High-Yield Concepts, Practice Questions & Test Prep
Anemia is caused by a defective gene resulting in abnormal hemoglobin:
a. Hemorrhagic anemia
b. Aplastic Anemia
c. Pernicous Anemia
d. Sickle Cell Anemia - answer- d. Sickle Cell Anemia
Which of the following has the function of defending against parasites?
a. Erythrocyte
b. Basophil
c. Neutrophil
d. Lymphocyte
e. Eosinophil - answer- e. Eosinophil
The number of calories that must be produced to keep the body alive, awake, and comfortable warm:
a. Accelerated Metabolic Rate
b. Catabolic Rate
c. Basal Metabolic Rate
d. Anabolic Rate - answer- c. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Which organ has both exocrine and endocrine function?
a. Gall bladder
,b. Liver
c. Pancreas
d. Spleen - answer- c. Pancreas
A deficiency of this vitamin could lead to skeletal deformities:
a. vitamin K
b. vitamin E
c. vitamin D
d. vitamin A
e. vitamin C - answer- c. vitamin D
The resulting symptoms of a hiatal hernia are referred to as:
a. appendictitis
b. gastritis
c. gastroesophageal reflux disease
d. enteritis - answer- c. gastroesophageal reflux disease
What gland secretes sodium bicarbonate to help neutralize the acidity of the gastric juice that enters the
intestines?
a. Gall bladder
b. Liver
c. Pancreas
d. Spleen - answer- c. Pancreas
True/False The hard palate is more anterior than the soft palate in the mouth. - answer- True
Which of the following is the most distal part of the small intestine?
a. duodenum
b. jejeunum
,c. ileum
d. colon - answer- c. ileum
The mumps involves which one of the following glands?
a. parotid
b. palatine
c. submandibular
c. sublingual - answer- a. parotid
Which one of the following is the "preferred" source of energy for the body?
a. fats
b. carbohydrates
c. proteins - answer- b. carbohydrates
The breaking down of larger food particles into smaller molecules:
a. anabolism
b. catabolism - answer- b. catabolism
Name the four layers of the intestinal wall from inside out. - answer- mucosa, submucosa, muscularis,
serosa
The ___________ and ___________ prevent food and liquid from entering the nasal cavity above the
mouth when food is swallowed. - answer- uvula, and soft pallate
The three main parts of a tooth are __________, ___________ and ____________. - answer- crown,
root, and neck
The three divisions of the stomach are the ________, ________ and _____________. - answer- fundus,
body, and pylorus
, The common bile duct is formed by the union of the _______________ from the liver and the
______________ from the gallbladder. - answer- common hepatic duct, cystic duct
The part of the large intestine between the ascending and descending colon is the _____________
colon. - answer- transverse colon
The part of the large intestine between the descending and the rectum is called the _________ colon. -
answer- sigmoid colon
The two most prominent extensions of the peritoneum are the ____________ and the ____________. -
answer- mesentery, and the greater omentum
____________ is the effect bile has on fat droplets. - answer- Emulsification
____________ is made in both the salivary gland and the Pancreas and digests starch. - answer-
Amylase
The __________ enzyme, is made in the stomach in an inactive form and digests protein. - answer-
Pepsin- is secreted as Pepsinogen in order to not break down the cells
The hormone ______________ stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder. - answer- cholecystokinin
The enzyme _________ is made in the small intestine and digests protein. - answer- Pepsidase
The ____________ is the duct that connects the gallbladder to the common bile duct. - answer- cystic
duct
The enzyme is made as an inactive form in the pancreas and digests protein; ______________. - answer-
Trypsin
This enzyme is made in the pancreas and digests fat. - answer- Lipase