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33 Cards in this Set
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The thickest layer of the uterus is the |
Myometrium |
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Which organ secretes luteinising hormone releasing hormone? |
Hypothalamus |
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Which of these hormones triggers ovulation? |
Luteinising hormone |
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During sepsis, blood pressure is: |
Low |
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What describes the growth process from birth to adolescence? |
It is predictable |
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A nurse checks an infant’s galant reflex. Which part of the body will the nurse touch? |
Lower back |
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Which of these age groups are obligatory nasal breathers? |
Adolescents |
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One of the reasons why infants lose heat more rapidly than adults is: |
the surface area on their heads is larger by comparison to their body mass |
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Neonates and young infants have irregular respirations and are at a greater risk of apnoea because their: |
respiratory centre is immature |
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Older adults are more prone to drug accumulation because of |
Decrease in size of the liver |
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In old age, valves of the blood vessel become thicker. This may result to: |
Formation of thrombus |
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According to telomere theory, what happens to telomeres with age? |
Shorter |
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One of the theories of ageing explains the ageing process is due to damage to body protein by |
Glucose |
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One of the causes of impaired vision during old age is due to |
Opacity of lens of the eye |
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Function of osteoblasts |
Cells that form new bone |
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Galant reflex? |
Infant laterally reflex toward the stimulated side |
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What is a karyotype? |
A complete set of chromosomes in an individual organism |
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What is an autosome? |
Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome |
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Which enzyme begins the breakdown of carbohydrates within the oral cavity?
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Amylase |
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Mastication refers to |
Chewing |
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During the pharyngeal stage of swallowing, reflex action within the walls of the oropharynx is coordinated by the swallowing centre located in the: |
Medulla |
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The wave-like muscle contractions that facilitate the movement of food and fluids along the gastrointestinal tract is called: |
Peristalsis |
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A patient had part of his small intestine removed. What is the likely side-effect of this surgical intervention? |
Decreased absorption of nutrients |
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The sphincter between the small intestine and stomach is called |
Pyloric sphincter |
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True or False? Examine these two statements: A – Parasympathetic stimulation decreases the secretion of pancreatic juiceB – Sympathetic stimulation increases the secretion of pancreatic juice |
Both statements are false. |
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Which of the following is false about hydrochloric acid?Select one:a. It helps in vitamin B12 absorptionb. It stops the action of salivary amylasec. It kills ingested microbes d. It acidifies the food bolus |
It helps in vitamin B12 absorption |
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True or false? Examine these two statements: A – The appendix secretes juices that cause auto-inflammationB – The appendix has no digestive function |
Statement A is false; statement B is true. |
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Which of the following is a function of bile?Select one:a. Detoxifies harmful drugsb. Increases cellular uptakec. Increases absorption of fat-soluble vitamins d. Enhances secretion of erythropoietin |
C. Increases absorption of fat-soluble vitamins |
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Which of the following is stored in the liver?Select one:a. Heatb. Vitamin Cc. Glycogen d. Potassium |
c. Glycogen |
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The liver is not involved in the metabolism of:Select one:a. Carbohydrateb. Carbonic acid c. Fatd. Protein |
b. Carbonic acid |
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Bilirubin is a product of |
Haemolysis of erythrocytes |
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A patient who is wearing full dentures will have problems with: |
Mechanical breakdown of food |
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Which of the following is an example of reflex secretion? Select one:a. Defecation stimulates hungerb. Bacteria are killed in the presence of hydrochloric acidc. Thought of food stimulates flow of salivad. Swallowing closes the epiglottis |
c. Thought of food stimulates flow of saliva |