A&P FINAL & ANSWERS
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Both the epidermis and dermis contain blood vessels.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The parasympathetic nervous system is a branch of the somatic efferent
peripheral nervous system while the sympathetic is a branch of the
viscera efferent peripheral nervous system.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Which statement is correct regarding the dorsal horn of the spinal cord?
Selected It receives afferent information from the peripheral
Answer:
nervous system
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding the endocrine system?
Selected The hormone melatonin assists in the regulation of the
Answer:
sleep-wake cycle
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A motor unit is composed of one entire muscle and all the nerves that
innervate it..
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding the skeletal system?
Selected Red bone marrow is the site of
Answer:
hematopoiesis
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which type of neuroglia cell forms myelin sheaths on axons within the
peripheral nervous system?
Selected Schwann
Answer:
cells
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not an effect of the parasympathetic nervous
, system?
Selected Increased respiration
Answer:
rate
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Wolff’s law of bone states that bone density is directly related to the stress
placed on the bone.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is a function of cerebrospinal fluid?
Selected Provide buoyancy to the brain and
Answer:
spinal cord
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
The epidermis is composed of which type of tissue?
Selected Epithelial
Answer:
tissue
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Which endocrine hormone is stored in the posterior pituitary and increases
the amount of water reabsorbed in the kidneys increasing blood pressure
and blood volume?
Selected Antidiuretic
Answer:
hormone
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding skeletal muscle tissue?
Selected The neuromuscular junction is where the neurotransmitters
Answer:
are released and bind to the muscle cell
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
All of the following cranial nerves are involved in motor control of eye
movement, EXCEPT:
Selected CN II- Optic
Answer:
nerve
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Red bone marrow is only found in spongy bone and is involved in
hematopoiesis.
, Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
The cerebellum is primarily involved with conscious thought and emotions.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A neurotransmitter bound to a postsynaptic neuron membrane can initiate
an action potential.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
A dermatome is associated with a specific cranial nerve that innervates
the body’s skin.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true regarding the special senses?
Selected The cristae ampullaris contains the sensory hair cells that
Answer:
when stimulated, detect rotational movement of the head
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Which region of the brain stem is associated with nuclei centers that
control various autonomic activities such as sneezing, coughing and
respiration rate?
Selected Medulla
Answer:
oblongata
Question 21
1 out of 1 points
Blockage of the auditory (Eustachian) tube can result in conductive hearing loss.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
Which eye condition best describes the vision impairment that occurs
when individuals age and the lens becomes less flexibility and the
refracted light falls behind the retina?
Selected Presbyop
Answer:
ia