BIOS 214 UNL REPLACEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The peritoneal fold situated as a "fatty apron" anterior to the small intestine is the ____.
a. Lesser omentum
b. Mesentery
c. Greater omentum
d. Falciform ligament - Answers - c
Which of the following do not contain cartilage?
1) tertiary bronchi
2) alveolar ducts
3) respiratory bronchioles
4) terminal bronchioles
a. 2,4
b. 1,2,3,4
c. 2,3,4
d. 2,3 - Answers - c
The epithelium lining the lumen of the esophagus is
a. Stratified squamous epithelium
b. Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
c. No epithelium, adventitia is present
d. Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
e. Simple squamous epithelium - Answers - a
Taste buds of a young adult are located on the
a. Tongue and soft palate
b. Epiglottis of the larynx
c. Pharynx
d. All of the above - Answers - d
The receptors for pain
a. Respond to any type of stimulus if it is of sufficient intensity
b. Are free nerve endings called nociceptors
c. May be stimulated by chemicals released by injured tissues
d. All of the above - Answers - d
The portions of the respiratory system that are capable of gas exchange include:
a. Alveoli
b. Respiratory bronchioles
c. Alveolar ducts
d. All of the above - Answers - d
,Which of the following is/are not (an) accessory structure(s) of the eye?
a. Lacrimal apparatus
b. Intrinsic muscles
c. Eyelashes
d. Palpebrae - Answers - b
Advancing a gastric tube from the oral cavity to the oropharynx requires passing
through the:
a. Chonae
b. Inferior meatus
c. Parotid gland
d. Fauces - Answers - d
Place the following in the correct order for the transmission of olfactory information that
results in odor perception.
1) olfactory bulbs
2) olfactory tract
3) temporal cortex
4) olfactory nerves
5) frontal cortex
a. 4,2,1,3,5
b. 2,4,1,3,5
c. 4,1,2,3,5
d. 2,1,4,3,5 - Answers - c
LASIK will
a. Improve hearing
b. Change of the shape of the cornea
c. Change the shape of the retina d. Change the shape of the iris - Answers - b
The vestibular apparatus is located in the:
a. Anterior cavity of the eye
b. Nasal cavity
c. Inner ear
d. Middle ear - Answers - c
The Valsalva maneuver
a. Prevents food and drink from entering the trachea
b. Protects the lungs from over inflation
c. Increases pressure in the abdominal cavity helps to expel abdominal contents
d. Is used to dislodge foreign matter from the airway - Answers - c
Expansion and inflation of the lungs during inspiration is a result of:
a. Atmospheric pressure
b. Contraction of the main inspiratory muscles
c. Surface tension between the parietal and visceral pleura
,d. All of the above - Answers - d
The histology of this salivary gland shows the presence of approximately equal amounts
of serous and mucous cells. It is the
a. Palatine gland
b. Sublingual gland
c. Submaxillary gland
d. Submandibular gland
e. Parotid gland - Answers - d
Sensory nerve impulses may be integrated at all of the following levels of the CNS.
Perception, however, occurs when sensory impulses reach which region?
a. Brain stem
b. Thalamus
c. Cerebral cortex
d. Spinal cord - Answers - c
Antacid tablets (e.g. Tums, Rolaids) are used to help neutralize the acidity of gastric
contents. What cells are responsible for this acidity?
a. Rugae
b. Parietal
c. Mucus
d. Chief - Answers - b
Which of the following is NOT true of the trachea?
