B.Sc. (Nursing) DEGREE  EXAMINATION
First Semester
(Modified Regulation)
Paper II / III -     ANATOMY
    (Multiple Choice Questions)
     Select the most appropriate response.


1.   Which one of the following statements about the dorsal body cavity is false
  1. It contains viscera
  2. Includes the vertebrae
  3. Lined by meninges
  4. Includes cranial cavity

2.   Deep to the dermis is
  1. Stratum basale
  2. Epidermis
  3. Papillary region
  4. Subcutaneous layer

3.   Yellow bone marrow is located in the
  1. Medullary cavity
  2. Lacunae
  3. Spongy bone
  4. Periosteum

4.    Bone grows in length is due to
  1. Osteocytes
  2. Hemopoiesis in the red bone marrow
  3. Intra membranous Ossification
  4. Proliferation of epiphyseal plates

5.    The hole between the vertebral arch and the vertebral body is called the
  1. Foramen magnum
  2. vertebral  foramen
  3. Inter vertebral foramen
  4. Vertebral canal

6.    External auditory meatus is located in the
  1. Occipital bone
  2. Sphenoid bone
  3. Temporal bone
  4. Parietal bone

7.   A hinge joint is
  1. Non axial
  2. Mono axial
  3. Biaxial
  4. Poly axial

8.   In a sarcomere, the  H zone contains
  1. Myofibril
  2. z disc
  3. Thick but not thin filaments
  4. Troponin & Tropomycin molecules

9.    The scientific name for a muscle fiber's plasma membrane is
  1. Sarcomere
  2. Xarcoplasm
  3. Myofibril
  4. Sarcolemma

10.    Nucleus of neuron is located in a region called
  1. Synaptic end bulb
  2. Dentrite
  3. Cell body
  4. Axon

11.    Releasing & Inhibiting hormone are produced by ------------- to control the  ----------------  
  1. Pineal gland, hypothalamus
  2. Hypothalamus, anterior pituitary
  3. anterior pituitary, hypothalamus
  4. Posterior pituitary,  hypothalamus

12. Following statements about the pericardium are correct except
  1. The outer layer is a mucous membrane
  2. Inner layer is also  called the epicardium
  3. Covering of the heart
  4. Inner layer is serous membrane

13.    The palatine tonsils are found in the
  1. Trachea
  2. Oropharynx
  3. Nasopharynx
  4. Larynx

14.   Which ligament divides the liver into right and left lobes
  1. Coronary ligament
  2. Round ligament
  3. Falciform ligament
  4. Ligamentum teres

15.    External urethral sphincter is composed of
  1. Longitudinal smooth muscle
  2. Transverse smooth  muscle
  3. Circular smooth muscle
  4. Skeletal muscle









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