Table of Contents

Circulation...........................................................2
Heart and vascular............................................2
Lymphatic drainage & gland.............................2
Bone& Joints........................................................3
Bone.................................................................3
Basic....................................................................4
Basic Cell molecular..........................................4
Base membrane...............................................4
Nerve...................................................................5
Carotid triangle................................................5
Thorax and Abdomen.......................................5
vocal cord.........................................................5
Cavity...................................................................6
Sinus and nose..................................................6
Orbit.................................................................6
Fascial space.....................................................6
Greater palatine canal (pterygopalatine canal)
.........................................................................6
Retroperitoneal organs....................................6
Kidney..............................................................7
Spleen..............................................................7
GI system.............................................................8
Lung.....................................................................9
Extremities...........................................................9
Endocrine System.................................................10
 A) Demilunes
Circulation B) Stereocilia
C) Massive numbers of lysosomes
Heart and vascular D) Large intracellular canaliculi
E) Smooth muscle throughout the stroma
1) Each of the following occurs during contraction
of the left ventricle of a normal heart EXCEPT
6) Where does the submandibular duct open into
one. Which one is this EXCEPTION?
the oral cavity?
A) The aortic semilunar valve opens
A) At the sublingual caruncle (papilla)
B) Blood enters the coronary arteries
B) Opposite the maxillary second molar
C) The pulmonary semilunar valve opens
C) At the mandibular second molar
D) The left atrioventricular valve closes
D) On the plica fimbriata
E) The right atrioventricular valve closes
E) On the buccal frenum
2) The crista terminalis is the line of junction
7) Under certain conditions, phagocytosis occurs in
between the primitive
the lining of the
A) Atria and ventricle
A) Venules
B) Left and right atria
B) Sinusoids
C) Ventricle and the conus arteriosus
C) Arterioles
D) Sinus venosus and the right atrium
D) Capillaries
E) Truncus arteriosus and the left atrium
1. The left recurrent laryngeal nerve passes
Lymphatic drainage & gland
beneath the
3) Lymphatic drainage of the lower eyelid, the A. Left main bronchus
upper lip, and skin, and muscles of the nose and B. Ligamentum arteriosum
the cheek is initially into which of the following C. Left subclavian artery
lymph nodes? D. Left brachiocephalic vein
A) Submental E. Left superior intercostal vein
B) Deep parotid
C) Submandibular
D) Retropharyngeal
E) Inferior deep cervical

8) The left coronary artery arises from the

A) ascending aorta
B) arch of the aorta
C) pulmonary artery
D) left subclavian
E) brachiocephalic artery

4) Which of the following contain both efferent

and afferent lymphatic vessels?
A) Spleen
B) Thymus
C) Lymph node
D) Palatine tonsil

5) Seromucous glands are characterized by the

presence of which of the following?
 Basic
Bone& Joints
Basic Cell molecular
Bone 12) Polymerization of molecules into collagen
9) The bone composing the cortical plate of the fibrils occurs in the
alveolar process consists of which of the A) Ribosomes
following? B) Lysosomes
A) Cancellous bone with wide marrow spaces C) Extracellular space
B) Cancellous bone with reduced marrow D) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
spaces E) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
C) Haversian systems and circumferential
lamellae 13) Which of the following is located
D) Haversian systems but no circumferential extracellularly?
lamellae A) Lysosomes
E) Circumferential lamellae but no haversian B) Microtubules
systems C) Tonofibril
D) Glycocalyx
E) Keratohyalin granules

14) Which of the following represents the cause of

intense basophilia exhibited by osteoblasts
A) Numerous mitochondria
B) PAS positive granules
C) Large golgi apparatus
D) Alkaline phosphatase activity
E) Abundant rough endoplasmic reticulum

15) Proteins for extracellular use can be synthesized

10) Which of the following soft tissues are found in in which of the following organelles?
spaces among cancellous bones? A) Nucleolemma
A) Myeloid B) Mitochondria
B) Lymphoid C) Heterochromatin
C) Glandular D) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
D) Mucoid connective E) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
E) Areolar connective
16) Which of the following is the cellular organelle
11) An outer fibrous coat and an inner osteogenic that contains many types of hydrolytic enzymes
cellular layer are found in the A) Lysosome
A) Endosteum B) Centrosome
B) Periostium C) Mitochondrion
C) Osteon canals D) Golgi apparatus
D) Volkmann’s canals E) Endoplasmic reticulum

17) In which of the following organelles are

glycoproteins assembled for extracellular use?
A) Nucleolemma
B) Polyribosomes
C) Golgi apparatus
D) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
E) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Base membrane
18) The deep layer of the dermis of the skin consists
of which of the following types of connective
tissues?
A) Elastic
B) Areolar
C) Reticular
D) Regular dense
E) Irregular dense

