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SEMIFINAL EXAM
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
PRACTICAL NURSING II
Name:___________________________________
Permit No.____________

Score:______________
Date:______________

I. MATCHING TYPE. Match column A with column B. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
A

A. Match the alimentary tract terms with their descriptions.

_____1. Taking in food
_____2. Elimination of waste
_____3. Movement of food from mouth to stomach
_____4. Means of transporting food into the blood
_____5. Mechanical/chemical changing of food composition

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Digestion
Ingestion
Deglutition
Absorption
Egestion
Indigestion

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.

Pericardium
Pulmonary circuit
Systemic circuit
Atria
Septum
Ventricle
Visceral pericardium
Sulci
Endocardium
Myocardium
Parietal pericardium

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Tricuspid valve
Bicuspid valve
Superior vena cava
Semilunar valve
Mitral valve
Inferior vena cava

B. Match each description with the proper anatomical structure.

_____6. The system for gaseous exchange in the lungs
_____7. The system for maintaining a constant internal environment in
other tissues
_____8. The membranous sac that surrounds the heart
_____9. The wall that divides the heart into two cavities
_____10. Uppermost two chambers of the heart
_____11.A membranous, serous layer attached to a fibrous sac
_____12. A tissue composed of layers and bundles of cardiac muscles
_____13. Outside layer of the heart wall thats interspersed with adipose
_____14. The interior lining of the heart
_____15. External grooves that indicate the regions of the heart
C. Match the following descriptions with the proper anatomical terms.
_____16. Returns blood to the heart from the head, thorax, and upper
extremities
_____17. Valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle
_____18. Valve located between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
_____19. Returns blood to the heart from the trunk and lower extremities
_____20. Valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle

II. Multiple choice. Select the correct answer for each of the following item. Write the

corresponding letter on the answer sheet provided.

_____1. Identify the correct sequence of the movement of food through the body:
a. Mouth-Pharynx-Esophagus-Stomach-Small intestine-Large intestine
b. Mouth-Esophagus-Pharynx-Stomach-Small intestine-Large intestine
c. Mouth-Pharynx-Esophagus-Stomach-Large intestine-Small intestine
d. Mouth-Pharynx-Stomach-Esophagus-Small intestine-Large intestine
_____2. The function of the mouth is
a. Mixing of solid foods with saliva
b. Breaking down of the milk protein by the enzyme rennin
c. Mastication or the breaking down of food into small particles
d. A and c
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_____3. The roof of the oral cavity is formed by

a. The hard and soft palates
b. The sulcus terminalis
c. A rigid bony structure covered by fibrous tissue and a mobile partition composed of fibromuscular tissue in a
fold of mucous membrane
d. A and c
_____4. Which of the following statements is not true of the teeth?
a. The permanent teeth in each human jaw are four incisors, two canines, four premolars, and six molars.
b. Each tooth has a single cuspid anchoring it.
c. The tooth cavity contains the tooth pulp.
d. The enamel consists of 94 percent calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate.
e. Each tooth is composed of a crown, a neck, and a root.
_____5. The palatine tonsil is located
a. In the posterior wall of the pharynx
b. In the smooth posterior one-third of the tongue
c. In the region between the rigid hard palate and the soft palate
d. Under the mucous membrane of the tongue
e. In the region between the palatopharyngeal and palatoglossal arches
_____6. The function of saliva is
a. To facilitate swallowing

c. To initiate the digestion of certain carbohydrates

b. To moisten and lubricate the mouth and lips

d. A, b, and c

_____7. The largest salivary gland is the

a. Submandibular gland
b. Parotid gland

c. Sublingual gland

d. Submaxillary gland

_____8. The sequential contraction of circular muscles as food moves through the esophagus is called
a. Perispasmic contractions
b. Periprostatic contractions
c. Fibrillation

d. Peristalsis

_____9. Two muscular rings control movement of food into and out of the stomach. Theyre called
a. Enzymes
b. Intestines
c. Sphincters
d. Fundic glands
_____10. The lower part of the stomach thats shaped like a J is called the
a. Pylorus
b. Peritoneal fold
c. Cardiac region

d. Fundus region

_____11. Food thats ready to leave the stomach has been reduced to a thick, semiliquid mass called
a. Gastric juices
b. Enzymes
c. Peritoneum
d. Chyme
_____12. The liver is least likely to be involved in
a. Production of insulin
c. Storage of vitamins and minerals
b. Production of bile pigments
d. Removal of old blood cells
_____13. The muscle that contracts to prevent gastric juices of the stomach from entering the esophagus is the
a. Pyloric sphincter
b. Cardiac sphincter
c. Ileocecal sphincter d. Fundic sphincter
_____14. The organ in which most digestion occurs is the
a. Mouth
b. Stomach
c. Esophagus

d. Large intestine

e. Small intestine

_____15. The heart contracts at an average rate of

a. 110 times/minute
b. 72 times/minute

c. 12 times/minute

d. 42 times/minute

_____16. The inner layer of the hearts wall is called the

a. Pericardium
b. Epicardium
c. Endocardium

d. Endothelium

_____17. The cavity in the heart that contains the areas called the sinus venarum cavarum and a blind pouch called the
auricle is the
a. Left ventricle
b. Right atrium
c. Left atrium
d. Right ventricle
_____18. The superior vena cava enters the heart by way of the
a. Left ventricle
b. Pulmonary vein
c. Right ventricle
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d. Left atrium

e. Right atrium

_____19. The atrioventricular opening between the right atrium and right ventricle is covered by the
a. Bicuspid valve
b. Tricuspid valve
c. Mitral valve
d. Semilunar valve
_____20. Stimulation of myocardial contractions in the ventricles radiates from the
a. Bundle of His
b. Atrioventricular bundles
c. Sinoatrial node (S-A node)

d. Purkinje fibers

_____21. Choose the correct conductive pattern.

a. S-A node-Bundle of His-A-V node-Purkinje fibers
b. A-V node-S-A node-Purkinje fibers-Bundle of His
c. S-A node-A-V node-Bundle of His-Purkinje fibers
d. S-A node-Purkinje fibers-Bundle of His-A-V node
_____22. In fetal hepatic portal circulation, blood flows directly into the systemic circulation through the
a. Conus arteriosus
b. Hepatic vein
c. Ductus venosus
d. Ductus arteriosus
_____23. Which of the following has the greatest stimulating effect on respiratory center in the brain?
a. oxygen
b. carbon dioxide
c. calcium
d. will power
_____24. Freshly oxygenated blood enters the heart through the ________, and is pumped out the _________
a. right atrium; aorta
c. left atrium; aorta
b. right ventricle; pulmonary arteries
d. left ventricle; pulmonary arteries
_____25. What part of the alimentary canal serves as a passageway for food but produces no digestive enzymes?
a. mouth
b. esophagus
c. stomach
d. small intestine
III. Essay (10 pts.)
1. Trace the normal blood flow?

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