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1) The branch of science which deals about structure and function of human body is called.....

  a) Anatomy

  b) Physiology

  c) Anatomy & physiology

  d) Pathology

2) The outermost layer of skin is made of.....

   a) Columnar epithelium

  b) Stratified squamous

  c) Transitional epithelium

  d) Cuboidal squamous

3) The fibrous tissues that cover the bone is called....

   a) Perimetrium

  b) Pericardium

  c) Perichondrium

  d) Periosteum

4) Total number of facial bones are.....

   a) 14

  b) 22

  c) 33

  d) 60

5) "Patella" is.....

   a) Shoot bone

  b) Irregular bone

  c) Sesamoid bone

  d) Flat bone

6) There are........ bones found in Appendicular skeleton?

   a) 136

  b) 126

  c) 146

  d) 116

7) Which is not of axial skeleton?

   a) Tibia

  b) Humerus

  c) Pisiform

  d) Sternum

8) What is the main function of air sinuses?

   a) To lighten the skull

  b) To give resonance of voice

  c) To pour waste matter of sinus into nasal cavity

  d) All of the above

9) To draw CSF, Lu,ber puncture (LP) is done at.....

   a) L₁ to L₂

   b) L₂ to L₃

  c) L₃ to L₄

  d) L₄ to L₅

10) Anterior fontanel is ossified at.....

   a) 18 months

  b) 2-3 months

  c) 30 years

  d) 2 years

11) Which is the smallest bone in our body?

   a) Malleus

  b) Carpel

  c) Stapes

  d) Atlas

12) The tendon connects between.....

   a) Muscle to bone

  b) Muscle to muscle

  c) Bone to bone

  d) None

13) The end of long bones are covered by....

   a) Ligament

  b) Tendon

  c) Cartilage

  d) Bone cap

14) Odnotoid process is characteristics of.....

   a) Atlas

  b) Coccyx

  c) Thoracic vertebra

  d) Axis

15) Which of the following metals can be used in joint related conditions?

   a) Mercury

  b) Iron

  c) Gold

  d) Silver

16) Long bones are developed from.....

   a) Membrane

  b) Cartilage

  c) Tendon

  d) All

17) Lunate bone forms the part of....

   a) Ankle joint

  b) Wrist joint

  c) Knee joint

  d) Shoulder joint

18) Navicular bone is related to.....

   a) Tarsal

  b) Carpals

  c) Tibia

  d) Skull

19) Which cartilage is responsible for inter-vertebral disc?

   a) Elastic cartilage

  b) Hyaline cartilage

  c) Calcified cartilage

  d) Fibrous cartilage

20) How many bones make thoracic cage?

   a) 25

  b) 12

  c) 37

  d) 24

21) What percentage of water is found in bone?/

   a) 10%

  b) 15%

  c) 40%

  d) 20%

22) Freely movable joints are covered by.....

   a) Mucous membrane

  b) Serous membrane

  c) Synovial membrane

  d) All

23) Harvesian canal is found in.....

   a) Bone

  b) Brain

  c) Pancreas

  d) Liver

24) Which is the common muscle for giving intra-muscular?

   a) Quadriceps

  b) Deltoid

  c) Gluteal 

  d) All

25) Muscle fatigue is due to......

  a) Lactic acid

  b) Pyrubic acid

  c) Oxalo-acetic acid

  d) Ketone bodies

26) Which of the following muscle pulls angle of jaw downwards to surprise of horror?

   a) Platysma

  b) Tiapegius

  c) Buccinator

  d) Masseter

27) The attractive bulk of calf of female is formed by......muscle.

   a) Hamstring

  b) Gluteal

  c) Gastroenemius

  d) Rectus femoris

28) Actin, Myosin and Tropomyosin are the part of.....

   a) Cartilage

   b) Skeletal muscle

  c) Neurone

  d) Nephrone

29) What percentage of oxygen is found in expired air?

