IVY TECH APHY 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
The origin of the term "anatomy" is related to
The Greek word for "cutting up."
The muscle that adducts and flexes the arm is the
Coracobrachialis
A motor unit is
A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
If a person contracted meningitis (an inflammation of the
meninges due to infection), which specific nervous structures
would be inflamed and swollen?
The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater
,The central nervous system (CNS) consists of
Brain and spinal cord
Treatment for a cataract is usually removal of the
Lens
The genetic code is
The correspondence between a sequence of three DNA
nucleotides and a specific amino acid.
Myofibrils are composed primarily of
Actin and myosin
Transverse tubules
Transmit muscle impulses into the cell interior.
, A ball-and-socket joint is also called an ellipsoidal joint.
False
The soft part of the nose and the supporting rings of the
respiratory passages are composed of fibrocartilage.
False
Every neuron has
Cell body
Transmitting an impulse from one neuron to another involves
a(n)
Impulse stimulating a presynaptic axon to release a
neurotransmitter into a synaptic cleft.
Which of the nitrogenous bases is part of DNA, but not RNA?
Thymine
UPDATED 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
The origin of the term "anatomy" is related to
The Greek word for "cutting up."
The muscle that adducts and flexes the arm is the
Coracobrachialis
A motor unit is
A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
If a person contracted meningitis (an inflammation of the
meninges due to infection), which specific nervous structures
would be inflamed and swollen?
The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater
,The central nervous system (CNS) consists of
Brain and spinal cord
Treatment for a cataract is usually removal of the
Lens
The genetic code is
The correspondence between a sequence of three DNA
nucleotides and a specific amino acid.
Myofibrils are composed primarily of
Actin and myosin
Transverse tubules
Transmit muscle impulses into the cell interior.
, A ball-and-socket joint is also called an ellipsoidal joint.
False
The soft part of the nose and the supporting rings of the
respiratory passages are composed of fibrocartilage.
False
Every neuron has
Cell body
Transmitting an impulse from one neuron to another involves
a(n)
Impulse stimulating a presynaptic axon to release a
neurotransmitter into a synaptic cleft.
Which of the nitrogenous bases is part of DNA, but not RNA?
Thymine
