Level 3 Anatomy & Physiology for Sports Massage – Practice exam

1. What is an organ?

2. What is the function of a cell nucleus?

3. What type of tissue covers the surface of the body?

4. What is the name of the protein that helps keep the dermis flexible?

5. Which of the following vitamins is formed within the skin?

6. Which division of the nervous system sub-divides into sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?

7. Which division of the nervous system helps maintain homeostasis?

8. What is a dendrite?

9. Which of the following endocrine glands secretes epinephrine?

10. Which of the following is a chemical messenger that controls the physiology and behaviour of organs?

11. Which hormone raises blood sugar levels?

12. What is the name of the blood vessel which transports blood from the heart to the lungs?

13. What is the function of the left ventricle?

14. Which 2 chambers of the heart contain oxygenated blood?

15. Which component of blood contains haemoglobin?

16. What is meant by systolic blood pressure?

17. How may smoking raise blood pressure?

18. Which of the following describes the flow of air through the respiratory tract?

19. The diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between…

20. Which of the following muscles contract during inhalation?

21. What is a lymphocyte?

22. How does the lymphatic system aid digestion?

23. What causes the flow of lymph to slow as it passes through a lymph node?

24. Which of the following is a function of lymph nodes?

25. Where in the body are the axillary nodes?

26. What is the oesophagus?

27. The function of pepsin is to breakdown

28. How many ureters are in the urinary system?

29. Which one of the following structures produces urine?

30. Which one of the following is a physical effect of sports massage?