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A&P 1 FINAL EXAM, STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1, STRAIGHTERLINE A&P 1 CUMULATIVE FINAL
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A&P 1 FINAL EXAM, STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY ANDPHYSIOLOGY 1, STRAIGHTERLINE A&P 1
CUMULATIVE FINAL
What is the smallest level of organization in the body that contains the body's genetic
information?
Select one:
a. chemical
b. cellular
c. tissue
d. organism - Answers -B. Cellular
The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that contains the body's genetic
information.
Which is an example of a normally occurring positive-feedback mechanism?
Select one:
a. elevated blood pressure during exercise
b. increase in heart rate after blood loss
c. decrease in blood pressure after blood loss
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy - Answers -d. stretching of the
uterus near the end of pregnancy
Which of the following processes generates the most ATP within a human cell?
Select one:
a. glycolysis
b. lactic acid fermentation
c. oxidative phosphorylation
d. citric acid cycle - Answers -c. oxidative phosphorylation
During DNA replication, how does each template strand eventually become two
identical DNA molecules?
Select one:
a. The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA polymerase.
b. The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA ligase.
c. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments spliced by DNA
polymerase.
d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments spliced by DNA
ligase. - Answers -d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments
spliced by DNA ligase.
Which is the most superficial layer of skin that is composed primarily of living cells?
Select one:
a. stratum corneum
,b. stratum lucidum
c. stratum basale
d. stratum spinosum - Answers -d. stratum spinosum
Which of the following is the definition of a third degree burn?
Select one:
a. a burn that covers at least 25% of the skin
b. a burn that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
c. a burn that can only be caused by fire
d. a burn that does not leave scars - Answers -b. a burn that has destroyed the dermis
and epidermis
Which of the following types of openings in the skeletal system does a "sinus" describe?
Select one:
a. cavity
b. cleft
c. hole
d. tunnel - Answers -a. cavity
Visual inspection of the appearance of the liver and gallbladder during surgery is
associated with which of the following?
Select one:
a. histology
b. physiology
c. gross anatomy
d. radiology
e. cytology - Answers -c. gross anatomy
An organ system is
Select one:
a. a small structure within a cell.
b. a structure composed of several tissue types.
c. the basic structural unit of all living organisms.
d. a group of organs with a common set of functions.
e. a group of cells with similar structure and function. - Answers -d. a group of organs
with a common set of functions.
An organelle is
Select one:
a. a small structure within a cell.
b. a structure composed of several tissue types.
c. the basic structural unit of all living organisms.
d. a group of organs with a common set of functions.
e. a group of cells with similar structure and function. - Answers -a. a small structure
within a cell.
A cell is
,Select one:
a. a small structure within a molecule.
b. a structure composed of several tissue types.
c. the basic structural unit of living organisms.
d. a group of organs with a common set of functions.
e. a group of atoms with similar structure and function. - Answers -c. the basic structural
unit of living organisms.
Microscopic examination of a frozen tissue specimen is an application of which of the
following disciplines?
Select one:
a. histology
b. physiology
c. gross anatomy
d. radiology
e. regional anatomy - Answers -a. histology
What system removes nitrogenous waste products from the blood and regulates blood
pH, ion balance, and water balance?
Select one:
a. respiratory
b. lymphatic
c. cardiovascular
d. immune
e. urinary - Answers -e. urinary
A molecular biologist discovers that if a specific drug effectively treats obesity in mice,
what can researchers conclude?
Select one:
a. If the drug was effective in a large number of mice, it will therefore be effective in
humans.
b. If the drug was effective in a small proportion of mice, it will be effective in a small
proportion of humans.
c. The mice have provided a positive control in this experiment that proves the drug is
effective in humans.
d. The drug is effective in the mouse model; it must still be tested in humans.
e. The effect of the drug on mice has no bearing on the effect of the drug on humans. -
Answers -d. The drug is effective in the mouse model; it must still be tested in humans.
The mesentery is
Select one:
a. a double-layered serous membrane that anchors some of the abdominal organs to
the body wall.
b. the serous membrane that covers the lungs.
c. the serous membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities.
, d. space located between the visceral and parietal pleura.
e. the membrane that lines the pericardial sac. - Answers -a. a double-layered serous
membrane that anchors some of the abdominal organs to the body wall.
Here is a figure showing major trunk cavities and other structures. What does "C"
represent?
Select one:
a. diaphragm
b. mediastinum
c. pelvic cavity
d. thoracic cavity
e. abdominal cavity - Answers -
This is a sagittal section through the abdominopelvic cavity. What serous membrane
does "C" represent?
Select one:
a. visceral peritoneum (covers organs)
b. mesentery
c. parietal peritoneum (lines cavity)
d. retroperitoneal organs
e. peritoneal cavity - Answers -a. visceral peritoneum (covers organs)
"Cutting off your nose" would be a section in the _____ plane.
Select one:
a. coronal
b. nasal
c. median
d. transverse
e. sagittal - Answers -a. coronal
Which of the following is not a function of the control center within a feedback
mechanism?
Select one:
a. receives and processes information
b. controls effectors
c. establishes a set point
d. detects a change in the value of a variable - Answers -d. detects a change in the
value of a variable
Cephalic means
Select one:
a. toward the middle or midline of the body.
b. away from the surface.
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