MEDICAL COLLEGES OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES

Alimannao Hills, Peñablanca, Cagayan

COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY

Subject Code : NAT. SCI.

Subject Title : General Zoology
Term : Semifinal Exam
Semester : Second School Year: 2019-2020

General Guideline: Use SHORT BONDPAPER in answering the exam. Use the format of the
name of the student and its section below. The name of the student should be written at the
TOP most part of the bond paper. All answers are hand written and write legibly and clearly.
Erasures are considered, however your answers must be direct to the point with corresponding
facts or explanations. For every question, the maximum sentences are at least five (5)
sentences. Use separate sheet when the need arises. When you are done, take a picture of
your output and submit thru my email add rodelcespino020580@gmail.com or you may submit
directly to the Edmodo e-classroom. Please keep your output because this will be collected for
the purpose of evaluation when school resumes. For issues of poor connectivity (internet) you
are given until July 31, 2020 to comply with all your academic requirements. Good luck and God
bless you.

Name: ____________________________ Score:_______________________

Year/Course:______________________ Date:________________________

Question 1.
Explain why a proper balance of vitamins, hormones, and minerals is essential in
maintaining healthy bone tissue. Give examples of diseases or skeletal conditions that
may occur in the event of an imbalance of any of these three essential substances.

Question 2.
The contour of a child’s head is distinctly different from that of an adult. Which skull
bones exhibit the greatest amount of change as a child grows to adulthood?

Question 3.
Which surgery do you think would have the most profound effect on digestion: (a)
removal of the stomach (gastrectomy), (b) removal of the pancreas (pancreatectomy),
or (c) removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy)? Explain your reasoning.

Question 4.
During childhood, the deciduous (milk) teeth will be replaced. What do you think is the
adaptive mechanism of having two (2) sets of tooth? Does the deciduous teeth do not
have anatomical significance at all because they will fall off or be replaced by
permanent set of teeth? Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your
reasoning.

Question 5.
Why do premature infants often require respiratory assistance (a mechanical ventilator)
to keep their lungs inflated? Is there a relationship between the mechanism of
breathing and that of the artificial oxygenation provided by the ventilator?

Question 6.
Nicotine from cigarette smoke causes mucus to build up and paralyzes the cilia that line
the respiratory tract. How do these changes affect the lungs? Does it affect the
elasticity of the alveoli?

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Question 7.
The walls of the ventricles are thicker than those of the atria, and the wall of the left
ventricle is the thickest of all. How do these structural differences relate to differences
in function?

Question 8.
Your sister’s new baby was diagnosed as having a patent foramen ovale. What does
this mean and why is the baby cyanotic?

Prepared by:

RODEL C. ESPINO, LPT.

Subject Teacher

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