ATI ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PROCTORED TEST EXAM 2025/2026 BANK
COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+ //BRAND NEW
1. Which of the following glands is responsible for temperature regulation?
A. Apocrine glands
B. Sebaceous glands
C. Serous glands
D. Eccrine glands
D. Eccrine glands
2. Which of the following is a function of the gallbladder?
A. Production of bile
B. Absorption of bile
C. Storage of bile
D. Elimination of bile
C. storage of bile
3. The femur and the humerus belong to which of the following categories?
A. Long bones
B. Short bones
C. Flat bones
D. Irregular bones
A. long bones
4. Which of the following is responsible for the regulation of body temperature?
A. Cerebellum
B. Pons
C. Hypothalamus
D. Parietal lobe
C. hypothalamus
5. Which of the following occurs due to the release of antidiuretic hormone?
A. The renal tubules absorb less water.
B. Urine becomes less concentrated.
C. Fluid volume in the body increases.
D. Insensible water loss increases.
C. fluid volume in the body increases
6. Which of the following statements is correct regarding parietal pleura?
A. They adhere to the wall of the thoracic cavity surrounding the lungs.
B. They adhere directly to each lung.
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C. They create a space between the lungs and the wall of the thoracic cavity.
D. They are mucous membranes that contain ciliated epithelium.
A. they adhere to the wall of the thoracic cavity surrounding the lungs
7. Which of the following body functions is stimulated by the somatic nervous system?
A. Heart rate
B. Breathing
C. Sweating
D. Skeletal muscle movement
D. Skeletal muscle movement
8. Which of the following actions is the stimulus for defecation?
A. Stretching of the muscles of the rectum
B. Peristalsis of the colon
C. Relaxation of the internal anal sphincter
D. Relaxation of the external anal sphincter
A. stretching of the muscles of the rectum
9. Which of the following processes describes the transport of molecules from an area of
greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration?
A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Filtration
D. Active transport
B. diffusion
10. Which of the following types of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?
A. Smooth
B. Cardiac
C. Visceral
D. Skeletal
D. skeletal
11. Which of the following parts of the brain regulates heart rate, respiratory rate, and
blood pressure?
A. Corpus callosum
B. Basal ganglia
C. Hypothalamus
D. Medulla oblongata
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D. Medulla Oblongata
12. Which of the following is the function of surfactant in the alveoli of the lungs?
A. Uptake of oxygen in the alveoli
B. Prevention of alveoli collapse
C. Removal of carbon dioxide in the alveoli
D. Increase alveoli surface tension
B. Prevention of alveoli collapse
13. Which of the following structures contains collagen and elastin as major proteins?
A. Epidermis
B. Dermis
C. Subcutaneous tissue
D. Adipose tissue
B. Dermis
14. Which of the following actions take place during atrial systole?
A. The cardiac muscle in the atrial wall contracts, forcing blood through the
atrioventricular valves and into the ventricles.
B. The atrioventricular valves close, and blood is forced out of the ventricles through the
semilunar valve and into the arteries.
C. The semilunar valves close when the ventricles relax.
D. The atrioventricular valves abruptly close as the ventricles contract.
A. The cardiac muscle in the atrial wall contracts, forcing blood through the atrioventricular
valves and into the ventricles
15. Which of the following effects does atrial natriuretic hormone have on urine output?
A. Increased urine volume
B. Decreased urine volume
C. Increased sodium reabsorption
D. Increased potassium reabsorption
A. Increased urine volume
16. Which of the following steps occurs first during the process of wound healing?
A. Blood clots stop the blood loss at the injury site.
B. Fiber-producing cells in dermis repair the damaged network of fibers.
C. Fibroblast cells repair damaged tissue by collagen deposition.
D. Blood capillaries increase the blood flow to the injured area.
A. Blood clots stop the blood loss at the injury site
COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+ //BRAND NEW
1. Which of the following glands is responsible for temperature regulation?
A. Apocrine glands
B. Sebaceous glands
C. Serous glands
D. Eccrine glands
D. Eccrine glands
2. Which of the following is a function of the gallbladder?
A. Production of bile
B. Absorption of bile
C. Storage of bile
D. Elimination of bile
C. storage of bile
3. The femur and the humerus belong to which of the following categories?
A. Long bones
B. Short bones
C. Flat bones
D. Irregular bones
A. long bones
4. Which of the following is responsible for the regulation of body temperature?
A. Cerebellum
B. Pons
C. Hypothalamus
D. Parietal lobe
C. hypothalamus
5. Which of the following occurs due to the release of antidiuretic hormone?
A. The renal tubules absorb less water.
B. Urine becomes less concentrated.
C. Fluid volume in the body increases.
D. Insensible water loss increases.
C. fluid volume in the body increases
6. Which of the following statements is correct regarding parietal pleura?
A. They adhere to the wall of the thoracic cavity surrounding the lungs.
B. They adhere directly to each lung.
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C. They create a space between the lungs and the wall of the thoracic cavity.
D. They are mucous membranes that contain ciliated epithelium.
A. they adhere to the wall of the thoracic cavity surrounding the lungs
7. Which of the following body functions is stimulated by the somatic nervous system?
A. Heart rate
B. Breathing
C. Sweating
D. Skeletal muscle movement
D. Skeletal muscle movement
8. Which of the following actions is the stimulus for defecation?
A. Stretching of the muscles of the rectum
B. Peristalsis of the colon
C. Relaxation of the internal anal sphincter
D. Relaxation of the external anal sphincter
A. stretching of the muscles of the rectum
9. Which of the following processes describes the transport of molecules from an area of
greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration?
A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Filtration
D. Active transport
B. diffusion
10. Which of the following types of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?
A. Smooth
B. Cardiac
C. Visceral
D. Skeletal
D. skeletal
11. Which of the following parts of the brain regulates heart rate, respiratory rate, and
blood pressure?
A. Corpus callosum
B. Basal ganglia
C. Hypothalamus
D. Medulla oblongata
, 3
D. Medulla Oblongata
12. Which of the following is the function of surfactant in the alveoli of the lungs?
A. Uptake of oxygen in the alveoli
B. Prevention of alveoli collapse
C. Removal of carbon dioxide in the alveoli
D. Increase alveoli surface tension
B. Prevention of alveoli collapse
13. Which of the following structures contains collagen and elastin as major proteins?
A. Epidermis
B. Dermis
C. Subcutaneous tissue
D. Adipose tissue
B. Dermis
14. Which of the following actions take place during atrial systole?
A. The cardiac muscle in the atrial wall contracts, forcing blood through the
atrioventricular valves and into the ventricles.
B. The atrioventricular valves close, and blood is forced out of the ventricles through the
semilunar valve and into the arteries.
C. The semilunar valves close when the ventricles relax.
D. The atrioventricular valves abruptly close as the ventricles contract.
A. The cardiac muscle in the atrial wall contracts, forcing blood through the atrioventricular
valves and into the ventricles
15. Which of the following effects does atrial natriuretic hormone have on urine output?
A. Increased urine volume
B. Decreased urine volume
C. Increased sodium reabsorption
D. Increased potassium reabsorption
A. Increased urine volume
16. Which of the following steps occurs first during the process of wound healing?
A. Blood clots stop the blood loss at the injury site.
B. Fiber-producing cells in dermis repair the damaged network of fibers.
C. Fibroblast cells repair damaged tissue by collagen deposition.
D. Blood capillaries increase the blood flow to the injured area.
A. Blood clots stop the blood loss at the injury site
