MBLEx Practice Exam # 1 Questions and
Answers.
Which refers to the microscopic study of tissues?
A) Histology
B) Pathophysiology
C) Neuromuscuar Therapy
D) Reflexology -
\A) Histology
What is the order of the levels of organization in the body from smallest to largest?
A) Cellular, Chemical, Atom, Organ, Systemic, Body
B) Chemical, Cellular, Organ, Tissue, Systemic, Earth
C) Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Body
D) Cellular, Chemical, Organ, Tissue, Body, Systemic -
\C) Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Systemic, Body
What is an increase in the size of cells without cell division?
A) Mitosis
B) Meiosis
C) Atrophy
D) Hypertrophy -
\B) Meiosis
What is the order of the layers of skin from most superficial to most deep?
A) Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous
B) Epidermis, Arteries, Dermis
C) Dermis, Epidermis, Bone
D) Dermis, Epidermis, Hypodermis -
\A) Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous
Which type of epithelial membrane are the pleura?
A) Mucous
B) Serous
C) Autoimmune
D) Synovial -
\B) Serous
What type of cartilage is rigid and made of dense fibrous tissue, such as the cartilage in
intervertebal disks?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Axial
,C) Fibrocartilage
D) Elastic Cartilage -
\C) Fibrocartilage
What is the order of these major structures of the brain stem starting with most
superior/Cranial?
A) Medulla oblongata, pons, mid brain, diencephalons
B) Mid brain, diencephalons, metastasis, pons
C) Diencephalons, mid brain, medulla oblongata, pons
D) Diencephalons, mid brain, pons, medulla oblongata -
\C) Diencephalons, Mid Brain, pons, medulla oblongata
Which is a function of the automatic nervous system under parasympathetic control?
A) Increased heartbeat
B) Constricted Blood Vessels
C) Increased peristalsis
D) Decreased secretion of digestive juices -
\C) Increased peristalsis
Which is a gland the size of a grape?
A) Thymus
B) Pituitary
C) Mastoid
D) Patella -
\B) Pituitary
What receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins?
A) Pulmonary Arteries
B) Aorta
C) Right Atrium
D) Left Atrium -
\D) Left Atrium
What is a hormone secreted by the pyloric area of the stomach & duodenum?
A) Gastrin
B) Melatonin
C) Trigger point
D) Fissure lesion -
\A) Gastrin
Which connects 2 bones?
A) Tendon
B) Fascia
C) Ligaments
D) Bursa -
\C) Ligaments
, What is a section of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve?
A) Dorsal Root Ganglion
B) Reflex Mechanism
C) Dermatome
D) Myotome -
\C) Dermatome
Which means closer to the trunk or point of origin?
A) External
B) Internal
C) Proximal
D) Distal -
\C) Proximal
Where is the ulna relative to the radius?
A) Proximal
B) Distal
C) Medial
D) Lateral -
\C) Medial
Which action occurs in the sagittal plane?
A) Flexion & Extension
B) Adduction & Abduction
C) Rotation & Circumduction
D) Supination & Pronation -
\A) Flexion & Extension
Where is the cervical region?
A) Head
B) Temples
C) Neck
D) Shoulder -
\C) Neck
Which energetic manipulation technique involves the liver meridian, beginning at the
great toe ending at the chest & being associated with the flow of KI?
A) Acupressure
B) Shiatsu
C) Acupuncture
D) All of the above -
\D) All of the above
When the elbow extends, what is the biceps?
A) Agonist
Answers.
Which refers to the microscopic study of tissues?
A) Histology
B) Pathophysiology
C) Neuromuscuar Therapy
D) Reflexology -
\A) Histology
What is the order of the levels of organization in the body from smallest to largest?
A) Cellular, Chemical, Atom, Organ, Systemic, Body
B) Chemical, Cellular, Organ, Tissue, Systemic, Earth
C) Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Body
D) Cellular, Chemical, Organ, Tissue, Body, Systemic -
\C) Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Systemic, Body
What is an increase in the size of cells without cell division?
A) Mitosis
B) Meiosis
C) Atrophy
D) Hypertrophy -
\B) Meiosis
What is the order of the layers of skin from most superficial to most deep?
A) Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous
B) Epidermis, Arteries, Dermis
C) Dermis, Epidermis, Bone
D) Dermis, Epidermis, Hypodermis -
\A) Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous
Which type of epithelial membrane are the pleura?
A) Mucous
B) Serous
C) Autoimmune
D) Synovial -
\B) Serous
What type of cartilage is rigid and made of dense fibrous tissue, such as the cartilage in
intervertebal disks?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Axial
,C) Fibrocartilage
D) Elastic Cartilage -
\C) Fibrocartilage
What is the order of these major structures of the brain stem starting with most
superior/Cranial?
A) Medulla oblongata, pons, mid brain, diencephalons
B) Mid brain, diencephalons, metastasis, pons
C) Diencephalons, mid brain, medulla oblongata, pons
D) Diencephalons, mid brain, pons, medulla oblongata -
\C) Diencephalons, Mid Brain, pons, medulla oblongata
Which is a function of the automatic nervous system under parasympathetic control?
A) Increased heartbeat
B) Constricted Blood Vessels
C) Increased peristalsis
D) Decreased secretion of digestive juices -
\C) Increased peristalsis
Which is a gland the size of a grape?
A) Thymus
B) Pituitary
C) Mastoid
D) Patella -
\B) Pituitary
What receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins?
A) Pulmonary Arteries
B) Aorta
C) Right Atrium
D) Left Atrium -
\D) Left Atrium
What is a hormone secreted by the pyloric area of the stomach & duodenum?
A) Gastrin
B) Melatonin
C) Trigger point
D) Fissure lesion -
\A) Gastrin
Which connects 2 bones?
A) Tendon
B) Fascia
C) Ligaments
D) Bursa -
\C) Ligaments
, What is a section of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve?
A) Dorsal Root Ganglion
B) Reflex Mechanism
C) Dermatome
D) Myotome -
\C) Dermatome
Which means closer to the trunk or point of origin?
A) External
B) Internal
C) Proximal
D) Distal -
\C) Proximal
Where is the ulna relative to the radius?
A) Proximal
B) Distal
C) Medial
D) Lateral -
\C) Medial
Which action occurs in the sagittal plane?
A) Flexion & Extension
B) Adduction & Abduction
C) Rotation & Circumduction
D) Supination & Pronation -
\A) Flexion & Extension
Where is the cervical region?
A) Head
B) Temples
C) Neck
D) Shoulder -
\C) Neck
Which energetic manipulation technique involves the liver meridian, beginning at the
great toe ending at the chest & being associated with the flow of KI?
A) Acupressure
B) Shiatsu
C) Acupuncture
D) All of the above -
\D) All of the above
When the elbow extends, what is the biceps?
A) Agonist
