BANK QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ An intracellular chemical signal can be produced in the cell
membrane. Once it is produced, where does it go?
Answer: To another part of the same cell
⩥ After food has been masticated in the oral cavity, where does it go
next?
Answer: pharynx
⩥ The diffusion of nutrients through the walls of the digestive system is
critical to homeostasis in the body. Where does the majority of this
diffusion take place in the digestive system?
Answer: small intestine
⩥ As soon as an invader, known as a(n) _____, enters the body, the body
begins to fight.
Answer: pathogen
⩥ Where is skeletal muscle found?
Answer: attached to bones
, ⩥ If a person smells something sweet, what form of information is this
initially perceived as in the nervous system?
Answer: sensory
⩥ While hiking, a person is startled after encountering a bear. Her palms
get sweaty and her heart starts racing. Which part of her nervous system
was directly stimulated?
Answer: sympathetic
⩥ Which of the following types of tissues include cells of the immune
system and of the blood?
Answer: connective tissue
⩥ Which best describes homeostasis?
Answer: A relatively constant environment within the body
⩥ Fertilization (the fusing of one sperm and an ovum) results in a(n)
_________.
Answer: zygote
⩥ Which of the following are included in the male reproductive system?
Answer: the penis and epididymis