a. It is a tubular passageway, posterior to the esophagus
b. The outer layer of the wall of the trachea, the adventitia, is a layer of areolar
connective tissue that joins the trachea to surrounding tissues
c. It is lined by a mucous membrane containing pseudostratified ciliated columnar
epithelium, goblet cells and basal cells
d. Its wall contains 16-20 C shaped rings of hyaline cartilage - Answers - a
A layer of dense connective tissue that covers all of the eyeball except the cornea is
called
a. Conjunctiva
b. Uvea
c. Choroid
d. Sclera - Answers - d
Select the best description for the ceruminous glands
a. Embedded in tarsal plate of eyelid
b. In connective tissue underneath the olfactory epithelium
c. Near the external opening of the external auditory canal
d. At the base of the follicles of the eyelashes
e. Superior and lateral to the eyeball - Answers - c
, The principal muscles of inspiration are the ____ and ____.
a. Diaphragm, external intercostals
b. Diaphragm, sternocleidomastoid
c. Diaphragm, internal intercostals
d. Internal intercostals, external intercostals - Answers - a
The structure of the meati and conchae creates the appropriate conditions for
a. Smooth airflow that helps move mucous with trapped dust/ germs towards the
pharynx
b. Development of vocal tone conducive speech
c. Cross-ventilation patterns of airflow which allow CO2 to exit at the same time that O2
enters the respiratory tract
d. Smooth slow air flow conducive to protecting the delicate alveoli
e. Turbulent airflow that promotes warning and humidifying air prior to entering the lungs
- Answers - e
In what order do the following structures vibrate as sound is transmitted?
1) stapes
2) tympanic membrane
3) oval window
4) incus
5) malleus
a. 2,5,4,1,3
b. 2,1,5,4,3
c. 5,1,4,2,3
d. 3,4,5,1,2 - Answers - a
Each tertiary bronchus supplies a region of a lung called a/an
a. Lobe
b. Bronchopulmonary segment
c. Alveolar sac
d. Lobule - Answers - b
This structure separates the esophagus from the respiratory tracts along their length
a. The upper esophageal sphincter
b. The laryngopharynx
c. Trachea
d. The oropharynx
e. The trachealis muscle, and ligament - Answers - e
The salivary glands whose ducts open on either side of the lingual frenulum are the:
a. Buccal glands
b. Parotid glands
c. Sublingual glands
d. Submandibular glands - Answers - d
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The peritoneal fold situated as a "fatty apron" anterior to the small intestine is the ____.
a. Lesser omentum
b. Mesentery
c. Greater omentum
d. Falciform ligament - Answers - c
Which of the following do not contain cartilage?
1) tertiary bronchi
2) alveolar ducts
3) respiratory bronchioles
4) terminal bronchioles
a. 2,4
b. 1,2,3,4
c. 2,3,4
d. 2,3 - Answers - c
The epithelium lining the lumen of the esophagus is
a. Stratified squamous epithelium
b. Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
c. No epithelium, adventitia is present
d. Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
e. Simple squamous epithelium - Answers - a
Taste buds of a young adult are located on the
a. Tongue and soft palate
b. Epiglottis of the larynx
c. Pharynx
d. All of the above - Answers - d
The receptors for pain
a. Respond to any type of stimulus if it is of sufficient intensity
b. Are free nerve endings called nociceptors
c. May be stimulated by chemicals released by injured tissues
d. All of the above - Answers - d
The portions of the respiratory system that are capable of gas exchange include:
a. Alveoli
b. Respiratory bronchioles
c. Alveolar ducts
d. All of the above - Answers - d
,Which of the following is/are not (an) accessory structure(s) of the eye?
a. Lacrimal apparatus
b. Intrinsic muscles
c. Eyelashes
d. Palpebrae - Answers - b
Advancing a gastric tube from the oral cavity to the oropharynx requires passing
through the:
a. Chonae
b. Inferior meatus
c. Parotid gland
d. Fauces - Answers - d
Place the following in the correct order for the transmission of olfactory information that
results in odor perception.
