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Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exam: Human Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test
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Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exam: Human Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test
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1. Fat is broken down in the duodenum by _____ from the gallbladder.
2. Blood containing the A antigen and the B antibody is type
3. The _____ system picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels, houses white blood cells, and is highly involved in mechanisms of immunity.
4. Action potentials result from an increased membrane permeability to
5. Most digestion takes place in the
6. The most rapidly conducting axons within the human nervous system are _____ and _____.
7. The area innervated by all the axons in a single dorsal root is a
8. The transmitter substance at the neuromuscular junction is
9. The division of the autonomic nervous system that functions during emergencies is the
10. The portion of the skull overlying the region of the cerebral cortex primarily involved with visual process is the _____ bone.
11. Water reabsorption in the collecting duct of the kidneys is controlled by _____ from the posterior pituitary.
12. Glucose is returned in blood in the kidneys by
13. Skin, nails, and hair are components of the _____ system.
14. Movement of particles across a biological membrane is enhanced by
15. Heartburn results from reflux of gastric fluids into the esophagus. The structure that normally prevents this is the
16. Loss of the sense of sweet and sour tastes from the tongue indicate damage to the _____ nerve.
17. Normally, most of the body’s total blood is found in the
18. Pyramidal tract fibers originate in the
19. The normal pacemaker of the heart is the
20. CO2 in blood is mainly
21. Linear acceleration of the head is detected by receptors within the
22. The sense of smell travels over cranial nerve number
23. Ovulation occurs in response to
24. Flexion of the elbow results from contraction of the _____ muscle, and flexion of the knee involves contraction of the _____ muscle.
25. Sweat glands that become functional at puberty are