BIOS 256 COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM
Which anatomical plane divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections? -
answersfrontal
Which component of a feedback system detects the change or stimuli and sends input
onward? - answersReceptor
Most homeostatic regulatory mechanisms involve which feedback system? -
answersNegative
A molecule that has an unequal number of protons and neutrons is known as a
___________. - answersIsotope
What is the name of the serous membrane that lines the surface of the pancreas? -
answersVisceral peritoneum
The antecubital region is _______ to the brachial region. - answersDistal
Which type of chemical reaction consists of breaking down large molecules into smaller
ones? - answersDecomposition
What type of chemical bonds occur when molecules share one or more pairs of
electrons unequally? - answersPolar covalent
Which of the following macromolecules plays a specific role in producing sex steroids? -
answersCholesterol
, Which organelle specializes in packaging, transporting, and modifying proteins
produced by the rough ER? - answersGolgi apparatus
Human somatic cells contain how many chromosomes? - answers46
Which molecule makes up the majority of the plasma membrane? -
answersPhospholipids
Which of the following lipids make up the majority of the plasma membrane? -
answersPhospholipids
Which of the following cells of nervous tissue are responsible for generating electrical
impulses? - answersNeurons
Which of the following layers of the epidermis undergoes mitosis to replace damaged or
loss cells, pushing old cells upward to be shed? - answersStratum Basale
During which stage of the hair cycle does mitosis cease, blood supply diminish, and the
hair bulb detach from the follicle? - answersCatagen
Which of the following glands have ducts that open onto a hair follicle and secrete an
odorous milky sweat? - answersApocrine gland
Which hormone will stimulate osteoclasts to break down bone in order to help increase
blood calcium levels? - answersParathyroid hormone
Which of the following bones do we sit on? - answersSacrum
Which bone in the lower leg is known as the weight bearing bone? - answersTibia
____________________ ossification replaces a connective tissue membrane with
bone. - answersIntramembranous
What is the name of the fibrous covering on the internal surface of bone, lining the
medullary cavity? - answersPeriosteum
Which of the following is not a part of the appendicular skeleton? - answersMaxilla
What is the name of the second cervical vertebrae? - answersAxis
Which of the following bones is not a part of the axial skeleton? - answersClavicle
The joint between teeth and its socket can be structurally classified as what specific
type of fibrous joint? - answersGomphoses
EXAM
Which anatomical plane divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections? -
answersfrontal
Which component of a feedback system detects the change or stimuli and sends input
onward? - answersReceptor
Most homeostatic regulatory mechanisms involve which feedback system? -
answersNegative
A molecule that has an unequal number of protons and neutrons is known as a
___________. - answersIsotope
What is the name of the serous membrane that lines the surface of the pancreas? -
answersVisceral peritoneum
The antecubital region is _______ to the brachial region. - answersDistal
Which type of chemical reaction consists of breaking down large molecules into smaller
ones? - answersDecomposition
What type of chemical bonds occur when molecules share one or more pairs of
electrons unequally? - answersPolar covalent
Which of the following macromolecules plays a specific role in producing sex steroids? -
answersCholesterol
, Which organelle specializes in packaging, transporting, and modifying proteins
produced by the rough ER? - answersGolgi apparatus
Human somatic cells contain how many chromosomes? - answers46
Which molecule makes up the majority of the plasma membrane? -
answersPhospholipids
Which of the following lipids make up the majority of the plasma membrane? -
answersPhospholipids
Which of the following cells of nervous tissue are responsible for generating electrical
impulses? - answersNeurons
Which of the following layers of the epidermis undergoes mitosis to replace damaged or
loss cells, pushing old cells upward to be shed? - answersStratum Basale
During which stage of the hair cycle does mitosis cease, blood supply diminish, and the
hair bulb detach from the follicle? - answersCatagen
Which of the following glands have ducts that open onto a hair follicle and secrete an
odorous milky sweat? - answersApocrine gland
Which hormone will stimulate osteoclasts to break down bone in order to help increase
blood calcium levels? - answersParathyroid hormone
Which of the following bones do we sit on? - answersSacrum
Which bone in the lower leg is known as the weight bearing bone? - answersTibia
____________________ ossification replaces a connective tissue membrane with
bone. - answersIntramembranous
What is the name of the fibrous covering on the internal surface of bone, lining the
medullary cavity? - answersPeriosteum
Which of the following is not a part of the appendicular skeleton? - answersMaxilla
What is the name of the second cervical vertebrae? - answersAxis
Which of the following bones is not a part of the axial skeleton? - answersClavicle
The joint between teeth and its socket can be structurally classified as what specific
type of fibrous joint? - answersGomphoses
