MASTER SKULL FORAMINA, FISSURES

MASTER CRANIAL NERVE AND BLOOD VESSELS PASSING THROUGH

SEPARATE BONES

CRANIAL BONES / NEUROCRANIUM (8)

 CALVARIA – SKULLCAP (4)

 CRANIAL BASE – BASICRANIUM (4)

MNEMONICS

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1. Anatomy is a term, which means the study of MORPHOLOGY. (PHYSIOLOGY, CELL

FUNCTIONS, HUMAN FUNCTIONS)

2. The study dealing with the explanations of how an organ works would be an example of
PHYSIOLOGY. (ANATOMY, CYTOLOGY, TELEOLOGY)

3. The exchanging of gases for the purpose of producing energy is called RESPIRATION.
(BREATHING, CIRCULATION, RESPONSIVENESS)

4. The removal of compound that the body no longer requires is called EXCRETION.
(SECRETION, MOVEMENT, DIGESTION)

5. When one takes someone’s temperature, they are directly assessing the VITAL SIGNS.
(METABOLIC ACTIVITY, SIGN OF ILLNESS, CORE TEMPERATURE)

6. The force that water exerts on a system is referred to as the HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE.
(HYDROPHILIC FACTOR, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, OSMOTIC PRESSURE)
7. The transportation of heat in the body is mainly a property of the WATER it contains. (FOOD,
OXYGEN, PRESSURE)

8. The process in which cells and organisms are able to maintain a stable balance of internal
and external substances and forces is called HOMEOSTASIS. (EQULIBRIUM, ADAPTATION,
ADJUSTMENT)

9. The following is an example of a homeostatic event. SHIVERING WHEN IT IS COLD.

(SWEATING DURING A TEST, DEVELOPING A HEADACHE, MUSCLE STRAIN)

10. The decrease in blood glucose that causes the inhibition of insulin is an example of
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. (POSITIVE FEEDBACK, ABNORMAL FUNCTION, THE ACTION OF
GLUCAGON)

11. The following is an example of positive feedback: A TEMPERATURE OF 100.2F CAUSES A

FURTHER INCREASE. (GLUCAGON RAISES BLOOD SUGAR, INSULIN LOWERS BLOOD
GLUCOSE, 100.1F IS FOLLOWED BY 98.6F)

12. A system is defined as a group of ORGANS that functions together. (CELLS, TISSUES,
MOLECULES)

13. The following belong together except which one? ARM (HEAD, NECK, TRUNK)

14. The DIAPHRAGM separates the thoracic from abdominal cavities. (PELVIS, RIB CAGE,
PERITONIUM)

15. The following belong together except which one? STOMACH (BRAIN, VERTEBRAL CANAL,
SPINAL CORD)

16. The heats lies specifically in the MEDIASTINUM space. (THORACIC CAVITY, ABDOMINAL
CAVITY, PLEURAL CAVITY)

17. The orbital cavity would contain the EYES. (NASAL SEPTUM, BRAIN, TEETH)
18. The following are correct cavity terms except which one? FRONTAL (ORAL, NASAL, MIDDLE
EAR)

19. The PLEURAL membranes surround the lungs. (PERICARDIAL, MEDIASTINAL, PERITONEAL)

20. Which of the following would not be lined by peritoneum? HEART (STOMACH, INTESTINES,
LIVER)

21. The MUSCULAR system plays a role in moving fluids, wastes, and bones. (SKELETAL,
INTEGUMANTARY, NERVOUS)

22. The skin belongs to the INTEGUMENTARY system. (NERVOUS, CIRCULATORY, MUSCULAR)

23. Integration and coordination are properties of the NERVOUS system and organs.
(CIRCULATORY, EXCRETORY, MUSCULAR)

24. Hormones are chemicals of the ENDOCRINE system that affect target areas.
(CARDIOVASCULAR, EXOCRINE, NERVOUS)

25. The following belong together except which one? BRAIN (Pituitary, Thyroid, Adrenal)

26. The following belong together except which one? ESOPHAGUS (Trachea, Bronchi, Larynx)

27. Parts of the pharynx belong to the RESPIRATORY and digestive systems.

28. The larynx is a term in the RESPIRATORY system. (DIGESTIVE, INTEGUMENTARY, NERVOUS)

29. The function of the KIDNEYS is to remove soluble wastes from the body. (LUNGS, GI TRACT,
SKIN)
30. The following are components of the excretory system except which one? SALIVARY GLAND
(LUNGS. LARGE INTESTINES, INTEGUMENT)

