TEAS Science Test Questions
Which of the following are parts of a neuron?
A) brain, spinal column, and nerve cells
B) autonomic and somatic
C) dendrites, axon, and soma
D) sympathetic and parasympathetic - C
Which of the following organelles is NOT involved in protein translation or processing?
A) ribosome
B) rough ER
C) mitochondrion
D) Golgi apparatus - C
Which of the following is primarily absorbed in the ileum?
A) vitamin K
B) carbohydrates
C) water
D) vitamin B12 - D
Which of the following correctly includes all the layers of the skin, from deepest layer
outward?
A) hypodermis, dermis, epidermis
B) subcutaneous, sebaceous, dermis
C) sebaceous, epidermis, dermis
D) dermis, hypodermis, epidermis - A
Which of the following is NOT a possible pairing of period numbers and orbital names?
A) 2 and d
B) 3 and d
C) 2 and s
D) 2 and p - A
Which of the following is NOT a possible consequence of hypertension?
A) vascular scarring from increased plaque buildup
B) hemaglobin not properly binding to oxygen
C) stroke or aneurysm resulting from blood clots
D) heart or kidney failure from poor vasdularization - B
Which of the following is NOT a function of the kideny?
A) filtering blood
B) maintaining blood pressure
C) activating vitamin D
storing urea - D
,How many milligrams are in 10 grams?
A) 100 mg
B) 1000 mg
C) 10,000 mg
D) 100,000 mg - C
In which of the following would blood pressure be the highest?
A) aorta
B) capillaries
C) pulmonary arteries
D) vena cavca - A
Which of the following is NOT a function of surfactant in the lungs?
A) prevent alveolar collapse
B) increase gas exchange
C) decrease gas exchange
D) decrease surface tension - C
Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of chemical digestion in the
stomach?
A) glucagon stimulates the release of gastric juice
B) gherlin stimulates the release of HCl and pepsin
C) gastrin stimulates he release of HCL and pepsinogen
D) goblet cells stimulate the release of pepsin an dpepsinogen - C
Which of the following are responsible for transmitting a motor impulse across the
neuromuscular junction?
A) neurotransmitters
B) Nodes of Ranvier
C) calcium ions
D) action potentials - A
When the body temperature becomes abnormally high, which of the following homeostatic
processes occurs?A) sweat gland activity and blood flow to the subcutaneous layer of the
skin increase, and hair follicles relax
B) sweat gland activity and blood flow to the subcutaneous layer increase, and hair follicles
contract
C) sweat gland activity increases, blood flow to the subcutaneous layer of the skin
decreases, and hair follicles relax
D) sweat gland activity decreases, blood flow to the subcutaneous layer of the skin
increases, and hair follicles relax - A
Which of the following is an enzyme that regulates arterial blood pressure?
A) epinephrine
B) renin
, C) glucagon
D) nephron - B
Which of the following physical properties changes when volume changes but mass is held
constant?
A) electronegativity
B) density
C) atomic radius
D) first ionization energy - B
Which of the following could result when the body is exposed to a live pathogen?
A) active immunity
B) passive immunity
C) antigen resistance
D) autoimmune disease - A
A person complains of sciatica, pain that shoots from the lower back through the hips and
legs. What is the most likely cause?
A) herniated lumbar disc
B) fractured coccyx
C) bruised calf muscle
D) myocardial infarction - A
A recent editorial critical of a political candidate alleged, among other things, that she is
more popular with less educated voters than with those with more education. The
candidate believes that she is equally popular among voters across all levels of education.
Her campaign manager wants to conduct a poll to ascertain which belie is correct. What
would be an appropriate null hypothesis to test with the poll?
A) the candidate is more popular among voters with less education than voters with more
education
B) other candidates are more popular among voters with more education
C) there is no correlation between the candidate's popularity and voters' income levels
D) there is no correlation between the candidate's popularity and voters' education - D
Which of the following is NOT found in smooth muscle?
A) actin
B) myosin
C) sarcomere
D) gap junction - C
In its final stage, the HIV virus disrupts the immune system by which of the following
methods?
A) destroying lymphatic cells that contain an antigen signature
B) favoring the production of memory cells over immunoglobulins
C) overproducing IgE and triggering a histamine reaction
D) preventing the activation of cytotoxic T cells - D
Which of the following are parts of a neuron?
