ANATOMY COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

QUESTIONS: 150
TIME: 3HRS
1. A hormone secreted by the kidneys to stimulate production of red blood cells is________
2. Name the lymph nodesin the arm pit___________________
3. Surgical procedure of fixation of a joint ______________
4. Lateral curvature of the vertebral column is called_______________
5. Muscular wave – like movement to transport food through the digestive system_________
6. Cheek bone is called________________
7. A gradual softening of bones____________________
8. Condition of no brain_____________________
9. Tiniest blood vessels are called ________________
10. Liquid portion of blood_______________
11. The suffix stenosis means_____________
12. Largest artery in the body_______
13. Small raised areas on the tongue that contain taste buds are called_________
14. ____________is the half -moon shaped, white area at the base of nail.
15. X-ray picture of breast is called___________________
16. The part of skeleton that encloses the brain_____________
17. A sac or pouch of synovial fluid located at friction points , especially near joints_____________
18. Hypertrophied thickened scar that occurs trauma or surgical incision___________
19. ______________is the master gland of the endocrine system.
20. The male gonads are called_________________
21. Name the lower cavity of ventral side
a) Abdominopelvic cavity
b) Dorsal cavity
c) Thoracic cavity
d) Mediastinalcavity
22. The slightly movable joints are known as
a) Synarthroses
b) Amphiarthoses
c) Diarthroses
d) Anarthosis
23. Systolic blood pressure is due to the____________of the heart
a) Contraction
b) Relaxation
c) Ejection
24. -------------can perform both endocrine and exocrine functions.
a) liver
b) pancreas
c) anus
d) Spleen
25. ---------------is the vascular layer of eye.
a) Choroid
b) Retina
c) Sclera
26. Name the 11th clotting factor
a) plasmathromboplastin antecedent
b)prothrombinase
c)Hageman factor
27.Neuroglial cells that supports neurons and produce myelin sheath around axons of neurons
of cns is -----------------
a)oligodendrocytes
b) schwann cells
c) satellite cells
28.Partial or incomplete dislocation is also called
a)semidislocation
b) subluxation
c) hemiluxation.
29. Langerhans cells are found in
a)pancreas
b) epidermis
c) endocrine part of pancreas
30.TURP is an anonym for :
a)Transurethral renal pyelotomy
b) Transurethral resection of prostate
c)Transurethral repair of prostate
31.Which of the following organs removes bilirubin from blood , manufactures plasma
proteins , & is involved with the production of prothrombin and fibrinogen ?
a) gallbladder
b) kidney
c) liver
d) spleen
32. Patients with which of the following diseases are treated with injections of vitamB12.
a) Bell’s palsy
b) grave’s disease
c) pernicious anemia
d) crohns disease
33.Which of the following are mucus – producing glands located on each side of the vaginal opening ?
a) Adrenal gland
b)Bulbourethral
c) Bartholin’s
d) corpusluteum
34. The cluster of blood cappilaries found in each nephron is the ----------
a) Loop of Henle,
b) glomerulus
c) renal pelvis
d) afferent arteriole
35.In men, which of the following structures is located at the neck of the bladder & surrounds the urethra ?
a) epididymis
b) prostate
c) scrotum
d) seminal vesicle
e) vas deference
36.Where is the sinoatrial node located ?
a) Between the left atrium & the left ventricle
b)Between the right atrium and right ventricle
c)In the upper wall of the left ventricle
d)In the upper wall of right atrium
37. Exhaled air , when compared with inhaled air , contains more
a) CO2 & less O2
b) O2 & less CO2
c) O2 & CO2 both less
38. Bile enters the gastrointestinal tract at the
a) gastroesophageal sphincter
b )ileocecum
c) pyloric sphincter
d) duodenum
39.The thoracic cage is a structural unit important for
a)alimentation
b) urination
c) degulgitation
d) respiration
40.Which of the following terms describes the motion of bending forearm towards the body ?
