. increase the intensity of
3. act as a collector of
4. vibrate in response to
239. The first structure to vibrate in response to sounds is
_____.
1. auricle
2. malleus
3. organ of Corti
4. tympanic membrane
240. The following belong together except which one?
1. incus
2. tympanic cavity
3. middle ear
4. cochlear duct
A) conjunctiva
B) sclera
C) levator palpebrae
D) palpebra
259. Tears drain into the openings of the _____.
A) puncta
B) lacrimal sac
C) canaliculi
D) nasolacrimal duct
260.Movement of the eyeball is effected by muscles
innervated mainly by the _____nerve.
A) VI
B) IV
C) oculomotor
D) vagus
261. The outer covering of the eye is called the _____.
A) vascular tunic
B) conjunctiva
C) sclera
D) choroid layer
262. The suspensory ligaments attach to the _____.
A) lens
B) sclera
C) canal of Schlemm
D) iris
263. The process of adjusting vision from a near to a distant
object is called _____.
A) adaptation
B) accommodation
C) amblyopia
D) cataracts
264. An increase in aqueous fluid pressure is a symptom of
_____.
A) cataract
B) migraine
C) glaucoma
D) hyperopia
265. Which of the following is the first to come into contact
with light?
A) rods
B) bipolar neurons
C) cones
D) ganglion cells
266. The point of sharpest retinal vision is called the _____.
A) fovea centralis
B) macula lutea
C) vitreous body
D) optic disk
267. Which of the following is decomposed under light?
A) vitamin A
B) retinene
C) rhodopsin
D) iodopsin
268. The bending of light that happens at the cornea and lens is
a. accommodation.
b. reflection.
c. contraction.
d. refraction.
278. The primary cortex for which sense is found in the temporal lobe?
a. Vision
b. Olfaction
c. Audition
d. Gustation
279.The auditory cortex is found in the:
a. Occipital lobes
b. Parietal lobes
c. Frontal lobes
d. Temporal lobes
280. The part of the brain extending from the pons and responsible for the execution of
movement and maintaining posture is called the:
a. Cerebellum
b. Cerebral cortex
c. Medulla
d. Diencephalon
281. What is the purpose of the thyroid gland?
d. It releases thyroxin and calcitonin to regulate the rate of growth, metabolism and
calcium levels in the blood
282. Chemical signaling that affects neighboring cells is called ________.
a. autocrine
b. paracrine
c. endocrine
d. neuron
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 6
284. When blood calcium levels are low, PTH stimulates ________.
a. ADH
b. oxytocin
c. TSH
d. cortisol
a. thyroid
b. liver
c. kidneys
d. hypothalamus
288. Which of the following responses is not part of the fight or flight response?
a. pupil dilation
c. suppressed digestion
a. melanocytes
b. pinealocytes
d. retinal cells
a. amine hormones
b. peptide hormones
c. steroid hormones
d. catecholamines
291. The production of FSH by the anterior pituitary is reduced by which hormone?
a. estrogens
b. progesterone
c. relaxin
d. inhibin
292. If an autoimmune disorder targets the alpha cells, production of which hormone
would be directly affected?
a. somatostatin
b. pancreatic polypeptide
c. insulin
d. glucagon
a. ova
b. sperm
c. testes
d. testosterone
a. secrete testosterone
b. activate the sperm flagellum
c. support spermatogenesis
a. luteinizing hormone
b. gonadotropin-releasing hormone
c. follicle-stimulating hormone
d. androgens
d. spermatogenesis
a. uterine corpus
b. dominant follicle
c. fallopian tube
d. corpus albicans
298. Where does fertilization of the egg by the sperm typically occur?
a. vagina
b. uterus
c. uterine tube
d. ovary
a. pituitary gland
b. hypothalamus
c. Y chromosome
300. What is the name of the specialized area of a sensory neuron that detects a specific
stimulus ?
a. Tract
b. Receptor
c. Dorsal root
d. Node of Ranvier
a. Heat
b. Acid
c. Light
d. Tissue distortion
302. This structure is attached to the lens , causing its shape to be changed
a. Retina
b. Iris
c. Cornea
d. Suspensory ligaments
c. Cornea
d. Macula lutea
a. Precentral gyrus
b. Postcentral gyrus
c. Occipital
d. Corpus callosum
a. Lacrimal gland
b. Optic disc
c. Canal of Schlemm
d. Ciliary body
a. Errors of refraction
c. Types of strabismus
a. Choroid
b. Iris
d. Sclera
308. Which of the following is located in the posterior cavity of the eyeball ?
a. Vitreous humor
b. Cornea
c. Ciliary muscle
d. Lens
309. Which of the following is least related to the optic nerve ?
a. Cranial nerve II
b. Sensory nerve
c. Conveys information from the retina to the occipital lobe
d. Innervates the extrinsic eye muscles