31. A tumor on top of the head would be on the SUPERIOR surface. (INFERIOR. MEDIAL.
LATERAL)

32. The navel is located on the VENTRAL surface. (DORSAL, INFERIOR. CRANIAL)

33. The wrist is PROXIMAL to the fingers with respect to the elbow. (DISTAL, INFERIOR,
SUPERIOR)

34. The wrist is the SUPERIOR part of the hand region. (PROXIMAL. DISTAL. INFERIOR)

35. The arms lie on the LATERAL surface of the trunk. (MEDIAL, DISTAL, POSTERIOR)

36. A TRANSVERSE section divides an organ into top and bottom. (OBLIQUE, SAGITTAL,
CORONAL)

37. Which of the following fluids maintains normal eye pressure? AQUEOUS HUMOR (VITREOUS
HUMOR, PERICARDIAL FLUID, NUCLEUS PULPOSUS)

38. Which of the following converts images into nerve impulses? RETINA (SCLERA, CHOROID,
LENS)

39. All of the following are known parts of the eye except: VISUAL CORTEX (RODS, CONES,
PUPIL)

40. Which of the following is not a part of the stomach? DUODENUM (FUNDUS, PYLORUS,
GASTRIC SLEEVE)

41. All of the following are known parts of the small intestine except: CECUM (DUODENUM,
ILEUM, JEJUNUM).
42. Which of the following sphincters is responsible for preventing reflux into the esophagus?
LES (PYLORIC SPHINCTER, ANAL SPHINCTER, SPHINCTER OF ODDI)

43. Which of the following cells is responsible for producing HCl? PARIETAL CELLS (SQUAMOUS
CELLS, JACK CELLS, CHIEF CELLS – PEPSIN)

44. Which of the following cells is responsible for producing intrinsic factor? PARIETAL CELLS
(CHIEF CELLS. SQUAMOUS CELLS, JACK CELLS)

45. The human body has an organ surrounded by fluid known as CSF. Which organ is this?
BRAIN (Stomach, Nervous System, EYE)

46. All of the following are parts of the brain except: THYROID (CEREBRUM, CEREBELLUM,
HYPOTHALAMUS)

47. A patient is being assessed for the balance of the patient. Which of the following parts of
the brain is responsible for the balance and muscle coordination? CEREBELLUM (CORTEX,
CEREBRUM, MEDULLA OBLONGATA)

48. All of the following are functions of the frontal lobe except: SENSE OF SMELL (INTELLIGENCE,
MOTOR MOVEMENT, A PERSON’S PERSONALITY)

49. Which part of the brain is known to be the motor relay station? MIDBRAIN (PONS,
THALAMUS, HYPOTHALAMUS)

50. A part of the brain that appears as curls in a computed tomography scan is: GYRI (GONAD,
VISCERA. PLEURA)

51. Which of the following organ is known to produce bile? LIVER (SPLEEN, PANCREAS, GALL
BLADDER)

52. An organ known to be both exocrine and endocrine: PANCREAS (APPENDIX, CECUM, LIVER)
53. The parts of the hepatobiliary tree that receives bile from the gall bladder is: CYSTIC DUCT
(PANCREATIC DUCT, COMMON BILE DUCT, DONALD DUCK)

54. The following are actions of the liver except: ENHANCES AFFINITY OF INSULIN INTO CELLS,
DETOXIFICATION, PRODUCES BILE, AIDS IN FILTERING MICROORGANISMS)

55. Which of the following are parts of the GI tract? AOTA (Antrum, Descending Colon, Hepatic
flexure)

56. All of the following are parts of the biliary tree except: URINARY BLADDER (COMMON BILE
DUCT, PANCREAS, PANCREATIC DUCT)

57. The main purpose of bile is to: EMULSIFY FATS (DIGEST PROTEINS, DIGEST SUGAR, EMULSIFY
CARBOHYDRATES)

58. Which of the following is responsible for the opening of the sphincter of oddi?
CHOLECYSTOKININ (ERYTHROPOIETIN, ESTROGEN, CHOLELITHIASIS)

59. A known factor that helps absorb vitamin b12 is: INTRINSIC FACTOR (CLOTTING FACTOR,
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, PTYALIN)

60. Which of the following is being produced by the delta cells of the pancreas? SOMASTATIN
(INSULIN, GLUCAGON, GLUCONEOGENESIS)