a) abduction
b) pronation
c) flexion
d) eversion
41. The anatomical location of the spinal canal is
a) dorsal
b) caudal
c) frontal
d) ventral
42. Each of the following mature cells has a nucleus EXCEPT
a) lymphocyte
b) monocyte
c) neutrophil
d) erythrocyte
43. Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary gland ?
a) cranial
b) pleural
c) spinal
d) thoracic
e) abdominal
44. Which of the following terms describes the body’s ability to maintain its normal state ?
a) anabolism
b ) metabolism
c) homeostasis
d) tolerance
45.Which of the following controls body temperature , sleep , & appetite ?
a) adrenal glands
b) hypothalamus
c) pancreas
d) thalamus
46.Which of the following cranial nerves is related to the sense of smell ?
a) trochlear
b) vagus
c) olfactory
d) hypoglossal
47. Which of the following is a substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses ?
a) acetylcholine
b) cholecystokinin
c) prolactin
d) oxytocin
48. The carotid pulse is located
a) in front of the ears and just above eye level
b) in the middle of the groin
c) on the medial aspect of the wrist
d) on the anterior side of the neck
49. --------------muscles are associated with hair follicles and are positioned in such a way that they contract in
reaction to cold or emotional stimuli
a) skeletal muscle
b) smooth muscle
c) arrectorpili
d ) cardiac muscle
50. -------------layer of skin is considered to be true skin
a) epidermis
b) dermis
c) subcutaneous
d) muscle
51.Abnormal genetic partial or total absence of pigment in skin , hair and eyes is
a) albinism
b) vitiligo
c) leukoderma
d ) both A & B
52. Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm?
a) Abdominal and pelvic
b) Cranial and spinal
c) Dorsal and ventral
d) none of the above
53. Cardiovascular center is located in
a) hypothalamus
b) pons
c) medulla oblongata
d) cerebellum
54. Asac like enlargement of a blood vessel caused by a weakening of its wall is ________
a) angiectasis
b) aneurysm
c) arteriectasis
d) none of the above
55. Branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear, nose and throat is ------
------
a) ENT
b )otorhinopharyngeology
c) otorhinolaryngeology
d) auriculopharyngeology
56.Part of the nail beneath the body and root from which the nails growth occurs is_____________________
a)nail base
b) nail groove
c) nail matrix
d) none of the above .
57. Neurologlial cells that supports neurons and produce myelin sheath around axons of neurons of PNS is ------
-----
a)Schwann cells
b)oligodendrocytes
c) satellite cells
d) none of the above
58. Cartilagenous part that covers glottis during swallowing
a) epiglottis
b) vocal fords
c) palate
d) sublingual gland
59.Formation of new red blood cells takes place in the
a) liver
b) bone marrow
c) spleen
d) both B & C
60. The ileum is :
a) A bone that is part of the pelvic gridle
b) part of small intestine
c)part of large intestine
d) part of uterus
61. This term means the surgical removal of the fallopian tube :
a)salpingostomy
b) salpingectomy
c) salpingitis
62. This combining form means thirst :
a) acr/o
b) cortic/o
c) colp/o
d) dips/o
e) somat/o
63.This term is also known as homograft :
a) autograft
b) allograft
c) xenograft
d) zenograft
64.Adenoids are present in ___________
a) nasopharynx
b) oropharynx
c) laryngopharynx
d) hypopharynx
65. Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into the
a) inferiorvenacava
b) left ventricle
c) pulmonary arteries
d) pulmonary veins
66. The bone to which tongue is attached
a) lingual bone
b) hyoid bone
c) cervical bone
d) zygomatic bone
67. malignanttumour of pleura
a) pneumosarcoma
b) pleaural carcinoma
c)pleural sarcoma
d)mesothelioma
68. In the lungs, gas exchange occurs in tiny one-celled air sacs called
a) alveoli
b) bronchi
c) Bronchioles
d) Capillaries
e) Both a and b
69. Dental formula for adult
a)3123/3123
b) 2123/2123
c)2102/2102
d)2121/3131
70.A condition in which a portion of intestine telescopes inside of other,causing an intestinal obstruction
a) procidentia
b) intussusception
c) diverticulosis
c) crohn’s disease
71.diabetes insipidus is due to decreased
a) insulin
b) glucagon
c) ADH
d) somatostatin
72. what are the parts of fallopian tube?