   a) 10%

  b) 12%

  c) 16%

  d) 21%

30) How many lobes does the right lungs posses?

   a) 2

  b) 3

  c) 4

  d) 5

31) Trachea is made up of.....'C' shaped hyaline cartilage?

   a) 16 to 21

  b) 10 to 14

  c) 7 to 10

  d) 8 to 10

32) The space between two lungs where the heart is situated is called.....

   a) Hypophyseal fosa

  b) Hilus

  c) Sinusoid

  d) Mediastenum

33) The capacity of air that can be forcibly expired after the deepest possible inspiration is called....

   a) Vital capacity

  b) Tidal volume

  c) Expiratory reserve volume

  d) Residual volume

34) Which is the tidal volume of air in an adult for quite and normal breathing?

   a) 300 ml

  b) 500 ml

  c) 750 ml

  d) 1000 ml

35) Alveoli are lined internally by....

   a) Columnar epithelium

  b) Ciliated epithelium

  c) Pavement epithelium

  d) Cuboidal epithelium

36) The most powerful buffer system in body is....

   a) Protein buffer system

  c) Phosphate buffer system

  c) Bicarbonate buffer system

  d) None

37) There are 12 pairs of ribs among which 1st seven pairs are called...

   a) False ribs

  b) Vertebrosternal ribs

  c) Floating ribs

  d) Vertebrochondrial ribs

38) The largest and first developed para-nasal sinus are....

   a) Sphenoid sinus

  b) Ethmoid sinus

  c) Maxillary sinus

  d) Frontal sinus

39) The normal pressure within the plural cavity is....

   a) Positive

  b) Negative

  c) Zero

  d) None of the above

40) During normal respiration, the amount of oxygen absorbed per minute is....

   a) 1000 ml

  b) 750 ml

  c) 500 ml

  d) 250 ml

41) The presence of air in the plural space is known as.........

   a) Pneumothorax

  b) Pleural effusion

  c) Haemothorax

  d) Pyothorax

42) Do you know how much oxygen is carried by 1 gm of haemoglobin in the blood?

   a) 0.5 ml

  b) 1 ml

  c) 1.34 ml

  d) 2.35 ml

43) Which is not a main function of circulatory system?

   a) To transport nutrients in different tissue of the body

  b) To provide defense mechanism

  c) To maintain acid-base balance

  d) To regulate temperature

44) The condition in which the number of WBCs decreased very low is......

   a) Leucopenia

  b) Thrombopenia

  c) Lymphocytosis

  d) Leucocytosis

45) What is the name of artery that supply the heart itself?

   a) Cardiac artery

  b) Coronary artery

  c) Pulmonary artery

  d) Brachial artery

46) The enlargement of heart by any pathological condition is called....

   a) Pericarditis

  b) Cardiomyopathy

  c) Myocardial intraction

  d) Cardiomeghaly

47) The only one artery that carries impure blood in our body is...

   a) Renal artery

  b) Carotid artery

  c) Pulmonary artery

  d) Tibial artery

48) The amount of blood that comes out from heart at one time is called....

   a) Stroke volume

  b) Cardiac output

  c) Cardiac cycle

  d) Heart rate

49) How much blood does normal healthy adult of average weight have?

   a) 3 to 4 liter

  b) 4 to 5 liter

  c) 5 to 6 liter

  d) 7 to 10 liter

50) If temperature is increased by 1⁰ F, he pulse rate is increased by....

   a) 8 

  b) 10

  c) 12

  d) 15

Answer Key

1.c

2.b

3.d

4.a

5.c

6.b

7.d

8.d

9.c

10.a

11.c

12.a

13.c

14.d

15.c

16.b

17.b

18.a

19.d

20.c

21.d

22.c

23.a

24.d

25.a

26.a

27.c

28.b

29.c

30.b

31.a

32.d

33.a

34.b

35.c

36.a

37.b

38.c

39.b

40.d

41.a

42.c

43.c

44.a

45.b

46.d

47.c

48.a

49.c

50.b