IVY TECH APHY 101 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED
●● Body heat is lost primarily by.
Answer: radiation
●● Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called.
Answer: central canals
●● A body has been sectioned in such a way that there is one whole lung
per section and the urinary bladder has been split in half. What type of
section is this?.
Answer: sagittal
●● Which type of tissue lines the follicles of the thyroid glands?.
Answer: simple cuboidal epithelium
●● The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration take place in the.
Answer: cytoplasm
●● Which action is the main function of the digestive system?.
,Answer: absorption of nutrients
●● A cell is surrounded by an extremely thin, flexible membrane. Why
is the membrane selectively permeable?.
Answer: It allows some substances to pass through and excludes others
based on size, polarity, and other factors.
●● What type of tissue is adipose tissue?.
Answer: connective tissue
●● The human integumentary system includes.
Answer: skin, nails, hair follicles, and sweat glands
●● DNA and RNA differ in that.
Answer: DNA holds genetic information and RNA uses that information
to synthesize protein.
●● Maintaining a stable internal environment typically requires.
Answer: negative feedback mechanism
●● Transcription and translation differ in that.
Answer: transcription produces RNA and translation produces protein.
,●● Endoplasmic reticulum is best described as a.
Answer: network of interconnected membranes
●● The major blood vessels that supply the skin are in the.
Answer: dermis
●● Matter is composed of elements, which are composed of
__________..
Answer: atoms
●● For which of the following organelles are the structure and function
correctly described?.
Answer: Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected
membranes forming sacs and canals that packages protein molecules for
secretion
●● Which of the following are cellular fragments?.
Answer: blood platelets
●● Homeostasis exists if concentrations of water, nutrients, and oxygen
in the body are balanced and heat and pressure __________..
Answer: remain within certain limited ranges
, ●● An isotonic solution.
Answer: has the same osmotic pressure as the cells in the solution
●● Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is
correct?.
Answer: Circulation—the movement of substances in body fluids
●● Which of the following characteristics is used to name tissue types?.
Answer: organization of cells
●● The isotope most likely to be used to study the thyroid gland is.
Answer: iodine-131
●● The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many of the
urinary passageways is.
Answer: transitional
●● ATP is important to cellular processes because it.
Answer: provides energy for cellular work when the terminal, high-
energy bond is broken.
●● In phagocytosis.
Answer: a cell membrane engulfs solid particles.
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED
●● Body heat is lost primarily by.
Answer: radiation
●● Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called.
Answer: central canals
●● A body has been sectioned in such a way that there is one whole lung
per section and the urinary bladder has been split in half. What type of
section is this?.
Answer: sagittal
●● Which type of tissue lines the follicles of the thyroid glands?.
Answer: simple cuboidal epithelium
●● The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration take place in the.
Answer: cytoplasm
●● Which action is the main function of the digestive system?.
,Answer: absorption of nutrients
●● A cell is surrounded by an extremely thin, flexible membrane. Why
is the membrane selectively permeable?.
Answer: It allows some substances to pass through and excludes others
based on size, polarity, and other factors.
●● What type of tissue is adipose tissue?.
Answer: connective tissue
●● The human integumentary system includes.
Answer: skin, nails, hair follicles, and sweat glands
●● DNA and RNA differ in that.
Answer: DNA holds genetic information and RNA uses that information
to synthesize protein.
●● Maintaining a stable internal environment typically requires.
Answer: negative feedback mechanism
●● Transcription and translation differ in that.
Answer: transcription produces RNA and translation produces protein.
,●● Endoplasmic reticulum is best described as a.
Answer: network of interconnected membranes
●● The major blood vessels that supply the skin are in the.
Answer: dermis
●● Matter is composed of elements, which are composed of
__________..
Answer: atoms
●● For which of the following organelles are the structure and function
correctly described?.
Answer: Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected
membranes forming sacs and canals that packages protein molecules for
secretion
●● Which of the following are cellular fragments?.
Answer: blood platelets
●● Homeostasis exists if concentrations of water, nutrients, and oxygen
in the body are balanced and heat and pressure __________..
Answer: remain within certain limited ranges
, ●● An isotonic solution.
Answer: has the same osmotic pressure as the cells in the solution
●● Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is
correct?.
Answer: Circulation—the movement of substances in body fluids
●● Which of the following characteristics is used to name tissue types?.
Answer: organization of cells
●● The isotope most likely to be used to study the thyroid gland is.
Answer: iodine-131
●● The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many of the
urinary passageways is.
Answer: transitional
●● ATP is important to cellular processes because it.
Answer: provides energy for cellular work when the terminal, high-
energy bond is broken.
●● In phagocytosis.
Answer: a cell membrane engulfs solid particles.