Nerve
Carotid triangle
 Hypoglossus (XII), vagus (X), and accessory
(XI) nerves can be found.
 The hypoglossal nerve (XII) provides motor
innervation to the tongue along with vagus
innervation to the palatoglossus muscle.
 speaking and swallowing
Thorax and Abdomen
19) The intercostal nerves lie in the intercostal space
between which of the following?
A) Unreadable
B) External and internal intercostals
C) Internal and innermost intercostals
D) Innermost intercostals and subcostals
E) External and internal transversus thoracis
20) Within the thoracic cavity, rami communicantes
connect the sympathetic trunk with the
A) Thoracic spinal nerves
B) Splanchnic nerves
C) Thoracic viscera
D) Cardiac nerves
Long thoracic nerve
 Innervates the serratus anterior, which
protracts, stabilizes the scapula, and
assists in superior movements.
21) The nerves of the anterior abdominal wall lie
immediately deep to which layer of the wall?
A) External oblique muscle
B) Internal oblique muscle
C) Transverses abdominis
D) Transversalis fascia
E) Peritoneum
The thoracoabdominal nerves are derived from T7-
T11 and form the inferiorintercostal nerves.
These nerves run along the internal obliques and
the transversalmuscles. They then enter
subcutaneous tissue to become
the anterior cutaneous branches of the skin in
the anterior abdominal wall.
22) The greater splanchnic nerve consists of which
of the following fibers
A) Special visceral afferent
B) Sympathetic fibers from the vagus nerve
C) Parasympathetic fibers from the vagus nerve
D) Sympathetic fibers from the vertebral
spinal levels T5-T9
E) Preganglionic sympathetic fibers from the
celiac ganglion
vocal cord
Tension (pitch) is controlled by three muscles:
 Cricothyroid—increases tension
 Thyroarytenoid—decreases tension
 Vocalis—tiny adjustments
Cricoarytenoids—abduct and adduct the vocal
folds.
Which larynx muscle stretches/tenses the vocal
cords?
 Cricothyroid
 Lateral cricoarytenoid
 Posterior cricoarytenoid
 Thyroarytenoid
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Cavity
Sinus and nose
23) Where is the channel of communication
between the maxillary sinus and the nasal cavity
situated
A) In the sphenoethmoidal recess
B) At the anterior extremity of the inferior
nasal meatus
C) At the posterior extremity of the inferior
nasal meatus
D) In the superior nasal meatus, in common
with the ethmoid outlets
E) In the middle nasal meatus, at the inferior
part of the semilunar hiatus Greater palatine canal (pterygopalatine
canal)
Orbit
24) Which of the following bones comprises a  Begins on the inferior aspect of
portion of a wall of the orbit? the pterygopalatine fossa and
A) Vomer travels through the sphenoid
B) Parietal
and palatine bones to reach the
C) Temporal
D) Zygomatic palate, ending at the greater
E) Pterygoid plate palatine foramen
 Descending palatine artery
Descending palatine vein
Fascial space Greater palatine nerve
25) Which of the following represents the lateral Lesser palatine nerve
boundary of the retropharyngeal space at the
level of the oropharynx? The sphenopalatine artery passes
A) Carotid sheath
through sphenopalatine foramen.
B) Sternocleidomastoid
C) Pterygomandibular raphe
D) Stylopharyngeus muscle and its fascia Retroperitoneal organs are not
E) Medial pterygoid muscle and its fascia suspended by mesentary.

26) Each of the following structures is wrapped in • Adrenal glands

the investing layer of the deep cervical fascia • Rectum
EXCEPT one. Which one is this EXCEPTION?
A) Trapezius • Kidneys
B) Sternothyroid
C) Anterior scalene
• Ureters
D) Sternocleidomastoid
E) Inferior belly of Omohyoid
27) Each of the following structures is located in the • Bladder
carotid sheath EXCEPT one. Which one is this
EXCEPTION? • Esophagus
A) Vagus nerve
B) Phrenic nerve • Aorta
C) Internal jugular
• Pancreas
Kidney
28) Which of the following is a functional unit of
the kidney?
A) Lobule
B) Nephron
C) Glomerulus
D) Minor calyx
E) Bowman’s capsule

Spleen
29) Each of the following is a function of an adult
spleen EXCEPT one. Which one is this
EXCEPTION?
A) Production of lymphocytes
B) Production of erythrocytes
C) Storage of red blood cells
D) Destruction of red blood cells
E) Filtration of blood to detect foreign bodies
GI system
30) Which of the following is the only part of the
gastrointestinal system that has villi, goblet
cells, and mucous secreting glands in the
submucosa?
A) Ileum
B) Stomach
C) Jejunum
D) Duodenum
E) Appendix

31) Fundic glands posses which of the following

cell types?
A) Paneth
B) Goblet
C) Parietal
D) Principal
E) Caveolated

32) Villi are located in the mucosa of which of the

following?
A) Rectum
B) Stomach
C) Esophagus
D) Small intestine
E) Large intestine
Lung
33) Which of the following produce surfactant?
A) Monocytes
B) Clara cellsi
C) Goblet cells
D) Type I pneumocytes
E) Type II pneumocytes

Extremities
34) Which of the following is the major nerve of the
posterior aspect of the arm and forearm?
A) Ulnar
B) Radial
C) Median
D) Axillary
E) Musculocutaneous
Endocrine System
35) Each of the following parts of the body is under
direct influence of the anterior lobe of the 39) The function of the exocrine pancreatic acini is
pituitary EXCEPT one. Which one is this to secrete
EXCEPTION? A) Pepsin
A) Ovary B) Insulin
B) Thyroid C) Glycogen
C) Medulla of adrenal D) Glucagon
D) Interstitial cells of testes E) Trypsinogen
E) Epiphyseal plate of growing bone

36) Which of the following parts of the hypophysis

is the site of oxytocin release?
A) Pars nervosa
B) Infundibulum
C) Pars distalis
D) Pars tuberalis
E) Pars intermedia
posterior lobe (i.e., neurohypophysis, pars nervosa),

37) Testosterone is elaborated by which of the

following?
A) Spermatids
B) Spermatocytes
C) Sertoli cells
D) Primary spermatagonia
E) Interstitial cells (Leydig)

38) Hassall’s corpuscles are characteristic of the

A) Spleen
B) Thymus
C) Lymph nodes
D) Palatine tonsils
E) Pharyngeal tonsils
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