Quiz-iz It! (09.12.20)

The fontanelles (soft spots) in the skull of an infant are examples of:

• Synovial joints

• Syndesmoses

• Synchondroses

• Synostoses

• Ossification centers

In a portal system,

• Blood always passes through the liver

• The veins always contain valves

• The arteries connect directly to the veins

• Blood passes through two capillary beds before returning to the heart

• Blood passes into the lymphatic channels

Which province is located at the tip of the Bicol peninsula?

• Albay

• Sorsogon

• Camarines Norte

• Camarines Sur

In endochondral ossification the weakened midshaft of the cartilage model is

• Supported by new bone laid down on the spicules within the marrow cavity

• Supported by a bony collar laid down around the midshaft by the periosteum

• Compensated by proliferation of cartilage in the center of the cartilage model

• Strengthened by the strong periosteum investing the model

Name this Filipino festival celebrated in honor of patron saint of farmers, San Isidro Labrador, to thank him for a bountiful harvest. Here, houses are decorated with fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products- the most famous of which is the kiping, a traditional Filipino leaf-shaped wafer made from glutinous rice.

• Dinagyang Festival

• Pahiyas Festival

• Kadayawan Festival

• Panagbenga Festival

Capillaries are thin-walled and very permeable because they lack the

• Tunica intima

• Tunica media

• Tunica adventitia

• All three of the above

The Krebs cycle has an important rate-limiting reaction which is catalyzed by

• Pyruvate dehydrogenase

• Isocitrate dehydrogenase

• Succinate dehydrogenase

• Citrate synthetase

What is the oldest city in the Philippines?

• Manila

• Intramuros

• Cebu

• Mactan

Poor healing due to improper collagen formation is related generally to a deficiency of vitamin

• A

• K

• C

• D

What is the name of this well-preserved historical street that is one of the most famous tourist attractions of Vigan, Ilocos Sur?

• Calle Canonigo

• Calle Echague

• Calle Crisologo

• Calle Victoria