BIOS 255 - Comprehensive Exam with Complete
Solutions
What type of solution would cause water to enter red blood cells, causing the cells to swell
and potentially burst? Correct Ans-Hypotonic solution
Which of the following layers of the epidermis undergoes mitosis to replace damaged or lost
cells, pushing old cells upward to be shed? Correct Ans-Stratum basale
Most glands are composed of which type of tissue? Correct Ans-Epithelial tissue
Which of the following glands have ducts that open onto a hair follicle and secrete an
odorous, milky sweat? Correct Ans-Apocrine glands
Which of the following bones is not formed by intramembranous ossification? Correct Ans-
Femur (endochondral ossification)
, BIOS 255 - Comprehensive Exam with Complete
Solutions
intramembranous ossification Correct Ans-Bones are formed directly from connective
tissue without a cartilage model.
Which hormone will stimulate osteoclasts to break down bone to help increase blood calcium
levels? Correct Ans-Parathyroid hormone
Which of the following bones do we sit on? Correct Ans-ischium
____ossification replaces a connective tissue membrane with bone. Correct Ans-
Intramembranous
What is the name of the fibrous covering on the internal surface of bone, lining the medullary
cavity? Correct Ans-Endosteum
Which of the following is not a part of the appendicular skeleton? Correct Ans-Maxilla
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