Allied Health Sciences
Final Test Solutions
Course Introduction
Allied Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses a wide range of healthcare professions distinct from medicine, dentistry, and nursing. The course introduces students to the fundamental concepts, practices, and roles of allied health professionals, including laboratory technologists, physiotherapists, radiologists, occupational therapists, and more. Emphasis is placed on the importance of teamwork in patient care, the application of evidence-based practices, ethical considerations, healthcare systems, and emerging technologies within the sector. By exploring the diverse responsibilities and collaborative nature of allied health fields, students gain a foundational understanding necessary for further specialization and effective contribution to the healthcare system.
Recommended Textbook
Fundamentals of Human Physiology 4th Edition by Lauralee Sherwood
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
18 Chapters
4200 Verified Questions
4200 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/418
Page 2
Chapter 1: Introduction to Physiology and Homeostasis
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
111 Verified Questions
111 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7326
Sample Questions
Q1) A lumen is a cavity within a hollow organ or tube.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Tissues are composed of two or more types of cells organized to perform a particular function or functions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The plasma surrounds and bathes all of the body's cells.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) With positive feedback, a control system's input and output continue to enhance each other.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q5) ____________________ cells are specialized to send electrical signals.
Answer: nerve
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 3
Chapter 2: Cell Physiology
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
181 Verified Questions
181 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7327
Sample Questions
Q1) A cilium or flagellum originates from the ____________________, a structure in the cell.
Answer: basal body
Q2) The two major parts of the cell's interior are the ____________________ and the ____________________.
Answer: nucleus, cytoplasm
Q3) Which molecule that directly enters the citric acid cycle.
A) acetyl CoA.
B) adenosine diphosphate.
C) citric acid.
D) oxaloacetic acid.
E) pyruvic acid.
Answer: A
Q4) The term aerobic means
A) in the blood.
B) with carbon dioxide.
C) with oxygen.
D) without carbon dioxide.
E) without oxygen.
Answer: C
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 4
Chapter 3: The Plasma Membrane and Membrane
Potential
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
214 Verified Questions
214 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7328
Sample Questions
Q1) Select the structure that promotes cell adhesion.
A) calmodulin.
B) collagen.
C) elastin.
D) CAMs
E) TSH.
Answer: D
Q2) Select the incorrect statement about the plasma membrane.
A) cholesterol contributes to its stability.
B) membrane proteins are inserted in a lipid bilayer.
C) it consists mostly of proteins.
D) its lipid bilayer is not a rigid structure.
E) membrane carbohydrates are only on its outer surface.
Answer: C
Q3) The hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane blocks the passage of water-soluble substances.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Page 5
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 4: Principles of Neural and Hormonal Communication
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
230 Verified Questions
230 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7329
Sample Questions
Q1) Cholesterol is a common precursor for steroid synthesis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements concerning hormones is incorrect?
A) a single endocrine gland may produce multiple hormones.
B) a single target cell may be influenced by more than one hormone.
C) a single hormone can influence only one type of target cell.
D) an endocrine organ may exert nonendocrine functions in addition to secreting hormones.
E) the same hormone may be secreted by more than one endocrine gland.
Q3) When an action potential is over and the membrane has returned to resting potential, the voltage-gated sodium channel:
A) is closed and not capable of opening
B) is closed and capable of opening
C) is open
D) open and not capable of closing
E) two of these answers.
Q4) Neuropeptides are large, ____________________-acting molecules.
Page 6
Q5) Describe the currents associated with EPSPs and IPSPs.
Q6) cAMP activates the enzyme ______________.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 7
Chapter 5: The Central Nervous System
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
250 Verified Questions
250 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7330
Sample Questions
Q1) location of ascending and descending tracts
A)gray matter of spinal cord.
B)white matter of spinal cord
C)dorsal root ganglion
Q2) The corpus callosum interconnects the
A) brain stem and cerebellum.
B) brain stem and diencephalon.
C) hypothalamus and thalamus.
D) two cerebral hemispheres.
E) two hemispheres of the cerebellum.
Q3) venous blood draining from the brain empties here
A)arachnoid villi
B)subarachnoid space
C)choroid plexuses
D)dural sinuses
E)dura mater
Q4) location of cell bodies for afferent neurons
A)gray matter of spinal cord.
B)white matter of spinal cord
C)dorsal root ganglion
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 8
Chapter 6: The Peripheral Nervous System: Afferent Division and Special Senses
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
244 Verified Questions
244 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7331
Sample Questions
Q1) Which of the following receptors are rapidly adapting?
A) muscle stretch receptors.
B) tonic receptors.
C) phasic receptors.
D) both muscle stretch receptors and tonic receptors are correct.
E) all of these answers.
Q2) High- and low-frequency sounds are discriminated chiefly by
A) low frequencies producing stronger vibrations.
B) high frequencies producing larger action potentials.