1) olfactory bulbs
2) olfactory tract
3) temporal cortex
4) olfactory nerves
5) frontal cortex
a. 4,2,1,3,5
b. 2,4,1,3,5
c. 4,1,2,3,5
d. 2,1,4,3,5 - Answers - c
LASIK will
a. Improve hearing
b. Change of the shape of the cornea
c. Change the shape of the retina d. Change the shape of the iris - Answers - b
The vestibular apparatus is located in the:
a. Anterior cavity of the eye
b. Nasal cavity
c. Inner ear
d. Middle ear - Answers - c
The Valsalva maneuver
a. Prevents food and drink from entering the trachea
b. Protects the lungs from over inflation
c. Increases pressure in the abdominal cavity helps to expel abdominal contents
d. Is used to dislodge foreign matter from the airway - Answers - c
Expansion and inflation of the lungs during inspiration is a result of:
a. Atmospheric pressure
b. Contraction of the main inspiratory muscles
c. Surface tension between the parietal and visceral pleura
,d. All of the above - Answers - d
The histology of this salivary gland shows the presence of approximately equal amounts
of serous and mucous cells. It is the
a. Palatine gland
b. Sublingual gland
c. Submaxillary gland
d. Submandibular gland
e. Parotid gland - Answers - d
Sensory nerve impulses may be integrated at all of the following levels of the CNS.
Perception, however, occurs when sensory impulses reach which region?
a. Brain stem
b. Thalamus
c. Cerebral cortex
d. Spinal cord - Answers - c
Antacid tablets (e.g. Tums, Rolaids) are used to help neutralize the acidity of gastric
contents. What cells are responsible for this acidity?
a. Rugae
b. Parietal
c. Mucus
d. Chief - Answers - b
Which of the following is NOT true of the trachea?
a. It is a tubular passageway, posterior to the esophagus
b. The outer layer of the wall of the trachea, the adventitia, is a layer of areolar
connective tissue that joins the trachea to surrounding tissues
c. It is lined by a mucous membrane containing pseudostratified ciliated columnar
epithelium, goblet cells and basal cells
d. Its wall contains 16-20 C shaped rings of hyaline cartilage - Answers - a
A layer of dense connective tissue that covers all of the eyeball except the cornea is
called
a. Conjunctiva
b. Uvea
c. Choroid
d. Sclera - Answers - d
Select the best description for the ceruminous glands
a. Embedded in tarsal plate of eyelid
b. In connective tissue underneath the olfactory epithelium
c. Near the external opening of the external auditory canal
d. At the base of the follicles of the eyelashes
e. Superior and lateral to the eyeball - Answers - c
, The principal muscles of inspiration are the ____ and ____.
a. Diaphragm, external intercostals
b. Diaphragm, sternocleidomastoid
c. Diaphragm, internal intercostals
d. Internal intercostals, external intercostals - Answers - a
The structure of the meati and conchae creates the appropriate conditions for
a. Smooth airflow that helps move mucous with trapped dust/ germs towards the
pharynx
b. Development of vocal tone conducive speech
c. Cross-ventilation patterns of airflow which allow CO2 to exit at the same time that O2
enters the respiratory tract
d. Smooth slow air flow conducive to protecting the delicate alveoli
e. Turbulent airflow that promotes warning and humidifying air prior to entering the lungs
- Answers - e
In what order do the following structures vibrate as sound is transmitted?
1) stapes
2) tympanic membrane
3) oval window
4) incus
5) malleus
a. 2,5,4,1,3
b. 2,1,5,4,3
c. 5,1,4,2,3
d. 3,4,5,1,2 - Answers - a
Each tertiary bronchus supplies a region of a lung called a/an
a. Lobe
b. Bronchopulmonary segment
c. Alveolar sac
d. Lobule - Answers - b
This structure separates the esophagus from the respiratory tracts along their length
a. The upper esophageal sphincter
b. The laryngopharynx
c. Trachea
d. The oropharynx
e. The trachealis muscle, and ligament - Answers - e
The salivary glands whose ducts open on either side of the lingual frenulum are the:
a. Buccal glands
b. Parotid glands
c. Sublingual glands
d. Submandibular glands - Answers - d
