Multiple Choice
Identify
the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
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1. |
Movement to turn the palm of the hand up is called:
a. |
Supination |
c. |
Palmar |
b. |
Pronation |
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2. |
Dorsal is an anatomical term meaning.
a. |
Lower
surface |
c. |
Part
of the foot |
b. |
Upper
surface |
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3. |
What
is the name given to cells that digest cell debris and other foreign
bodies?
a. |
Plasma |
c. |
Macrophages |
b. |
Fibroplasts |
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4. |
The
body’s internal environment is kept relatively constant by:
a. |
Homeostasis |
c. |
Nervous
system |
b. |
Metabolism |
d. |
Endocrine system |
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5. |
How
many different types of sensory nerve endings are there in the skin?
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6. |
Which
vitamin is synthesized in the skin?
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7. |
What
is the name of the connective tissue that provides flexibility?
a. |
Elastin |
c. |
Keratin |
b. |
Collagen |
d. |
Reticular |
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8. |
What
is the name given to the glands that secrete sweat into hair follicles?
a. |
Eccrine |
c. |
Sebaceous |
b. |
Apocrine |
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9. |
Veins
(with the exception of the pulmonary vein) carry oxygenated blood.
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10. |
Redness on the skin caused by capillaries becoming dilated and
congested with blood is called:
a. |
Hyperaemia |
c. |
Erythema |
b. |
Vasoconstriction |
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11. |
What
percentage of tissue fluid is water?
a. |
65% |
c. |
85% |
b. |
75% |
d. |
95% |
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12. |
How
many litres of lymph are filtered per day?
a. |
1-2 litres |
c. |
3-5 litres |
b. |
2-4
litres |
d. |
5-7
litres |
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13. |
What
is the name of the lymph nodes positioned in the groin?
a. |
Popliteal |
c. |
Intestinal |
b. |
Iliac |
d. |
Inguinal |
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14. |
Vertebra are an example of which type of bone?
a. |
Irregular |
c. |
Sesamoid |
b. |
Short |
d. |
Flat |
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15. |
All
bones contain a marrow cavity.
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16. |
How
many bones are there in the spinal column?
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17. |
Skeletal muscles are under conscious control.
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18. |
The
fixed part of the muscle is known as the insertion.
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19. |
What
is the name of the outer covering of the lungs?
a. |
Fascia |
c. |
Pleura membrane |
b. |
Pericardium |
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20. |
Villi
are found in the:
a. |
Caecum |
c. |
Jejunum |
b. |
Duodenum |
d. |
Ileum |
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21. |
Alcohol, water and glucose can all directly be absorbed from the
stomach.
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22. |
Which
of the following are the vitamins stored in the liver?
a. |
A,
D, B6 |
c. |
A,
D, B12 |
b. |
A,
B, C |
d. |
E,
B12, C |
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23. |
Bile
is produced in which organ?
a. |
Gall bladder |
c. |
Stomach |
b. |
Pancreas |
d. |
Liver |
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24. |
Motor
or efferent neurones conduct impulses:
a. |
Between neurones |
c. |
Away from the CNS |
b. |
To
the CNS |
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25. |
Which
structure in the brain is responsible for precise movement, balance
and posture?
a. |
Cerebellum c. Hypothalmus |
c. |
Medulla
oblongata |
b. |
Cerebrum |
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26. |
The
parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for preparing the body
for vigorous activity and stimulation.
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27. |
Which
other system does the endocrine system work closely with?
a. |
Muscular
system |
c. |
Circulatory
system |
b. |
Gento-urinary system |
d. |
Nervous system |
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28. |
Which
one of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?
a. |
Storage
of urine |
b. |
Regulate salt and water balance in the body |
c. |
Formation
of urine |
d. |
Filtration of impurities in the blood |
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29. |
Which
hormone causes the uterus to thicken?
a. |
Oestrogen |
c. |
Progesterone |
b. |
Follicle
stimulating hormone |
d. |
Luteinizing
hormone |
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30. |
Insulin raises the level of glucose in the blood.
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31. |
Which
one of the following is caused by a bacterial infection?
a. |
Psoriasis |
c. |
Impetigo |
b. |
Herpes simplex |
d. |
Wart |
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32. |
Which
one of the following is caused by a viral infection?
a. |
Wart |
c. |
Acne
vulgaris |
b. |
Eczema |
d. |
Tinea pedis |
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33. |
Which
one of the following is caused by a parasite?
a. |
Impetigo |
c. |
Herpes zoster |
b. |
Tinea
corporis |
d. |
Scabies |
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34. |
Which
one of the following contra indications should be referred to a GP before
treatment?
a. |
Acne
vulgaris |
c. |
Swollen
glands |
b. |
Hepatitis |
d. |
Diabetes |
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35. |
Which
one of the following contra indications would only restrict treatment?
a. |
Unexplained
swellings |
c. |
Epilepsy |
b. |
Varicose veins |
d. |
Flu |
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