61. Which does not belong to the group? ESOPHAGUS (NOSE. LOBES, TRACHEA)

62. The lung that has three lobes is the: RIGHT LUNG (LEFT LUNG, NOTA, AOTA)

63. The type of pressure that is present in the pleural cavity is: NEGATIVE (POSITIVE, NEUTRAL,
NOTA)
64. The major muscle responsible for the respiration of an individual is known as the:
DIAPHRAGM (SCALENE, QUADRICEPS, STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID)

65. During inspiration, the diaphragm: DESCENDS (EXPANDS, RISES, CONTRACTS)

66. The part of the body that protects the heart and lungs: RIBS (SKULL, VERTEBRAE, ULNA)

67. Functional unit of skeletal system: JOINTS (RIBS, OSTEOBLASTS, OSTEOCYTES)

68. Jelly like structure that protects the vertebrae from friction rib: NUCLEUS PULPOSUS
(INTERVERTEEBRAL DISKS, SYNOVIAL FLUID, PERICARDIAL FLUID)

69. Which of the following does not belong to the group? RIBS (ROTATOR CUFF, RADIUS, RIBS,
FIBULA)

70. Which of the following is known to have free movement though angular motion?
CONDYLOID (AMPIARTHROSIS, DIARTHROSIS, SYNARTHROSIS)

71. Which of the following joint is known to be the most movable? DIARTHROSIS
(AMPIARTHROSIS, CONDYLOID, SYNARTHROSIS)

72. Which of the following is immovable? SYNARTHROSIS (AMPIARTHROSIS. CONDYLOID,

DIARTHROSIS)

73. Considered to be a dead marrow: YELLOW MARROW (RED MARROW, GREEN MARROW.
SARCOLEMMA)

74. Hormone responsible for RBC production is: ERYTHROPOIETIN (CHOLECYSTOKININ,

PROGESTERONE, DIURETIC HORMONE)

75. Considered to be the smallest bone: RODS (STAPES, CONES, VISUAL CORTEX)
76. Which of the following cranial nerve is responsible for vision? CN II (CN I, CN III, CN IV)

77. Cranial nerve that moves the right eye to the lateral side: VI (CN III, CN IV, CN V)

78. Cranial nerve responsible for swallowing: GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL (VAGUS. HYPOGLOSSAL,

ABDUCENS)

79. The organ that cleanses the blood and responsible for excretion of fluids is: KIDNEYS
(URINARY BLADDER, LIVER, URETERS)

80. Blood vessel that receives blood from efferent arteriole. VASA RECTA (AFFERENT ARTERIOLE,
PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULES, COLLECTING DUCTS)

81. Which of the following does not belong to the group? DUODENUM (NEPHRONS, JOINTS,
NEURONS)

82. The part of the renal system that contracts to evacuate urine: BLADDER (URETERS, KIDNEYS,
URETHRA)

83. The only artery that contains un-oxygenated blood: PULMONARY ARTERY (PULMONARY
VEIN, AORTA, INFERIOR VENA CAVA)

84. Node responsible for producing 40-60 beats: AV NODES & BUNDLE OF HIS (SA NODE,
PURKENJIE FIBERS, NOTA)

85. Chamber of the heart that receives the blood from the mitral valve. LEFT VENTRICLE (LEFT
ATRIUM, RIGHT VENTRICLE, RIGHT ATRIUM)

86. Major blood vessel that distributes blood towards the systemic circulation: AORTA
(INFERIOR VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR VENA CAVA, CORONARY ARTERY)

87. Deep seated blood vessel: ARTERY (VEIN, NOTA, AOTA)

88. Artery that supplies blood to the AV node: RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (LEFT CORONARY
ARTERY. LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING, NOTA)

89. The blood vessel that provides tissue perfusion to the stomach: MESSENTERIC ARTERY GIT –
MAJOR BLOOD VESSEL TO SUPPLY TP (CAROTID ARTERY, ULNAR ARTERY, JUGULAR ARTERY)

90. Which of the following does not belong to the group? AURICLE (TYMPANIC MEMBRANE,
EUSTACHIAN TUBE, MALLEUS)

91. It converts sound vibrations into nerve impulses: VESTIBULO-COCHLEA (BONY LABYRINTH,
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, EUSTACHIAN TUBE)

92. Type of cells responsible for attacking antigens. EFFECTOR CELLS (MEMORY CELLS, BETA
CELLS, DELTA CELLS)

93. Which cell is responsible for alarming the whole immune system in a bacterial invasion? T-
HELPER CELLS (CYTOKINES, B-CELLS, MEMORY CELLS)