C) the middle ear bones vibrating more vigorously for low frequencies.
D) low frequencies deflecting the basilar membrane at a greater distance from the oval window.
E) low frequencies setting up fluid vibrations in the perilymph.
Q3) Components aligned in three different planes all perpendicular to each other.
A)external ear
B)middle ear
C)cochlea in the inner ear
D)semicircular canal in the inner ear
E)utricle and saccule in the inner ear
Q4) ciliary body
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 9
Chapter 7: The Peripheral Nervous System: Efferent Division
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
150 Verified Questions
150 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7332
Sample Questions
Q1) Found in all autonomic ganglia.
A)nicotinic receptors
B)muscarinic receptors
C)alpha receptors
D)Beta 1 receptors
E)Beta 2 receptors
Q2) The parasympathetic nervous system
A) has long preganglionic fibers that end on terminal ganglia, which lie in or near the effector organ.
B) dominates in quiet, relaxed situations.
C) releases a postganglionic neurotransmitter that binds with muscarinic receptors.
D) both (a) and (b) above.
E) all of these answers.
Q3) Considered adrenergic.
A)sympathetic nervous system
B)parasympathetic nervous system
C)both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
D)somatic system
Q4) Describe the events that occur at a skeletal neuromuscular junction.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 10
Chapter 8: Muscle Physiology
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
333 Verified Questions
333 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7333
Sample Questions
Q1) Dark band.
A)Z line
B)A band
C)I band
D)H zone
Q2) Found in the I band.
A)actin only
B)myosin only
C)actin and myosin
D)troponin-tropomyosin complex
E)actin, troponin, and tropomyosin
F)actin, myosin, troponin, and tropomyosin
Q3) With twitch summation, the muscle fiber is stimulated so rapidly that it does not have an opportunity to return to resting potential between stimuli.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For a(n) ____________________ isotonic contraction, the contraction resists the stretching of the muscle.
Q5) The source of calcium in smooth muscle is the ____________________.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 11
Chapter 9: Cardiac Physiology
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
284 Verified Questions
284 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7334
Sample Questions
Q1) Cardiac output
A) is maintained at a relatively constant value at rest
B) is the volume of blood pumped by each ventricle per minute.
C) equals heart rate x (EDV-ESV)
D) increases with exercise
E) all of the above
Q2) Time during which impulse is traveling through the AV node.
A)P wave
B)QRS complex
C)T wave
D)PR interval
E)TP interval
F)ST segment
Q3) The AV and semilunar valves are never open at the same time.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The EDV of the heart averages about 65 ml.
A)True
B)False
Q5) superior vena cava
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 12
Chapter 10: The Blood Vessels and Blood Pressure
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
204 Verified Questions
204 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7335
Sample Questions
Q1) The wall of an artery contains ____________________ and ____________________ connective tissue fibers.
Q2) The process of ____________________ is responsible for determining the distribution of the extracellular fluid volume between the plasma and interstitial fluid.
Q3) Cardiac output = [EDV - ____________________ ] x heart rate.
Q4) loss of plasma volume due to hemorrhage
A)The change would increase ultrafiltration and decrease reabsorption.
B)The change would decrease ultrafiltration and increase reabsorption.
C)The change would increase both ultrafiltration and reabsorption.
D)the change would decrease both ultrafiltration and reabsorption.
E)The change would not alter ultrafiltration and reabsorption.
Q5) Vessels associated with this organ are almost entirely under the control of local mechanisms:
A) heart
B) kidney
C) liver
D) skin
E) brain
Q6) Relate changes in bulk flow forces to edema.
Page 13
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 11: The Blood and Body Defenses
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
247 Verified Questions
247 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7336
Sample Questions
Q1) Vasodilation of the blood vessels supplying a tissue increases the flow of blood to that area.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The buffy coat which represents < 1% of the whole blood is comprised of
A) erythrocytes and platelets.
B) leukocytes and platelets.
C) leukocytes and clotting factors.
D) platelets and clotting factors.
E) clotting factors and albumins.
Q3) Which is not a class of T cells?
A) dendritic
B) cytotoxic
C) helper
D) regulatory
E) all of the above are types of T cells
Q4) Antibodies are produced by both B and T lymphocytes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the function of class I and class II MHC proteins.
Page 14
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 12: The Respiratory System
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
203 Verified Questions
203 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7337
Sample Questions
Q1) elevated levels of carbon dioxide
A)this change would increase the rate
B)this change would decrease the rate
C)this change would have no effect on the rate
Q2) All respiratory airways are held open by cartilaginous rings.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Elevated levels of carbon dioxide will do what to the shape of the curve?
A) make it linear
B) shift it to the right and downward
C) shift it to the left and upward
D) will not affect the shape of the curve
Q4) Surfactant is produced for the first time at the third month of gestation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Contraction of the external ____________________ muscles elevates the ribs.
