PHYSIOLOGY II MCQ FOR NURSING STUDENTS (36%)

1. Most digestion & absorption of food ends in the:

A. Mouth
B. Small intestine
C. Stomach
D. Large intestine
2. Which of the following is important for the absorption of vitamin-B12?
A. Gastrin
B. Pepsin
C. HCl
D. Intrinsic factor
3. Which of the following inhibit the production of HCl?
A. ACh
B. Gastrin
C. Histamine
D. Prostaglandin
4. The secretion of gastric juice by taste, smelling or thought of food is:
A. Gastric phase
B. Cephalic phase
C. Intestinal phase
D. All of the above
5. Which of the following enzymes work best in acidic media?
A. Salivary amylase
B. Maltase
C. Pepsin
D. Trypsin
6. The transport of glucose from lumen of small intestine to the epithelial cells is by:
A. Osmosis
B. Facilitated diffusion
C. Micelles
D. Sodium dependant transport

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7. Which cells produce HCl in the stomach?
A. Chief cells
B. Parietal cells
C. Mucus neck cells
D. Enterochromaffin cells
8. The hormone which causes the release of bile from gall bladder is:
A. Secretin
B. Gastrin
C. Somatostatin
D. Cholocystokinin
9. One is wrong about large intestine:
A. Storage and excretion of fecal matter
B. Production of vitamin by colon bacteria
C. Absorption of water and some electrolytes
D. Enzymatic digestion of left food
10. Which one is wrong about hormones?
A. They are chemical messengers
B. They have slow response than neurotransmitters
C. They are transported by blood
D. They can exert effect without receptor
E. None of the above
11. Which of the following is not a protein hormone?
A. Aldosterone
B. Glucagon
C. Growth hormone
D. Insulin
12. Which of the following hormone have antagonistic effect on blood calcium level?
A. Parathyroid hormone & Calcitonin
B. Growth hormone & Thyroxin
C. Cortisol and Aldosterone
D. Insulin & Glucagon

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13. Which hypothalamic hormone has an inhibiting effect on prolactin secretion?
A. Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
B. Tyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)
C. Dopamine (DA)
D. Somatostatin (SS)
14. Which hormones are important to produce energy &keep optimum body temperature?
A. Aldosterone and cortisol
B. Epinephrine and norepinephrine
C. T3 and T4
D. Growth hormone and Insulin
15. The process of lactation (production & ejection of milk) is controlled by:
A. Prolactin and estrogen
B. Testosterone and progesterone
C. Prolactin and oxytocin
D. Epinephrine and epinephrine
E. All of the above
16. Which hormone is secreted during hyperglycemic condition?
A. Growth hormone
B. Cortisol
C. Glucagon
D. Insulin
17. Water reabsorption from the collecting duct of a nephron is by:
A. Antidiuretic hormone
B. Aldosterone
C. Parathyroid hormone
D. Erythropoietin
18. The disorder called dwarfism and mental retardation (cretinism) is due to:
A. Shortage of growth hormone
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Shortage of insulin
D. Shortage of testosterone

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19. One is not the function of kidney:
A. Excretion of metabolic waste products
B. Filtration of blood plasma
C. Electrolyte and water balance
D. Acid base balance
E. None of the above
20. Which one is wrong about glomerular capillaries?
A. Have high filtration rate
B. Have high capillary pressure
C. Are made by tight capillary endothelial cells
D. Are covered by podocyte cells of Bowman’s capsule
E. Can’t pass very large substances
21. The glomerular filtrate contains all of the following substances except:
A. Water & Sodium
B. Blood cells & Plasma proteins
C. Urea & Ammonia
D. Glucose & Plasma proteins
22. Which of the following pressures favors filtration process?
A. Colloid osmotic pressure
B. Glomerular capillary pressure
C. Capsular pressure
D. Peritubular capillary pressure
23. Which of the following factors decreases glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
A. Increase in renal blood flow
B. Net filtration pressure
C. Increasing plasma proteins
D. Increase in blood pressure
E. All of the above

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24. Nutrients like glucose and amino acids are completely reabsorbed in the:
A. Glomerulus
B. Bowman’s capsule
C. Distal convoluted tubule
D. Proximal convoluted tubule
25. The amount of fluid filtered by the kidney (glomerular filtration rate) per day is:
A. 1200 L/day
B. 500 L/day
C. 125 L/day
D. 180 L/day
26. Which part of nephron is impermeable to water?
A. Proximal convoluted tubule
B. Descending loop of Henle
C. Ascending loop of Henle
D. Distal convoluted tubule
27. The role of acrosome in the head of matured sperm cell is:
A. Production of energy for the sperm
B. Enables the sperm to swim
C. Allows for the penetration of egg
D. Makes the female reproductive tract more alkaline
28. What is spermiogenesis?
A. Production of sperm cells
B. Death of sperm cells
C. Maturation of sperm cells
D. Transportation of sperm cells
E. All of the above
29. The passage of sperm from urethra to female genital tract refers to:
A. Emission
B. Ejaculation
C. Erection
D. Resolution

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30. The fructose which is source of energy for sperm cells is provided by:
A. Seminal vesicles
B. Prostate glands
C. Bulbourethral glands
D. Cowper’s gland
31. Which of the following hormones/neurotransmitters involves in the process of erection?
A. Epinephrine
B. Dopamine
C. Nitric oxide
D. Testosterone
32. One is the main cause of menstruation :
A. Decrease in estrogens and progesterone
B. Increase in estrogens and progesterone
C. Increase in luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
D. Decrease in luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
E. It is unknown
33. The type of follicle which undergoes maturation and release an egg every cycle is:
A. Primordial follicle
B. Primary follicle
C. Graffian follicle
D. Secondary follicle
34. The attachment of blastocyst in the endometrial wall after seven days of fertilization:
A. Menstruation
B. Abortion
C. Implantation
D. Parturition
35. Which physiological changes don’t occur during pregnancy?
A. Morning sickness
B. Weight gain
C. Increase cardiac output
D. Urine incontinence

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 E. Decrease metabolic rate
36. The watery fluid with a cloudy yellowish color called colostrums is not rich in:
A. Proteins
B. Fats
C. Sucrose
D. Antibodies

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