Human physiology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which gland is often called the "master gland" because it controls many other endocrine glands?

  1. AThyroid gland
  2. BPituitary gland
  3. CAdrenal gland
  4. DPineal gland
2.Easy

Which blood cells carry most of the oxygen in the blood?

  1. AWhite blood cells
  2. BPlatelets
  3. CRed blood cells
  4. DPlasma cells
3.Easy

Which structure of the inner ear converts sound vibrations into nerve signals?

  1. ASemicircular canals
  2. BCochlea
  3. CTympanic membrane
  4. DAuditory tube
4.Medium

Which protein forms the mesh that stabilises a blood clot?

  1. AThrombin
  2. BCollagen
  3. CFibrin
  4. DAlbumin
5.Medium

Which hormone makes the gallbladder contract after a fatty meal?

  1. ACholecystokinin (CCK)
  2. BSecretin
  3. CInsulin
  4. DGastrin
6.Medium

Why can cardiac muscle not be tetanised like skeletal muscle?

  1. AIt is controlled only by hormones
  2. BIt has no calcium in the sarcoplasmic reticulum
  3. CIt is not striated
  4. DIts long refractory period lasts almost as long as the contraction
7.Hard

A patient hyperventilating during a panic attack has tingling fingers. What would the arterial blood gas most likely show?

  1. ALow pH and low bicarbonate
  2. BHigh pH and high bicarbonate
  3. CHigh pH and low PaCO₂
  4. DLow pH and high PaCO₂
8.Hard

Constriction of the efferent arteriole of a glomerulus, with the afferent arteriole unchanged, tends to:

  1. AHave no effect on GFR at all
  2. BStop filtration completely
  3. CRaise glomerular capillary pressure and GFR
  4. DLower glomerular capillary pressure and GFR

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Pituitary gland
  2. 2. C · Red blood cells
  3. 3. B · Cochlea
  4. 4. C · Fibrin
  5. 5. A · Cholecystokinin (CCK)
  6. 6. D · Its long refractory period lasts almost as long as the contraction
  7. 7. C · High pH and low PaCO₂
  8. 8. C · Raise glomerular capillary pressure and GFR

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