Q6) Exhaled air passes from the larynx through the trachea.
A)True
B)False
Q7) residual volume
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 15
Chapter 13: The Urinary System
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
258 Verified Questions
258 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7338
Sample Questions
Q1) When arterial blood pressure is elevated above normal, which of the following compensatory changes in renal function occur as a result of the baroreceptor reflex?
A) afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction
B) afferent arteriolar vasodilation
C) reduction in GFR
D) both (a) and (c) above.
E) both (b) and (c) above.
Q2) a detoxified ammonia compound
A)urea
B)creatinine
C)uric acid
D)Na<sup>+</sup>
E)glucose
Q3) Inulin is
A) filtered, not reabsorbed, but secreted.
B) filtered, not reabsorbed, and not secreted.
C) filtered, reabsorbed, and not secreted.
D) filtered, reabsorbed, and secreted.
E) not filtered.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 16
Chapter 14: Fluid and Acid-Base Balance
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
182 Verified Questions
182 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7339
Sample Questions
Q1) Which of the following statements concerning hypotonicity is correct?
A) during hypotonicity, water enters the cells by osmosis.
B) the only cause of hypotonicity is drinking excess fluid.
C) hypotonicity is a major consequence of diabetes mellitus, which is a deficiency of vasopressin.
D) hypotonicity is usually associated with a negative water balance.
E) common symptoms of hypotonicity include dry skin and sunken eyeballs.
Q2) buffers H<sup>+</sup> generated from carbonic acid
A)hemoglobin buffer system
B)phosphate buffer system
C)protein buffer system
D)H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>:HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>- </sup>buffer system
Q3) The primary ECF cation is ____, and the primary ICF cation is ____.
A) K<sup>+</sup>, Na<sup>+</sup>
B) K<sup>+</sup>, Ca<sup>2+</sup>
C) Ca<sup>2+</sup>, Na<sup>+</sup>
D) Na<sup>+</sup>, K<sup>+</sup>
E) Na<sup>+</sup>, Ca<sup>2+</sup>
Q4) The amount of free H<sub>2</sub>O reabsorbed is regulated primarily by the hormone ____________________.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 17
Chapter 15: The Digestive System
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
304 Verified Questions
304 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7340
Sample Questions
Q1) The primary mixing and propulsive motility of the small intestine is ____________________.
Q2) Pancreatic exocrine secretions:
A) include CCK and secretin
B) include enzymes for carbohydrate, protein and fat digestion
C) are acidic
D) are regulated by gastrin and GIP
E) include insulin
Q3) The major chemical digestive activity occurring in the stomach is
A) digestion of starch.
B) digestion of protein.
C) digestion of fat.
D) absorption of monosaccharides.
E) digestion of vitamins.
Q4) Stimulate(s) pancreatic aqueous NaHCO3 secretion.
A)both secretin and CCK
B)secretin
C)CCK
D)gastrin
Q5) ____________ are liver cells that secrete bile.
Page 18
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 16: Energy Balance and Temperature Regulation
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
168 Verified Questions
168 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7341
Sample Questions
Q1) Secondary hypothalamic regions receive signals from the__________nucleus and release hormones to affect appetite
Q2) excessive fat content in adipose tissues stores
A)hypothermia
B)obesity
C)frostbite
D)hyperthermia
E)anorexia
F)heat stroke
G)heat exhaustion
Q3) Shivering is the main voluntary means of increasing the production of heat in the body.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sweating is the only mechanism for heat loss when body temperature is the same as environmental temperature.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe some of the mechanisms that increase or suppress appetite.
Q6) ____________________ tissue stores fat.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 19
Chapter 17: The Endocrine System
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
335 Verified Questions
335 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7342
Sample Questions
Q1) Stimulates glycogenesis.
A)ACTH
B)aldosterone
C)calcitonin
D)cortisol
E)DHEA
F)epinephrine
G)glucagon
H)insulin
I)parathyroid hormone
J)thyroid hormone
K)vitamin D
Q2) Growth hormone _____ blood amino acids.
A)increases
B)decreases
C)has no effect on
Q3) Increased plasma Ca²<sup>+</sup> _____ parathyroid hormone.
A)increases
B)decreases
C)has little or no effect on
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 20
Chapter 18: The Reproductive System
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
302 Verified Questions
302 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7343
Sample Questions
Q1) Human cells have 23 pairs of sex chromosomes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Orgasm is very similar in males and females with the exception of no ejaculation in females.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the source of estrogen and progesterone during the first ten weeks of pregnancy?
A) ovarian follicle
B) placenta
C) corpus luteum of pregnancy
D) anterior pituitary
E) trophoblast
Q4) During the follicular phase, the ovary secretes ____ levels of estrogen and ____ levels of progesterone.
A) high, high
B) high, low
C) low, high
D) low, low
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 21