a) isthmus,ampulla,infundibulum,fimbrea
b) ovary,isthmus,cervix,fimbrea
c) endometrium,isthmus,cervix,fimbrea
d) isthmus,cervix,infundibulum,fimbrea
73) Name the enzyme present in saliva which act upon starches
a) cholecystokinine
b) enterase
c) Ptyaline
d) Acetyle choline
74.Which term describes fat in fecal matter
a) adipocity
b) atheroma
c) steatorrhea
d) adipocytorrhea
75.The eyeball has which of the following ?
a) incus ,ethmoid , sinoatrial node
b)choroid ,retina, sclera
c)retina choroid , vitreous and malleus
76.Bleeding from the bladder is best described by which term ?
a) cystoptosis
b)cystorrhaphy
c) cystorrhagia
d) cystorrhexis
77.Which term describes a surgical puncture of the eardrum ?
a) tympatotomy
b) tympanocentesis
c) tympanoptosis
d)thoracocentesis
78.Thisterm means the outermost covering of the eyeball :
a) lacrimal
b) ciliary
c) chorea
d) sclera
79.This term means to turn downward :
a) flexion
b) pronation
c)adduction
d) circumduction
80.The cup –shaped depression on the hip joint that receives the head of the femur is the ;
a) acetabulum
b) trochlea
c) calcaneus
d) medial malleolus
81. This abbrerviation means that the neonate has a lower than normal weight :
a) VLBW
b) LNBW
c)BWLN
d) LBWV
82.Name the vitamin shich is also a hormone produced by skin
a) Vitamine A
b) Vitamine B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamine D
83.The hair like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile ------------
a) head
b) perineum
c) flagellum
d) nucleus
84. Sudden , transient disturbances of brain function cause seizures ---------
a) myasthenia gravis
b) parkinsonism
c) epilepsy
d) alzheimers disease
85.Episodes of ischemia with pallor and numbness in fingers and toes caused by a temporary constriction of
arterioles in the skin ------------
a) heart attack
b) angioplasty
c) petechiae
d) Raynaud disease
86.Unilateral facial paralysis is ----------------
a) causlagia
b) hemiplegia
c) hemiparesis
d) bell palsy
87.bright’s disease is also called
a) pyelonephritis
b) nephritis
c) glomerulonephritis
d)nephrotic syndrome
88. X-ray examination of uterus and fallopian tube
a) hysterosalpingogram
b) hysterosalpingography
c) hysterosalpingogram
d) salpingography
89. Which term refers idiopathic high blood pressure -----------
a) essential hypertension
b) secondaryhypertention
c) secondary hypotension
d) elevated hypertension
90. Which term refers to the prolapse of kidney ?
a) Renal failure
b) Nephroptosis
c) Nephrolepsy
d) Renal dysfunction
91. Salivary gland near the ear?
a) Salivary amylase
b) Submandibular
c) Sublingual
d) Parotid
92. Breakdown of large fat globules?
a) Absorption
b) Emulsification
c) Anabolism
d) Catabolism
93. Pointed, dog like tooth medial to premolars:
a)incissors
b) molar
c) canine
d) premolars
94. Hyper pigmented macule or papule of skin (mole):------------
a) nevus
b) verruca
c) wheal
d) nodule
95.Sac of fluid and hair over sacral region : ------------
a) ecchymosis
b) eczema
c)petechiae
d) pilonidal cyst
96. The type of immunity in which Bcells produce antibodies after exposure to antigens is called --------------
a) Natural immunity
b) Humoral immunity
c) Cytotoxic immunity
97. Bulbourethral gland is a --------------
a) Endocrine gland
b) Exocrine gland
c) Hormone
d)Heteroclite gland
98. Which of the following is unpaired gland?
a) Bulbourethral gland
b) Prostate gland
c) Seminal vesicles
d) Testis
99. The prefix ‘peri’means ?
a) Around
b) After
c) Before
d) Above
100. Tidal volume in human beings is ---------------
a) 1000ml
b) 1500ml
c) 500ml
d) 4.5 ml
101.What condition is symptomatic of hyperinflation of the alveoli and loss of elasticity?
a. asthma
b. chronic bronchitis
c. empyema
d. emphysema

102.What condition has predominant symptoms of rapid, involuntary eye movement?

