Practice Test 2 Questions and Answers
What organelle functions with the smooth ER to process, package and transport a
variety of synthesized products throughout the cell?
A. Ribosome
B. the golgi apparatus
C. cilia
D. mitochondria - Correct Answer The golgi apparatus
Which is the major extracellular structure that provides protective and mechanical
support to the outer layers of skin, hair and nails
A. fibrillin
B. collagen
C. keratin
D. melatonin - Correct Answer Keratin
Which of the following pairs of terms correctly completes the statement below. In the
male reproductive system __________ cells produce_________
A. tunica albuginea; primary spermatids
B. Sertoli; follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
C. Spermatogonia; luteinizing hormone (LH)
D. Leydig; testosterone - Correct Answer D. Leydig; testosterone
Which of the following pairs of terms correctly completes the statement below? In
humans, the ______joint has a greater range of motion than the_______joint
A. elbow; knee
B. sacroiliac; atlantoaxial
C. elbow; shoulder
D. knee; hip - Correct Answer elbow; knee
What molecule is a component of cell membranes and precursor molecule for the
synthesis of the steroid hormones, cortisol, aldosterone, progesterone, and the sex
hormone testosterone and estrogen.
A. lipoproteins
B. triglycerides
C. lipid
D. cholesterol - Correct Answer D. Cholesterol
Which of the following is the primary function of pulmonary surfactant
A. prevention of ruptures of alveoli during maximal inspiratory effort
B. prevention of collapse of alveoli during exhalation
C. increased solubility of oxygen in solution between alveoli and capillary endothelium
D. decreased viscosity of bronchiolar luminal mucous secretions. - Correct Answer B.
prevention of collapse of alveoli during exhalation
, Which cavity is enclosed by the inner walls of the thorax, abdominal wall muscle, and
the inner surface bones and associated bones of the pelvis
A. abdominal/pelvic
B. thoracic
C. ventral
D. dorsal - Correct Answer C. ventral
Which layer of of the integumentary system has poor thermal conduction, thus acts as
an insulator to protect against excessive heat transfer between the internal regions of
the body and the external environment ?
A. epidermis
B. hypodermis
C. dermis
D. stratum corneum - Correct Answer B. hypodermis
What is the next structure that blood will pass through after the following sequences
right atrium-tricuspid valve - right ventricle
A. pulmonic valve
B. pulmonary artery
C. pulmonary vein
D. right lung - Correct Answer A. pulmonic valve
Which of the followings is the most like site for the origin of a blood clot that travels and
then lodges within the main right main pulmonary artery.
A. a peripheral vein located in the leg
B. the aorta
C. the left atrium
D. a main pulmonary vein - Correct Answer a peripheral vein located in the leg
Which of the following is a lymphocyte lineage cell type
A. eosinophils
b. plasma cell
c. monocytes
d. basophils - Correct Answer b. plasma cell
Dedicated or professional antigen presenting cell present antigens on their cell surface
to T-cells in conjunction with which of the following types of cell membrane molecules?
A. human leucocytic antigens
B. ABO glycoproteins
C. Rh-factor proteins
D. cadherin-class cell adhesion molecules - Correct Answer A. human leucocytic
antigens
Which is not a function of the sympathetic nervous system?
A. redirecting of blood flow from the intestine to the skeletal muscles