A) brain, spinal column, and nerve cells
B) autonomic and somatic
C) dendrites, axon, and soma
D) sympathetic and parasympathetic - C
Which of the following organelles is NOT involved in protein translation or processing?
A) ribosome
B) rough ER
C) mitochondrion
D) Golgi apparatus - C
Which of the following is primarily absorbed in the ileum?
A) vitamin K
B) carbohydrates
C) water
D) vitamin B12 - D
Which of the following correctly includes all the layers of the skin, from deepest layer
outward?
A) hypodermis, dermis, epidermis
B) subcutaneous, sebaceous, dermis
C) sebaceous, epidermis, dermis
D) dermis, hypodermis, epidermis - A
Which of the following is NOT a possible pairing of period numbers and orbital names?
A) 2 and d
B) 3 and d
C) 2 and s
D) 2 and p - A
Which of the following is NOT a possible consequence of hypertension?
A) vascular scarring from increased plaque buildup
B) hemaglobin not properly binding to oxygen
C) stroke or aneurysm resulting from blood clots
D) heart or kidney failure from poor vasdularization - B
Which of the following is NOT a function of the kideny?
A) filtering blood
B) maintaining blood pressure
C) activating vitamin D
storing urea - D
,How many milligrams are in 10 grams?
A) 100 mg
B) 1000 mg
C) 10,000 mg
D) 100,000 mg - C
In which of the following would blood pressure be the highest?
A) aorta
B) capillaries
C) pulmonary arteries
D) vena cavca - A
Which of the following is NOT a function of surfactant in the lungs?
A) prevent alveolar collapse
B) increase gas exchange
C) decrease gas exchange
D) decrease surface tension - C
Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of chemical digestion in the
stomach?
A) glucagon stimulates the release of gastric juice
B) gherlin stimulates the release of HCl and pepsin
C) gastrin stimulates he release of HCL and pepsinogen
D) goblet cells stimulate the release of pepsin an dpepsinogen - C
Which of the following are responsible for transmitting a motor impulse across the
neuromuscular junction?
A) neurotransmitters
B) Nodes of Ranvier
C) calcium ions
D) action potentials - A
When the body temperature becomes abnormally high, which of the following homeostatic
processes occurs?A) sweat gland activity and blood flow to the subcutaneous layer of the
skin increase, and hair follicles relax
B) sweat gland activity and blood flow to the subcutaneous layer increase, and hair follicles
contract
C) sweat gland activity increases, blood flow to the subcutaneous layer of the skin
decreases, and hair follicles relax
D) sweat gland activity decreases, blood flow to the subcutaneous layer of the skin
increases, and hair follicles relax - A
Which of the following is an enzyme that regulates arterial blood pressure?
A) epinephrine
B) renin
, C) glucagon
D) nephron - B
Which of the following physical properties changes when volume changes but mass is held
constant?
A) electronegativity
B) density
C) atomic radius
D) first ionization energy - B
Which of the following could result when the body is exposed to a live pathogen?
A) active immunity
B) passive immunity
C) antigen resistance
D) autoimmune disease - A
A person complains of sciatica, pain that shoots from the lower back through the hips and
legs. What is the most likely cause?
A) herniated lumbar disc
B) fractured coccyx
C) bruised calf muscle
D) myocardial infarction - A
A recent editorial critical of a political candidate alleged, among other things, that she is
more popular with less educated voters than with those with more education. The
candidate believes that she is equally popular among voters across all levels of education.
Her campaign manager wants to conduct a poll to ascertain which belie is correct. What
would be an appropriate null hypothesis to test with the poll?
A) the candidate is more popular among voters with less education than voters with more
education
B) other candidates are more popular among voters with more education
C) there is no correlation between the candidate's popularity and voters' income levels
D) there is no correlation between the candidate's popularity and voters' education - D
Which of the following is NOT found in smooth muscle?
A) actin
B) myosin
C) sarcomere
D) gap junction - C
In its final stage, the HIV virus disrupts the immune system by which of the following
methods?
A) destroying lymphatic cells that contain an antigen signature
B) favoring the production of memory cells over immunoglobulins
C) overproducing IgE and triggering a histamine reaction
D) preventing the activation of cytotoxic T cells - D
