,Exam 1: BIOS 252 / BIOS252 Anatomy and
Physiology II Exam (Actual Exam)|Questions
and Verified
Answers (2024/ 2025) -Chamberlain
QUESTION
Which of the following chemical reactions would give a skeletal muscle about 15 seconds of energy and
no more?
A. Beta oxidation
B. Synthesis of creatine phosphate
C. Anaerobic glycolysis
D. Aerobic respiration
E. Kreb's cycle
Answer:
B. Synthesis of creatine phosphate
QUESTION
A skeletal muscle contraction where the resistance is overcome and the muscle shortens is commonly
know as what?
A. Concentric isotonic contraction
B. Eccentric isotonic contraction
C. Isometric contraction
D. Concentric isometric contraction
E. Eccentric isometric contraction
Answer:
A. Concentric isotonic contraction
,QUESTION
When doing a fast, quick style of muscle contraction (like you would during a sprint) which type of
muscle fibers would you be relying mostly on?
A. Slow oxidative fibers
B. Fast oxidative-glycolytic fibers
C. Fast glycolytic fibers
D. Red fibers
E. Pink fibers
Answer:
C. Fast glycolytic fibers
QUESTION
What are the two components of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
Answer:
Brain & spinal cord
QUESTION
Which of the following is NOT a neuroglia of the CNS?
A. Oligodendrocytes
B. Schwann cells
C. Astrocytes
D. Ependymal cells
Answer:
B. Schwann cells
, QUESTION
What is the name of the protective layer of connective tissue that can be found just deep to the
cranial bone? A. Dura mater
B. Pia mater
C. Arachnoid mater
D. Subarachnoid mater
Answer:
A. Dura mater
QUESTION
Which of the following neuronal type is also known as an effector neuron because it takes information
away from the brain or spinal cord?
A. Sensory neuron
B. Motor neuron
C. Interneurons
D. Neuroglia
Answer:
B. Motor neurons
QUESTION
What is the name of the chemical that is secreted by the synaptic end bulb and is used to stimulate or
inhibit another cell?
A. Chemical receptors
B. Meninges
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Saltatory conduction
Answer:
C. Neurotransmitters
Physiology II Exam (Actual Exam)|Questions
and Verified
Answers (2024/ 2025) -Chamberlain
QUESTION
Which of the following chemical reactions would give a skeletal muscle about 15 seconds of energy and
no more?
A. Beta oxidation
B. Synthesis of creatine phosphate
C. Anaerobic glycolysis
D. Aerobic respiration
E. Kreb's cycle
Answer:
B. Synthesis of creatine phosphate
QUESTION
A skeletal muscle contraction where the resistance is overcome and the muscle shortens is commonly
know as what?
A. Concentric isotonic contraction
B. Eccentric isotonic contraction
C. Isometric contraction
D. Concentric isometric contraction
E. Eccentric isometric contraction
Answer:
A. Concentric isotonic contraction
,QUESTION
When doing a fast, quick style of muscle contraction (like you would during a sprint) which type of
muscle fibers would you be relying mostly on?
A. Slow oxidative fibers
B. Fast oxidative-glycolytic fibers
C. Fast glycolytic fibers
D. Red fibers
E. Pink fibers
Answer:
C. Fast glycolytic fibers
QUESTION
What are the two components of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
Answer:
Brain & spinal cord
QUESTION
Which of the following is NOT a neuroglia of the CNS?
A. Oligodendrocytes
B. Schwann cells
C. Astrocytes
D. Ependymal cells
Answer:
B. Schwann cells
, QUESTION
What is the name of the protective layer of connective tissue that can be found just deep to the
cranial bone? A. Dura mater
B. Pia mater
C. Arachnoid mater
D. Subarachnoid mater
Answer:
A. Dura mater
QUESTION
Which of the following neuronal type is also known as an effector neuron because it takes information
away from the brain or spinal cord?
A. Sensory neuron
B. Motor neuron
C. Interneurons
D. Neuroglia
Answer:
B. Motor neurons
QUESTION
What is the name of the chemical that is secreted by the synaptic end bulb and is used to stimulate or
inhibit another cell?
A. Chemical receptors
B. Meninges
C. Neurotransmitters
D. Saltatory conduction
Answer:
C. Neurotransmitters