a. astigmatism
b. nystagmus
c. diplopia
d. hyperopia

103.Which septum divides the upper two chambers of the heart?

a. myocardium
b. intraventricular
c. tricuspid
d. interatrial
104.The term for a growth plate is?
a. periosteum
b. metaphysic
c. epiphyseal
d. endosteum
105.What is the condition called when one accumulates dust particles in the lungs?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Pneumoconiosis
c. Pleurisy
d. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
106.Name a malignant cartilage-based tumor found in middle-aged and older people
a. rhadbomyosarcoma
b. osteosarcoma
c. chondrosarcoma
d. chondroblastoma
107.Which of the following is not an ear bone?
a. styloid
b. incus
c. stapes
d. malleus
108. The condition of bright, fresh red blood discharge from the rectum
a. Hepatochezia
b. Hemarrhoides
c. Hemorrhoids
d. None of the anove
109. The condition charecterized by loss of elasticity of lens of the eye due to advancing age with resulting
inability to focus clearly on near objects.
A. senile hypermeytopia
B. cataract
C. presbyopia
D. all of the above
110. Which of the following terms means taste?
A. Meissner
B. pacinian
C. gustatory
D. astrocytes
111. This suffix means removal:
A. -penia
B. -ectomy
C. -itis
D. –pexy
112. The term that defines the relaxation phase of the heartbeat is:
A. systole
B. sinoatrial
C. diastole
D. septa
113. This is the first portion of the small intestine:
A. jejunum
B. ileum
C. duodenum
D. cecum
114. malignanttumour of bone arising in children
A. carpal tunnel syndrome
B. ewing,s sarcoma
C. SLE
D.osteogenic sarcomas
115. This is the collarbone:
A. patella
B. tibia
C. scapula
D. clavicle
116. The act of turning upward, such as the hand turned palm upward:
A. supination
B. adduction
C. pronation
D. cirumduction
117. Which of the following is NOT a covering of the chamber walls of the heart?
A. endocardium
B. myocardium
C. pericardium
D. epicardium
118. The acronym MMRV stands for
a) Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine
b) Measles, Mumps, and Rosella vaccine
c) Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella
d) Measles, Mumps, Rosella, and Varicella
119.The Radius is the
a) Outer bone located in the forearm
b) Outer bone located in the lower leg
c) Inner bone located in the forearm
d) Inner bone located in the lower leg
120. The spleen belongs to what organ system?
a) Endocrine
b) Hemic and Lymphatic
c) Digestive
d) Nervous
121. The portion of the femur bone that helps makes up the knee cap is considered what?
a) The posterior portion
b) The proximal portion
c) The distal portion
d) The dorsal portion
122. How many regions are in the abdominopelvic cavity?
a) Four
b) Six
c) Eight
d) Nine
123. Compression neuropathy of median nerve mainly affecting thumb
a) ankylosis
b) Raynaud’s syndrome
c) Carpal tunnel syndrome
d) sprain
124. Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
a) Duodenum
b) Ileum
c) Jejunum
d) Cecum
125. The round window is located in the
a) Pericardium
b) Anterior aqueous chamber of
the eye
c) Inner ear
d) Middle ear
126. Cooley’s anemia is also called
a) pernicious anemia
b) hemolytic anemia
c) Thalassemia
d) megaloblastic anemia
127. Thecardia fundus is
a) Part of the heart wall that causes contractions
b) Where to esophagus joins the stomach
c) A fungal infection that attacks the heart
d) Part of the female reproductive system
128. What is affected by myasthenia gravis?
a) Neuromuscular junction
b) Muscle belly
c) Muscle/bone connection
d) Bone
129. TAVR stands for:
a) transmural aortic valve reapir
b) Transcatheter aortic valve rapair
c) trancatheter atrial valve resection
d) transmural atrial valve resection
130. Upon leaving the last portion of the small intestine, nutrients move through the large intestine inwhat
order?
