ANSWERS. LATEST 2024-2025.
1. Which of the following best describes hormones?
1.secreted into ducts
2.produced in large quantities
3.travel through neurons
4.coordinate body activities: 4. coordinate body activites
2. Which large cells start as monocytes in the blood, but become fixed in the tissue
they protect?
1.erythrocytes
2.macrophages
3.basophils
4.lymphocytes
5.neutrophils: 2. macrophages
3. 3. Which of the following is a step in blood coagulation?
1.HbO2 > Hb + O2
2.pepsinogen > pepsin
3.thrombin > prothrombin
4.fibrinogen > fibrin: 4. fibrinogen > fibrin
4. Hyaline cartilage gives:
1.flexibility to the outer ear
2.binding strength to pubic symphysis
3.structural strength to the trachea
4.tensile strength to bone: 3. structural strength to the trachea
5. Which of the digestive processes increases surface area of food?
1.mechanical digestion
2.absorption
3.chemical digestion
4.expulsion: 1. mechanical digestion
6. Which describes a protein?
1.source of nitrogenous wastes
2.made up of amino acids
3.makes up keratin and enzymes
4.includes fructose and glucose
,5.1, 2, & 3 are correct
6.1 - 4 are correct: 1, 2, & 3 are correct
7. 7. What does this describe?Glycolysis > Pyruvic Acid > Kreb's Cycle >
Electron Transport System
1.anaerobic respiration
2.break-down of fatty acids
3.aerobic respiration
4.citric acid cycle: 3. aerobic respiration
8. What equation does this represent?C6 H12O6 > 2 CH3COCOOH
1.aerobic respiration
2.glycolysis
3.protein denaturing
4.transcription: 2. glycolysis
9. The production of sucrose from a glucose and a fructose molecule is called:
1.dehydration synthesis
2.hydrolysis
3.electron transport production
4.glycolysis: 1. dehydration synthesis
10. 10. In humans, the first invagination of the gastrula becomes the:
1.mouth
2.respiratory tract
3.anus
4.urinary tract: 3. anus
11. What is the role of skin and mucus membranes?
1.to distribute blood
2.to build hemoglobin
3.producing antibodies
4.1st line of body defense
5.2nd line of body defense: 1st line of body defense
12. Which of the plasma proteins helps maintain osmotic pressure?
1.albumins
2.gamma globulins
3.fibrinogen
4.hemoglobin: Albumins
13. As blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure & velocity:
1.increases
, 2.stays the same
3.decreases
4.answer depends on exact location: Decreases
14. Action occurring when the diaphragm moves inferiorly and flattens:
1.inspiration
2.expiration
3.relaxation
4.passive movement: inspiration
15. Which of the following gives rise to the alveolar ducts?
1.alveoli
2.cilia
3.trachea
4.bronchioles
5.bronchi: bronchioles
16. In what form is most carbon dioxide carried in the blood?
1.attached to hemoglobin
2.as bicarbonate ions
3.dissolved in plasma
4.attached to carbonic anhydrase: 2. as bicarbonate ions
17. Three fatty acids and a glycerol make up a:
1.steroid
2.polysaccharide
3.true fat
4.phospholipid
5.protein: True Fat
18. At which point in urine flow do humans have voluntary control?
1.at the renal pelvis
2.between ureter and bladder
3.between kidney and ureter
4.at the internal urinary sphincter
5.at the external urinary sphincter: at the external urinary sphincter
19. Which detects solute concentrations in the blood?
1.baroreceptors
2.valves of veins
3.valves of lymphatic vessels
4.chemoreceptors