(MBLEx/NCBTMB) Practice Exam 2
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Histology - CORRECT ANSWER - Microscopic study of tissues
Chemical, Cellular, tissue, Organ, Systemic, Body - CORRECT ANSWER - Rearrange
these into the order of the levels of organization in the body, from smallest to largest?
(Cellular, Body, Tissue, Organ, Chemical, Systemic)
Hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - What is an increase in the size of cells without cell
division?
Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous - CORRECT ANSWER - Arrange these into the order
of the layers of skin from most superficial to most deep. (Dermis, Subcutaneous, Epidermis)
Digestive - CORRECT ANSWER - Salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, rectum, and anus are all part of what body system?
Serous - CORRECT ANSWER - Which type of epithelial membrane are the pleura?
(Mucous, Synovial, Serous, or Autoimmune)
Fibrocartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of cartilage is rigid and made of dense
fibrous tissue, such as the cartilage in intervertebral disks?
Diencephalons, Midbrain, Pons, Medulla Oblongata - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the
order of these major structures of the brain stem, starting with most superior/cranial? (Medulla
Oblongata, Pons, Midbrain, Diencephalons)
, Increased Peristalsis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is a function of the autonomic
nervous system under parasympathetic control? (Increased Heartbeat, Constricted Blood
Vessells, increased Peristalsis or Decreased Secretion of Digestive Juices)
Pituitary - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is a gland the size of a grape?
Endocardium, Myocardium, Pericardium - CORRECT ANSWER - List the three layers of
the hear wallt.
Left and Right Atrium - Upper Chambers and Left and Right Ventricles - Lower Chambers -
CORRECT ANSWER - What are the four chambers of the heart?
Tricuspid - CORRECT ANSWER - Which heart valve separates the Right Atrium and the
Right Ventricle? (hint: RAT)
Pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER - Which heart valve separates the Right Ventricle from
the Pulmonary Artery? (hint: The answer is in this question!)
Mitral - CORRECT ANSWER - Which heart valve separates the Left Ventricle and the
Left Atrium? (hint: LAMB)
Aortic - CORRECT ANSWER - Valve that separates Left Venticle from Aorta. (hint: The
answer is in this question).
55/45/1 = Plasma (liquid)/Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells)/Thrombocytes (Platelets)~Leukocytes
(White Blood Cells) - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood is composed of 55% Plasma, 45%
Erythrocytes, 1% Thrombocytes and Leukocytes.
Arteries - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY fromt the heart.
Arterioles - CORRECT ANSWER - Small Arteries are called ________?
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Histology - CORRECT ANSWER - Microscopic study of tissues
Chemical, Cellular, tissue, Organ, Systemic, Body - CORRECT ANSWER - Rearrange
these into the order of the levels of organization in the body, from smallest to largest?
(Cellular, Body, Tissue, Organ, Chemical, Systemic)
Hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - What is an increase in the size of cells without cell
division?
Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous - CORRECT ANSWER - Arrange these into the order
of the layers of skin from most superficial to most deep. (Dermis, Subcutaneous, Epidermis)
Digestive - CORRECT ANSWER - Salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, rectum, and anus are all part of what body system?
Serous - CORRECT ANSWER - Which type of epithelial membrane are the pleura?
(Mucous, Synovial, Serous, or Autoimmune)
Fibrocartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of cartilage is rigid and made of dense
fibrous tissue, such as the cartilage in intervertebral disks?
Diencephalons, Midbrain, Pons, Medulla Oblongata - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the
order of these major structures of the brain stem, starting with most superior/cranial? (Medulla
Oblongata, Pons, Midbrain, Diencephalons)
, Increased Peristalsis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is a function of the autonomic
nervous system under parasympathetic control? (Increased Heartbeat, Constricted Blood
Vessells, increased Peristalsis or Decreased Secretion of Digestive Juices)
Pituitary - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is a gland the size of a grape?
Endocardium, Myocardium, Pericardium - CORRECT ANSWER - List the three layers of
the hear wallt.
Left and Right Atrium - Upper Chambers and Left and Right Ventricles - Lower Chambers -
CORRECT ANSWER - What are the four chambers of the heart?
Tricuspid - CORRECT ANSWER - Which heart valve separates the Right Atrium and the
Right Ventricle? (hint: RAT)
Pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER - Which heart valve separates the Right Ventricle from
the Pulmonary Artery? (hint: The answer is in this question!)
Mitral - CORRECT ANSWER - Which heart valve separates the Left Ventricle and the
Left Atrium? (hint: LAMB)
Aortic - CORRECT ANSWER - Valve that separates Left Venticle from Aorta. (hint: The
answer is in this question).
55/45/1 = Plasma (liquid)/Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells)/Thrombocytes (Platelets)~Leukocytes
(White Blood Cells) - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood is composed of 55% Plasma, 45%
Erythrocytes, 1% Thrombocytes and Leukocytes.
Arteries - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY fromt the heart.
Arterioles - CORRECT ANSWER - Small Arteries are called ________?