a) Cecum, transverse colon, ascending colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum,
anus
b) Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum,
anus
c) Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, sigmoid colon, descending colon, rectum,
anus
d) Cecum, descending colon, transverse colon, ascending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum,
anus
131. A surgeon performs an “escharotomy.” This procedure is best described as:
a) Removal of scar tissue resulting from burns or other injuries
b) Removal of a basal cell carcinoma
c) Debridement of a pressure ulcer
d) Removal of a fingernail
132. The dome-shaped muscle under the lungs flattening during inspiration is the:
a) Bronchus
b) Diaphragm
c) Mediastinum
d) Pleura
133. A thin membrane lining the chambers of the heart and valves is called the:
a) Myocardium
b) Endocardium
c) Pericardium
d) Epicardium
134. Avesiculotomy is defined as:
a) Removal of an obstruction from the vas deferens
b) Surgical cutting into the seminal vesicles
c) Removal of one of the seminal vesicles
d) Incision into the prostate
135. The muscle tissue that can be consciously controlled?
a) Smooth
b) Skeletal
c) Intercalated
d) Both a and b
136. A form of milk produced the first few days after giving birth is:
a) Chorion
b) Lactose
c) Colostrum
d) Prolactin
137.Sialography is an x-ray of :
a) Sinuses
b) Liver
c) Salivary glands
d) Ventricles of the brain
138.Moving clot in lungs is called
a. pulmonary edema
b. pulmonary embolism
c. pulmonary infarction
d. Both a and b
139.During a cheiloplasty, the physician is repairing what part of the body?
a. The cervix
b. The lip
c. The cecum
d. The liver
140.What procedure involves the destruction of kidney stones by directing shock
waves through liquid surrounding the patient?
a. Cystourethroscopy
b. Transurethral resection
c. Lithotripsy
d. Contact laser vaporization
141.What are the three layers of the skin?
a. Epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous
b. Dermis, sweat gland, and dermis
c. Subcutaneous, reticular, and papillary
d. Dermis, subcutaneous, and exfoliative
142. What does the term epiphysis refer to?
a. The short end of a bone
b. The end of a long bone
c. The top of a flat bone
d. The edges of an irregular
bone
143. Which term defines a swelling or mass of blood confined to an organ, tissue, or
space caused by a break in a blood vessel?
a. Hematuria
b. Hematoma
c. Hematemesis
d. Hemangioma
144. Which term describes a type of fracture?
a. Greenstick
b. Comminuted
c. Depressed
d. All of the above
145. How does Hodgkin’s lymphoma differ from Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
a. The type of treatment the patient had in the past six weeks for an
infarction.
b. Hodgkin’s is a respiratory disorder that is only non-cancerous.
c. It is staged as low-grade or high-grade bladder system disorder detected
only in males.
d. It is distinguished by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells.
146. Which suffix means blood or blood condition?
a. emia
b. oma
c. pena
d. uria
147. What term refers to near the midline?
a. Ventral
b. Distal
c. Dorsal
d. Medial
148. What type of condition describes a patient diagnosed with oligospermia?
a. Knots in the varicose vein
b. An inflammation of the prostate gland
c. An abnormally low number of sperm in the semen
d. Failure to ovulate
149. Which term does not refers to a level of consciousness
a. Syncope
b. Stupor
c. Coma
d. Sciatica
150. What does the hard palate of the mouth form?
a. A separation between the interior and exterior portion of the nose
b. A barrier between the tonsils and the adenoids
c. The floor of the nasal cavity separating the nasal and oral cavities
d. The separation of the nasal septum