94. Type of response that maximizes the size of cells and prevent invasion? INFLAMMATORY
RESPONSE (IMMUNE RESPONSE, NEGATIVE RESPONSE, THERMAL RESPONSE)

95. The term that states that the immune system is attacking cells: AUTOIMMUNITY
(ANATOMIC REACTION, ANAPHYLAXIS, IMMUNOGLOBULIN)

96. The type of cell that has both memory and effector cells: B-CELLS (T-CELLS, A-CELLS, G-
CELLS)

97. The cells that are responsible for identifying specific antigens based on familiarity of their
characteristics are: MEMORY CELLS (B CELLS, T CELLS, EFFECTOR CELLS)
CSF – colorless – 50 percent glucose, cushions brain, SC
1. The type of cell that has both memory and effector cells: B-CELLS (T-CELLS, A-CELLS, G-CELLS)

2. The blood vessel that provides tissue perfusion to the stomach: MESSENTERIC ARTERY GIT –
MAJOR BLOOD VESSEL TO SUPPLY TP (CAROTID ARTERY, ULNAR ARTERY, JUGULAR ARTERY)

3. Which of the following cells is responsible for producing HCl? PARIETAL CELLS (SQUAMOUS
CELLS, JACK CELLS, CHIEF CELLS – PEPSIN)

4. Which of the following cells is responsible for producing intrinsic factor? PARIETAL CELLS (CHIEF
CELLS. SQUAMOUS CELLS, JACK CELLS)

5. A known factor that helps absorb vitamin b12 is: INTRINSIC FACTOR (CLOTTING FACTOR,
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, PTYALIN)

6. The force that water exerts on a system is referred to as the HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE.
(HYDROPHILIC FACTOR, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, OSMOTIC PRESSURE)

7. Type of response that maximizes the size of cells and prevent invasion? INFLAMMATORY
RESPONSE (IMMUNE RESPONSE, NEGATIVE RESPONSE, THERMAL RESPONSE)

8. Deep seated blood vessel: ARTERY (VEIN, NOTA, AOTA)

9. Artery that supplies blood to the AV node: RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (LEFT CORONARY ARTERY.
LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING, NOTA)

10. The blood vessel that provides tissue perfusion to the stomach: MESSENTERIC ARTERY GIT –
MAJOR BLOOD VESSEL TO SUPPLY TP (CAROTID ARTERY, ULNAR ARTERY, JUGULAR ARTERY)

11. Which of the following does not belong to the group? AURICLE (TYMPANIC MEMBRANE,
EUSTACHIAN TUBE, MALLEUS)

12. It converts sound vibrations into nerve impulses: VESTIBULO-COCHLEA (BONY LABYRINTH,
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, EUSTACHIAN TUBE)
13. Type of cells responsible for attacking antigens. EFFECTOR CELLS (MEMORY CELLS, BETA CELLS,
DELTA CELLS)

14. Blood vessel that receives blood from efferent arteriole. VASA RECTA (AFFERENT ARTERIOLE,
PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULES, COLLECTING DUCTS)

15. Hormone responsible for RBC production is: ERYTHROPOIETIN (CHOLECYSTOKININ,

PROGESTERONE, DIURETIC HORMONE)

16. Considered to be the smallest bone: RODS (STAPES, CONES, VISUAL CORTEX)

17. The main purpose of bile is to: EMULSIFY FATS (DIGEST PROTEINS, DIGEST SUGAR, EMULSIFY
CARBOHYDRATES)

18. Which of the following is responsible for the opening of the sphincter of oddi?
CHOLECYSTOKININ (ERYTHROPOIETIN, ESTROGEN, CHOLELITHIASIS)

19. Which of the following is being produced by the delta cells of the pancreas? SOMASTATIN
(INSULIN, GLUCAGON, GLUCONEOGENESIS)

20. All of the following are functions of the frontal lobe except: SENSE OF SMELL (INTELLIGENCE,
MOTOR MOVEMENT, A PERSON’S PERSONALITY)

21. Which part of the brain is known to be the motor relay station? MIDBRAIN (PONS, THALAMUS,
HYPOTHALAMUS)

22. Which of the following fluids maintains normal eye pressure? AQUEOUS HUMOR (VITREOUS
HUMOR, PERICARDIAL FLUID, NUCLEUS PULPOSUS)

23. Which of the following converts images into nerve impulses? RETINA (SCLERA, CHOROID, LENS)
1. All of the following are known parts of the eye except: VISUAL CORTEX (RODS, CONES, PUPIL)