Anatomy and Physiology

    Gastrointestinal System
    What is the name of the hormone that stimulates the stomach to secrete hydrochloric acid?
    Gastrin is the best answer – where it comes from is not pertinent.
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    Chemistry for Physiology
    Which one of the following acids is not normally found in the body?
    Acetylsalicylic acid is the medicine known as aspirin.
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    Muscles
    What is the name given to the membrane that surrounds a muscle fascicle?
    The syllable “mys-” refers to muscle. The other choices refer to the heart, abdomen and bone, respectively.
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    Body Temperature, Energy and Heat Loss
    What does kinetic theory allows us to understand that the temperature of an object measures? The:
    All particles of an object move or vibrate. Temperature is the average kinetic energy of the particles of an object.
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    Biomechanics
    What is the aim of “correct lifting technique”? To:
    The leg bones and muscles are the strongest in the body so are most suited to coping with large forces.
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    Muscles
    Which list has the muscles of the hamstrings in order from most lateral to medial?
    There are three (not four) muscles in the hamstrings. The rectus femoris and vastus lateralis are in the quadriceps, not the hamstrings.
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    Chemistry for Physiology
    The “extracellular” fluid compartment of the body includes which of the following?
    Extracellular must include the blood (vascular) and the fluid between cells (interstitial).
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    Measurement, Errors, Data and Unit Conversion
    How many micrograms are there in 1 mg?
    1 μg = 10−3 × 1 mg, so 1000 μg is the same as 1 mg.
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    Biomechanics
    One of the following statements is WRONG. Which one?
    Inertia is a fixed attribute of an object that cannot be changed without changing its mass.
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    Renal System
    In what part (or parts) of the renal tubule reabsorb the least material from the filtrate?
    By the time the filtrate has passed through the PCT, loop of Henle the majority of the reabsorption that is going to happen has happened. Nevertheless, the DCT and collecting duct do reabsorb some electrolytes and water.
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